YOKE Magazine

This magazine is packed with inspiration and wisdom. It's the perfect antidote to purifying our mediocrity. YOKE is full of wise words and cultural curiosity, because at its core, the ethos is to create a much-needed cultural shift, through the wellspring of creativity, unity and wisdom – which is everywhere! Each issue seriously aims to live joyfully, with an explosive mix, (of many delicious things), that invites you to delve deep. With the stories of difference, with tales of creative pursuits, and the ancient wisdoms, we go forth to celebrate beautiful ideas and real people.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL HALL

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TRAGIC BEAUTY • Activist with a Camera

ASANA IN THE CITY • The importance of practising yoga while living in fast-paced cities

SHARING THE MAGIC • The path to forgiveness

STILLNESS IN THE CYCLONE • There is no fault or ugliness in yoga

BREATHING EASY • Why happiness is contagious

PEACE WITHIN STRESS • A way of being, backed by science

A LITTLE DOWNWARD DOG

LEFT BEHIND

IMPORTANT MESSAGES

A PICTURE OF LOVE

ulITE

THE SON OF A PREACHER MAN

DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION

LIVE THE QUESTIONS • Tiffany Shlain on technology, death and authenticity

WHY IN GOD'S NAME ISN'T EVERYONE CREATIVE?

EXPRESS

ART DIRECTED BY GOD • Jennifer Lynch on India, self-realisation and her true love - filmmaking

NOTHING IS DIVISIBLE / ONE PRACTICE, ONE LIFE, ONE MOMENT • NELL A conversation between two artists

THE PETRIFIED FLESH • Welcome to the quiet control of Petrina Hicks

REALMS OF THE FANTASTIC • TIMOTHY CUMMINGS

ROCK GODS & GODDESSES • Multi-award-winning artists Paul Capsis and Tommy Bradson

EXPLORE

VISION OF THE GODS

SEEING STARS • Gaudi and the construction of loss

RETREATS GET REAL • A yoga holiday that is affordable, relaxing and doesn't make guests feel like outcasts if they enjoy a tipple and a steak? Bridgette Di Ferdinando has searched the globe to find three yoga destinations designed for real people who want an enriching experience at a reasonable price.

KEEPING THE CRAFT ALIVE • The warp and weft of India combine in a colourful adventure for a pair of textile devotees

LOVE, WATER, MAGIC • Soul surfer Alison Teal has lived and learned with the globe's wisest heads

NOURISH

YOUNG LOVE

THOUGHT FOR FOOD • Bondi Food Collective is connecting hearts, minds and stomachs in the city and on the farm

GOOD VIBRATION • Raw foods help stave off disease, slow ageing, give us added vitality and connect us to source. What's not to like?

LETTING GO

INSTAGRAM: EDITOR'S PICK

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LOVE OVER HATE Finding life by the Wayside • EXCERPT FROM CHAPTER 8 - THE JOY OF BEING HUMAN

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