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International AcroYoga & Vinyasa Teachers: Jason Magness & Chelsey Gribbon

October 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Jason Magness & Chelsey Gribbon having fun with acroyoga

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...]

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An interview with Rachael Lowe on her up-coming Kundalini Workshop ‘Experience Your Innocence’

October 11, 2010 By 1 Comment
Rachael Lowe in Cambodia

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...]

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Marianne Elliott dishes up the goss on why Wellington’s Prana Flow classes have morphed into Yoga Sangha

July 16, 2010 By 3 Comments
Marianne Elliott, Yoga Sangha teacher

As the recent article on Gaura Yoga Bhakti Centre's new Thursday night Vinyasa & Kirtan yoga class showed, there's more than one way to teach yoga. Also in Wellington, Marianne Elliott is spearheading a series of yoga classes at Yoga Unlimited called Yoga Sangha. These classes are delivered by seva - that is, they have no set price and students decide what they'd like to offer in exchange for attending class. The Yoga Lunchbox caught up with Marianne to find out more about Yoga Sangha, … [Read more...]

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An interview with Insight Dialogue author and teacher Gregory Kramer

March 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Insight Dialogue teacher Gregory Kramer

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...]

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An interview with India-based meditation teacher Tarun Kumar

February 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Meditation Teacher Tarun Kumar

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...]

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Wellington yogi Kelly Fisher interviewed on Forever Fitness

August 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Kelly Fisher of Yoga Unlimited

Co-owner of Wellington's Yoga Unlimited, Kelly Fisher, has just been interviewed on Forever Fitness by Ish and Bevan. It's a great 30 minute podcast, and well worth a listen (click to hear). If you've never listened to a podcast before, and get antsy siting at the computer listening away... throw it on and do what I did, clean your bedroom at the same time! You'll get the housework done while you listen. And if you're thinking about starting yoga, Kelly gives a great low-down on how to … [Read more...]

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