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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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Featured videos from my YouTube channel

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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Yoga Practice: Being Durable and Vulnerable

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As a blogger ensconced in my little Mitchells Island retreat, I walk a thin line between being open and revealing in my writing but not so much that I come across as neurotic and narcissistic.
Really, I do rein myself in at times. Also, I don't want you to lose confidence in me because I don't show up as the epitome of a strong, well-balanced yoga teacher (which I'm not, certainly not at all times...ask my husband). But, teaching is where I derive my much of my public recognition, so I want to keep up at least a semblance of looking good.
Nevertheless, I'm feeling a little unbalanced by the number of people who come to my classes with injuries and medical conditions. I think the fact that I draw on a rural population of people who are tradesmen, surfers, or who are working on properties (farming, gardening, renovating) is fertile ground for injuries to occur. Also, in my demographic, I have mature-age students, mothers getting back into exercise after babies, 60 and 70-year olds - groups who might have been ignoring their bodies for some time.
Each person's needs are different. To get the most out of the healing properties of yoga, ideally, an individual would have their own practice to follow. This is virtually impossible to do in a group situation.
I try to keep in mind the real aim of yoga is to rest in a frame of mind that is as still as a mountain lake on a windless day. It helps me find this stillness when I acknowledge that I am vulnerable as well as durable, that I don't know everything but I do have many yoga experiences to draw on, and that what I share is often valuable.
If people come to my classes and feel better on the inside for having hung out in the Yoga Shed for awhile, that makes me happy, and sometimes it's plenty enough in the absence of miraculous physical cures.
Yoga works... sometimes in mysterious ways, and at the same time, on many levels: physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and communal. We just have to hang in there practising with patience and sensitivity, especially when we're injured or ill.

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Yoga Practice: Being Durable and Vulnerable

As a blogger ensconced in my little Mitchells Island retreat, I walk a thin line between being open and revealing in my writing but not so much that I come across as neurotic and narcissistic.
Really, I do rein myself in at times. Also, I don’t want you to lose confidence in me because I don’t show up as the epitome of a strong, well-balanced yoga teacher (which I’m not, certainly not at all times…ask my husband). […]

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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.