Friday, September 3, 2010

How to use the creativity of yoga to unleash the child within

March 31, 2009 by Seka Ojdrovic  
Filed under Guest Authors, Practicing Yoga

How to use the creativity of yoga to unleash the child within

We’re all too often wrapped up in the tasks of life.  As we age, we run the risk of diminishing our natural creativity for the sake of ‘being a grown-up’.  The practice of yoga will help keep the inner child alive, and creativity flowing. By Seka Ojdrovic Children can be our best teachers Nearing the [...]

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Wellington Meditation Teacher: Peter Fernando

March 29, 2009 by Kara-Leah Grant  
Filed under Meditation, Wellington

Wellington Meditation Teacher: Peter Fernando

When considering whether or not yoga is for you, it’s important to remember that “yoga” is not just the practice of physical postures. In fact, the purpose of practicing postures (asana) is to open the body up enough so that one can sit comfortable in meditation, ideally in lotus position. For many people, learning to [...]

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How to successfully create a yoga career

March 23, 2009 by Kara-Leah Grant  
Filed under Marketing Yoga, Teaching Yoga

How to successfully create a yoga career

  Inspired by Yoga For Change: Part 1 written by Margaret Burns Vap It starts with a yoga class to deal with stress, or injury. You walk out of class every week feeling like a million dollars and you wonder, “What can I do to feel this way more often?”. So you start doing more [...]

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What it means to embody presence in all that you do

What it means to embody presence in all that you do

by guest author Peter Fernando Peter is a meditation teacher with the Original Nature Meditation Group. One of the first times in my life I remember feeling fully present in the body was when I was in my early twenties. It was a time when I was in quite a lot of mental distress. My [...]

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The best detox diet you can ever do

March 11, 2009 by Kara-Leah Grant  
Filed under Musings from the Mat, The Benefits

The best detox diet you can ever do

There is one simple action that you can take to detox your body and maintain your ideal body weight with ease. Practice yoga. Yep. That’s it – the best detox diet you’ll ever do. Regular practice of yoga will solve all of your weight and toxic body issues. Here’s how it works.

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What is this heart-opening stuff all about?

March 8, 2009 by Kara-Leah Grant  
Filed under Musings from the Mat

What is this heart-opening stuff all about?

Is your heart closed, or open? Do you feel yourself as a separate entity, or do you feel yourself to be a part of a whole? Do you see other people in a judgmental, critical way… or do you see them through eyes of love and compassion? If your heart is closed… are you ready [...]

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Enough of the doom & gloom! We are in a time of great transformation, can we grab the opportunity it represents?

March 5, 2009 by Kara-Leah Grant  
Filed under Musings from the Mat

Enough of the doom & gloom! We are in a time of great transformation, can we grab the opportunity it represents?

At any one time, many possible futures are available to us as individuals and as a whole. Times of great change represent both times of great challenge and times of great opportunity. This is one of those times and it makes me excited.

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