Fresh and juicy conversations on making yoga a part of your daily life
by guest author Trudi Collins, Yoga teacher at Synergy Fitness, Napier After reading Kelly’s article about sankalpa’s, and KL’s inspiring 40 day commitment to Sodarshan Chakra Kriya pranayama, I thought I would share my experience (so far this year) with my sankalpa – to improve my backbends. … [Read more...]
by guest author Kelly Fisher, Yoga Unlimited From a yogic point of view, the process of setting a sankalpa (an intention) goes a little like this. … [Read more...]
Read the first posts in this series here: Committing to a Forty Day Sadhana of Sodarshan Chakra Kriya Day 1 to 7: Forty Day Sadhana of Sodarshan Chakra Kriya Day 8 to 14: Forty Day Sadhana of Sodarshan Chakra Kriya I'm over halfway through this sadhana, and the results have been incredible. Last week I shared some of the burning away process, whereby the movement of prana in the body releases old samskaras. This can be a painful and at times bewildering process, yet ultimately it … [Read more...]
I know, you're breathing already, automatically, all the time - about 25,000 breaths day. But are you really breathing? Stop right now. Place both hands lightly on your belly. Exhale ALL the air out your lungs through your nose. Now inhale (through the nose) slow and strong right down into your belly, pushing your hands softly outward. Exhale again, all of that air. Inhale thoroughly. Keep moving your hands with your breath, up and down, up and down. NOW you're breathing - this … [Read more...]
No matter how many yoga studios there may already be in a city, there can never be too many. There's always feel a buzz of excitement in the yoga community when a new studio announces it's opening it's doors. Late last year, Wellington was blessed with the opening of Hot Yoga NZ, both a studio and a yoga teacher training facility. … [Read more...]
Listen to Lara (owner of Yoga Peeps) and I talk about the NZ Ministry of Health, truth, surrender, planting seeds, the yoga of economics, and abundance. We had this chat back in November 08. Episode 61: Kara Leah Grant, New Zealand. Enjoy! … [Read more...]
