A complete system
Fell into our hands
Pат — añjali — an offering, falling into cupped hands.
It is said that Patañjali descended to earth because there was great suffering. He came bearing gifts — a complete system to address that suffering at every level of our being.
He wrote not one treatise but three:
The Yoga Sūtras — a complete science of the mind (citta vṛtti nirodhaḥ)
Āyurveda — for healing and tending the body
Sanskrit grammar — for the refinement of our communication
Why would he go to such lengths? Because we are multidimensional beings. We act from our minds, our bodies, and our speech. Patañjali offers a complete system to support us at every level.
Whenever I contemplate this it feels so whole. So complete. I feel so blessed to have had two decades to touch into these sciences and meld them together in my own practice and teaching.
Sarvānga sādhana — to practice and learn yoga in a complete way, as it is intended.
Reflective questions I like to sit with..
Which of the three mind, body, or speech do I tend to most in your practice? And which do I quietly neglect?
Where in my practice / teaching are you drawing on all three dimensions — and where might there be an invitation to go deeper?
What would it feel like to offer yourself/ students a more complete system?
The Pañcamaya is one of the most misrepresented teachings in yoga. You may have encountered it as the five kośas — layers, like a lampshade wrapped around a light. I’d like to challenge that. We are not layers, we are not sheaths to be peeled back. We are multidimensional beings, and this teaching, when understood fully, changes everything about how you facilitate. Join me in this enquiry.
✨ Yoga Teachers Free Masterclass Invitation ✨
Beyond the Body: Exploring the Pañcamaya Model & the Intelligence of the Subtle Self
With Rachel Nokes | Yoga Teacher, Therapist & Mentor | 20 Years of Teaching
An invitation to step beyond āsana and into one of yoga’s most profound and most misunderstood teachings. The Pañcamaya is an ancient map of the human experience, revealing the aspects of our being from the most tangible to the most subtle. This is your invitation to explore it fully.
What you’ll take away:
🌿 A clearer, more embodied understanding of the Pañcamaya and why it’s so often misunderstood.
🌀 A framework for holding space beyond the physical.
✨ A taste of multidimensional practice with the Pañcamaya in mind.
🌿 A renewed curiosity about what you are teaching, how and why.
If you’re ready to alchemise your teaching and I’d love to see you there.
🗓 Date: 29th April 2026
🕐 SYDNEY 7:00pm – 8:30pm🕐 LONDON 10:00am - 11.30am
📍 Live on Zoom (replay available)
Free Masterclass 🙏 We begin here — considering the multidimensional self through teaching and practice. Come and taste what a complete approach feels like. CLICK
If any of this is stirring something, here are some ways we can explore it together.
Foundations — Breath Centric Yoga 🌿 Retreat style learning in an intimate group on our property near Batemans Bay. Come stay, live the teachings in a home-like environment. Five retreats over six months — we begin in October. [Find out more]
Alchemy — Advanced Yoga Teacher Training ✨ This year marks my eighth year facilitating this training, and for the first time it is 100% online — making it accessible wherever you are in the world. [Find out more]
Study in India 🌺 Each year I lead a journey to Southern India where you spend time with my teacher — a direct student of Krishnamacharya and T.V.K. Desikachar. To receive these teachings at the source is something else entirely. We journey again January 9–23rd, 2027. [Find out more]