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JB.Yoga Level 6 Yoga instructor (300+ hrs)
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Hi I started practicing yoga about 2012 and my yoga instructor was leaving town so I searched everywhere for a yoga instructor close by but couldn’t find one so I gave it serious thought when I couldn’t find one and I decided to become a yoga instructor myself and haven’t looked back and in that journey I also discovered that my Kophosis (rounded shoulders) and my scoliosis which was genetic was getting better also my flexibility was improving as well The yoga school (Knoff Yoga) in which I did my training was fantastic. I enjoy helping people to reap the benefits of yoga to me it is a great learning adventure where we discover ourselves and what we are capable of. It is a crazy busy world where we always busy so we just have to make time for ourselves so we can be the best person that we can be.

01/11/2023

WHAT IS KINDNESS?
Kindness is showing you care, doing some good to make life better for others. It is being thoughtful about people’s needs. Kindness is showing love and compassion to someone who is sad or needs your help. Kindness is treating yourself and others gently. It is caring about the earth and all living things.
Kindness means that we recognize that others are fragile-- that we have the power to hurt or heal them--and we choose to be healers. When we are kind, we don't take advantage of our power or of other people's vulnerabilities. Instead, we seek to comfort, encourage and strengthen those around us.

To be kind requires empathy: we must consciously attune ourselves to the life experience of another being to know what will feel good for them. Kindness builds confidence, because it lets us see others in all of their complicated, needy humanity, rather than putting them on pedestals.
Kindness does not ask whether it will be repaid. Even so, our kindness often ripples through the world around us; it invites others to be kind in turn.
WHY PRACTICE IT?
Without kindness, no one would listen when people or animals need help. Everyone would be looking out for himself. The world is lonely without kindness. When someone reaches out to another in an act of kindness, it helps them both. People’s lack of kindness to the earth damages the air, water and the land. This causes people and animals to suffer, too. Being kind allows us to feel connected to everything and everyone.

18/10/2023

Here are 3 key insights to know about the difference between nose and mouth breathing.

Number 2 is important for parents!

1 - Breathing using your nose will ensure you get nearly 20% more oxygen into the muscles, brain and organs, compared to using your mouth. A nice all day breath is inhale / exhale out of the nose, this can be done when working at the computer or driving. With nose breathing you can access the lower lungs, making for a fuller breath. 👍

2 - Nose breathing is important for kids and jaw formation. When the jaw is forming the tongue is used as a mould. If the kids are mouth breathing, the jaw is open the tongue is drawn back, making for a pointy bottom jaw where the teeth fight to grow. You can end up with expensive trips to the orthodontist & a less oxygenated child.

3 - Teaching yourself to nose breath while you sleep, will increase your chances of a more restorative sleep. Lots of healing gets done when we sleep so it’s important to fill the body full of useful oxygen when sleeping.

The shower is a good place to give your nose a clean out both nostrils. Breath in the nose, then check both nostrils are clear.

Feel free to share this useful info with a friend!

See you on the mat 🙂 🙏

11/10/2023

WHAT IS INTEGRITY?
Integrity is standing up for what you believe is right, living by your highest values. It is being honest and sincere with others and yourself. You are integrous when your words and actions match. You don’t fool yourself into doing what you know is wrong. You fill your life and your mind with things that help you to live a good, clean life.
Integrity means being true to ourselves and being honest, upright, and decent in our dealings with others. When we are guided by integrity, our thoughts and words are in line with

each other; our actions align with our principles. Our conduct speaks for us, more eloquently than words ever could. It becomes the basis for both reputation and self-respect. Integrity demands courage but delivers untroubled sleep.
Developing integrity requires internal honesty, because we can’t be honest with others unless we are honest with ourselves. It requires self-awareness, since we cannot accurately communicate what we do not know.
People of integrity can be counted on to stand up for what it right, even if it is unpopular, and to behave with honor even when there is no one around to see. Integrity allows other people to trust us because they know that we value our commitments and seek to live by them. It is one of the cornerstones of loving relationships and shared endeavors.

16/08/2023

WHAT IS FRIENDLINESS?
Friendliness is being a friend. It is taking an interest in other people. It is going out of your way to make others feel welcome or to make a stranger feel at home. When you are friendly, you happily share your belongings, time, ideas, and feelings. You share the good times and the bad times together. Friendliness is the best cure for loneliness.
Friendliness is being open toward other people, taking the risk of inviting them into relationship with you. It means being curious, warm and inviting toward people you don't know well and letting yourself be vulnerable and interdependent with people you do.
When we are friendly, our starting assumption is that others are well-intentioned and open to reciprocity, and that we can learn from them. This does not mean we are naively oblivious to the fact that generous assumptions may be wrong--and definitely will be at times. Rather, friendliness means that in the absence of evidence to the contrary we assume the best, and even when evidence is mixed we tend to give people the benefit of the doubt. Because our expectations are often self-fulfilling, friendliness maximizes the richness of our relationships.
WHY PRACTICE IT?
Friendliness keeps you and others from feeling lonely or left out. It helps people feel that they belong. When something good or bad happens, it feels good to share it with a friend. Friendships don’t just happen – they are made by people who are willing to be themselves with each other.

07/08/2023

'If you want a plant to thrive you focus your attention on it. You water, w**d and fertilize it. You make sure it has the right amount of sun and adjust the temperature according to its needs. You might even talk to it from time to time.

If you want the plant to die, do the opposite, i.e. withdraw your attention. Ignore it.

Many plants (and some people) are w**ds and they may not be contributing positively to your life.

If you have resentment towards someone and it is causing you grief, then you are watering the plant.

Being unwilling to forgive is an indication you are allowing your mind to control you.

Your body is the hardware, your mind is the software and the spirit is the programmer.

You are not your body and you are not your mind.

You are spirit.

Forgiveness is not easy, but re-directing your focus is.

Whenever you find yourself ruminating over past injustice or injury, use this mantra to shift your attention to something positive, so that the negative can eventually be eradicated.

I am the force within.
What I am is eternal, immortal, universal and infinite.
What I am has beauty and strength.
This day is my day and all that I pull to me is for my highest evolution and growth.

“When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get free.” Catherine Ponder

“You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.” Lewis B. Smedes

The aim of Yoga is Self-realization, to overcome all kinds of sufferings leading to 'the state of liberation' (Moksha) or 'freedom' (Kaivalya).

Only you can liberate your mind and I wish you the greatest success.' James E Bryan

13/07/2023

WHAT IS DILIGENCE?
Diligence is working hard and doing the best job you possibly can. When you are diligent, you take special care to do things step by step. You think and move carefully to make sure things will turn out right. Being diligent is being industrious, giving all you have to give to whatever you do.
Diligence is the earnest, conscientious application of our energy to accomplish what we’ve undertaken. When we are diligent, we pay careful attention to detail and are dedicated to achieving quality results.

Diligence means that we are continually working toward our goals, making use of what resources and opportunities are available. We are vigilant to avoid errors and to stay focused on the task at hand. Our diligence provides a basis for people trusting us with jobs that are tricky or complicated and also important to them. Diligence does not rely on talent, but employs commitment, industry, and perseverance to transform vision into reality.
WHY PRACTICE IT?
Without diligence, people act lazy and don’t get much done. They act as if what they do doesn’t count, rush through it or just do the least amount possible. Diligence helps you to get things done with excellence and enthusiasm. Diligence leads to success. When you are diligent about the things you do, people rely on you and trust you to give your best effort.

29/06/2023

WHAT IS DETACHMENT?
Detachment is experiencing your feelings without allowing your feelings to control you. It is choosing how you will act in a situation rather than just reacting. With detachment you are free to do only what you choose to do. Detachment is using thinking and feeling together, so you can make smart choices.
WHY PRACTICE IT?
People never know what to expect from someone who is not detached. Without detachment, you just react and let your feelings control you. Anger can pop out without warning. With detachment you don’t have to react. You can decide what you are going to do. Detachment brings self- confidence. It helps you to be moderate. It helps you to be your best self.

05/06/2023

WHAT IS COURAGE?
Courage is personal bravery in the face of fear. It is doing what needs to be done even when it is really hard or scary. Courage is going ahead even when you feel like giving up. Courage is needed in trying new things. It is admitting mistakes and then doing the right thing. Courage is the strength in your heart.

Courage is summoning strength in the face of life's difficulties or, sometimes, life's horrors. It means proceeding in spite of pain, cost, or risk. Courage is not the absence of fear, but the deliberate decision that action is necessary regardless. Courage acknowledges uncertainty, but perseveres because of conviction and resolve. It offers us focus and self-possession so we can call up our competencies to meet our challenges.
Courage is not necessarily an outward act of heroism; it can be purely internal, such as making the decision to be cheerful in grief, to adhere to values different from those around us, or to give something another try.
Webster’s Dictionary: The quality or state of mind or spirit enabling one to face danger or hardship with confidence and resolution.
WHY PRACTICE IT?
Without courage, people would only do what is easy. No one would try new things. Everyone would do what everyone else is doing, to avoid standing out – even if they knew it was wrong. Fear would be in charge. With courage, you can face any situation. Courage helps you to do great things.

22/05/2023

Have you ever heard of earthing? The first time I ever heard this was shockingly in Children's Hospital by a cardiologist.

My little guy was just placed on a heavy duty blood thinner to keep the shunt in his heart flowing, but the risks of him stroking had me panicking. One evening his cardiologist came by to check on him and I was asking a long list of questions and some how we ended up on the topic of earthing to keep the blood thin.

I have since learned that the earth has a mild negative charge to it and over time, especially now days, our bodies build up a positive charge. Direct contact with the earth can even out this positive charge and return the body to a neutral state.
Simply hanging out barefoot has been known to help
Chronic fatigue.
Chronic pain.
Anxiety and depression.
Sleep disorders.
Cardiovascular disease. Results of one treatment study found that long-term self-administered grounding therapy helped to reduce blood pressure levels in participants with hypertension.

Pretty fascinating!

Are you already a barefoot walker?🌱

04/05/2023

This week's philosophy theme is commitment.

Commitment is caring deeply about something or someone. It is the willingness to give your all to a friendship, a task, or something you believe in. It is the ability to make decisions and follow through on them. It is keeping your promises.
Commitment is the state of being bound--emotionally, intellectually, or both--to a particular person or course of action. Commitment starts with a choice (ideally thoughtfully made and aligned with virtuous purpose) and is sustained by dedication and perseverance. Commitment is active – it is expressed and realized in our thoughts and actions.

Commitment is more than just obligation – it is a giving of ourselves, sometimes at high personal cost or risk, to a person or purpose that we find worthy of that gift. Like other forms of giving, commitment can produce some of life's greatest satisfactions.

26/04/2023

WHAT IS CLEANLINESS?
Cleanliness means washing often, keeping your body clean, and wearing clean clothes. Cleanliness in your mind concentrating your thoughts on things that are good for you. You can “clean up your act” by deciding to change when have done something you aren't proud of our have made a mistake. Staying clean also means keeping your body free of harmful drugs.

Cleanliness refers not only to the way we tend to our hygiene, but also to the care we take to maintain and cherish all aspects of our environments (inner and outer) within our control.
Cleanliness is often a daily ritual in the house and soul of setting things to rights, whether they are dishes, tools, or conscience. It may refer to purging ourselves of the clutter and other impediments that prevent us from moving forward with our work and play. The act of being cleanly does not refer to being “spotless”, but to the art of moving through the day making choices that increase the well-being and functionality of ourselves and those around us.
WHY PRACTICE IT?
Keeping yourself clean makes you nice to be around. Cleanliness protects you from disease. Washing your hands before you eat and after you go to the bathroom keeps away germs that cause disease. When a room is clean and orderly, your mind feels clean and uncluttered too. A clean mind keeps you feeling peaceful.
SIGNS OF SUCCESS
You are practicing Cleanliness when you...
• Keepyourbodyfreshandclean
• Putthingsawayafteryouusethem
• Doyoursharetokeepyourhomeneatandclean • Putonlyhealthfulthingsinyourbody
• Usecleanlanguage
• Cleanupyourmistakes
The Sanskrit word Saucha means cleanliness. Saucha is the first of the five Niyamas, or disciplines for yoga practitioners.
This Niyama, on the most practical level, is about practicing daily hygiene rituals, like washing our body and brushing our teeth. It is also about eating healthy foods, breathing fresh air, avoiding toxins,

and regularly practicing hatha yoga or another form of healing movement.
Saucha is the foundation for healthy living and often the primary focus for many yoga practitioners. Saucha is about engaging in activities, foods, drinks, relationships and work that are purifying. Practicing Saucha also means living in a clean and uncluttered home. When we cleanse impurities from our minds, bodies and environment, we create a landscape that is fertile for growth and harmony.
What is considered pure? To know the answer we must listen to our inner guidance. We know that pure foods are free of chemicals and over-processed ingredients. We know that a pure environment is full of healthy trees, clean water, and fresh air. We know that pure thoughts are free of judgment. We know that pure conversations are free of gossip or hurtful comments. Saucha doesn’t mean that we can never consume impurities and that we must always live in a pristine, orderly world.
Sometimes just one of these forms of cleansing is enough to come into equilibrium. For example, we may be stressed out at work and eating and drinking too much. Just choosing to take a bath, practice yoga, go for a walk in nature, or drink a glass of clean water is practicing Saucha. When we treat our body like a temple, we are rewarded with energy, strength and mental clarity. Often just a simple act of Saucha cleanses the body and clears the cobwebs in our mind and spirit.

16/04/2023

The Laws of Yoga, the Yamas & Niyamas, are a means to relate to ourselves (life-force) and to our fellow human beings. When we are in mis-alignment with these Laws we are out of tune and our mind/body is full of static, which is felt as stress and depression and other mental illness. Our society is a reflection of the many individuals which make it up.

What are the statistics and facts on mental health Australia?
Mental health is a key component of overall health and wellbeing (WHO 2021). The National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing conducted in 2021 found that an estimated 1 in 5 (21%) Australians aged 16–85 experienced a mental disorder in the previous 12 months (ABS 2022a).

These Laws of the Yamas and Niyamas are a path, not an end in itself.

A skilled Yoga teacher will guide you along the Path of Yoga via asana, relaxation, pranayama, meditation and yoga philosophy, they will show you where to place your feet as well as your minds.

The Yamas and Niyamas can be thought of as a fence placed around a young tree allowing it to grow without being damaged or molested. At some point, the tree will be big enough and strong enough that the fence can be removed. The Yamas and Niyamas are an integral part of the protective fence.

Mental illness is increasing because people are lost without the guidance of basic moral and ethical teachings.

I encourage all yoga practitioners to explore the Yamas and Niyamas, if you would like more information please email james@knoffyoga.com.

James E Bryan

29/03/2023

UNDERSTANDING
WHAT IS UNDERSTANDING?
Understanding is thinking clearly. It is using your mind so that you can see the truth about things. It is paying careful attention and thinking about things in order to see their true/deeper meaning.
Understanding is also having empathy and showing compassion. Understanding gives us the power to think and learn and also care.
WHY PRACTICE IT?
Without an understanding mind, there would be no learning. People who don't practice understanding don't use their minds fully. Life is dull and boring because they just do the least amount of learning and thinking. People, who use their heads to understand and solve problems, have great insights and wonderful ideas. People who use their hearts to understand show compassion and forgive people for their mistakes.

08/03/2023

WHAT IS TRUST?
Trust is believing in someone or something. It is having confidence that the right thing will happen without trying to control it or make it happen. Sometimes it is hard to trust when life brings painful experiences. Trust is being sure, down deep, that there is some good in everything that happens.
Trust is confidence in ourselves, others, and our sense of the Divine. Trust takes a risk; in the absence of certainty, is assumes that goodness, truth, honor, fairness, or ability will prevail. For another person to place trust in us is a wonderful and delicate gift.
Sometimes people trust us to be or do more than we can. Children often trust their parents in this way. An expectation of perfection can make trust fragile and brittle so that it is crushed by disappointment. But if we honor trust as a gift and if we honor the vulnerability of the giver, trust can grow through and beyond disappointments.
Trust becomes resilient when it is grounded in reality – when it recognizes the imperfections and yet sees the through-line of goodness that lies beneath and beyond them.
WHY PRACTICE IT?
Without trust, you always feel you have to control things to make them turn out right. You worry over what others are doing and worry about things you cannot control. Trusting others leaves you free to concentrate on the things that you need to do. Trusting yourself is an important part of growing up. Instead of worrying over every mistake, you do your best and trust it to be enough.

08/02/2023

Tact is telling the truth kindly, with consideration for how your words will affect others. It is knowing what to say and what is better left unsaid. Tact is thinking before you speak. When you are tactful, you don't tease or point out people's differences to embarrass them. You are as careful about others' feelings as you would like them to be of yours.

WHY PRACTICE IT?
When people do not practice tact, they are rude and blunt. They go around saying whatever pops into their heads. They may tell the truth, but they do it in a way that hurts or embarrasses others. People get mad. You can lose friends if you forget to act with tact. When you are tactful, others find it easier to hear what you have to say. Tact builds

25/01/2023

WHAT IS RELIABILITY?
Reliability means that others can depend on you to keep your commitments. Reliability is doing something that you have agreed to do in a predictable way, without forgetting or having to be reminded. When you practice reliability, you really care about doing what you said you would do. Other people can relax knowing it is in your reliable hands.
Reliability means following through on our commitments, doing what we say we will do. When we are reliable, others can count on us, and we can count on ourselves.

Reliability is one of the foundations of teamwork or cooperation. It allows people to work together, with each person doing what he or she does best, knowing that friends, family, or co-workers are taking care of other tasks.
In a community, reliability supports individual growth and discovery. It allows us to take risks, knowing that others will be there if we fall.
WHY PRACTICE IT?
When people are unreliable, others can’t trust them to keep their promises. If airplanes, trains or buses are late, passengers can miss important appointments. If someone keeps forgetting to do what they said they would do, they let people down. When you are reliable, people can trust you to show up on time, be where you promised to be, to put tools away, to get the job done.

19/01/2023

WHAT IS RESPECT?
Respect is an attitude of caring about people and treating them with dignity. Respect is valuing ourselves and others. We show respect by speaking and acting with courtesy. When we are respectful we treat others as we want to be treated. Respect includes honoring the rules of our family, school, work and other organizations we belong to, which make life more orderly and peaceful. It is knowing that every man, woman and child deserves respect, including you.
Respect is honoring the worth or dignity in a person or process. When we respect others, we take their preferences and ideas seriously. We thoughtfully weigh our own insights and experiences against theirs.
Respect is merited particularly by those who are our elders, because knowledge, insight and wisdom often are hard won through a lifetime of discipline and learning.
Cultivating respect as a virtue does not mean insisting that all ideas, beliefs, or actions are respect-worthy. It does mean that we recognize the basic human dignity of others, even when their ideas or values are different than our own. A general attitude of respect also assumes that each person has something to teach us if we are willing to learn.
WHY PRACTICE IT?
Without respect for rules, we would have confusion. People would treat other rudely and violate each other's privacy and other rights. Respect helps people feel valued. Elders deserve special respect because they have lived longer and learned many of life's lessons. Self-respect is making sure no one hurts you or abuses you, even an elder. When you respect yourself, others respect you, too.

17/01/2023

PEACE OR CHAOS – YOUR CHOICE

Let’s start with a calm, clear pond of water and a hand sized stone. When you drop a stone into the pond it causes a ripple. The strength of the ripple is related to the size and speed of the stone. The ripple flows outwards from the centre of the impact causing a disturbance in an increasingly larger portion of the pond.

Now consider the pond as your mind and the ripple as a thought.

The mind’s job is to create thoughts, so there are always ripples or disturbances in the mind. The more thoughts, the more ripples. The mind of a saint or sage is one of stillness and peace – small ripples.

The mind of a certified crazy person is one of churning chaos – large ripples. In order to have a calm mind, to minimize the ripples, it is necessary to learn meditation.

There are different types of meditation. For any of them to work, they must reduce the ripples.

Meditation is simple, but not easy. The mind has a momentum of its own and learning how to control it is similar to training an unruly animal.

Like an unused muscle, the mind is initially weak, but strengthens with repeated exercise. Meditation is that exercise.

At its most basic, meditation is concentration. Concentration is focusing the mind on one thing at a time. A weak muscle tires quickly as does a weak mind.

Start with 5 minutes of meditation and gradually and systematically work towards 20 minutes. The length of time is not as important as the depth of concentration.

Quality trumps quantity.

Start training with a simple breath meditation called Anapana – mindful breathing is used to develop a serene and concentrated mind.

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