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Yuga
Australian Yoga Life, Issue 18, Jul-Nov 2007 There is only time and how you choose to spend it. What's the one thing we all want but money can't buy? Time. Somehow we never seem to have enough—or do we? Yoga teacher and writer Jane Wiesner looks into the yogic philosophy and practice of awareness and suggests that if we can learn to live in the present, time is right there for our enjoyment. |
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Ahimsa—The Art of Peace
Australian Yoga Life, Issue 16, Nov-Mar 2007 The art of peace. Why do we feel rage, frustration and other negative emotions? And how can we learn not to give vent to these fear-based emotions? Jane Wiesner explains how yoga's teaching of non-violence liberates us to act with insight, not react in anger. |
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Yoga for Little People
Australian Natural Health Magazine , Vol 7, No 1, 2006 What can yoga offer your child? Our young have much to gain from yoga practice. Yoga has been around for centuries and adults have long appreciated its benefits. Now children can share in the joy and confidence that yoga inspires. |
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More Words, Less Truth?
Australian Yoga Life, Issue 15, Jul-Nov 2006 How to cope with information overload. Swamped by e-mail? Befuddled by advertisements? In this age of information excess, yoga can help us discern the real message. |
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The Risk of Demanding No Risk: The Hypocrisy of Justifiable Principles
Community Development in a 'Global Risk Society' Conference, 20th April 2006 This paper questions the feasibility of global risk management, suggesting its foundations are built on a prophecy of doom; a dark conditioning created by fear. It argues that risk management requires the justification of principles, principles that are not only contingent on subjective judgement but perpetuate and cultivate absolutist beliefs. Hence, the staunch application of risk management systems presents an ethical concern, one that poses a threat to human rights. Consequently, under the guise of diminishing risk and reducing hazard, risk management systems yield the greatest risk of all—the risk of sacrificing freedom. |
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Controlling Chaos
Australian Yoga Life, Issue 14, Mar-Jul 2006 Yoga is not just a way of life—it can give you a way to truly live. A thought provoking article exploring why and how yoga can help us let go and live a richer more spontaneous life. |
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Iniquitous Virtue: The Trials of Virtue in a Global Society
Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, January 11–14 2006 A virtuous act, by definition, cannot follow 'What's in it for me?' Yet, globalisation has created an open society, a new culture where personal gains are amplified by the power of accessibility. This paper explores the struggle of virtue pitted against a technological and global environment. It recognises virtue as problematic in terms of its demands—virtue inevitably requires some measure of sacrifice and sacrifice, by nature, involves the relinquishment of desire. |
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A Sporting Chance
Kids Life, Issue 11, Sep 2005 The key to optimal physical performance is found in the mind. Yoga can help realise a child's athletic potential, both on a physical and mental level. |
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Free Joy: Enquire Within
Australian Yoga Life, Issue 12, Jul-Nov 2005 Self understanding through the insight of Patanjali. 'If you can control the rising of the mind into ripples, you will experience yoga' (Patanjali). |
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Happy Thoughts
Kids Life, Issue 8, Mar 2005 Yoga is about the mind. Yoga is a great tool to help children build emotional strength and stamina so they can effectively deal with life's obstacles. Yoga practioner Jane Lee Wiesner discusses the psycho-technology of classical yoga and describes some poses parents and children can try together. |
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Notes from a Yoga Student: Yoga Heals
Australian Yoga Life, Issue 11, Mar-Jul 2005 To me, yoga is magic. As a student of yoga for over 30 years and now a teacher myself, I know how beneficial yoga is in healing the body. It provides a system that gives us great power over our health. |
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Kids Life, Issue 6, Oct-Nov 2004 Yoga for children. How can parents and schoolteachers go about teaching youngsters yoga? Can the magic of yoga create a happy, healthy child? |
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Emotional Empowerment
Kids Life, Issue 4, July 2004 Yoga can help your child become 'emotionally' intelligent. Emotional intelligence, more so than intellectual ability, equips a child for a life as a successful, happy adult. Jane Lee Wiesner explains how yoga can help achieve this state. |
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Kids Life, Issue 3, May 2004 Yoga can help you help your kids. Yoga can help cultivate confident, happy little children, says Jane Lee Wiesner, in that it helps them deal with their feelings and emotional stress. |
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Kids Life, Issue 2, Feb/Mar 2004 Yoga can enhance your child's ability to concentrate and find clarity in challenging situations. Jane Lee Wiesner explains the philosophy behind this theory and presents a yoga routine to aid focused attention. |
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Kids Life, Issue 1, Nov 2003 Yoga will teach your child positive health habits. Yoga isn't just for adults—it also promotes a child's physical health and emotional happiness. Jane Lee Wiesner explains how, why and when. |