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Wellington Yoga Teacher & Freelance Writer: Seka Ojdrovic

June 29, 2009 By 3 Comments
Freelance writer and yogi Seka Ojdrovic at Paekakariki Beach

Like many of us, Seka is a yogi with several passions. She teaches yoga in Wellington through Yoga Sangha (now at Yoga Unlimited) plus she writes heart-felt articles about it. She's written several articles for The Yoga Lunchbox, and I just knew my readers would like to know more about the woman behind the name. Seka brings a grace, ease and beauty to her yoga that warms the heart and calms the mind. You can see it in that photo of her sitting in the splits on a damp Paekakariki beach on a … [Read more...]

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What is a sadhana and why do I need one in my life?

June 25, 2009 By 8 Comments
Yoga liberates us

Regular readers will well remember I started a forty day sadhana (spiritual practice) oh... a few months ago. It was an Infinite Wealth and Prosperity meditation, and I was loving doing it. But then something happened. I found out I was pregnant, and as this particular meditation involved stomach pumps (a no-no for pregnant women), I had to stop. But I couldn't write about it immediately, because I had to wait to tell people I was pregnant. Now I can tell people... so I can finally … [Read more...]

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How yoga practice teaches you to listen to your intuition through life’s transitions

June 23, 2009 By 1 Comment
Wellington Yoga Teacher Lynda Miers-Henneveld

by guest author Lynda Miers-Henneveld of Yoga Unlimited Yoga teaches us to embrace the natural rhythms of life. Through our practice we can ground ourselves in times of instability, or motivate and energise ourselves when we feel stuck. A personal practice has to reflect our changing circumstances if it is to support us in our journey through this life. If we stay present to what is happening in our bodies, minds and hearts, we can adapt our practice intuitively. … [Read more...]

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Why it’s important to have friends that share your vision for life

June 15, 2009 By 5 Comments
Yoga community

One of the joys of being serious about yoga and meditation practice is the community of like-minded friends I've built up around me. Traditionally, a serious aspirant on the spiritual path would have a teacher or guru to turn to for help, guidance and assistance. Life in Wellington means that this teacher or guru usually shows up in my life in the guise of friends and family. Walking a spiritual path is not easy. … [Read more...]

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A yogic exploration of winning the Big Wednesday jackpot

June 12, 2009 By 6 Comments
Four paths of yoga - Bhakti, Jnana, Raja & Karma

The single most destructive desire present in the human race is the desire "to make money". In the name of "making money", we make slaves of other people, we rape and pillage the earth, we abuse animals, we create inferior products designed to break down and crowd our landfills, we compromise our internal values, we trample over colleagues, we burn ourselves out, we spend more time working than with our family, and we write it all off as "just business". All this because of our burning … [Read more...]

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Is asana practice a totally over-rated part of yoga?

June 9, 2009 By 8 Comments
Asana on the cover of Yoga Journal

Think yoga, and likely you'll think of a person bending their body into a posture. You'll imagine the cover of Yoga Journal and think, that's yoga. Except it's not. It's one aspect of Yoga - Hatha Yoga, or physical yoga. Yoga has many paths one can walk, including Bhakti Yoga, Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Tantra Yoga, Mantra Yoga... some of these paths don't involve twisting and turning of the body at all, yet they are still yoga. … [Read more...]

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