Bali: the land of smiles and yoga
By Ana Davis Every time I go to Bali, the moment I step out of the airport into the steamy, nasi-goreng scented air, I start smiling. I just can’t help myself. Smiling is contagious in [...]
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Fresh Fruit Salad with Toasted Nuts
Written by Gitam Garden The perfect summer breakfast: light, delicious, temptingly beautiful. Fresh Fruit Salad Simply cut into cubes the most mouthwatering fruits you can find: mango, peach, nectarine, banana, papaya, grapes, kiwifruit etc. [...]
Haloumi Salad
Written by Gitam Garden A light and crispy salad for a spring lunch date. Preparation time: 15 minutes Serves: 4-6 Ingredients Method Juice of 1 lime 1/3 tablespoon wholegrain mustard 1 tablespoon honey [...]
Called by the song of her heart: Lila’s Story
Written by Lila Kirtana If you’ve joined Byron Yoga Centre on Retreat or for a Training course in recent years, you will have enjoyed a Kirtan, or group call-and-response chanting evening , led by the [...]
Asana Spotlight: Virabhadrasana II
Written by Kara Goodsell Virabhadrasana II, a basic asymmetrical standing hip opener, is named after Virabhadra, a warrior whose story is told in the epic Sanskrit poem Kumarasambhava. The story tells of Shiva and his [...]
Gado Gado with peanut sauce
Written by Gitam Garden Gado gado is a classic Indonesian salad and is such a hearty and filling salad that it can easily be eaten as a complete meal. Peanut Sauce 1 tablespoon oil 1 [...]
Apple Crumble
Written by Gitam Garden Preparation time: 30 minutes Baking time: 20 minutes Soft apples, crunchy topping, warming and delicious on a winter evening! Ingredients 4-6 large cooking apples 2 cm cinnamon stick [...]
The Unlikely Yogi – Graduate Story: Tim Limbert
Written by Pete Jackson To some, Tim Limbert is not your typical yogi. He is not only male, but also middle aged and working full time in the analytical world of tax accountancy. Tim is [...]
Asana spotlight: Trikonasana
Written by Kara Goodsell This month we take a closer look at the basic standing pose, Trikonasana, or ‘triangle pose’. This is a deceptively simple posture, with layers of subtlety in how you can refine [...]
Vastu Shastra: Indian Feng Shui
Written by Brook McCarthy Vastu Shastra (vāstu śāstra) is the Vedic science of architecture and design of temples, homes and buildings. While the yoga asanas and pranayama breathing techniques apply to our interior environment, similarly, [...]