Spiritual Growth Through Seasonal Alignment

Ancient Teachings for Spiritual Evolution

With Senior Yoga Teacher
Yolande Hyde

Welcome, Fellow Traveller,

This journey guides us through the Ways of Nature, where Taoism, mythology, folklore, and cosmic consciousness converge with modern life. Rich, timeless teachings that offer a nature-based path through the grit of spiritual evolution and personal transformation.

Stability, insight, and support in uncertain times.

This work offers you the tools to reconnect with the natural world, your true Self and your unique blueprint through its sacred lens.

Taoism | Folklore | Mythology | Astrology | Five Element Theory

Yoga & Taoist Philosophy in Summer and the Element of FIRE

Japanese-style artwork of a sunset over a river and mountains, symbolizing spring renewal and balance

Summer Yoga inspired by the FIRE Element: A blend of traditional Hatha, Japanese Yoga, Taoism, and the Five Element Theory to align with the season's energy of expansion towards transformation.

  • In the stillness of Winter, the world transforms deep underground where the 10,000 seeds gather their life force, and rest in the dreaming of Spring.

    Trees show their bones to cold as all life is urged inward to its reservoirs and deep currents.

    Frozen lakes, silver skies and pure white snow all mirror the penetrating clarity of nature in its season of Return as it nurtures next year’s potential in its deep.

    Governing the Kidney and Bladder channels and the waterways of the body, WATER seeks to relieve its thirst from the unending flow at its Source.

    Here it remembers that it can trust the darkness, the unknown, and even death itself is safe territory here in the deep as the whole point of Winters passage is to teach us to die so that the old Self can let go to make way for the new.

  • In the vibrant renewal of Spring, the WOOD element awakens with the energy of growth.

    Seeds, once resting in Winter’s liminal, push through the soil, driven by life’s unflinching urge to grow and transform.

    Just as sap rises through nature, energy flows through the Liver and Gallbladder meridians, channels of vision and creativity, of the architecture of things and the means through which they manifest.

    Spring teaches us what it means to initiate, strategise and negotiate ourselves into an upgraded version - and to begin again, no matter the past (or perhaps because of it).

  • In the full Light embrace of Summer, the world opens itself into a blaze of shimmering fullness. Here the 10,000 seeeds of last winter find maturation and celebrate life in its full, wild vivid state.

    Trees throw their lush crowns open to the sun as all life is drawn outward to radiate warmth and laughter, relationship and intimacy of camp a fire surrounded by good people.

    Ripening fields, bright skies, and the flickering of life at its apex fuels the present moment with the culmination of Winters dreams and Spring's structured growth.

    Governing the Heart, Small Intestine, Pericardium, and Triple Heater meridians, FIRE seeks to radiate vitality and divinity throughout the realms - You see FIRE is teh closest element to God.

    Here we are returned to the divine spark that ignited this life, and so that within us that blooms full and complete on this day by its grace. The whole point of Summer's fire is to take us to the top, to burn us so bright that we are consumed by flames. Transpoted, transmuted and forever changed.

    FIRE is evolution itself.

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  • Last week, I did the Winter Intensive live with Yolande and it had a profound effect on me during, and after the 5 day Intensive practice. I felt it gave me a renewed energy and a sense of grounding. The breath work through guided pranayama daily practice made me appreciate the importance of maintaining the strength in my lung chambers. I highly recommend any class with Yolande, particularly if you are in need of resetting your mind and body connection.

    - CR Mona Vale

  • I absolutely love Yolandes intensives. There is a little bit of everything; pranayama, meditation and movement. She is such a knowledgeable and experienced practitioner. The language she uses through the practice connects you to your mind, body and external environment on a whole new level. Can’t wait for Spring.

    - LV Mona Vale

  • It always wonderful to share space with Yolande. Having the full body to open up to Spirit guidance with a humility we rarely see . Her gifts and understanding are deep & multilayered and we are blessed to have one of such guidance & talent.

    — SF Bayview

  • I love the way my life flows when I spend just 2 mornings a week with a class focused on rediscovering breath - the mind remembers it's a back up singer and I feel grounded by the experience. Yolande brings an ancient gift to the craziness of 2022 life. Thank you

    — TO Avalon

  • Wow what an amazing class this morning. Thank you so much Yolande. I am looking forward to continuing your classes to find my true alignment. The Universe knew I needed this.

    Genevieve Bird


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With gratitude for the Earth under my feet and with thanks to all Elders, past and present.
To yours, to mine, to the custodians of the Yuin, & Jeringer Country (South Coast NSW) and the great waters of Booderee (Jervis Bay) that support and inspire my work.
To the land, the sea, the green world, and all its creatures, seen and unseen, may we each be known.