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Our actions, every single day, add up to what our lives will become.

When yr busy....

"Instead of finding time to practice yoga, practice Yoga all the time!" Bob Weisenberg

Sneak Peek @ Bloom

For the past 2 years I've been amazed at the growing numbers of you all coming along to the yoga workshops I've been holding. It is so fabulous to see you not only interested, but actively pursuing a life filled with yoga that goes beyond just an hour class here and there.

So with a huge smile & a warm heart, I would like to fill you in on a little secret I've been working on. I introduce to you - my dear, supportive yogis - BLOOM: A One Day Yoga Retreat in the City.

I know some of you have been looking for ways to explore your yoga more, and to develop your practice but perhaps aren't ready/don't have the time/can't come up with the money to up n' leave the city for a full weekend or week-long yoga vacation. So I invite YOU in particular to come along to BLOOM. Enjoy a yoga retreat without leaving the city.

More details to come very very shortly but put the date on hold - Sunday March the 7th.

BLOOM - much more than just another yoga class.

YES!

It doesn't interest me what you do for a living.
I want to know what you ache for
and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.

I want to know if you can see Beauty
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life
from its presence.

I want to know if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and stand at the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,
"Yes."

It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom
you have studied.
I want to know what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.

I want to know if you can be alone
with yourself
and if you truly like the company you keep
in the empty moments.

http://www.oriahmountaindreamer.com/

Join the SHINY YOGA team at Yoga Aid!

Come practice 108 Sun Salutes with me on 15 November!

1. Register yr details to create yr own fundraising page at http://www.yogaaid.com.au/
2. Select the team you wish to join (that'd be Shiny Yoga)
3. Set yr own personal fundraising target - it can be $5 or $500 or anywhere in between!

...and go for it!

We'll meet up at the Botanical Gardens bright and early, practice together and then head out for coffee/tea/juice afterwards. Come meet your fellow yogis : )

stella x

Are you after a Yoga bag?

I love my yoga mat bag.

It's so handy to fling my strap, eye pillow and mat all in the one bag, toss it over your shoulder and off you go. But finding a good one can be hard!!

One of my students has come to the rescue and this crafty little miss is not only an artist, but a fabulous gem on the sewing machine! You can check out Emily's store right here online - or you can drop her an email.

Tell her I said hi : )

Join the SHINY YOGA team!

Friends - as you know, the Yoga Aid Challenge is coming up this November.

If you are keen to participate, why not come along and join the Shiny Yoga team??? Simply search for team 'Shiny Yoga' when you join up and then come November 15, we will all pratice 108 sun salutes together in the gorgeous Botanical Gardens.

Come on! It will be a blast : )

Namaste xo

Food = Medicine

Goodbye jelly snakes.
Goodbye salt & vinegar chips.
Goodbye chocolate freddos.

Yes, it's time for a detox.
And no - I don't mean some crazy cayenne pepper and lemon water diet. I mean a fabulous whole food, fresh fruit and veg and juice diet that is tasty and healthy. A few years ago I did a wonderful 3 month detox that was gluten, wheat, sugar and alcohol free. It took a lot of work, a lot of organisation and dedication, but I have never felt better.

Detoxes have gotten a bad wrap over the years because people do those silly ones filled with 1 green bean and endless cups of juice concoctions that don't make sense. Friends, trust me when I say you can detox and get all the benefits of healthy eating whilst EATING! Yes, eating lots of yummy foods and juices.

Food is medicine, but many of us live on takeaway and sugar and work long crazy hours so a coffee is all we need to get us started in the morning. In a healthy, functioning human body, a good nights sleep is all we should need to get us started in the morning - not the caffeine jolt! But like I saw when I'm teaching yoga, friends, just start where you are.

Right where you are - start there!

So if you eat takeaway 4 nights a week, how about just slowly weaning yourself off it? Cook up an easy pasta topped with loads of vegies. Don't get caught up in the pasta is bad or white bread is bad - just make a better choice than you have done so far. Pasta is better than takeaway! Rice noodles are better than pasta! Vegetables are better than none! Start where you are.

I cannot recommend highly enough the program that Dr Gillian McKeith teaches. Gillian herself used to be a bloated, overweight, sugar-loving teenager who once visited a raw food cafe which quite literally changed her life. Her program makes sense - it's based on eating fabulous fruit and veg.

Further sense - in your diet, go for as many colours and textures as possible. Do this and you'll be amazed at how healthy you become.

So here we go - this week it's about upping the fruit and veg, lowering the takeaway, and adding more colour to my diet. What are the steps you'll take this week to get more healthy?

Oh, and if you need some inspiration, be sure to watch the FOOD MATTERS dvd which will make you think about what you put into your body more than enjoy.

Eat, drink, and be merry friends : )

Today..

How are you living your yoga today?

Perhaps you are creating a Happy List? Maybe you're learning to love YOU more? Are you letting go? Dreaming big? Taking a class? Listening to some music? Taking inspiration and strength from others? Being reminded how fabulous your life really really is? WAKING UP? Looking UP? Slowing down? Finding the pretty in the every day? Wearing your heart on your sleeve? Being a superhero?

Or looking at inspiring artwork?