Phil Liney
We welcome local yogi & teacher Phil Liney…
Phil will hold weekly holistic yoga workshops on Saturdays 11am – 1pm as of July 17th.
Phil Liney (LLB Hons, Dip Yoga IYTA) comes to the Breathing Space with nearly 30 years of yoga practice, teaching and study.
Phil has been very fortunate to receive an authentic and rigorous yoga and spiritual education from a number of great modern masters. He first learned, then taught, classical Hatha Yoga from 1982-2006 with the legendary Acharya Upendra Roy, one of Sydney’s earliest and best-know yoga teachers. He studied meditation and Buddhist teachings from 1993-2002 (and continuing) with Tibetan Dzogchen Master Sogyal Rinpoche, author of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. Phil continues to study in the great Rishiculture Ashtanga (Gitananda) tradition of Yogamaharishi Dr Swami Gitananda of Pondicherry, with Swamiji’s son and successor, Yogacharya Dr Ananda Bhavanani. This tradition includes the Bengali Tantric tradition of Swami Yukteshwar and Swami Kanakananda (Ram Gopal). Phil also studies in the rich Satyananda tradition.
Phil teaches that “yoga is a lot more than physical postures, breathing exercises and relaxation – though these are important too. It’s a comprehensive system of self-investigation, self-development and self-fulfilment – becoming the best person we can be.” His “holistic yoga” aims to bring to the general yoga audience a wide range of simple, but authentic and powerful, yoga practices and teachings, in a way that is understandable, practical and useful in daily life. This involves working with all of Patanjali’s “8 limbs” of yoga, as well as other aspects of yoga, including:
- Physical movement and postures
- Breath and energy
- Mind and emotions
- Wisdom and intellect
- Meditation and inner exploration
- Vibration, sound and song
- Philosophical and spiritual inquiry
- Ethics and relationships
- Stress/relaxation
- Lifestyle (food, habits etc)
and more – to help overcome our obstacles, live better and evolve to our full potential.
Phil conducts yoga retreats and workshops around Sydney and regional NSW, and teaches pranayama, mudra, bandha and vayu in the Teacher Training Course of the International Yoga Teachers Association, of which he is NSW State Representative. He is a barrister and lives at Avalon Beach.
Please visit www.holisticyoga.com.au for more information.
