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    Yoga in flow

    Apr 15, 2020 4 minutes
    Words KATE DUNCAN

    On a recent five-day retreat at the Byron Yoga Centre, I was reminded that yoga is so much more than completing physical postures on a yoga mat. Yoga is the amalgamation of the body, breath, mind and spirit. Somewhere towards the end of the year, among the chaos of life and print deadlines, I had let the practices that connect my body to my breath, mind and spirit dissolve. It was time to retreat to the beautiful Byron Yoga Centre.

    As I check in to my room, impressed by the comfortable king bed and spacious private bathroom, I admire the organic garden flourishing from my front verandah.

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