Not Just Āsana

EPISODE 73 What is the significance of lineage, and why is it important? How can it become problematic/dogmatic? How can lineage help maintain "quality control" when teaching yoga? All these and many more questions answered.   COMING UP: Yin + Sonic with Keith live-composing ambient synths! TONIGHT! 1st October, book here. Kirtan with Sandy, Lydia and special guest Keith! 3rd October, book here. T...

EPISODE 72 A story of monkeys, kittens, dogs… plus cheese and crackers on a Tuesday night…   COMING UP: Yin + Sonic with Keith live-composing ambient synths! 1st October, book here. Kirtan with Sandy, Lydia and special guest Keith! 3rd October, book here. Thailand Retreat with Keith. October, book here. India Retreat. Last call! Enquire here. Golden Yoga School TT 2027 with Sandy. Learn more here....

EPISODE 71 Keith shares a loving kindness meditation, off the back of yoga sūtra 1.33 (the 4 keys to serenity). YOGA OBSCURA NEWSLETTER: https://sandyking.com.au/newsletter/   COMING UP: Yin + Sonic with Keith live-composing ambient synths! 1st October, book here. Kirtan with Sandy, Lydia and special guest Keith! 3rd October, book here. Thailand Retreat with Keith. October, book here. India Retrea...

EPISODE 70 Sandy and Keith dive into a lesser-known mantra that discusses fame, money, beauty and other fleeting things. A discussion about humility and brushes with celebrity follows... YOGA OBSCURA NEWSLETTER: https://sandyking.com.au/newsletter/   COMING UP: Kirtan with Sandy, Lydia and special guest Keith! 3rd October, book here. Thailand Retreat with Keith. October, book here. India Retreat....

EPISODE 69 Why do we set an intention at the beginning of class and what is the significance? Sandy and Keith discuss how to theme intention setting for a yoga class, and share how sankalpa plays a role in everyday life. YOGA OBSCURA NEWSLETTER: https://sandyking.com.au/newsletter/   COMING UP: Kirtan with Sandy, Lydia and special guest Keith! 3rd October, book here. Thailand Retreat with Keith. O...

EPISODE 68 Blocks, bolsters, blanket, belts (not straps...), eye pillows, the wall, yoga chairs... Why do we need them? How do we learn to love them? What on earth should we do with them? Sandy and Keith let you know.  YOGA OBSCURA NEWSLETTER: https://sandyking.com.au/newsletter/   COMING UP: Hip Opening Worksop with Sandy. 20th September, book here. Thailand Retreat with Keith. October, book here...

EPISODE 67 Shhhh...  YOGA OBSCURA NEWSLETTER: https://sandyking.com.au/newsletter/   COMING UP: Hip Opening Worksop with Sandy. 20th September, book here. Thailand Retreat with Keith. October, book here. India Retreat. November. Enquire here. FIND US: Keith’s studio: Bija Yoga, Penrith / @bija_yoga Sandy teaches in Nipaluna / Hobart and offers online classes at sandyking.com.au / @sandykingyoga  ...

EPISODE 66 Did you know that Sandy used to own a yoga tshirt company? Do you know who it is that Keith calls to seek councel? Listen to today's episode, supported by a classic Bhagavad Gītā verse on leading by example, to find out! YOGA OBSCURA NEWSLETTER: https://sandyking.com.au/newsletter/   COMING UP: Yin + Sonic with Keith. 15th August, book here. Hip Opening Worksop with Sandy. 20th Septembe...

EPISODE 65 Your favourite yoga duo is back and there is a lot to catch up on! Find out where Sandy has been, why Keith has been getting up at 4am and most importantly... what they've been eating. YOGA OBSCURA NEWSLETTER: https://sandyking.com.au/newsletter/   COMING UP: Kirtan with Sandy. 8th August, book here. Yin + Sonic with Keith. 15th August, book here. Hip Opening Worksop with Sandy. 20th Se...

WINTER BONUS EPISODE 5 Our final winter bonus episode 2026, and your nervous system is in for a treat with this guided, simple but powerful pranayama practice led by Keith. We hope you will enjoy this bonus class as either a stand-alone practice, or as the ending or beginning of a longer practice. For the best experience, return to this recording regularly and turn it into your sādhanā for a perio...

WINTER BONUS EPISODE 4 In our fourth winter bonus episode, you will be led by Keith in a guided śavāsana, with a light visualisation, guaranteed to bring deep rest. We hope you will enjoy this bonus class as either a stand-alone practice, or as the ending of a longer practice. For the best experience, return to this recording regularly and turn it into your sādhanā for a period of time.   YOGA OBS...

WINTER BONUS EPISODE 3 In our third winter bonus episode, you will be led by Keith in a simple (but not necessarily easy!) āsana sequence, that moves the spine in all directions, guided breath by breath. We hope you will enjoy this bonus class as either a stand-alone practice, or as part of a longer practice. For the best experience, return to this recording regularly and turn it into your sādhanā...

WINTER BONUS EPISODE 2 In our second winter bonus episode, you will be led by Sandy in chanting a medley of two classic kirtan mantras: oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya and hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa hare hare hare rāma hare rāma rāma rāma hare hare Then a 5 min meditation is taught with classic Jivamukti Yoga instructions. We hope you will enjoy this bonus class as either a stand-alone practic...

WINTER BONUS EPISODE 1 In the first of our winter bonus episodes, you will be led by Sandy in the classic Jivamukti Yoga warm-up/mini practice sequence the Magic 10. Devised by our teacher Sharon Gannon, this intelligent sequence takes takes you through all movements of the spine in a series of seated, standing and inverted āsanas, all accompanied by conscious ujjayi breath. We hope you will enjoy...

EPISODE 64 Join Sandy and Keith for the last episode before a one-month break. Learn some of the famous Krishna lilas, including Gopal and the universe, Govinda and the gopis, and why Keith loves Prince so much. Cosmic sunglasses, shoulder shimmies, and making it big in Vietnam (not really).    YOGA OBSCURA NEWSLETTER: https://sandyking.com.au/newsletter/     COMING UP: Thailand Retreat with Keith...

EPISODE 63 An episode for all the animal lovers. Are you a dog person or a cat person? The pair discuss being joyful activists who enjoy delicious food, and Keith shares the beautiful origin story and prayer of St Francis.   YOGA OBSCURA NEWSLETTER: https://sandyking.com.au/newsletter/     COMING UP: Kirtan with Sandy at Folde - 21st June. Book here. **spots open**Finding Space Within (hip opening...

EPISODE 62 Sandy and Keith discuss the different ways yogis focus in their practice and compare the tristhāna method from ashtanga yoga, with strict vinyāsa from Jivamukti. The pair go into detail about dṛṣṭi (gaze), ujjayi breath, mūla bandha, movement/āsana and high intention.   YOGA OBSCURA NEWSLETTER: https://sandyking.com.au/newsletter/   COMING UP: Kirtan with Sandy - 21st June. Book here. F...

EPISODE 61 Join the pair as they explore the final 3 steps of Patañjali's Aṣṭāṅga Yoga - dhāraṇā (concentration) dhyāna (meditation) samādhi (absorption) Keith shares about his recent yin teacher training experience, Sandy talks about feeling in their body vs. leaving their body. They both discuss flow state, neurotypical vs. neurodivergent minds in concentration mode + of course... food, recpies...

EPISODE 60 Sandy and Keith discuss a famous verse from the Upaniṣads on wholeness/holiness and explore recent teachings from their teacher Seema Agarwal.   COMING UP: Finding Space Within (hip opening workshop) with Sandy - 29th June. Book here. Golden Yoga School Teacher Training in Sydney - starts August. Learn more here. Thailand Retreat with Keith in October. Get in touch with Keith here. Indi...

EPISODE 59 Keith opens the pod with a sūtra on satya - truthfulness and the pair discuss how they say what they mean and mean what they say. They reminisce about silent satsang at Jivamukti NYC, which Bija Yoga continues to this day. They discuss their yoga grandpa, Swami Nirmalananda, who was a maunī and didn't speak for 11 years. Also featured: Cognitive dissonance, silence as introspection, man...

EPISODE 58 Sandy brings the topic of Prāṇāyāma to the pod and the pair discuss the four parts of the breath, the two major categories of practice and break down the Sanskrit meaning of the word (and why it’s not breath work!). They cover nervous system regulation and the gunas in relation to breath practices as well as many other points of view on this elusive, yet practical topic of life force.  ...

EPISODE 57 The pair catch up after Keith's visit to Nipaluna. The long awaited Shrekxxxy show is discussed, as are the topics of joy from each of Sandy and Keith's lives. Supported by Yoga Sūtra 2.46, listen as your hosts unpack the relationship between joy, contentment and discipline. And a big happy 9th birthday to Bija Yoga!   COMING UP: DARK YOGA - 8th June. Book here. Finding Space Within (hi...

EPISODE 56 In this genre-crossing episode, Sandy and Keith cover everything from meditation, anxiety, beauty in simplicity, interoception, becoming present, yoga sūtra 1.2, regulating the nervous system, claiming our attention back, hyperfixation and... aeroplane snack hacks.   SANDY'S NEWSLETTER: https://sandyking.com.au/newsletter/     COMING UP: Golden Yoga School Teacher Training in Sydney - s...

EPISODE 55 How do we know if we're in a cult?? Join Sandy and Keith for this light-hearted discussion on thinking for yourself.   COMING UP: Golden Yoga School Teacher Training in Sydney - starts August. Learn more here. India Retreat - November. **3 spots remaining** Enquire here.   FIND US: Keith’s studio: Bija Yoga, Penrith / @bija_yoga Sandy teaches in Nipaluna / Hobart and offers online class...

EPISODE 54 Keith and Sandy are off to see Shrekxxy tonight. But first... let's chat hacks. And whether yoga is supposed to be fun. How do you escape monotony? Is boredom bad? What sits on the other side of challenge? Things take time. You can't always get what you want. And what does Sharon Gannon mean when she says "magic is a shift in perception"?   COMING UP: Keith Backbending Workshop at Folde...