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Eve Grzybowski

I've been teaching yoga since 1980.  A lot of my identity is tied up with being a yoga teacher.  What does that mean?  What should that mean? On this site I explore my personal journey and provide commentary on the state of yoga in the twenty-first century. I invite you to have a look and see what may be here for you.

 
Photo by: Julie Slavin Photography, Old Bar

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I've been adding meditations, short instructional video and an ever-growing selection of complete yoga classes.  Click on any of these below videos to view them directly.  Or click on the button below to explore the entire channel.

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Surrender to Ageing and Become Ageless

Snoopy cartoon. He's on roller skates with headphone listening to music.

I celebrated an eighty-eight year old friend's birthday on Saturday night. Some of you might know this friend: it's of course Collyn Rivers.

Collyn's birthday got me thinking about ageing, especially as I'm reading a book called Ageless Soul. The author, Thomas Moore, could be describing Collyn when he says:

We are ageless people participating in a mysterious and wonderful process in which our eternal unchanging selves become more visible over time. Gradually you discover your original self, your own pristine way of being.

To my way of thinking, this sums up the practice of yoga, too. If you stay in the practice over time, you're not doing yoga so much as letting yoga shape you.

It seems obvious that one of our purposes in life is to age, to develop into who we are in essence. In this case, then, it's silly to rail against ageing. If we let life shape us, over time our inborn nature is revealed. We become richer, more interesting people, more layered.

It's totally wasted effort to hold back the march of time or to attempt to vanquish old age. Moore says we need to get down to business and make life worthwhile.

Ageing calls us to be in this world solidly as mature people, able to relate and motivated to make our contributions.

I saw Collyn in action over the weekend, working on his new website. Retirement was never going to be an option for him. If anything, he is more productive as an octogenarian than at any other age. Collyn has written and published countless articles and books.

Collyn was responsible for a couple of my most popular posts on Yoga with Eve Grzybowski. He did a guest blog for me last year. Here's a link to a film of Collyn doing his yoga practice at The Yoga Shed. I think it proves his prowess as a yogi, as well as a writer/publisher.

Collyn Rivers in Ardha Chandrasana

Collyn Rivers in Ardha Chandrasana

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Surrender to Ageing and Become Ageless

I celebrated an eighty-eight year old friend’s birthday on Saturday night. Some of you might know this friend: it’s of course Collyn Rivers.

Collyn’s birthday got me thinking about ageing, especially as I’m reading a book called Ageless Soul. The author, Thomas Moore, could be describing Collyn when he says:
We are ageless people participating in a mysterious and wonderful process in which our eternal unchanging selves become more visible over time. Gradually you discover your original self, your own pristine way of being.
To my way of thinking, this sums up the practice of yoga, too. […]

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It's been out of print for 15 or more years but now it's back.  It's available as a paperback as well as a range of digital formats for different devices.  The design of this edition is modelled as closely as possible on the original release from 1997.

Electronic versions:

Paperback version:

(Note: Book retailers set their own prices that are all different and constantly change.  It's worth shopping around for the best price.)

Any bookshop, whether online or bricks and mortar, can order copies of Teach Yourself Yoga.  Just ask and quote ISBN: 978-0-6487945-0-9.

Please send me feedback about the book.  I'd love to hear about any errors or problems with eBooks on various devices.  And please review the book wherever you get it.  Reviews will help more people discover the book.

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Classes and Workshops

I'm currently teaching two weekly classes on the Mid-North Coast of New South Wales where I live. I also lead workshops here and in other parts of Australia.

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Visit the Vault!

I've been regularly contributing to this blog since 2009.  There are now over 1250 posts about a very wide range of topics. Click here to explore.

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Yoga Resources

Books, videos, teachers, websites, places to buy really hot yoga clothes (kidding), and generally anything I find that I think others might find useful.

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A Bit About Eve

I've been teaching since I was 35. I'm now 76. In that time there have been a few changes. Click here if you want to find out a bit about my life.

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Shop

No, I'm not selling yoga mats or clothing.  I don't even have a t-shirt... yet.  But from time to time I find myself with something that someone may want.  Have a look, I'm never sure what you'll find.