Yoga Under the Bodhi Tree

04/08/2026

Lions Gate Portal:
Rebirthing Breathwork, Meditation and Manifestation
Sat 8/8/26: 2 – 5pm, Zamia Theatre, MT Tamborine
Book your ticket at: https://www.yogaunderthebodhitree.com.au/yoga-events/

So if you are still sitting on the fence about this incredible transformative event, don't wait! Don't procrastinate. This is going to be an amazing revolutionary 3 hours!

If you’ve never tried Breathwork before this is the workshop for you! If you have tried it before and would like to grow on what you achieved in the last workshop – then this is the workshop for you! I only offer these group Workshops once or twice a year so it’s a great way to try this amazing somatic modality.

Rebirthing Breathwork in the words of Leonard Orr: “merging the outer breath, which is air, with the inner breath, which is Spirit.” That single line is the doorway.

Why is Breathwork, for me anyway, considered one of the most powerful tools I use for Transformation? And when I say Transform - Breathwork will transform everything! Those self-sabotaging habits that seem to keep you from moving forward. That stuck feeling in life, what’s keeping you there? That old trauma, memories, those self-destructive habits – are they really yours? Or are they an adaptation from childhood, that you took on just to survive the tribe, and now they are not serving your best life?

And Breathwork is quite different to Pranayama we use in yoga. Pranayama soothes and calms the body. Its aim is to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system and bring you more peace. The aim of Rebirthing breathwork is quite different. It’s good to be calm and at peace (many people use alcohol and drugs to achieve this), but if you never resolve what’s stuck in the unconscious, how can you move forward?

Rebirthing Breathwork uses a continuous, connected breathing pattern. This is intentional and the breathing in an uninterrupted circular loop—without any pause between the inhale and the exhale. The aim is to alter your state of consciousness and allow suppressed memories to surface. Each breath is connected to the last one and to the next, with no pauses or gaps. The inhale turns into the exhale. The exhale merges with the inhale. It is like a wheel turning. You pull the breath in actively. You let the breath out passively. No pushing, no blowing, no forcing of the exhale. You snap it loose and let it go.

Like my yoga practice, which is aligned to the Kriya Lineage, when I trained in Breathwork I wanted to align myself to a lineage which was robust, pure and had lots of studies proving whatever it promised. Rebirthing Breathwork does just that. Leonard Orr, a disciple of Haidakhan Babaji, is where the lineage begins.

But why the word “Rebirthing”? The "rebirthing" part of Rebirthing Breathwork refers to the goal of healing the psychological trauma of one's own birth and clearing deep emotional blocks by using a continuous circular breathing pattern. The practice is built on the idea that the physical act of being born leaves a lasting imprint of fear and shock in the body's cellular memory. Your breath acts as a bridge between the conscious and unconscious, between the mind and the body. As you breathe deeply and rhythmically you increase the level of Pranic energy in your system. Eventually this energy increases to a level where it will start to push out any energetic blockages. These are usually caused by traumas, emotions, conditioning and programming.

The results of several recent studies have shown Rebirthing Breathwork to be effective in depression and anxiety, brain function, and even prenatal problems. It has been shown to release physical, emotional, and psychological tension. So, drawing from the cosmic energy of the Lions Gate Portal, this will prove to be an afternoon of profound change. If you would like to join us, contact me, Margot on 0428 137 391 or hop onto the website: yogaunderthebodhitree.com.au.
Love and Namaste Margot.

Lions Gate Portal 8/8/2026

01/08/2026

We've had such fun in yoga class this week! And still building on our posterior chains so we are strong and bendy when Springtime arrives! And Spring is here in earnest - all the Magnolias are in blossom and the native Red Cedars are covered in new leaves. And its been a people- packed , community fortnight for me. I had the pleasure of teaching yoga to a group of school students and their teachers from Beaudesert and Laidly who completed the Kokoda Challenge. 46km of hard walking for a group of 12 to 15 year olds is super impressive! And what a fun, strong and bendy bunch they were! It was part of the Kokoda Youth Foundation and I was honoured to teach yoga to this amazing group of kids.

And the unstoppable Phil turned 80 this week! Phil is an incredible inspiration to everyone who meets him. A fabulous, strong and bendy yogi, a pianist, a painter, a cyclist, a golfer and heavily involved in Community through the Lions Club. Penny and I attended his 80th birthday party (with the most divine cake!) and we met all his friends and had the best time! So if you ever google the Blue Zones or hot tips on how "never to let that old person in" (Phil's words) well, Phil has won the jackpot. He's fit, healthy, connected to community, seriously bright (2 hours of piano daily!) and he's surrounded by so much love and friendship that he literally glows! To more wonderful birthdays in the future Phil! See you on the mats students. Love and Namaste Margot

19/07/2026

YIN Yoga this week! All week, all classes: 20/7/26 - 25/7/26. Bring your bolsters, blocks and blankets students for a delicious week of YIN! Love and namaste Margot

16/07/2026

Loving Winter! We used 2 big Ta***ic meditations the last couple of weeks to bring balance to our Earth and Sky polarity and to surround ourselves with Infinite Light. And practicing in the Sun, so wonderful!

Winter in SE QLD is perfect for gardening. My crop of winter potato towers. I ordered these potatoes from an organic supplier ages ago when the Iran/ USA oil embargo started . Why you ask? Well, the last 5 years of lies and madness has illustrated to us how vulnerable our supply lines of essential items are. Remember the toilet paper wars over COVID? Such hysteria whipped up by the media which proved to be the greatest con most of us would ever see in our lifetimes. And then more recently the fuel crisis. And the people who really count, the farmers and the truckies paying a fortune.

But why? Even organic potatoes are pretty cheap, surely your talents should be used elsewhere? My answer is that for the last 30 years the food industry has been hijacked by the Agri/Industrial complex, which in Australia consists of the Coles/ Woolies duopoly. They dominate the domestic grocery market, controlling purchasing power, pricing, distribution and they dictate what farmers grow, how it is produced, its appearance, and the financial viability of farming operations. Squeezing small family farms so hard and putting them out of business (what dairy farmer can compete with Coles milk of $1.85/L. Why bother to even milk your cows when you are shafted to that degree). So you sell out to the Agri Industrial buyers.

So buck the system, grow what you can. Buy organic from markets, boxes, farm gates. And get educated. Follow Charles Massy, a 5th generation sheep and cattle farmer in Monaro NSW. Massy is a leading figure of regenerative agriculture in Australia. And follow Joel Salatin (Polyface Farm) and Gabe Brown (Brown’s Ranch). Support Regenerative Agriculture, restoring soil health, biodiversity, and ecosystem function without synthetic chemicals. All part of being an intelligent, informed Yogi. Love and hugs Margot

15/07/2026

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26/06/2026

Such awesome yoga this week so far! And Saturday’s class celebrated the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year and the longest night. So, we used a slow, inward YIN Yoga routine, Ceremony and Trataka, (a candle meditation) to take stock of the year so far and set some deeply meaningful intentions. And we kept this theme of returning to the light all through our week of YIN Yoga.

Winter Yoga is perfect for going inward, cocooning at home with loved ones and sleeping more. One of the side effects of this inward focus is that we often come face to face with our dark bits. Those horrid memories, those parts of yourself that were shamed and judged and those unresolved situations where you were never able to get closure. Often these situations involve family, partners, trauma and even ancestral patterns. But we are yogis! So instead of running in the opposite direction, we welcome the opportunity to shine a big light on this energetic baggage. How else would we grow and change?

Thich Nhat Hanh said: “If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people.”

According to his teachings, you have the power to heal the past in the present moment. If your ancestors carried trauma, pain, or unresolved suffering, you could embrace and transform it within yourself. By acknowledging the whole of ourselves and finding peace and happiness through our practice we can transmute this intergenerational trauma and prevent the transmission of that suffering to future generations.

And even winter doesn't deter my show- off garden. Gymea lilies, I have so many of these gorgeous strappy plants with their giant tulip shaped flowers. A native barn owl perched on a pole when I drove home from Wednesday’s night time class. Metaphysically the Barn Owl symbolizes deep intuition, silent wisdom, and transformation. Beautiful advice for all of us!

21/06/2026

YIN Yoga this week , all classes, all week 22/6/26 - 27/6/26. Bring your bolsters, blankets and blocks students! Love and namaste Margot

17/06/2026

Winter Solstice Yoga Class
Such an exciting June this year! We will be celebrating the Winter Solstice in our Saturday Yoga Class: Saturday 20/6/26 9am - 10.30am, Zamia Theatre MT Tamborine.
Its a YIN class and in honour of the Winter Solstice, (which is actually Sunday 21/6/26) we will celebrate the shortest day of the year with a Ceremony, Sound Healing and Trakata, a candle meditation. Its a beautiful way to take stock of the year so far and set some deeply inward intentions to help you move towards the greatest version of yourself!

Just bring a mat, a block or bolster if you have one, a cosy blanket an an idea of what you would like to manifest in the 6 remaining months of 2026.
When we harness the cycles of nature and the cosmos we have a huge boost of energy to help us move forward and put our dreams into reality!
Its $22 per casual class. Cash is fine or you can purchase a class on my website: www.yogaunderthebodhitree.com.au

Bring friends and family if you like. The yoga will be fun and easy on bodies and the spirit of the solstice will be warm and transformative.

11/06/2026

Such amazing yoga this week so far! We've been doing Ta**ra yoga this week. Based on Buddhist principles the main difference between the Ta***ic path and other spiritual and yogic traditions is that, unlike other spiritual traditions, where we strive to be more enlightened, wiser, kinder and more perfect like that saintly person over there - Ta**ra is all about finding the perfection within you right now, right here.
It’s a radical change in perspective and it means confronting your dark bits, your shadow, your ego and your weaknesses and reconciling them to your good bits so that you become a more whole version of you. It also means holding yourself accountable for every choice you make. Because every choice you make today, creates your future in this life and in the afterlife and in your rebirthed life.

And once you start looking at life through the ideas of interconnection, meaning and synchronicity, life responds. Two beautiful falcons, hoping to nest on my property. It’s an ongoing drama at this time of year as the noisy miners do not want them around. I hope they stay. Chillier nights and mornings mean fires. How mesmerising are the flames of the fire. There are many spiritual traditions including some Ta***ic yogis who believe looking into he flames of a fire can cleanse your 3rd chakra of energetic debris. And my garden is full of golden hues. Parthenocissus quinquefolia climbing the ironbarks and Kniphofia, native to Africa and sending up big spires of red and gold. See you on the mats students.
Love and Namaste Margot