Fresh and juicy conversations on making yoga a part of your daily life
Want arms like Megan Collier? Then you need to get start get to one of her Astanga classes. She's another of Wellington's passionate yoga teachers, fitting in her teaching around a busy life of work, family and friends. But Megan still finds time to dedicate to her own astanga practice, proving that no matter how busy one gets, there's always time for yoga. … [Read more...]
My first experience with the power of avidya came about twenty minutes into my third ashtanga yoga class. Or maybe my second. The exact number is not important, just that I was a broke backpacker partway through a pre-paid ten week yoga course. The teacher, a long, lanky woman in her early forties, brought us into Warrior One - Virabhadrasana I. My hips were skewed decidedly sideways. My back heel struggled to connect with the floor. My arms were crooked and screamed in protest as I … [Read more...]
One of the many blessings of creating The Yoga Lunchbox is opening my inbox to find teacher profiles like the following picture and profile from Doris Blum. What a sensational photo! It's not of an asana, but captures so much of the spirit of yoga - the connection between earth and sky, the connection between us and nature, the opening of the heart, the joy of life... … [Read more...]
There is a grace and purity that flows in the practice of astanga. A never-changing series of postures combining pranayama and bandha throughout, astanga is strong, fluid and powerful. It encourages those qualities not just in the body, but also in the mind. Astanga is the path of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois of Mysore, India. When you practice yoga with Wellington Yoga teacher Mike Berghan of Te Aro Astanga, you are practicing with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. Sr K. Pattabhi Jois learned from Sri T. … [Read more...]
