Directors of the Family Yoga School in Japan – Ishii and Hisae sensei – will be hosting workshops in Sydney and Brisbane in January 2009. Developed over 30 years, Ishii and Hisae’s techniques focus on the asana from the Oki-do tradition combining self-massage, breathing techniques and corrective exercises and their unique philosophy on yoga and life.

What does it take to live with courage and fearlessness? And what is our individual role in creating a culture of courage? Wake Up Sydney’s next special evening explores this theme with live music, an inspirational film, meditation and a panel of inspirational guest speakers.

Is anonymous kindness truly revolutionary? The founder of WakeUpSydney.com.au,Jono Fisher, has invited Sydney-siders to join what he has coined as the ‘Kindness Revolution’ – towards ourselves, each other and the natural world. There’s already thousands of people playing the game of pay-it-forward: anonymously doing something kind to someone and leaving a kindness card behind asking the receiver to do the same.