Food for thought, food for the soul
American Senior Iyengar teacher Carrie Owerko is hosting a ten-day yoga retreat called Uncovering Roots in Infinite Space here in New Zealand from Friday, February 24, 2012 to Sunday, March 04, 2012. YLB spoke to Carrie to find out more about her journey into yoga, and the retreat. See the end of the interview for booking details, and a special discount for YLB readers. 1. How did you get into Yoga? I first began doing yoga when I was working for a movement theatre company in … [Read more...]
There is a simplicity in the teachings of Gangaji that underscores the paradox of the spiritual journey - she teaches that the truth of who we are is already free and at peace, and that it can be discovered by simply ending one’s search. Like the effortless effort that arises when we switch from doing a yoga pose to being a yoga pose, the search for enlightenment ends when we realise there is nothing to search for, nothing to become, for we are already there. For Gangaji, born Merle … [Read more...]
Are one of those super-serious, straight-laced, keep-it-on-the-mat-please yoga-types? Well it's time to get vibe'd, it's time to get off the mat, it's time to take your yoga to whatever it is you're doing... whether that's slacklining, climbing, adventure racing, paddling, or just battling the hordes at the local supermarket. True! Yoga's meant for far more than just a sticky mat. Jason Magness and Chelsey Gribbon know this, and they've been taking their yoga all over the world, into all … [Read more...]
There is a quote from Yogi Bhajan on the poster for Kundalini Yoga Teacher Rachael Lowe's Wellington workshop that reads: The best way in life is simply to be. Let the spirit, let the soul, let the self shine like sunshine Oh only if it were that simple! Yet it is that simple for children. Watch a group of five year olds play, or a baby crawl around the house exploring, and they're just being, just shining, just living. It's this quality of innocence that Rachael is set to help people … [Read more...]
New Zealand is blessed next month with the arrival of Gregory Kramer, an American practitioner and teacher of Insight Meditation. Gregory is also the co-founder and director of the Metta Foundation, Portland, Oregon, a center of Buddhist practice in the Insight Meditation tradition. He has developed a practice that takes meditation off the mat and into interpersonal relationships, as outlined in his book Insight Dialogue. One review of this work from Joseph Goldstein, author of Insight … [Read more...]
Meditation. Why is everyone getting so excited about it? Could be because it works - on many different levels. In March & April of this year New Zealanders will have a chance to find out why meditation is so powerful from India-based meditation expert Tarun Kumar. Back by popular demand, Tarun is touring the country for the third time. "I have hosted Tarun a number of times at the Albany Yoga Room," says teacher Sue Grbic. "Tarun has a lovely gentle energy and a humble sincerity … [Read more...]
