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Being Beyond Binaries
Safia Rowland Safia Rowland

Being Beyond Binaries

This year has been fiery. Here in Australia, literally, to begin with, and, to my mind, that's not really abated much over the last 11 months.

We're in a huge cycle of shift, change, and transformation. I don't think there's a single person who hasn't had something fundamental shaken up quite dramatically this year. And that, in itself, is pretty harrowing or humbling at the best of times.

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What is (Community) Sadhana?
Safia Rowland Safia Rowland

What is (Community) Sadhana?

'Sadhana' is a 'means of accomplishing something', a dedicated practice or learning that someone undertakes’. Iyengar (1993: p. 22) in his translation and commentary of the Yoga Sutras by Patanjali defines sādhana as: "Sādhana is a discipline undertaken in the pursuit of a goal.

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Accountability and Why It’s A Two-Way Street
Safia Rowland Safia Rowland

Accountability and Why It’s A Two-Way Street

You could be anywhere in the world and, right now, you'll be hearing calls for accountability. We want politicians to be accountable for their decisions (supposedly in our name) and their behaviour in the positions of power which we allow them. We want men to be accountable for the way they show up, individually and in crowds, in relation to anyone else. We want those who are the majority in a white-washed world to start being allies to those who aren't... The list is endless.

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Kundalini Yoga - The Crisis + The Call
Safia Rowland Safia Rowland

Kundalini Yoga - The Crisis + The Call

During 'these times’ that 2020 has brought to us all, I’ve not felt the lull, the pause, the deep breath that some have. On the contrary, I’ve experienced one of the busiest periods of my life professionally and personally. And, as I’m sure it has been for wherever your experience has landed on the spectrum of ‘busy-ness’, it’s been deeply uncomfortable, instructive, challenging and (when I could breathe) inspiring. So just when I was asking my practice to hold me in brand new ways, and so that I could hold class for you all, the news broke. Whispers became formalised allegations and a posthumous investigation into Yogi Bhajan’s conduct as a teacher, guide and guru was opened.

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