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KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli likened yoga to the African spirit of Ubuntu (human kindness), as he championed the United Nations’ International Day of Yoga — now firmly rooted in Durban as its official host city. (Marlan Padayachee)

India’s ancient art of yoga captures Durban

The city hosted South Africa’s International Day of Yoga, drawing thousands of participants in what the premier called a ‘new ubuntu spirit’

Banesa Tseki. (Supplied by Banesa Tseki)

Yoga: Connecting body, mind and soul

Today is World Yoga Day, here are different types of yoga practices that work for different people

Speaking truth: Judge Navi Pillay has spent her life seeking justice: fighting against the apartheid system, sitting on the Rwanda tribunal, and in her capacity as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. (Paul Botes/M&G)

Q&A Sessions: Judge Navi Pillay, a woman of many firsts

Judge Navi Pillay talks to Athandiwe Saba about being the daughter of a bus driver, a little girl who swore at school, and the pressure of being a leading woman in the world…

The Toolbox looks to address and defy popular conventions surrounding yoga practices in order to expand its reach as a tool for healing. (Nindya and Nikhil Tricam)

Community yoga as a labour of love

The Toolbox, founded and run by Nomzamo and Nosizwe Mji, offers community outreach yoga programmes, as well as regular studio classes

Outtakes from the film Daughters of the Dust. The film will be screened at The Windybrow Arts Centre

The Weekend Guide

For good vibes and an arts fix, don’t miss the events on our weekend gig guide

Green living: A year after establishing their yoga studio Banesa Lolauoa Tseki and Anesu Mbizvo, the co-founders of The Nest Space, opened a zero-waste grocery store and a vegan café.(Delwyn Verasamy)

A zero-waste, vegan love nest

A year after establishing their yoga studio Banesa Lolauoa Tseki and Anesu Mbizvo, the co-founders of The Nest Space, opened a zero-waste grocery store and a vegan café.

Rosaline Nyman teaches yoga in Hanover Park. (David Harrison/M&G)

Ganglands heroes don’t wear capes

Ordinary people are doing what they can to help children surrounded by gunfire and drugs on the Cape Flats

Sertorio Mmshothola
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Sertorio Mmshothola

Founder of Ntwanano Safaris and Tours

Nesting: Banesa Lolauoa Tseki (left) and Anesu Mbizvo (right) have created a yoga, meditation and healing centre in Greenside. Photos: Delwyn Verasamy

Birds of a feather: Yoga to find yourself

It’s easy for the African voice to be lost in the global evolution of wellness. So Anesu Mbizvo and Banesa Lolauoa Tseki opened The Nest

Are you a good fit for a high-stress job? Take a look at the biology of making it in a fast-paced world of work.
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If you possess these 10 qualities, you might be a good fit for a high-stress job

Scientists studied soldiers with PTSD and even children who’d witnessed a great tragedy. Did they unlock the secrets of resilience?

The University of South Africa

The gaze of upward-facing dog

Your self-worth can’t help but be buoyed by a pet’s love – the universal spirit in furry or feathered form

We’re hiring: Mid-level political reporter
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New year, new classism

Healthy living has become a ‘virtuous’ vehicle for conspicuous consumption

The panel recommended repealing the Ingonyama Trust Act

Yoga can help to decolonise us

It’s not just for white yummy mummies; the ancient practice is a balm for stress and pain

Raeez Safar practices yoga at Pollsmoor Prison. The prison is one of about nine nationwide part of a SevaUnite programme that teaches inmates yoga through in-person classes and correspondence.

Mental shift: Yoga makes its way behind the walls of South African prisons

It’s World Yoga Day. Mindfulness has seen a resurgence in popularity and is slowly making its way behind the walls of prisons in South Africa.

Looking ahead: President Cyril Ramaphosa faces a challenging few months in the run-up to the May 8 elections as a result of the dire consequences of his predecessor’s rapacious conduct in office. (David Harrison)

Want to heal society? Look within yourself first

But the mind, like the body, is finite and is only able to think within that finite frame.

Sisters give up rat race to show Durbanites how to live their best lives through yoga

Sisters give up rat race to show Durbanites how to live their best lives through yoga

Sisters Nosizwe and Nomzamo Mji left their respective lives in New York and Johannesburg and returned to Durban to found a wellness centre.

Germany takes a chill pill with the help of a yoga instructor

In the macho world of international football, Germany have taken a more spiritual approach by employing a yoga teacher at Euro 2016.

Tradition of anti-feminism: The ANC Women’s League must liberate itself from self-inflicted sexism before it can claim custodianship of the women’s movement in South Africa.

Places to recover your soul

South Africa offers many opportunities to escape the rat race and connect with your inner being.

No monkey business on social media, please

Social media lesson 101: If you post something bigotted you will be digitally sjambokked by the Twitter backlash. This is not obvious to everyone.

Sea of calm: There are many ways to find inner peace – meditation

Everywhere ya go, yoga

While visiting a variety of spiritual retreats Cat Pritchard puts her body to the test and discovers that mental flexibility is also required.