June 2 – 4: Auckland, Aio Wira Centre, Breathing & the Brain – The Science of Spirituality

Breathing and the Brain Weekend Workshop at Anahata Yoga Retreat

Experience the scientific applications of yoga under the guidance of a brilliant neurophysiologist and long-time yoga practitioner. Throughout history there have been various scientific studies linking the breath and the brain. Science and spirituality come together, diving into the patterns of behaviour and how they directly correlate to the patterns of the breath. Explore how certain breathing techniques can be used to awaken and balance the cerebral hemispheres. • Deepen your … [Read more...]

Learning to wait, and wait, and wait some more

nadine

by guest author Nadine Fawell, a Melbourne-based yoga teacher, blogger, and author of the yogAttitude cards. She is most interested in yoga's power to heal body, mind, and spirit. I was very sick a while back. I was too ill to leave the house for three weeks, and, two moths later, I am still coughing. When I went to the Doctor, she told me, “It’s a virus. I can’t do anything for you: go home and sleep it off.” I am, essentially, convalescing. I can’t walk too far or too … [Read more...]

What can yoga do for me physically, mentally and emotionally?

Kara-Leah in Kundalini Crow Pose

Yoga is the science of life. It is thousands of years old, and with regular practice, yoga can bring you back into balance physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. What does this mean? It means that no matter what issue you are dealing with in your life, yoga can help you manage it. And increasingly around the world, the scientific and medical world is doing the research to back this up. … [Read more...]