Terrafirma Yoga

Yin is for people who understand that our current lifestyles are too fast, too busy, too much.
understands this as he is one of the most spiritual people and earth connected humans I’ve ever met.
Cal joined me on my last

It was his first ever and it changed him in ways that only one can experience when they dive deep into .

If you would like to dive deep into my next course is July 14-18 in the hills of Byron near and

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Join me and other like minded yogis 🐘~🐘~🐘 in the hills of near Newrybar.
5 days this July
5 hours each day 9:30-2:30pm
+ online homework
30 hour certificate with Yoga Alliance and Yoga Australia upon completion.

On going mentoring with Tara as you journey on into yin yoga world.

Tara has been teaching since the year 2000 and has trained hundreds of in the past decade.

You will learn how to sequence a yin class successfully and easily.
• learn all about the and and
• Teach Ujjayi the yin way
•Give appropriate
adjustments
And of course, practice and lots of yin

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Thursday 7:30pm AEST
That is tomorrow yogis!! 🥳

Bring a ball, coz we are going to roll from now on. 🎾😉🎾

What you need:
•cozy lounge room
•ball
•by donation

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Yoga pants by 🐝
~ The Most Comfortable Yoga Pants I Own ~

*Teacher Tip Tuesday*
Plant seeds in your students minds and hearts.
How?
What resonates with you?
What have you learned and gained over the years of being a yoga practitioner?

For example:
I Love ~Love ~Love ~to teach people to notice their breath.
And I plant this seed:
🌱
“From this moment forward, when you feel anxious, nervous, upset, unsettled come back to your breath and slow your breath down.”
(For the rest of your life)

“Your breath is the best medicine you have 24/7.”
A breathing practice to me is like taking my ‘vitamin 0’
A dose of oxygen is the best medicine for calming our nervous system.

Plant yoga seeds.

Students may carry them and grow them within themselves.

YOGA - it is a powerful practice.

I have a breathing practice on .
Or type in my name on Spotify and plant a breathing seed within. ♥️

Join me and other like minded yogis 🐘~🐘~🐘 JULY 14-18
Near at .rhodes boutique studio in the hills of .

9:30am - 2:30pm
5x days
5 hours / day
Yoga Alliance course
$999
Early bird $899 by June 14

This course will NEVER be this price at this studio again as the rent is rising.

Such a beautiful space to dive deep and learn from a teacher who has 20 years experience. 🙏

It is boutique, it’s luxury, it’s intimate and therefore it’s a course full of VALUE.

You will leave knowing how to teach yin, sequence a class easily and understand how the body and mind work.

4 spots left.
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Curious about yoga and meditation?
You can join my tribe and learn about my upcoming yoga musings in my next newsletter.
Out tomorrow!

(Last one was August 2020)
It’s been a big 9 months. ☺️

*Teacher Tip Tuesday*
Bee 🐝 Kind
Be Kind.
It’s so freakin simple.
It’s the #1 thing the ancient yogis learned, even before Asana.
the first lesson in ~essentially being kind~

I find it hard to respect a yoga teacher who isn’t kind.
Be kind for goodness sakes! ❤️❤️

My next starts in 6 weeks time.
July 12-14
5x days 5x hours/day
Byron Bay hinterland

*last chance EVER to train at this boutique luxe studio at this price point*
$899 early bird 🦅 until
June 14th

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DM for any questions. 🐝

I’ve been staying quiet about my zoom classes until I figured it out.
Join me in your lounge room, in your PJ’s even and let’s breathe... rest... and let go through the practice of

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When was the last time you slowed down enough and wrote a letter?

For me it’s been so long, I can’t remember...
But right now in this very moment, I’ve paused from my letter writing as I sit in a cafe in Sydney and write home to my Canadian family.
I’ve paused... to post...

A woman sitting at the table next to me just turned and said “That is the most beautiful thing I’ve seen in a while.”
I replied “What is?”
“Seeing you write a letter, nobody does it anymore.”

She is right.
Our world is so busy, so fast, so stimulated and technology focused that we need to consciously
S L O W D O W N
Simplify when we can.
B R E A T H E





All are ways that help me slow down when life gets too much 🖤

Yoga teaching is a gift that keeps on giving.
I learned from my teachers,
who learned from their teachers, who learned from their teachers and so on...

A student of mine who did her with me in 2016 now teaches at the Tongario Prison for men in NZ.
pictured teaching a man aka reclined thread the needle.

This makes my heart sing. This is what troubled humans need- connection to their bodies- good connection. Which yoga guarantees. Which leads to healthy connection with their minds. IE: witnessing thoughts, habits, patterns etc...
Which ultimately heals us on so many levels.

The world needs and I am so happy to see my work, being passed on and now in prisons in NZ.

Thank you Sheryl for sharing. ♥️

My next course is in Brisbane this June . Link in bio.

They say if you want the Gods to laugh... Tell them your plans!!

I thought my life was going in one very clear direction recently and within an hour that direction took an unexpected turn...
I’ll be in Sydney next week and I have two days available for private yoga in
Bellevue Hill.
Wednesday 19th
Thursday 20th

If you already teach and want mentorship from an experienced senior teacher, or if you want to learn ANYTHING yoga and meditation, my 20+ years of experience is here for a limited time... ♥️


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and will teach you about the laws of the Universe.

And it all boils down to the heart.

If you want to teach yoga authentically from an experienced teacher my next in person is this June in

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DM for any questions.

Tag a friend who may be interested. ♥️

Please share with your community as it’s not far from the Sunshine Coast ☀️

My space, it is ambient. But I want to make it more so.
I now have curtains (not pictured) but they don’t work with my rug.
So I am happy to rent out my place To Help Me save for the rug of my dreams.

Due to a last minute change ... I am away Sunday May 16- Monday May 24

My 1 bedroom home in Byron Bay is available to rent.
Usually $250/night

I’m asking $150/night due to the late notice.
DM if you want a mini luxe vacay in Byron Bay.

*Other Dates Available *

June 4 & 5 $500
June 11 & 12 $500

Sleeps two.
Just bring yourself.
Everything is here.
Including a pool and a train 😉
Luxe living at Habitat in Byron. @ Byron Bay, New South Wales

My next is in June in Brisbane.
June 4-6. & June 11-13.
this is a yin course that will teach you the simplicity of this practice.
From sequencing to the meridians and more...
Link in bio for all the details.

I feel like I grew up with a silver spoon in my mouth.

And because my first 20 years of life were blessed I had high expectations, high standards for living.

Today someone said to me “You must have a rich husband.”
After finding out where I live and what type of car I drive.

I laughed.

I don’t have a rich husband.
I don’t even have a husband.

What I have is the willingness and the drive to work hard to get what i want and need.

I came to Australia with $5000 and a dream.
I chose to leave my Canadian roots and with that I lost a lot of privilege.

I worked hard in Australia and put all my efforts into making a good life for my family. My children and my husbands. (Yes... I’ve had two).

I didn’t have the money to give my children the privileged life I was lucky enough to have grown up in.

But I gave them Byron Bay, and all the goodness that goes with this magical place.

So the home that I own and the car that I drive are the fruits of years and years of hard work, of blood, sweat and tears.

As a mother I have shown my daughters the strength it takes to live and to love.

I’ve shown them the path...

We don’t need a husband to prosper.
We choose a husband for support.
♥️

PS:
I still work really hard, but I enjoy what I do and I am so proud to know that my home, my car, my lifestyle is not inherited, is not fed by a husband.
It is Me that looks after Me.
And you should look after you too. 🌈☀️🏄

*Teacher Tip Tuesday*

Tree pose aka Vrksasana is a foundational balancing pose.
Here are some tips when teaching:
•Find a drishti (focal point)
•Think of the sole of the foot as the roots of the tree.
•The leg is the trunk. Tree trunks are solid. Activate the leg muscles into the foot to even the hips and be firm in the leg.
•Raise the arms as the branches of the tree.
•Smile

This pose balances the brain and strengthens the legs.

Trees are good for our planet and good to practice being one. 😉


My next in person is this June in .

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June 4-6th & 11-13th

We are all here alone. But alone together. Let’s be ‘lonely together’ sang Avicii. But I say let’s be
‘content alone’.
It’s something new to me.
To Be Alone
Something I’ve done many times in my life, but not for twenty four years. 24 years.

I just love this photograph by my friend taken this evening at the Pass...
I dreamed of this exact spot before I even knew it existed.
And when I arrived in Byron Bay in 1997 every cell in my body sang ‘yes, you’ve arrived’.

This lone surfer seeking contentment from The Mother as the sun (Our grandfather) goes to sleep for the night.

Look for the gold in your mundane. Smile at the sparkles throughout the ordinary.

Life is extraordinary.

The yoga world lost one of its greatest teachers yesterday. Maria Kirsten was a friend and an inspiration.
She lost her life quickly with little notice to an aggressive cancer in her leg. She was 55 years young.

If you were lucky enough to have met her or got to meet her as a guest teacher on some of my yin yoga trainings - you will understand the depth of this loss.
Why do the brightest ones go too soon? 💔 She will live on in our hearts, memories and on her Instagram and podcasts 🧡

*Teacher Tip Tuesday* The number one thing you are not teaching in your yoga class is Shavasana properly. People need at least 5 minutes to ‘drop in’ and let go before the benefits even begin to kick in.
And most teachers only teach a 5 minute one (if you’re lucky).
I urge you to guide your students into the pose; tell them the benefits. And let them rest in silence for at least 2 minutes. This is the gold at the end of class.
Find value in and teach your students and to revere

http://www.thechurning.net/there-are-no-opportunities-or-threats-the-parable-of-the-taoist-farmer/

The story of the Taoist Farmer - The Churning There was once a farmer in ancient China who owned a horse. “You are so lucky!” his neighbours told him, “to have a horse to pull the cart for you.” Continue Reading →

*Teacher Tip Tuesday*
Get to know your students names.

The other day I was a student in advanced class at in Bondi.
I was in a pose and traveled off in my mind...
The teacher called my name, “Tara move your chest a little more to the right”
She had only just met me.
But her knowing my name made it easy for her to pull me up. And it made is easy for me to come back into present moment awareness.

Be the first to remember someone’s name.
And don’t be afraid to bring a student who has drifted into mind back to present moment when you teach yoga.
It’s our job as teachers.

RAVEN. A powerful omen that can give you the courage to enter the great void. Also called the Great Mystery.
I recently took on a vow of abstinence. A practice in yoga called Brahmacharya.
This vow is personal and necessary. A vow with no time limits.
Only my heart will know and the heart doesn’t wear a watch.
Raven came to me so clearly on Friday. As I was practicing yoga outside, the bird flew past. I thought it was a crow and made a mental note to check what crow means.
Then 20 minutes later as I was leaving the apartment the bird flew to me at the elevator. “Hawked” at me so I walked over and she “hawked” again and I knew this wasn’t a crow, but a raven.
In Native American teachings when a raven appears, you are about to enter a change in consciousness.
I am ready, a little sacred to be honest, but ready to enter this void, this black hole, this great mystery, the place of meditation and silence.
Raven is the bringer of magic. And I am all for magic and mystery. ❤️🍄