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Wellington Yoga Teacher: Jenifer Parker

December 17, 2010 By 2 Comments
Wellington Yoga Teacher Jenifer Parker

Born in California, and born to travel - that's Jenifer Parker. And you can blame Lord of the Rings for her and her husband's interest in New Zealand - Ryan was obsessed by the movie series so a trip to New Zealand was deemed imminent. As a result, in 2007, Jenifer answered an advertisement online to come and guest teach at a studio in Nelson. She loved NZ from the beginning, and in particular fell in love with Wellington, but unfortunately that trip was only for a short time. It was just … [Read more...]

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Dunedin Yoga Teacher: Lisa Morrison

December 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Lisa Morrison - learning to chill

There's so much in Lisa's story for women of our generation to relate to. Growing up in the '60s & '70s, we were taught that we could 'have it all' and 'do it all' but real life is so different. Problem is, unlearning all those messages and finding contentment in being is a hard road to walk. Luckily, we've got yoga to hold our hand. Lisa's an IYTA trained teacher now teaching at the Dunedin Yoga Studio, where she likes to make sure that her students know fitting yoga into daily life … [Read more...]

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Cromwell Yoga Teacher: Bron Poole

December 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Cromwell Yoga Teacher Bron Poole

Scattered throughout small towns in New Zealand are people who've discovered yoga somewhere along the journey of their life and now teach it in that place they've ended up. Bron Poole is just of those teachers. She found yoga in Japan, and has been grateful ever since. Not just a yoga teacher, she also does Reiki and energy balancing, working with the chakras. It's work that her yoga informs, and her yoga practice and teaching informs her healing work. She's excited about her new … [Read more...]

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My Yoga Online co-founder: Kreg Weiss

November 26, 2010 By 2 Comments
My Yoga Online co-founder Kreg Weiss

He's the co-founder of on the internet's most popular streaming yoga classes website, My Yoga Online. Vancouver-based Kreg Weiss was competing in national-level sports when he first discovered yoga. Like so many, that exposure to yoga completely changed the way Kreg saw health and fitness. He's now completed his Bachelor's degree in Human Kinetics and Health Sciences at UBC and uses his extensive background in anatomy and physiology  to educate and safely guide his students in how asanas, … [Read more...]

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Horowhenua Yoga Teacher: Peter Macdonald

November 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Horowhenua Yoga Teacher Peter Macdonald

Peter Macdonald of More Yoga is a Horowhenua-based certified organic farmer and Yoga teacher. He's shared his life for the last 30 years with his partner Rose Boyle, an example of commitment and union if there ever was one. Peter says he's in his ‘third or fourth career’ life. He first trained as a research biochemist; specialising in protein chemistry and how human immune responses are regulated. Then he was posted overseas as a Trade Commissioner, helping exporters find new … [Read more...]

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Wellington Yoga Teacher: Adhyatma of Satyananda

November 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Satyananda Yoga Teacher Adhyatma of Srinivasa

It was a long time between The Yoga Lunchbox asking Adhyatma to do a yoga teacher profile, and her finally sending in her answers. In between came Global Mala, which raised money for one of Adhyatma's passions, the Yoga in Prisons Trust. She's on the board of directors, and has taught in prisons too, writing about her experience in Broken Warriors - reaching out to prisoners with yoga. There's no doubt she's doing great work here in Wellington, and it's so lovely to finally be able to get … [Read more...]

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