Yoga is often presented as a path towards awareness, compassion and freedom from harm. Yet the communities built around studios, retreats, teacher training and…
Yoga is often presented as a place of calm, belonging and personal growth. When a teacher, therapist or studio community becomes controlling, humiliating or…
Yoga studios across Australia, from a quiet shala in Byron Bay to a packed studio in Fitzroy, are built on an exchange of trust. Practitioners arrive in…
In studios from a Brisbane shala tucked into a heritage Queenslander to a small Adelaide room off Rundle Street, relationships between teacher and student…
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…