Laura Anne Colless

Created this little vid for the good folks on the Sama mailing list for a bit of Christmas cheer. Almost a month later, I guess you could say I am a little slow to share on the socials! If you need a class, nothing too over the top, right at your fingertips... here is a short sequence to get you moving and feeling groovy xx

Back on the Mat, Moving Again, Feeling Good This class will uplift you through:- 5 minutes of meditation, 22 minutes of yoga, 3 minutes of relaxation - Explore the breath- Nothing too complex, nothing ...

Mission: Joy - Finding Happiness in Troubled Times
HH the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Link to view the film is available for a 72-hour period from 31st December to 2nd January
https://vimeo.com/showcase/missionjoyscreener2022
Password: joy1221

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💗 boon for a opening up the - accessory muscles of breathing.
This is one of those poses that practise never feels complete for me without.

A great shoulder strengthener, big front hip opener and a long belly stretch that energises both physically and mentally.
While you’re up - try some reverse push-ups! Remember to keep the engaged.

An article every yoga teacher, yoga student or inspiring teacher trainee should read. This is the truth of what we are dealing with.

Discernment in any discipline is required and Yoga is no different.

“Expand your reading list. Follow teachers on social media that challenge the accepted yoga dogma. Attend workshops by teachers you trust to be critical” - Sarah Dittmore 👏👏
I couldn’t agree more.

The Yoga Sutras: Timeless Wisdom or Outdated Dogma? — Shut Up & Yoga I first discovered the Yoga Sutras the way many yogis do; through a lecture on the 8-Limbs of Yoga as a part of my 200-hour yoga teacher training. It was one of our two workshops on the Yoga Sutras; the other was a more general look at the first ten or so sutras. That, a short lecture on the story o...

So... this happened. Have a read if you're in need of a little yoga/movement nerd out. If you like it.. please give it a little share. Big Love, Laura.

It’s all about the fascia, baby! | elephant journal A cheesy line but… fascia is fascia-nating! To date, nothing has informed my observation process in client patterning as much as an understanding of the main fascial lines and how the tone, or lack...

Introducing to you some of your newly graduated yoga teachers (with the rest of the cohort just around the corner from hatching 🐣 so exciting!) 🥰

Watching this group of ladies flow through sequence over the weekend was a delight - fully immersed and present they move with intelligence. They have deep, felt awareness and understanding of this thing we call Yoga.

Training began the day of the bushfires, our beautiful Rani even lost her home that day (despite this, she’s the first to hand in her assignments!) Throw in a pandemic to the disruption out the other side of it we persisted with coming together in preference to online. These ladies have done the work and are ready to guide and support you. They are safe, knowledgable and grounded teachers.

Fierce, passionate and strong, they embody wisdom, express with grace and have fantastic humour! They all connect to the power, peace and truth within themselves, and share their love of yoga from their own unique embodied experience. I’m really proud! But they don’t need me to say that but still...

Yoga is about so much more than flexibility, the asana, “doing the pose right”, looking a certain a way, the Lycra and many other misleading marketing ploys. These ladies live the practice. They serve community, are devotional parents and family members, meditation experts amongst other things. Mostly, I love so much that the dare to be themselves and I think they will help you to do the same.

Special thanks to for your support along the way. ☺️☺️

Yoga is to work with energy, so if we are at deficit or there’s a lot going on, we have to respect that.

At this time of year, so many of us just keep pushing. Here’s the permission if you need it, to slow down, to feel however you feel and cultivate rest.

By stopping, feeling and becoming aware (present) of the sensory state we can begin to build up our stores again. Your nervous system runs the show, respect that and it will be kinder back to you.

Pics of some of my favourite use of props/modifications and progressions for when I want to move but vinyasa is not the best option.

The spiritual community has some screwed perspectives about energy (and emotions for that matter). There’s a fault in our thinking if we expect to be high vibe all the time. Honour where you are at and mindfully support your shifts. Sequence in comments xx

This is Kula 😊 so nice to have a visit from super mum and little Maia over the weekend. We love you 💗💗💗

The love of the spiritual heart is not the passion-filled, physical love that the Western tradition often seems to confuse with true love. The love of the heart chakra is a kind of awareness. It does not express itself in the pursuit of one’s own interest or the satisfaction of instinctual drives but rather serves as the foundation of selflessness and compassion. – Kalashatra Govinda ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
In dedication to this years Yoga Teacher Training Students who ALL have hearts of absolute gold AND to Sandy for helping make this weekend possible. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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