May 4 – 5th: Wanaka, Pure Yoga Autumn Retreat

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Join Anna and friends at the beautiful Edgewater Resort on the shores of Lake Wanaka for a nurturing and inspiring weekend of yoga. As a Senior Heart of Yoga teacher, Anna will be teaching in the tradition of Krishnamacharya.  Attention to breath and linking breath to body movements will create a moving meditation that is ease-full and power-full! The retreat is held on Saturday the 4th and Sunday the 5th of May.   Saturday morning session will run from 9am - midday and the … [Read more...]

Five strategies for starting and maintaining your home yoga practice

Start simple. Full presence is the key

by Kara-Leah Grant, author of Forty Days of Yoga If you'd rather watch a video than read an article, skip to the end of this article and you'll find a short video of me going over these same five points. These are simple and effective strategies for creating and maintaining your home yoga practice and it's the type of thing we explore in more depth in Forty Days of Yoga. None of these strategies are rocket science - it's all plain common sense, but these strategies can challenge … [Read more...]

Mark Whitwell, promising us love, sex and intimacy in 7 minutes a day

Mark Whitwell, author and yoga teacher

by Kara-Leah Grant He's arguably New Zealand's most famous born and bred yoga teacher, yet he doesn't have the profile down under that you might expect. That could be set to change with the release of his second book, The Promise of Love, Sex and Intimacy. Endorsed by heavy-hitters like Deepak Chopra, and Ram Dass, The Promise also comes with a phone app, designed to help people do their daily seven minute practice. Mark maintains that seven minutes practice is enough to make lasting … [Read more...]

January 14 & 15: Christchurch, Mark Whitwell Weekend Workshop

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Whangarei Yoga Teacher: Amy Bankoff

Whangarei Yoga Teacher Amy Bankoff

As a wife and mother of two small children, Amy has made yoga an essential part of her family. After owning and managing a natural health clinic for five years, Amy returned to studying yoga and being a full-time mother in 2010. She passionately believes that yoga is and has been a positive, powerful, transformative factor in her Life, one that effortlessly leads to deep peace, acceptance and love. Amy’s interest in yoga as a personal, therapeutic practice has led her to work in Yoga … [Read more...]