Applecross Yoga

16/05/2025

Thought provoking

17/04/2025

Applecross Yoga is on Easter break until 28th April.
Something to reflect on at this special time of year.

02/01/2025

Dawn and first sunrise of 2025 through the trees at Waylen Bay .
Happy New Year.
Some special summer classes coming up soon

13/12/2024

The Christmas Heart mandala created by today’s yoga class,
Applecross yoga is now on summer break, classes resume in February.
MerryChristmas , wishing you Joy and Peace

19/11/2024

Ahh the breath!!
Affirms the power of a breath centred Yoga practice and Prāṇāyāma

09/08/2024

Two perspectives of the beautiful heart flower mandala my students created today . Term 3 is up and running- nearly half way already!

14/07/2024

My friend and colleague Graeme Henderson is starting up this men’s only class - highly recommended.

24/02/2024

I never tire of reading or thinking about this quote.
The essence of yoga

04/02/2024

Term 1 2024 Yoga begins today at Waylen Bay - new year , new beginnings

04/02/2024

I can highly recommend Valerie’s teaching , I’ve been studying Yoga Philosophy with her for 8 years

26/01/2024

Applecross Yoga 2024 classes begin on February 5th- come and improve your cognitive function!

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11/01/2024

“Guru” means one who removes darkness or heaviness. Father and mother are the first gurus. The role of the parents is to remove the darkness in their son or daughter and guide them in their personal lives. The teacher or spiritual guru comes later.

The student must have the potential and desire to change, motivation plays an important role. The teacher is like the earth. The earth cannot make a lemon seed grow into an apple tree. The teacher is a supportive cause, not a material cause. If proximity to a teacher could change a student, all students would change. We do not see this happening.

No doubt the student comes to the teacher with hope. But they are on the lookout for an easy solution. They actually want to give away their problems to the teacher in the hope that the teacher can make them vanish. This is not possible. The teacher can, at best, be a guide to help you deal with your problems with a better state of mind. That is why I do not analyze my students; I help them to analyze themselves.

The guru has to help the student reflect so that he or she can make the right decisions. If the student is very confused the teacher should suggest a proper practice (asana, pranayama, or meditation) to bring him to the right mental state. Then the student will be able to become steady by slowly building up trust in himself. The job of the teacher is to make sure the student trusts himself/herself. It is not the job of the teacher to make the student trust in the teacher. The teacher must guide the student on the right path and help him/her develop trust in himself/herself. The student will be able to move in the right direction through the development of his own inner strength.

In the Bhagavad Gita, even Lord Krishna, the incarnation of the Divine, at the end of the 18th chapter, after clearing away all the doubts of Arjuna and explaining the truth, tells Arjuna that he can decide what he wants to do. I think it is important for any teacher to remember this.

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