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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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Danielle B

Oct 27, 2016
3 min

Spring Renewal

This past month I have focused on an overarching theme of renewal. I was inspired by what I was seeing around me in nature as Spring unfo...

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Yoga for all levels in

Kingston and Woodbridge, Tasmania

A very personal blog

The Yoga Shack

What is your why?

Living My Dream

Question the rules

Putting values into practice

Good at yoga

Choices

The Bones for Yoga

Tools For Your Home Practice

Coping with Winter

Pose of the month: Half Pigeon Pose

High plank transition tutorial

Pose of the month: Vrksasana

Nature as Yoga

Pose of the month: Ardha Matsyendrasana

The Hardest Yoga

Pose of the month: Gomukhasana

Pose of the month: Natarajasana

Spring Renewal

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