A yogic Christmas fable – The Christmas Tree

Every now and then, something drops into my in-box that fills me with delight and merriment.
This arrived recently from fellow yoga teacher Roger Livingstone and I just knew I had to share it with a wider audience.
Enjoy!
Dear Yoga Friends and other aligned beings,
Here is my Christmas message. I trust you’ll dig it. All my [...]

How yoga supercedes the need for political correctness

OK.
Here’s what we need to do to shift this whole PC thing that has infected our culture.
Let’s start by getting a few things straight.
If someone calls me a bitch, does that make me a bitch?
According to their world view, it does.
But I don’t have to believe them.
And more importantly, I don’t have to get upset [...]

How much is a yoga class worth to you? Part II

There were so many comments and emails that came in form my original post, How much is a yoga class worth to you?, that I wanted to address everything that was raised in a follow-up post.
It’s been fascinating to hear everybody’s point of view, and hear some suggestions about how to handle the payment of [...]

How much is a yoga class worth to you?

Six months or so ago, I launched Prana Flow yoga classes with the intention of carrying out a social experiment on value and yoga.
I wanted to know:
If people were allowed to determine the value of a 75 minute yoga class all by themselves, what value would they arrive at?
Here’s the original article: Prana Flow Yoga [...]

Help me find or develop the ultimate ‘Find a Yoga Event in NZ’ tool

Imagine this.
Access to an online calendar with New Zealand-wide yoga classes, events and retreats listed. You can search by location, type of event, style of yoga, cost, or teacher.
It’s pretty, it’s functional, and it does what you want, how you want it to.
No matter where you are, or what kind of yoga you’re looking for, [...]

How yogis can have a critical impact on the world

Global Mala is happening this Sunday, September 20th, in Wellington – but it’s also happening right across the globe this weekend.
Started by Shiva Rea, this is part of the yoga community’s contribution towards creating world peace.
Ultimately peace is something we cultivate within, and then we witness it’s material manifestation without.
It is not something we can [...]

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