Fresh and juicy conversations on making yoga a part of your daily life
As promised! Following the popularity of Top Ten best yoga websites and articles on the web, and Top Ten yoga books in my library, Part 1, here's the rest of the list. Plus don't forget to check out Top Ten Yoga Videos online, Part 1. Again, in no particular order, these are the second half of my top ten yoga books. I own every one of these books, and refer to them again and again. … [Read more...]
Many years ago, access to true wisdom was extremely limited. Distance and language meant that only those in the immediate vicinity who spoke the same language could access a wise person like Jesus or Buddha or Artistotle. Even recently, the only way to travel with a true yoga teacher, or guru, was to travel to their place of abode. Family commitments, work commitments, or financial constraints have prevented many people from being able to do this. Instead, we make do with what we've got, … [Read more...]
It seems that opportunities to train as a yoga teacher are sprouting up all over New Zealand. The latest to join us is an offering from newly-arrived American Jenifer Parker. Her and her husband Ryan have set up the body, mind, soul collective Healium, and are offering four different teacher trainings next year. The Yoga Lunchbox had a chat to Jenifer to get the lowdown on these trainings, and find out what makes them different from other yoga teacher training available. 1. What … [Read more...]
Born in California, and born to travel - that's Jenifer Parker. And you can blame Lord of the Rings for her and her husband's interest in New Zealand - Ryan was obsessed by the movie series so a trip to New Zealand was deemed imminent. As a result, in 2007, Jenifer answered an advertisement online to come and guest teach at a studio in Nelson. She loved NZ from the beginning, and in particular fell in love with Wellington, but unfortunately that trip was only for a short time. It was just … [Read more...]
Regular contributor Jessica Powers looks at ways to open the heart - crucial if we're going to shift out of mind consciousness and into heart consciousness. The Meaning of Anahata The Sanskrit name for our energetic heart center is Anahata, ‘the unstruck sound’. While that at first seems to be a Zen koan, in actuality it speaks of the vibrational basis of the Universe and the place within each of us that resonates with it: beginningless, endless, eternal. Anahata refers to the … [Read more...]
I'm feeling a real desire to simplify and streamline my life right now. Beyond what's the normal de-clutter of a spring-clean. Yesterday I watched a video which helped me clarify why this is so. Kiesha Crowther Little Grandmother is one of the 12 young Shaman wisdom keepers from the United States speaking clearly about what's going on in our world right now. It's nothing new. We've heard it all before. This is a crucial time for Planet Earth. We're doing great damage. We're living … [Read more...]
