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The Evolution of Nura Yoga
Meet Jacqui Jarrett
As a proud Dharawal and Gumbaynggirr woman, Jacqui Jarrett brings her embodied First Nations cultural practices to her teaching of Yoga. Known as a Sydney coastal elder and a traditional owner having multiple kinship links to the Sydney Basin.
Whilst living on Country Jacqui has raised her children obtained a teaching degree & worked with multiple community, educational & legal sectors.
In 2022 Jacqui obtained her 200-hour teacher training from The Yoga Impact Charity & established Nura Yoga, practicing mostly on her ancestral lands. Her Yoga is intrinsIcally tied to her cultural obligations and responsibilities as a custodian of the land. Through the practice of yoga, she shows her continual cultural connections, practices and knowledges as a First Nations person.
In the language of the Dharawal people, my mother’s people, Nura means country or place. Nura is also a Gadigal word meaning "country".
Nura Yoga
Nura Yoga is a 100 % First Nations woman owned and operated business with an ethos of profit for purpose.
Jacqui is Mental Health First Aid and First Aid qualified.
About The Logo
Art as the medium of my yoga journey
My logo embodies my ongoing journey as a First Nations woman, my cultural & spiritual practices intertwined with the philosophy of yoga.
The color yellow represents the sun and the healing nature of the sun. It also represents my shining light in what I hope to illuminate and bring to life with the ancient practice of Yoga & my cultural & spiritual practices as a First Nations women of Australia.
The black design represents the people who come to the yoga class and the lines represent healing. Purple is associated with power both earthly and spiritual. In healing purple is used for mental disorders and the aura purple signifies higher spiritual development.
White is associated with truth. purity, cleansing, healing and protection. it is a good healing color for the removal of pain and suffering in the aura it signifies a high level of attainment, a higher-level soul incarnated to help others.
Acknowledgement to country.
Nura Yoga acknowledges and respects the Gadigal people as the traditional owners of the land we meet and operate. We extend these respects to all First Nation Elders, past and presents and the traditional owners from all nations and lands we visit.