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Shiva Rea DVD Review & Giveaway!

February 21, 2012 By 4 Comments
Shiva Rea Free Flow Vinyasa Workshop DVD

There are many benefits to living at the bottom of the world. The ability to attend workshops with big name, innovative Yoga instructors at large gatherings or conferences is sadly not one of them. Which is what should put the Great Instructors Series from Yoga Journal on the top of your Yoga DVD Wish List if you are a dedicated practitioner or teacher. I recently sat down with the Shiva Rea Free Flow Vinyasa offering from the series and gave it a critical eye. What struck me was how … [Read more...]

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Enlightenment – one drop of sweat at a time?

December 9, 2011 By 4 Comments
Is a Good Camel one step towards an enlightened life?

by Kara-Leah Grant Inspired by Scott Bischke's book Good Camel, Good Life - Finding enlightenment one drop of sweat at a time I took myself off to a Bikram class recently. (That's an affiliate link for Fishpond.co.nz, so The YLB gets 5% if you buy it from there.) I haven't been in more than a year, and I was curious. The last few classes I attended, I started class feeling calm and sattvic, and I ended class feeling agitated and rajas. My mind was busier and louder coming out than … [Read more...]

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Kirtan CD: A joy-filled experience at your fingertips

June 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Yoga for the Heart CD by Tyag Fenton and Peter Fernando

  Yoga for the Heart CD review Yoga for the Heart: what a great title! It sets the intention behind the CD; alive and joyfilled. Certainly a true reflection of every kirtan session I’ve gone to with Tyag, as his smile reaches into the lyrics, and playful nature pours out as music. On a quiet Saturday, I sat down and listened to the CD, snatching some time to myself before my lunch time guest arrived. Tyag’s low resonant voice filled my room. Very quickly I could feel the … [Read more...]

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Review: A Month of Mindfulness Meditation Practice with Peter Fernando

May 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Peter Fernando, teacher of A Month of Mindfulness

I’ve been a bit of a nomad these last six months, doing house-sits, camping, festivals, cruising in my van, and a bit of Wwoofing. I love the freedom of this lifestyle, but what I noticed after a few months was that I needed a routine that would give priority to my meditation practice no matter where I was or what I was doing. For that reason alone, I was excited when I heard Peter Fernando was offering an online course of his wonderful guided meditations, wisdom and insights. It’s … [Read more...]

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DVD Review: Karma – The Path of Action

May 14, 2011 By 6 Comments
Karma Yoga - The Path of Action in the World

See the end of this review for a chance to win a copy of Karma - The Path of Action. My brown parcel of one DVD for review arrived while I was rutting my way through a gnarly space in my life. I shelved the DVD, needing to find the Right Space to watch and comment on it. That Right Space never arrived. However, swayed by the deadline to write a review, I pulled the first DVD out of its box and set up a small window on my laptop so that I could listen as I went about clearing emails … [Read more...]

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DVD Review: Love and Happiness

April 29, 2011 By 13 Comments
Swami Ji on Love and Happiness

See the end of this review for a chance to win a copy of Love and Happiness. I’m a sucker for snail mail. I’ll take just about anything if it’s going to come in the post. So when I was offered up a copy of Swami Govindananda’s Love and Happiness DVD I jumped at it. A few days later a lovely brown package showed up in my mail box. Unwrapping the packaging, I flipped it over to read the description on the back, I opened the case looked at each of the six discs, then put the … [Read more...]

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