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Is Bikram Choudhury really an alien?

January 22, 2012 By 8 Comments
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by Kara-Leah Grant, Musings from the Mat On Sunday I drove a 440 km round-trip to see Bikram Choudbury speak. Was it worth it? Absolutely. Not only did I get to meet more of the NZ yoga community, but I also got to check out Bikram The Man in person as he took the stage for a three and a half hour lecture. Yep that's right - Bikram spoke with barely a pause for breath for over three hours, and if it hadn't been for the insistence of the organizers, he would have kept on going. And … [Read more...]

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Enlightenment – one drop of sweat at a time?

December 9, 2011 By 4 Comments
Is a Good Camel one step towards an enlightened life?

by Kara-Leah Grant Inspired by Scott Bischke's book Good Camel, Good Life - Finding enlightenment one drop of sweat at a time I took myself off to a Bikram class recently. (That's an affiliate link for Fishpond.co.nz, so The YLB gets 5% if you buy it from there.) I haven't been in more than a year, and I was curious. The last few classes I attended, I started class feeling calm and sattvic, and I ended class feeling agitated and rajas. My mind was busier and louder coming out than … [Read more...]

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Is the Bikram series a victim of yoga snobbery?

May 7, 2010 By 31 Comments
Kara-Leah in seated foward bend

There's a subtle judgment that I've perceived in the world of yoga against Bikram Yoga. Now maybe it's just me, my filter, my bias, what I think I'm seeing... but amongst yogis there's this idea that Bikram is not real yoga. Or not good yoga. Or not good for you. Or something. (See the conversation unfolding on Why the Government needs to make Bikram yoga compulsory for a snippet of this.) There's suspicion about Bikram himself, about the yoga competitions that he and his wife run, about … [Read more...]

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Mount Maunganui Yoga Teacher: Ross Howatson

November 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
New Zealand Yoga Teacher Ross

After number of years overseas teaching at a variety of places, including Pure Yoga in Asia, Ross has returned to New Zealand to spread the yoga joy here. He opened the first Bikram studios in Auckland and the Mount and is back teaching at the Mount Yoga Studio - for now anyway. While overseas, Ross was able to study with a who's who line-up of internationally renowned teachers including John Friend, Shiva Rea, Paul Grilley, David Swenson, Rodney Yee, Bikram Choudhury, Swami Muktidharma, … [Read more...]

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Queenstown Yoga Studio Owner & Teacher: Peggy Preston

October 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Queenstown Yoga Teacher Peggy Preston

Peggy Preston is owner of not just one, but two yoga studios - she's one busy woman. Dedicated to the healing power of Bikram yoga, she's also passionate about the benefits of Hatha yoga. Not willing to compromise on what she taught and what she offered her students, Peggy managed to open both studios, side-by-side in Queenstown, within 18 months of each other. It's testament to her passion and zest for both yoga and life. She simply loves yoga, and wants as many people to be able to … [Read more...]

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Why the Government needs to make Bikram yoga compulsory

August 27, 2009 By 33 Comments
Bikram Choudhury

There is one simple action that the Government could take which would slash hospital waiting lists. It would turn us from a nation of porkies into a nation of bendies. Plus it would seriously put a dent in the increasing number of us who are living with mental illness at some stage in our lives. This one action would take commitment from us though. We would have to invest 90 minutes 3 times a week into our physical, mental and emotional health. That’s 4 and a half hours. For … [Read more...]

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