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Please click the image below to see a larger version, which is easier to read.For the first time, the Heart of Yoga Ashram is offering accommodation on site. These different options range from bunk beds to private rooms. We also offer discounted rates with the local resorts. We expect the on-site accommodation fill up quickly so reserve your space now! We encourage participants to stay for the full two weeks, but if you can only come for one-week, don’t worry! One week … [Read more...]
By Kara-Leah Grant, Musings from the Mat Yesterday Samuel and I went for our usual morning walk around the boardwalk. As I pushed his pram down the dusty trail beside the river I started and stopped. Was that a dead dragonfly on the trail? I doubled-back and carefully picked up a grey, wizened and dusty dragonfly and placed it on the palm of my left hand to show Samuel. I was startled when the dragonfly moved one leg out into a more comfortable position and I realized it wasn't dead - … [Read more...]
In this weekend workshop we explore the connections between our breath and our heart. Weaving somatic enquiry, yoga asana and loving-kindness practices we will restore ease-full breathing, a calm mind and an open heart. This will be a weekend in which to release into the organic soft support of the heart and the breath. Te Moata is the perfect setting for our deepening yoga practice – the beauty and spirit of the land, the nourishing and delicious food, and the sensitive kindness of the … [Read more...]
Exploration of Prana, a Yoga Workshop with Swami Karma Karuna Experience the scientific and esoteric aspects of the subtle breath and the energy body, to balance health and manage dis-ease. In yoga, the koshas refer to subtle dimensions of being that can be used for personal evolvement. Pranamaya kosha is the energetic field that exists within the physical body and awakens the vital energy within, invoking the feeling of aliveness. Experience the scientific and esoteric aspects of the subtle … [Read more...]
by new columnist Gabrielle Harris, The Suburban Yogini It’s 5.30 am, I’m up to do some serious breathing. It feels virtuous and good to be up at this time, just like a real yogi, however I do note that not even the birds seem to be breathing at this hour. But I’m a yogini and I’m on a mission - to find out more about Pranayama and its reported effects. I read somewhere that you should aim for at least 5 minutes breathing, 10 minutes meditation and 20 minutes asana in your morning … [Read more...]
by guest author Peter Fernando, A Month of Mindfulness Are you wanting to start your own home meditation practice? The number one piece of advice I have for you is: Just do it! Having said that, a recent question that came in asked for more details, so in response to that reader, here's... Six Useful Home Meditation Tips 1) Don't meditate in front of the TV (even when it's off), or in front of the computer. If you take some time to create a meditation-only space in your home, it's … [Read more...]
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