Dear Yogis,

We have gone from a newsletter every day during Covid, to once a week now.  As few have even commented I doubt that you have noticed, however, I miss writing to you.

We are stuck in the depths of winter and cloud here in the Macedon Ranges, the light is dim, and the rain is drifting sideways across the houses whilst the clouds hang to ground level.  I am told by the Irish that this is good for the complexion – I think I would prefer some sunshine!

With the weather as it is, writing to you is a good thing, although I made some gluten free cheese, and bread this afternoon, and then went on line and requested a paper census form as my computer suggested that the privacy may not be up to scratch.  Getting this was so easy, and now the ball is in their court – they have to send it, the post office has to deliver it, and it has to arrive.  Then I get some time to complete – much more convenient.

My baking.  The cheese I made in the thermomix was simple and easy, but I tried a new bread recipe.  I think I will keep to my own which is easier, more adaptable, and I have been doing it a long time so I can whip it up almost automatically, and it is gorgeous.

YOGA:  In the last few weeks I have had two things happen.  I have had graduates contact me for copies of their graduation certificate.  Some of these students have not contacted me for 19 or so years, neither have they ever registered, and get annoyed when I charge a small admin fee to cover the cost of going through the archives (paper ones), and then sending and in some cases posting.  It has been a recurring theme.  I wonder why some folk presume that this workman does not deserve to be paid.  If it wasn’t for our Institute they would have been unable to get their teacher training qualifications, that alone is worth something I would have thought.

 TAROT:  Fantastic clients, amazing messages and a satisfying way to work.  I have been doing Gracie (my cat’s) tarot.  This has been hugely helpful, and she seems much calmer, and so do I,  now that I know what is going on for her.  I don’t know why I hadn’t though of it before.  In the UK and Europe it is not an unusual thing to do.  I just hadn’t heard of it.

THE YOGA WEEK AT THE STUDIO.  Please go to the landing page to discover the news.  www.yogabeautiful.com.au

NAMASTE – JAHNE

Dear Yogis,

This week we are delving into the recent past when Mr.Keating (the then PM), said that soon Australia would be a “Banana Republic” – the poor relative of Asia.

His solution resulted in  “The Recession we Had To Have!”  It seems to me that we are sliding into recession now (we could already be there), and yogis around the globe who are feeling the pinch are doing what we did before.  To survive we have to diversify and specialise.  I don’t find that a problem because I am a bit of a butterfly doing yoga and art and….  whatever it takes to keep us afloat.

I have found that yoga in my studio has changed a bit, but not much.  I still have most of my lovely and long serving yoga students, but new students are hard to find.  Those who are less committed are saving their pennies for heating costs and the promised climbing interest rates, not yoga.

My advice to you is to do the same if possible.  Have short workshops on yoga subjects, and things that you have been using as a side hustle.  Tarot and Painting keep me afloat and I love them both which is helpful. I still do small classes of yoga, and buzz around to galleries swapping and changing displays (and selling) – I am busy,  and then I have my MANTRA MAIL where every month I send out to my yogis and taroistas news and tarot cards and whatever I think they would like.  A friendly chat once a month.  I am not sure what comes next but just depends on how hard the recession bites – there are hundreds of business in Australia every week going into bankruptcy – and it wont be me and I hope it wont be you. It didn’t happen before and it wont happen today.

If you want a monthly chat from me  (a real paper letter to your letter box) on how I have been managing the current difficulties, how I have been managing to thrive in spite of fences needing replacement, heating costs and all the usual costs and challenges email me.  It costs $55 for a MANTRA MAIL every month for three months or $175 per year.  Email me.

If you are registered with me you always get a little credit card size membership card.  This little card could save you heaps of dollars.  Some students save more than $the cost of their insurance and registration (which is what I designed it for).  Just take your card to smaller independent shops that will respond to the fact that you are a yoga teacher and ask for a discount.  Health foods, yoga clothing, equipment, Dymoks Books!…  Every little bit helps and counts.  REGISTER TODAY.  Email me for your application at yogafirst2@bigpond.com

 

DON’T FORGET.  WOODEND ART MARKET ON SATURDAY AND OUR SUNDAY LUNCH THIS COMING SUNDAY

NAMASTE – JAHNE

Email – yogafirst2@bigpond.com

 

 

 

INTRODUCING “WALK INTO LIFE 4.5”
A lifestyle OSTEO intervention delivered by
The Australasian Yoga Institute (established 1976)

This is a program which is a yoga movement class, plus easy, simple, monitored exercise.    It is a great idea to have a rest from yoga or any other program which challenges the body without improvement, especially from a class that is not working specifically with osteo (Not every class is, even yoga).  If participants are having to get on the floor and up again, it probably is not working for them, not ideal but it could seem as if there is no alternative – or a  teacher hampered by a misunderstanding that yoga will fix everyone…  and if they keep doing it in a way that is not encouraging improvement,  then it is putting them backward. Not helpful.

 

We have a program of graduated simple, gentle movement that a client can do daily in about 5 minutes, standing, supported by a chair or kitchen bench, and when stability and bone health is improved we enlarge upon it and begin gentle walking, changing the way they view exercise, and their lifestyle – no matter the clients age, or wellness level, abilities.

Next thing – and something to work towards.  Walking 1 kilometer (approx.) in about 15 minutes. Not running and not doing it right away, just working towards being able to achieve this.  Eventually 4.5 kilometers in one hour (even on a treadmill). Not jogging, not rushing, just achievable brisk walking that you have worked up to.

To counteract cellular decay, exercise must be administered like a precise drug. Walking too slowly fails to trigger cellular adaptation; walking too fast forces the body to shift into a glycolytic state, triggering a spike in lactic acid that disrupts mitochondrial clearing pathways. Our program strictly utilizes walking, gentle incline loading, and highly monitored pacing. Our program is an ideal, low-risk lifestyle intervention to help your clients manage their early-stage hypertension, breathing issues, insulin resistance, or osteopenia.

Through our framework, we peel back years of protective, dysfunctional patterns, structural blockages, and defensive alignments – not by replicating what we have been doing for years, but looking to a different way, the basics of which were considered by the ancient Greeks and Romans.  By stripping away our old habits, we allow the body to realign and let it breathe again, completely unencumbered.  Taken slowly, it works and we have many students who are working with us and can validate our approach.

(PS:   THE 10,000 STEP PROGRAM we are all encouraged to complete in a day  is just a marketing ploy invented by a Japanese firm YAMASA TOKEI  to sell their pedometer – http://www.yamasa-tokei.co.jp/ was founded in 1942 and produced the first commercial pedometer in 1965 in Japan..  “Manpo-kei” means 10,000 steps in Japanese and is their trademark.  It was a hit, not just in Japan, around the world – BUT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HEALTH.  It will not help people dealing with osteoporosis, osteopaenia, and other difficulties caused by injuries, or approaching age.)

We have ongoing classes, private “interventions” in our studio in Woodend with Jahne, and teach yoga teachers our program – Look at OSTEO WALK in our banner on the landing page.  

For further information and to speak to Jahne,  Email yogafirst2@bigpond.com and arrange an appointment.