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.
Shri K. Pattabhi Jois
David Life and Sharon Gannon
YOKE
Marianne Williamson
Cynthia Sciberras
POSES OF PEACE • Paying homage to yoga’s lineage
PRACTISE WHAT YOU TEACH • The role of responsibility in the teaching of Yoga
TAKE TWO • Four creative couples on love, life, family and responsibility
Budda’s seven don’ts
JOURNEY TO MINDFULNESS
INTIMACY WITH REALITY • Commitment of the inhale with the exhale
COMING TO TERMS
THE EXAMINED LIFE • WESLEY ENOCH, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, SYDNEY FESTIVAL RACHEL HEALY, CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, ADELAIDE FESTIVAL OF ARTS KERRI GLASCOCK, FESTIVAL DIRECTOR AND CEO, THE SYDNEY FRINGE LEE LEWIS, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, GRIFFIN THEATRE COMPANY RACHAEL MAZA, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, ILBUERRI THEATRE COMPANY
Competition with God
FEARLESS SPEECH • A journey through truth-telling
On duty and daring
ANSWERING THE CALL • Four emerging Sydney artists share their take on duty
THE PROBLEM OF THE SENSUOUS ANIMAL
On duty
GETTING BEYOND STUFF • As the world consumes more and more for the sake of consumption, one design collective is prompting us to look at ‘stuff’ in a new and more sustainable way
THE LANGUAGE OF THE DREAMTIME • He considers it his duty to hand down the stories of dreaming to blackfellas and whitefellas alike-because unless we start listening to the land, we may end up destroying it completely.
THE RECYCLERS OF PORT-AU-PRINCE
BEARING WITNESS: LIFE AND LOVE IN KABUL
MAKING IT HER MISSION • One woman’s journey to save the oceans
TURNING THE WORLD AROUND
WALKING OUR DHARMA
BEAUTY IN MORTALITY
HIDDEN GEMS
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