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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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American Yoga Teacher: Kaitlyn McConnell

October 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
American Yoga Teacher Kaitlyn McConnell

It's not often I feature an International yoga teacher here on The Yoga Lunchbox, so I'm please to introduce California-based Kaitlyn. She's coming down to New Zealand for a three month trip and is hoping to teach yoga around the country while she's here. (See the bottom of the article for details on how to get in touch with her if you'd like to host her in your studio or town.) Kaitlyn writes a yoga blog of her own, called Yoga KM, where she'll be writing about her Kiwi trip. Still a … [Read more...]

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Auckland Yoga Teacher: Yogitaratna Chaitanya

September 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Vyayam Yoga Teacher Yogitaratna Chaitanya

Yogita's passion for yoga leaps off the page in this teacher profile. She is the only yoga teacher in the country teaching Vyayam Yoga, which is a moving style of yoga that formed the foundation for many martial arts. Her yoga teacher training was thorough, as she spent five years of studying at the Traditional Vyayam School in the Moorish city of Granada, Spain with Shrî Swami Shankaratilakânanda. There she learned about all aspects of yoga, and was particularly impressed by the way in … [Read more...]

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Auckland Yoga Teacher Barbara Coley

August 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Auckland Yoga Teacher Barbara Coley

Once a financial controller, now owner of a yoga studio, Barbara Coley makes time in her life to visit India as often as she can to continue her studies with A.G. and Indra Mohan, both of whom were long-time personal students of Krishnamacharya. While she never dreamed that she would ever open a yoga studio, earlier this year she even hosted the Mohans here in New Zealand for a Yoga Sutras seminar. Barbara's hoping to bring them out again in 2011. Her personal interest is yoga psychology, … [Read more...]

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Auckland Yoga Teacher: Maree Martin

August 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Auckland Yoga Teacher Maree Martin

Like many natural-born Kiwis, Maree's lived all over the world including Sydney and London. She now calls Auckland home, and has stayed put for the last six years. Once upon a time she was a fashion designer, but eventually decided to swap the hectic pace for something more rewarding both to herself and others. Yoga was  a therapeutic force in her life,  so she's made this her focus in teaching others.  She wants to see yoga make a positive difference in people's lives and and is also … [Read more...]

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Christchurch Yoga Teacher: Pavitra of Yoga for You

July 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Christchurch Yoga Teacher Pavrita

It's been a few weeks since The Yoga Lunchbox featured a yoga teacher from around the country, and it is my great delight to introduce you to Pavitra. Born in Germany, she discovered yoga through books at the age of 17. Already burning with a strong desire to know more about the mysteries of life, Pavitra didn't let the lack of a real-life teacher stop her from starting her yoga journey. Now living and teaching in Christchurch, New Zealand, Pavitra - a Satyananda Yoga teacher who studied … [Read more...]

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