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Inspirations from Samadhi Yoga
Quote of the month:
"I think the connection with nature for me has to do with recalibrating myself to a primordial rhythm. Most of us are out of sync with that rhythm; we're going too fast for too long. So to be in sync with that rhythm can mean very basic things, such as I get up at dawn because the sun's getting up. I go to sleep because I'm tired." - Donna Farhi
New Inspiration! Check out these new essays and articles written by Samadhi Yoga director, Katie Manitsas:
The Obstacles to Enlightenment
Vegetarian Ethics
Yoga Vasisth
Ayurvedic Recipe For the Season:
Berry Heaven Tart
2 cups of fresh blackberries
1 cup fresh raspberries (substitute for blueberries or strawberries if raspberries unavailable)
1/2 cup unrefined brown sugar
2 tablespoons arrowroot starch
1/8 cup of cold water
1 pinch of rock salt
Sweet tart dough
1 cup unbleached whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon unrefined brown sugar
1 pinch rock salt
2 tablespoons of sunflower oil
1/4 cup of warm water
Method:
Prepare a sweet tart dough and place it in an oiled rectangular baking dish (see below for Sweet Tart method) Preheat oven to 188 degrees celsius. Wash berries and mash half of them into pulp. Set aside the whole berries. Pour the mashed berries into a medium sized saucepan and bring to a boi on medium heat. Dilute the starch in cold water and pour into fruit mixture, along with the salt. Reduce heat, stir frequently until mixture thickens, then remove from heat and set aside. Arrange the whole berries in the unbaked tart shell and pour the fruit mixture over them. Bake for 30min, until the edges of the shell turn golden brown. Serve warm.
Dough Method:
To make the shell tart, combine flour, sugar, salt and gradually adding the oil. Use sufficient water to knead the dough into a firm ball. Roll out the dough into a circle, large enough to cover and 8-inch tart pan. Chill until the shell is stiff. If the filling and crust are to be baked together, dough is now ready to be used. For a prebaked pastry shell, continue with the following directions. Preheat oven to 190 degrees celsius and bake the shell for 15min, until the edges are lightly brown. Cool on a rack.
Inspiring people who we love...If you come to Samadhi regularly then you will have at some stage met the larger than life Sarah T! She is currently raising $20,000 for a project that Sean Corn is heading called 'Off The Mat and Into The World'. All the money Sarah raises will go to the Cambodian Children's Fund (CCF). The CCF runs orphanages and education programs for some of the poorest people in the world. Keep an eye out for workshops and events Sarah will be running at Samadhi.
We also just met the most inspiring yogini from Washington DC in the USA, she is one of the founders of www.anahatainternational.org. Their aim is to empower people and create social change and healing through yoga.
Inspiration archive click here for essays and stories to inspire you.
Check out this beautiful website www.animalmukti.org created by graduates of the Jivamukti Yoga teacher training program in New York, the site has lots of information on how the teachings of yoga link to animal rights activism and awareness of how our diet and lifestyle choices can reduce suffering in many ways. The Samadhi Shop
The Samadhi Shop also has a large range of mats, blocks, handmade meditation cushions, books and more! To help you with your home practice. You can pop in any time during the day before or after classes or during the weekdays when the office is open (10am - 5pm). Call ahead if you are coming from afar so we can make sure we are here! (02) 9517 3280.
Recommended Reading
New books we love!
'Fire of Love - Teaching the essence of yoga'
by Aadil Palkhivala
'Yogini - The Power of Women in Yoga'
by Janice Gates
'Teaching Yoga - Exploring the Teacher - Student Relationship'
by Donna Farhi
Books by Samadhi teachers
 'The Kamikaze Mind' by Richard James Allen (Samadhi teacher)
The Kamikaze Mind is the story of an astronaut who launched himself into a black hole. The recovered fragments of his mind have been organised alphabetically into a whitty, whimsical, surprisingly touching and laugh-out-loud funny dictionary of a floating mind.A journey from chaos to calm, regret to acceptance, anger to compassion, The Kamikaze Mind is a handbook for keeping a smile on your face and a smile in your heart when you’re on that slippery slope, that big wave, or just the same bus again.
Written by poet, dancer, filmmaker and much loved Yoga teacher Richard James Allen, The Kamikaze Mind documents the protests, longings, contradictions and quirky humor of a mind leaning towards enlightenment but still ensnared in the glorious and sometimes gritty illusions and delusions of the everyday world.
'Spiritual Survival and the City' by Katie Spiers (Samadhi director)
 From Samadhi's founder comes this exploration of the philosophical and spiritual teachings of yoga as they apply in everyday life. The book follows closely the teachings of Patanjali as he describes the eight-limbed path to attaining yoga - or deep happiness - for everyone. Filled with practical tips and quotes from spiritual masters, it will uplift and inspire you as well as de-mystifying the spiritual teachings of yoga. Especially great for students who have been practicing yoga for a while and wish to understand more of the philosophy of this ancient tradition.
 Yoga Practice
Jivamukti Yoga
by Sharon Gannon and David Life
The Art of Yoga
by Sharon Gannon and David Life
Yoga Mind, Body, Spirit
by Donna Farhi
Om Yoga
by Cyndi Lee
Pranayama
The Breathing Book
by Donna Farhi
Breath : The Essence of Life
by Sandra sabatini
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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
translation by Alistair Shearer
Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjalii
by B.K.S. Iyengar
The Hatha Yoga Pradipika
by Svatmarama and Brian Dana Akers
The Bhagavad Gita
Penguin Classics
The Upanishads : the ancient teachings
by Swami Paramananda
The Art of Sadhana
by Swami B.P. Puri Maharaja
 Spiritual Activism/Vegetarianism
Diet for a New America
by John Robbins
The Legacy of Luna
by Julia Butterfly Hill
One can make a Difference
by Julia Butterfly Hill
Animal Liberation
by Peter Singer
Enlightened Masters
I Am That
by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Messages from Amma
edited by Janine Canan
Kundalini Yoga
The 8 Human Talents
by Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa
Pregnancy
Beautiful, Bountiful, Blissful
by Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa
The Natural Way to Better Babies
by Francesca Naish
General Inspiration
The Spirit of Yoga
by Cat De Rham
Hatha Yoga
by Godfrey Devereaux
 Living Yoga
by Christie Turlington
Yoga Gems
edited by George Feurstein
Yoga Body, Buddha Mind
by Cyndi Lee
Recommended Practitioners (see also treatments page for Samadhi practitoner details)
Patty Kikos : Marriage Celebrant, Kinesiologist, Kundalini Yoga Privates
ph: 0415 556 280
www.aperfectceremony.com.au
www.empoweredhealings.com
Annie Black : Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs, Remedial Massage
1/281 King St, Newtown
Contact: Samadhi Yoga
Vibeke Murphy : Chiropractor
Level 1, Suite 9
94 Oxford Street, Darlinhurst
ph : 02 9331 0438 or 0411 048 951
email: vibeke77@msn.com
Yogic Living
Dr.Earth Health Foods
311 King St, Newtown
ph : 02 9519 3495
Alfalfa House Co-op
113 Enmore Rd, Newtown
ph 02 9519 3374
Life Organic
125 King St, Newtown
ph : 02 9565 1156
The Watershed Environment Resource Centre
218 King St, Newtown
ph : 02 9519 6366
Green Gourmet Vegetarian Restaurant
115 King St, Newtown
ph : 02 9519 5330
Green Palace Thai Vegetarian
182 King ST, Newtown
ph : 02 9550 5234
Reverse Garbage Co-op
Addison Rd Community Centre
8/142 Addison Rd, Marrickville
ph : 02 9569 3132
The Cat Protection Society of NSW
103 Enmore Rd, Newtown
ph : 02 9516 2072
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