Practicing Yoga
Kickstart 2010: Are we having fun yet?
If you started your 30 days of yoga sadhana on January 15th then you’ve been practicing...
Effects of the Sankalpa in Satyananda Yoga Nidra – Manifesting the positive
By Guest Author Swami Karma Karuna, Anahata Yoga Retreat Many people on the yogic...
Kickstart 2010: No pain, no gain?
No pain, no gain? We’ve been trained to think this way – to believe that we have...
Kickstart 2010: Setting a sankalpa (intention)
Today is the first new moon of 2010 and I am celebrating – as I’ve already...
Kickstart 2010 with a commitment to your yoga practice
by guest author Marianne Elliot Okay – as promised – here is everything you...
How to fit well-being into your holiday season
Ah, ’tis the season to be jolly, and merry, and over-indulge, because by golly...
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Starting Yoga
How yoga has the power to transform and release avidya (self-ignorance)
My first experience with the power of avidya came about twenty minutes into my third...
The beginner’s guide to yoga: Part 1
Entering a yoga studio, or a yoga class for the very first time can be an intimidating...
Why the Government needs to make Bikram yoga compulsary
There is one simple action that the Government could take which would slash hospital...
Wellington yogi Kelly Fisher interviewed on Forever Fitness
Co-owner of Wellington’s Yoga Unlimited, Kelly Fisher, has just been interviewed...
Journeys with Satyananda in Rikhia – one yogi tells all
by guest author Christopher Gladwell There was a time in my life when there was so...
What is a sadhana and why do I need one in my life?
Regular readers will well remember I started a forty day sadhana (spiritual practice)...
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Yoga Teacher Profiles
Orewa Yoga Teacher: Natasha Rainger
Heading even further north this week, it’s my pleasure to introduce Natasha from Orewa, proving that New Zealand is well served by yoga teachers, no matter where you live. Like a few of our teachers, she caught the bug early, attending her first class at 14. It makes me wonder what can of change we could create if yoga become part of the high... [Read more of this review]
Auckland Yoga Teacher: Katy Carter
It’s such a pleasure to introduce our first Auckland yoga teacher, Katy Carter. Not only does she teach yoga, but she also works for a New Zealand yoga clothing company, We’ar Yoga Cothing. I’ve yet to buy anything from the range – mainly due to being pregnant – but have spent time browsing the We’ar online store,... [Read more of this review]
Wellington Yoga Teacher: Jessica Latton
Before I started publishing yoga teacher profiles, I erroneously thought most yoga teachers were just coming from the physical, teaching asana (postures) and not much else. How wrong I’ve been proved. In profile after profile, New Zealand yoga teachers are revealing their depth of understanding of yoga’s spiritual side. They do so with humour,... [Read more of this review]
Wellington Yoga Teacher: Megan Collier
Want arms like Megan Collier? Then you need to get start get to one of her Astanga classes. She’s another of Wellington’s passionate yoga teachers, fitting in her teaching around a busy life of work, family and friends. But Megan still finds time to dedicate to her own astanga practice, proving that no matter how busy one gets, there’s... [Read more of this review]
Wellington Hot Yoga Teacher: Andrea Tutt
The profiles I publish from Hot Yoga’s two studios (Nelson & Wellington), the more I realise how blessed we are in New Zealand with a diverse range of yoga teachers. Teachers have come from all different walks of life, and most emphasize that yoga is about far more than asana. Andrea credits pregnancy with helping her make that initial leap,... [Read more of this review]
Mount Maunganui Yoga Teacher: Ross Howatson
After number of years overseas teaching at a variety of places, including Pure Yoga in Asia, Ross has returned to New Zealand to spread the yoga joy here. He opened the first Bikram studios in Auckland and the Mount and is back teaching at the Mount Yoga Studio – for now anyway. While overseas, Ross was able to study with a who’s who line-up... [Read more of this review]
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