Durbanville Yoga Centre

01/09/2025

✨ From Yoga Mind, Peaceful Mind by Mary Stearns ✨

“Words that cause pain linger on… such words wound because we are sensitive beings, vulnerable to one another.

But here’s the truth:
Any narrative about who you are that causes anxiety is simply not true.

When those stories rise in your mind, pause.
🌿 Breathe deeply.
🌿 Whisper a calming chant:
Shanti, Shanti, Shanti, Om
(Peace, Peace, Peace, Amen).

Close with this affirmation:
💫 I feel peaceful deep within.

Let this reminder guide you today as we enter into a new season - peace is always available within you. 🧘‍♀️💛

25/08/2025

✨ Yoga is a path to self-awareness — drawing our focus inward until the mind finds stillness.

🌬️ Try this simple breath: inhale for 6, hold for 2, exhale for 6, hold for 2. Let your thoughts pass by like clouds without chasing them.

💚 Place your hands gently on your chest and imagine drawing energy (prana) down into your heart. Feel the rise and fall of your breath as your chest expands and softens.

🌿 When you lie back, rest your hands over your breastbone and bring your awareness to the heart chakra — a centre of energy, like a small sun glowing in your chest. With each inhale, welcome vitality into this space.

Repeat silently: “I am a sacred being.”

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16/07/2025

✨ Yoga invites your body into ease and your mind into stillness. ✨

As you step onto your mat today, let go of planning and distractions. Breathe deeply, as if you are inhaling a beautiful fragrance, and let tension melt from your shoulders, back, and arms.

Take a quiet moment to reflect on your day. Did it unfold in line with the intention you set this morning? How did you serve your family, your community, and yourself today? Did you meet your obligations with ease? What challenges came your way, and how did you respond?

Look back over your week. Where was your focus? Which areas of your life have you neglected, and what has that created for you?

As you move into your practice now, honour your body exactly as it is today—not as it was yesterday, and not as you wish it to be tomorrow.

You are here for this moment. Breathe it in, and enjoy it fully. 🌿🧘‍♀️

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14/07/2025

When we come to our yoga practice, we learn to truly live in this precious body on Earth 🌍✨. We take care in how we stand, walk, and breathe 🌿🧘‍♀️.

So, sit on your mat 🧘‍♂️ and lift your hips just enough to bring your pelvis into a neutral position 🙆‍♀️. Gently settle your sitting bones into your cushion 🪑.

Feel the parts of your body touching the mat and the floor 🌸. Close your eyes 👁️‍🗨️ and connect with the amazing, mortal gift that is your body ❤️.

As you chant the ancient mantra “AUM” 🕉️, imagine a warm golden light flowing through you, melting like soft butter 🧈✨.

Are you ready to begin? 🙏💫

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07/07/2025

✨ Take a Moment to Call Your Energy Home ✨

As you step onto your mat today, pause for a moment.
🌿 Imagine gently drawing back all the energy you’ve given out over the past few days — the parts of yourself tied up in work, family, and the emotional pull of the world.

Visualise a circle of protective light forming around you — a thick ribbon of radiance flowing from your heart and wrapping you like a cocoon. This shield welcomes in what nourishes you and gently keeps out what does not belong.

Silently repeat: “Soham – Hamsah. I am that I am.”
Feel your connection to the universe expand as you dedicate this moment to the Divine.

Take a deep breath. Let your shoulders soften and your eyes close. Feel the oxygen and prana feeding your cells, stilling the body and quieting the mind.

🕉️ Chant a soft “AUM” if you like — and when you’re ready, begin your practice.
May you be protected, restored, and renewed. ✨🧘‍♀️

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20/06/2025

🧘‍♀️ Yoga is about bringing the body to a state of ease and the mind to a place of stillness.

✨ So… take a moment. Imagine gently drawing back the energy you’ve given out over the last few days —
the energy that flowed into work, into encounters, into the emotional pull of others, into family.

Now, picture a protective circle of energy around you —
a ribbon of light flowing from your heart, wrapping around you like a cocoon.
A shield that welcomes energies that belong, and keeps out those that don’t.

💫 Carry that with you today.

20/06/2025

🌿 Weekend Retreat at Goedgedacht, Riebeek West 🌿
📅 17 – 19 October

Enjoy a peaceful getaway with accommodation, all meals, and classes included.

✨ Rates:
➡️ Single Room: R3,597
➡️ Sharing: R2,593

📌 Only 2 spots left!
Don’t miss out — book your place today!
Email: sandra@durbanvilleyogacentre.co.za

13/12/2024

Teacher's Training Course - Starting 18th January 2025

This course is based on teachings from the Ananda Kutir Ashram in Cape Town.

What You'll Learn:

🌱History and Philosophy of Yoga
🌱Subtle Energies (Chakras, Koshas)
🌱Basic Anatomy and Physiology
🌱Teaching Methodology

Course Details:

🌱3 lectures per month, Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
🌱One Saturday off each month
🌱Bonus class at 8:45 AM for extra practice and Q&A

Cost:

🌱 R19,000 (excludes 3 textbooks and final exams)
🌱Payment plans available

Let me know if you need further details or have any questions!

26/11/2024

Dear Yogis,

The holiday season is upon us!🌿 Please note the following updates to our class schedule:

December:
Regular classes will run as usual from the 1st until Tuesday, the 17th.

Holiday Schedule:
Saturday, December 21st
Monday, December 23rd
Saturday, December 28th
Monday, December 30th

January:
Saturday, January 4th

Classes return to the normal schedule starting Monday, January 6th.

We invite you to join us whenever you can to find some relaxation amidst the holiday hustle and bustle!🧘‍♀️🧘

22/11/2024

20/11/2024

A wonderful moment captured over this past weekend's yoga retreat at Goedgedacht. Thank you to all that joined, we hope that you left feeling rejuvenated, inspired, and more connected to yourself 🙏

15/05/2024

WHEN YOU GET HOME FROM WORK, SIT DOWN COMFORTABLY AND TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO REFLECT ON YOUR DAY.

NOTE THE MAJOR FEATURES OF YOUR DAY AND CONSIDER WHETHER YOUR DAY WAS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE INTENTION YOU HAD THIS MORNING.

IF YOU ARE DISAPPOINTED IN SOME WAY, CONSIGN THE DAY TO THE PAST AND TAKE WITH YOU WHAT YOU LEARNED FROM IT.

BE GRATEFUL FOR THE THINGS THAT ARE WORKING IN YOUR LIFE, AND GIVE UP TRYING TO CHANGE THAT WHICH CANNOT BE CHANGED.