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Jul 23
2 min

Vulnerable is not the opposite of strong

I’ve never shared this photo. In fact, very few people have ever seen it. When I went through chemotherapy, I rarely exposed my bald head...

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Danielle B

Jul 18, 2019
2 min

A very personal blog

Five years, eleven months, three weeks and 2 days ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It feels like a lifetime ago. Today my oncologi...

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Danielle B

Apr 30, 2019
3 min

The Yoga Shack

In 2015, my partner and I made the decision to move to Tasmania and had started to look at properties. I had a clear vision - I wanted lo...

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Danielle B

Feb 11, 2019
2 min

What is your why?

If you have ever built a brand, run a business, defined your purpose or been asked what you value in life, then you may have spent time t...

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Danielle B

Sep 3, 2018
2 min

Living My Dream

Some moments in our lives are pivotal to our futures. Particular people, experiences and places that touch us, and influence us in ways w...

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Danielle B

Apr 3, 2018
3 min

Question the rules

Last night I was watching a fictional TV show that presented in interesting ethical dilemma: the upshot was that a Doctor was making deci...

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Danielle B

Dec 3, 2017
3 min

Putting values into practice

The 3 core values of Santosha Yoga Australia - contentment, acceptance and gratitude - are based on my personal belief that developing an...

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Danielle B

Oct 1, 2017
3 min

Good at yoga

The other day someone asked me how long it takes to get good at yoga? I really hesitated before answering, and first asked what she meant...

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Danielle B

Sep 10, 2017
2 min

Choices

A friend of mine recently posed some thought provoking questions to me: what were the best choices or decisions I had made in my life, an...

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Danielle B

Jul 25, 2017
4 min

The Bones for Yoga

In modern yoga, we are very focused on alignment: where should I put my hand? Which way should my foot point? You’ve heard many alignment...

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Danielle B

Jul 1, 2017
1 min

Tools For Your Home Practice

Maintaining consistency in your practice is important, especially over winter as we tense up against the cold and hide indoors. I have cr...

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Danielle B

Jun 5, 2017
1 min

Coping with Winter

Winter is my least favourite season. Primarily because I feel the cold, and wet weather and grey skies affect my mood. I notice the lack ...

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Danielle B

May 30, 2017
2 min

Pose of the month: Half Pigeon Pose

Half pigeon is a favourite of many people, but not appropriate for everyone. It is great for opening and releasing through the outer hip ...

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Danielle B

May 1, 2017
1 min

High plank transition tutorial

Here is a quick, 3 minute tutorial on those tricky transitions from high plank to low plank (chaturanga) and then into cobra or updog. Th...

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Danielle B

Mar 26, 2017
2 min

Pose of the month: Vrksasana

To balance on one leg requires steadiness, stability (sthira), which in part comes from strength by engaging through the appropriate musc...

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Danielle B

Feb 14, 2017
3 min

Nature as Yoga

Although I have always been an environmentally conscious animal-lover, I was never much of an “outdoorsy” person growing up, or even into...

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Danielle B

Jan 31, 2017
2 min

Pose of the month: Ardha Matsyendrasana

Half Kingfish pose has all the benefits of a twist – good for digestion, helps keep the spine mobile, gives a sense of “rinsing” us out –...

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Danielle B

Jan 17, 2017
3 min

The Hardest Yoga

Yoga is so much more than physical poses, or asana. In fact, asana barely rates a mention in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, one of the key text...

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Danielle Bendall

Nov 23, 2016
2 min

Pose of the month: Gomukhasana

This is one of my favourite poses, but for many people it’s a struggle. Difficulty in this pose is usually due to either tight hips, rest...

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Danielle B

Oct 27, 2016
2 min

Pose of the month: Natarajasana

In Dancer’s pose, we take either the inside or the outside of foot in our hand (or over time, ankle or shin). Shoulder alignment and elbow...

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