Yoga Mandir. Iyengar Yoga Institute

13/01/2026

Certificate of Yoga Studies
Join our Yoga Studies 2-year program beginning February 2026 to study the philosophy and practice of Yoga in an integrated approach.
Don’t simply learn asanas and then read philosophy. Iyengar said to bring out the in-depth hidden depth for you to experience.

Details: https://www.yogamandir.com.au/cosy/

A Student reflects
Overall, my experience over the past two years has highlighted for me the value of steadfast commitment, staying with things that aren’t always pleasant or comfortable; seeing where practice and life take me; remaining open and receptive, surrendering to the experience without conditions, hopes and expectations; trusting and having faith. And, perhaps most importantly of all, I now see more clearly that I have the choice to change how I think, speak, and act.

11/01/2026

Study the silent moments between the rising and the restrained thoughts

09/01/2026

‘When we study Yoga we are not merely performing asanas, but through the asanas we begin to study the consciousness’.
Alan Goode. Yoga Mandir-Australia
In collaboration with Kripa Foundation-Goa, India, and Light-on-Yoga Germany.

08/01/2026

Conversations on Yoga.
We are pleased to deliver the next conversation between Alan Goode and Stephane Lalo from Marseille, France.

View them here: https://www.yogamandir.com.au/category/videos/

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Studio 14b, Building 3.3, 1 Dairy Road, Fyshwick, 2609Phone +61 476 516 154PO Box 6021 O’Connor ACT 2602email: office [at] yogamandir.com.au

08/01/2026

First days of the Workshop with Rita Keller and Alan Goode in Goa. A collaboration between Kripa Foundation India, Light-on-Yoga Germany, and Yoga Mandir Australia. This is just the beginning ....

06/01/2026

Certificate of Yoga Studies
Join our Yoga Studies 2-year program beginning February 2026 to study the philosophy and practice of Yoga in an integrated approach.
Don’t simply learn asanas and then read philosophy. Iyengar said to bring out the in-depth hidden depth for you to experience.

Details: https://www.yogamandir.com.au/cosy/

A Student reflects:
It has been a privilege to do this course. I feel grateful to have had the opportunity to immerse myself in yoga practice and theory over the past two years. It has been quite a journey with ups and down along the way, but looking back I realise that I have learnt and experienced an enormous amount. Towards the end of the first year I started to feel less overwhelmed and more balanced and stable. Things started to ‘come together’ as I settled into the Yoga Mandir environment and routine of practice gradually becoming more familiar with the asanas at Developing Level. I started to perceive practice more as an interesting human quest and less of a slightly tense, self judgmental and self doubting performance. I established and settled into the routine of home and class practice, and started to experience the effects of both. In Yoga Vidya, although I realise I have only touched the surface, I began to understand the yoga framework and principles/philosophy more, building on each subject as I studied over the two years.

04/01/2026

Beginner Basics. 10 & 31 January | 12.00-1.15pm |
Join us at Yoga Mandir (1 Dairy Rd Fyshwick) Saturday 10 & 31 January to gain an introduction to Iyengar Yoga. Taught with precision and alignment to connect body, breath and mind to experience a state of meditation.
Details & bookings:

Discover the art of yoga with our welcoming 75-minute introductory class, designed specifically for beginners and those looking to revisit the foundations of Iyengar Yoga. Whether you’re completely new to yoga or want a refresher, this session offers the perfect gateway to understanding the princi...

03/01/2026

Varanasi, India with Alan Goode. 25-31 January 2026
Varanasi, home of the Gods and one of the longest inhabited cities on earth where we practice on the banks of the Ganga as we sit amongst the pilgrims and boats ply the river. Our study focus will be the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.

Details: https://www.yogamandir.com.au/varanasi-2

02/01/2026

‘Imprinting is the act of placing a set of images or experiences in the storehouse of our impressions. This body of experience allows us to access something greater than the stretches and breathing exercises. These practices are the vehicle by which we experience directly and clarify our perception’.
Join us in 2026 as we Learn/Study/Practice Yoga.
https://study.yogamandir.com.au/courses/t-ph22/

31/12/2025

Patanjali’s words here remind us that the mind does not wander in isolation; it is interwoven with the body and breath. When sorrow presses heavily upon us, when despair clouds our outlook, when the body trembles with agitation or the breath loses its rhythm, the mind cannot find stillness. These conditions arise not only from our own actions and mental habits, but also from imbalances within the body and from circumstances that seem beyond our control. In practice we see how these states feed one another: a troubled mind unsettles the breath, an irregular breath unsettles the body, and the cycle deepens. Yoga offers us a means to interrupt this pattern. Through asana, through attentive pranayama, through reflection and surrender, we begin to restore rhythm and steadiness. In time the citta learns to abide, even amidst difficulty, and these disturbances lose their power to pull us away from our centre.

30/12/2025

Quiet moments over summer to reflect on the nature of practice.

To practice is to sit with oneself. Alone and uncluttered.
‘It is not a performance, and there is nothing to be achieved. Nothing is absent’