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Thinking of quitting your job to teach yoga? 10 questions to ask first

May 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Teaching yoga - all blissed out on the beach-time?

by guest author Louise Thompson, Positive Balance Are you working in corporate but dreaming of jacking it all in to be a yoga teacher? Do you fantasize of days wafting about from class to class, no rush, and no hurry? It seems like nirvana as you struggle to focus on yet another board presentation. But, (as you can see from Kara-Leah’s excitement over her new job), is it? Is teaching yoga all leisurely days and packed classes and a blissed out existence? Having escaped corporate and … [Read more...]

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Today I found my inner witch, and she denounced yoga

May 18, 2012 By 1 Comment
Who is the witch that lives inside?

by guest author Emma Furness, former owner of The Dunedin Yoga Studio She has been in hiding – except those inevitable moments when repressed witches burst out in frustration, or the times women get together and end up cackling about blood and childbirth and the dirty body. As I felt into my wild, hook-nosed, barefoot old witch, I felt very earthed in my soft, dark, power-filled heart.  This was strangely different from what I imagined I would feel once I let her loose to tell her … [Read more...]

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Video Interview: Swami Samnyasananda on the science of pranayama & breathing

May 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Swami Samnyasananda

Two weeks ago, The Yoga Lunchbox published a text interview with Swami Samnyasananda, a consultant neurophysiologist who specialises in research on sleeping. He sounded like such an interesting guy that we then lined up a Skype interview with him too. The Swami is coming to New Zealand in May and June this year, and will be touring around the North Island giving talks and doing private consults with people about how to use breathing and pranayama to help with various health … [Read more...]

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A video interview with Swami Shantimurti of Ashram Yoga

April 11, 2012 By 6 Comments
Swami Shantimurti

by Kara-Leah Grant It's just three weeks until the International Yoga Conference and Festival at Kawai Purapura so I took the opportunity to have a chat to one of the many highly respected yoga teachers who will be at the festival - Swami Shantimurti. Swami Shantimurti is the senior teacher at Auckland's Ashram Yoga. He's been teaching since 1978 and has seen the growth and change of yoga in the West. According to the bio on Ashram Yoga's website, Shantimurti  has spent extend periods … [Read more...]

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Wellbeing World Online launches audio yoga classes featuring New Zealand yoga teachers

April 2, 2012 By 5 Comments
Sue Fuller

by guest author Sue Fuller, Wellbeing World Online Have you ever tried following a Yoga DVD only to find it difficult to perform the postures correctly whilst having to look at the television? Constantly looking at the screen can make it tricky to fully commit to the practice. This occurred to me when I was devising and presenting a series of Yoga DVDs, so I began to create the Yoga 2 Hear range of audio yoga classes. After much research it also became apparent that audio is a more … [Read more...]

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The top six best yoga magazines in the world

March 28, 2012 By 2 Comments
Australian Yoga Life Magazine Cover

By guest author Lucinda Staniland Yoga magazines, both on and offline, are an awesome way to deepen your understanding of yoga, and get exposed to a range of perspectives and viewpoints. When I read yoga magazines I feel more connected and engaged with the incredible world-wide community of practicing yogis and yoginis. Its an exercise in learning, celebrating, and opening my eyes to new possibilities. It gives me a chance to see beyond my own practice, to feel into the amazing local … [Read more...]

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