Romantic feelings can arise in any learning environment, including a yoga class. A student may feel drawn to a teacher’s calm presence, physical confidence,…
A yoga studio is more than a room with mats, mirrors and calming music. It is a place where people may disclose injuries, grief, trauma, chronic pain or…
Yoga studios, teacher training academies, and wellness collectives across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Byron Bay have grown into a substantial…
Yoga traditions have always included elements of mystery. Mantras whispered rather than taught, initiation rites reserved for committed students, and lineages…
Social media has become part of everyday yoga teaching. A teacher may share a class timetable on Instagram, answer a question through direct message, post a…
A senior yoga teacher holds real authority. Their experience, certifications, and standing in a lineage give them influence over students still learning the…
Yoga therapy sits at the meeting point of ancient practice and contemporary clinical thinking, and nowhere is that meeting more delicate than in the question…
A yoga community becomes safer when people can raise concerns early, privately and without risking their wellbeing, income or place in the group. Reporting…
Seeing a yoga teacher target, intimidate, sexualise, or humiliate another student can be disturbing. You may feel unsure whether you witnessed harassment,…
A teacher may notice a lifted shoulder, a collapsed knee or a student struggling to find balance. In many yoga traditions, hands-on adjustment has been…