Nelson Hot Yoga Teacher: Dana Morgan

Nelson Hot Yoga Teacher Dana Morgan

Our profiles of Hot Yoga teachers continues with Dana from Nelson. It's so wonderful that these two Hot Yoga studios, Nelson and Wellington, have got behind Prana Flow Yoga and taken the time to fill in the yoga teacher profiles. (Thank you Claire!) There is such delight in getting to know all these teachers, their different passions and journeys, through their profiles. As you may have guessed from her photo, Dana's other passion is coffee - you can find her at the market in Nelson … [Read more...]

Nelson Yoga Teacher: Chaitanya Deva, Hot Yoga

Deva

There is something so exuberant about Chaitanya's profile photo that it makes me want to take a special trip down to Nelson's Hot Yoga studio just to take one of his yoga classes. That and to quizz him on the special technique he learned in order to be able to go from touching his shins to touching his toes within two weeks. Chaitanya is just one of the many yoga instructors employed by Hot Yoga in their Wellington and Nelson studios, and over the coming months, The Yoga Lunchbox will be … [Read more...]

Satyananda Yoga Acharaya: Swami Muktidharma, Anahata Yoga Retreat

Swami Muktidharma, Anahata Yoga Retreat

  There's a lot of Sanskrit words in that headline, and for those not familiar with the meanings, it might not make any sense at all. But there is a depth of information contained in each and every word. Satyananda is a lineage of yoga, coming from a yogi named Satyananda. Acharaya is an appointed leader of an organisation. A swami is someone who is either a 'master of the self' or is on the path to developing this mastery through a particular discipline and lifestyle.  … [Read more...]