Wellington Yoga Teacher: Roger Livingstone

Wellington Yoga Teacher Roger Livingstone

Ah Roger, Roger, Roger. A teacher who makes it difficult for students to find him. A man with previous lives in dance and theatre. Someone I am dearly looking forward to doing a class with. Roger grew up by the beach in Seatoun. States that his teenage and early adulthood was stressful - low-grade family life/nasty boarding schools. One thing lead to another - drugs and self-harm. Spiritual practice was a  lifesaver - O.K now. Some would suggest, more than O.K. now. Roger's been teaching … [Read more...]

Why forgiveness of self is part of the yogic path toward samadhi (bliss)

Opening to both the Dark and the Light within

Years of yoga practice has peeled away layers and layers of behaviours and thought patterns. The veil of avidya (self-ignorance) is lifting, but not without pain and discomfort. It’s this pain and discomfort that sent me fleeing from class so many years ago. It’s this pain and discomfort that has made my practice sporadic and disjointed at times. Bikram in particular used to dig deep inside to this bottomless well of tears that would erupt during class and pour forth without pause … [Read more...]