Food for thought, food for the soul
American Senior Iyengar teacher Carrie Owerko is hosting a ten-day yoga retreat called Uncovering Roots in Infinite Space here in New Zealand from Friday, February 24, 2012 to Sunday, March 04, 2012. YLB spoke to Carrie to find out more about her journey into yoga, and the retreat. See the end of the interview for booking details, and a special discount for YLB readers. 1. How did you get into Yoga? I first began doing yoga when I was working for a movement theatre company in … [Read more...]
Anandi spent around three years in India during her twenties, which led to her first ever Yoga class. It was an Iyengar class and she was hooked immediately! She did her first teacher training in Pune and went on to help her teacher open a new school just off the beach in Candolim, Goa, something she says was a very magical time. After Goa, Anandi travelled to Thailand and taught Yoga at the Healing Child Oasis resort in Mai Nam, Koh Samui. This was a centre for healing and fasting with … [Read more...]
Born in California, and born to travel - that's Jenifer Parker. And you can blame Lord of the Rings for her and her husband's interest in New Zealand - Ryan was obsessed by the movie series so a trip to New Zealand was deemed imminent. As a result, in 2007, Jenifer answered an advertisement online to come and guest teach at a studio in Nelson. She loved NZ from the beginning, and in particular fell in love with Wellington, but unfortunately that trip was only for a short time. It was just … [Read more...]
There's so much in Lisa's story for women of our generation to relate to. Growing up in the '60s & '70s, we were taught that we could 'have it all' and 'do it all' but real life is so different. Problem is, unlearning all those messages and finding contentment in being is a hard road to walk. Luckily, we've got yoga to hold our hand. Lisa's an IYTA trained teacher now teaching at the Dunedin Yoga Studio, where she likes to make sure that her students know fitting yoga into daily life … [Read more...]
It's been great moving down to Dunedin because I've had the opportunity to meet a whole new crew of yoga teachers. Rachel is one of those teachers. She first got interested in yoga at the young age of 14 years, but didn't feel comfortable in her first class so it was many years before she went back. Now, a few decades later, Rachel is passionate about teaching yoga, and can be found in a variety of locations around Dunedin city. … [Read more...]
It is my pleasure to introduce Wellington Iyengar yoga teacher and studio owner, Phil Savage. He owns and teaches at Yoga Space. Of all the yoga lineages, Iyengar is perhaps the most precise, the most aimed at achieving perfect alignment in all postures. Props are used extensively in order to be able to make this possible. Likewise, Iyengar teachers are thoroughly trained and have an in-depth understanding of anatomy. Many yogis start out in Iyengar - including Shiva Rea, who developed Prana … [Read more...]
