An exploration of non-attachment, or vairagya

by guest author Swami Muktidharma Saraswati For details of a retreat this weekend at Anahata Retreat on non-attachment, please see the end of this article. Attachment is one of the main causes in our lives of unhappiness. Attachment causes fear and fear is the trigger for a lot of other emotions such as anger, stress and [...]

How do I go about becoming a yoga teacher? Part IV

This is the fourth article in a series which has examined what it takes to become a yoga teacher. And who wouldn’t want to be a yoga teacher? You get to do yoga all day long, swanning around the world attending workshops and teacher trainings is part of your job, and you’re blissed out all [...]

Wellington Astanga Yoga Teacher: Kiri Sutherland

Astanga is one of the most physically demanding yoga styles, which is why that photo of Kiri displaying such grace and ease in the midst of challenge is so beautiful. She’s demonstrating the mix of hard and soft, strong and flexible that epitomizes yoga. Like many yoga teachers, Kiri first began yoga to help with [...]

Yoga-In-Action Groups: Small Circles of Change

Announcing first Yoga in Action group in Wellington, New Zealand. These groups are an opportunity to build community around yoga and service, develop relationships with other yogis and activists in your area and collaborate on creating real change.

How do I go about becoming a yoga teacher? Part III

I’m still getting a fantastic response from yoga teachers on what it takes to be a yoga teacher. This week we have an in-depth exploration from Satyanada representative Swami Karma Karuna. Satyananda teachers are amongst the most immersed in the world of yoga. Their training is both deep and wide, taking many years to complete, [...]

Dunedin Yoga Teacher: Jude Mahood

Jude is originally from Canada but for a long time has called New Zealand home. She has always had an interest in health and is a Registered Nurse, Registered Nutritionist and a yoga teacher in Dunedin. Originally, Jude got into nursing not for benevolent reasons, but because she wanted to travel. Those travels gave her [...]

An interview with Claire Szabo-Cassella on the Hot Yoga Teacher Training programme

In keeping with our recent exploration of what it takes to be a yoga teacher, the Yoga Lunchbox spoke to Claire at Hot Yoga to find out more about their six month teacher training programme. It’s one of the few teacher training programmes available in New Zealand, and starts every year in July. Why does [...]

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