Enlightened Events

We are so pleased to be working with Leigh Blashki, from the Australian Institute of Yoga Therapy, and current Vice President of Yoga Australia, to deliver Sydney's only recognised Yoga therapist training! The Graduate Certificate in Yoga Therapy is recognised by the Australian Association of Yoga Therapists (AAYT) and certified by Leigh Blashki's Institute.   Read More.....

Recently, Jason decided to start a venture with Heidi Hanley. Heidi used to work with Avril Norman from In Perfect Unison, which is how we connected with Heidi. Ages ago, we spoke with Avril about Divine Feminine. Now Avril isn't one for getting up on stage so she recommended we contact Heidi to speak at Divine Feminine.  Read More.....

Today I met with Martina Hughes, of Tantric Blossoming. Martina and I had a chat about Divine Feminine and discussed if there was any synergy in what we are doing. Her Being Woman retreats sound great! Martina has been practicing Tantra for many years and follows the teachings of Osho. She also studied shiatsu with Jack Marshall at the former Zen Renaissance Centre in Bondi Junction. That is where Annette Loudon also studied with Jack.  Read More.....

Jase and I survived another house move last week. Phew! Thankfully that is over. We have moved so many times in the past few years that I have lost count. Not going anywhere for quite some time…..!

The program for the Australian Yoga Therapy Conference is starting to come together quite nicely now. I was really pleased that Dr. Shirley Telles agreed to come out from India for the conference. She is an amazing woman. Actually, one of the most interesting things has been seeing how highly regarded she is by her peers. Professor Marc Cohen, Australia’s wellness guru, is keen to meet with her in Melbourne and Dr. Maarten Immink was disappointed that he will be overseas when Shirley is in Australia.   Read More.....

by Jason Bawden-Smith

I am best known for my success in building technical businesses from an idea into multi-million dollar companies. But behind the scenes, I've been researching life’s big questions. My worldly experiences have included time with shamen in the jungles of Papua New Guinea, faith healers in Brazil, and Chinese qigong masters. I have studied many energy modalities and quantum mechanics, attended several personal growth courses, and spent one-on-one time with amazing teachers like Dolores Cannon, Bob Proctor, Nassim Haramein, George Kavassilas, and David-Wynn Miller, to name a few. These experiences plus daily meditation have helped me understand who I truly am and what this journey is all about.   Read More.....

Kylie Saunder made contact with about her venture Pilates Yoga Biz. She is helping Yoga and Pilates studio owners with their businesses. After running my own yoga teaching business for a number of years, I know I could have used some help from someone like Kylie. I signed up to Kylie’s e-newsletter. I am really enjoying reading her posts. She has some interesting ideas to share and I am sure there are many Yoga teachers out there who could benefit from some business and marketing advice. I am just lucky that I have Jase to give me advice! Actually, it is funny, Kylie studied with John Assaraf. John Assaraf was in that oh so controversial movie, The Secret, and Jason has actually been to John’s house – you know the one in the movie on the vision board?

Last week, I spoke to Jonathon Murphy about being a part of Yoga Fest in Brisbane. It was great to chat and hear about how Yoga Fest has grown into a successful annual Yoga event over the past 5 years. And now Jonathon has also started a Sunshine Coast Yoga Day. Actually, I think it is probably the longest running Yoga festival in Australia, surpassing Sydney’s Yoga Expo four year stint. Having been involved with Yoga events since 2004, I know this is a great achievement!

Today, I spoke to Mark Breadner. It has been years since we have spoken. Mark spoke at my very first Yoga conference in 2004 that I organised with the Vedanta Centre of Sydney. Mark emailed me recently offering to speak at the Yoga therapy conference in June. I am so pleased that teachers like Mark are interested in been part of the conference.

I have been in touch with Carole Baillargeon. Eve Gryzbowski suggested I talk Carole about the Yoga therapy conference I am planning. It was so funny when I spoke to Carole she was so excited about the idea of the Yoga therapy conference. It turned out that when I called her the first time, she was in the USA doing Yoga therapy workshops with Stephanie Quirk. Stephanie works very closely with the Iyengar family in India. In fact, she lives there now. Carole and I did attempt to invite Stephanie to present at the conference but unfortunately, she is unable to come. Perhaps next year….. Carole is also friends with my other friend, Dr. Shaun Matthews. Small world! I recognised the name of Carole’s studio, Darwin Yoga Space, from the info. that Shaun sent out about one of his Ayurveda workshops up there.

At the end of last year(!) … or last week, I spoke to Miranda Burne. Miranda is a Yoga teacher who trained at Byron Yoga Centre with John Ogilvie. She has decided to organise a Yoga Expo type of event in Melbourne later this year, called Evolve Yoga and Wellness Festival. What a great idea! Enlightened Events is going to be part of the Wellness Commune on the day. I am really looking forward to it!