Jivamukti Yoga provides a path to enlightenment through compassion for all beings. At Jivamukti Yoga Sydney the average student walks away with a clear understanding of both the history and philosophy of yoga as a result of our physically and mentally challenging classes. That’s because the aim is to not only train your body, but to educate your heart, your soul, and your mind. As you learn to move from asana to asana, you’ll discover that your yoga practice makes a real impact on the way you live your life. FOCUS OF THE MONTH Yoga practices are magical practices. Magic happens when there is a shift in perception—what you thought was real drops away to reveal a more expanded enlightened reality. Yoga practices, fuelled by a sincere intention for Self-realization, will transform habitual ways of seeing: of relating, to ourselves and others. Our thoughts, words and deeds are all interconnected with our relationships – it is what life is about. But, to the enlightened yogi, there are no “others.†In the yogic state of samadhi, the boundaries that separate you from God, as well as the world around you, the world of otherness, all dissolve. It takes some heavy-duty magic to accomplish a shift in perception like that!