Can you name all the yamas and niyamas from Patanjali’s Eight Limbs?

I’ve been contemplating a few things lately, both while on my mat and off my mat. Things like how yoga and business mix, what it means to be a yoga student, what it means to be a yogi, how our shadow sides present themselves and affect both us and the people around us, and what [...]

How yoga helped me… find steadiness and beauty within my body

This is the second post in a series of yoga stories from readers. Tell us how yoga changed your life and go in the draw to win a yoga prize package. Submitted by Zoe of the North Island (not her real name), winner of a Yoga Prize Package The sexual abuse of the body started [...]

What’s yoga got to do with climate action?

Well, plenty actually. And this is the perfect time to write about that connection. One, it’s International Blog Action Day, when bloggers around the world write about one topic that matters – this year the environment. And two, next Saturday October 24th is International Climate Action Day, also happening worldwide. Here in Wellington, there will [...]

Day 1 to 15: Forty Day Sadhana of Infinite Energy and Prosperity Meditation

These are interesting times. It’s getting harder and harder to ignore the fact that we live on a finite planet, yet continue to promote a consumerist, throw away society that generates money for the few while decimating the planet. These were my thoughts as I sat outside this morning on my deck, eating porridge, watching [...]