20 Steps To Building a Career as a Yoga Teacher
You may be just starting out on your yoga teaching path, or perhaps you have been teaching part time and are looking to build this into a career. Our founder John Ogilvie has put together [...]
Environmental Evolution of the Byron Yoga Retreat Centre
Our inspiring leader John Ogilvie is interviewed by Brigita Katia Arrowsmith The warm breeze blows through the paperbarks and casuarinas, the familiar sound and scent of the Australian bush fills the air. I close my [...]
Interview – Antony, Retreat Guest
Byron Yoga Retreat Centre retreat host Emily caught up with Antony, one of our guests who recently came to us on an 7 day retreat and ended up staying for 4 weeks of back to [...]
Interview – Jane, Retreat Guest
Byron Yoga Retreat Centre retreat host Caitlin caught up with Jane, one of our guests who recently stayed with us on an 8 day retreat to find out about her experience on the retreat and [...]
Toni Childs – her inspirations and her aspirations
Emmy winner and three-time Grammy nominated recording artist Toni Childs took a break from her world tour sharing her unique yoga sessions, to chat to us about her inspirations and her aspirations. Her session at [...]
A Passion for Positive Birth – Star Despres
You have two children, can you share your birth experiences and how yoga can help prepare women for birth? My children were born 17 years apart and so they were very different experiences. There is [...]
Our Yogis – Introducing Gitam
Meet Gitam, Senior Yoga Teacher and author of Gitam's Garden - Healthy Sattvic Recipes from the Byron Yoga Kitchen How did your yoga journey start? I began practising yoga in the 1980s when my children [...]
Healing through Applied Anatomy for Yoga
Maria Kirsten teaches Applied Anatomy for Yoga Teachers and Physiology at Byron Yoga Centre, educating yoga teacher trainees about the importance of safety and support in the yoga studio. A yoga therapist, she lectures on yoga [...]
Our Yogis – Introducing Joni
How did your yoga journey start? I think I’ve always been a yogini at heart, if not in body. I started reading about yoga philosophy, meditation and asana in high school long before I set foot on [...]