How do I squeeze yoga and meditation into my jam-packed day?

It’s the end of the week and while you managed to make it to two yoga classes, you haven’t unrolled your yoga mat at home once. Family, work, & household commitments make finding a 90-minute slot during the day next to impossible. Short of getting up at 5am, or re-prioritizing your life to ditch other [...]

How practicing yoga can pierce the veil of Maya

Maya is a Hindu, or Vedic concept – the word refers to the illusion of physical and mental reality that we operate under. Piercing the veil refers to seeing or perceiving past this illusion to glimpse the transcendent truth. It means waking up, becoming enlightened, becoming conscious. So what does this have to do with [...]

Wellington Yoga Teacher: Ali Hale Tilley of Sadhana Yoga

I had the pleasure of meeting Ali Hale Tilley at her ashram in Lyall Bay. We sat in her meditation room with stunning views of Wellington, sipping tea, and talking yoga. Her artwork adorned the walls, and the room was spacious, light, and dedicated to the practice of yoga – complete with shrines. Two hours [...]

How do I stop these compulsive thoughts invading my brain?

It happens all the time – people tell me they can’t meditate because they think too much. They can’t stop themselves from thinking… But none of us can stop ourselves from thinking, even when we’ve been meditating for a long time. Meditation is the process of being aware of the thoughts… The following dialogue was [...]

How do I begin to meditate?

By Guest Author James Bryan, of Knoff Yoga For those of us who practice Hatha Yoga (asana, pranayama and meditation), when we are pressed for time, meditation often gets set aside – we want to do it, but how to fit it in our busy day?  To get the full benefit of what Hatha Yoga [...]

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