Friday, September 3, 2010

How a non-certified yoga teacher with no guru ended up teaching (and should she be?)

How a non-certified yoga teacher with no guru ended up teaching (and should she be?)

This is a question I have contemplated many times since teaching was first thrust upon me. And it’s also one this website has explored extensively in recent weeks. After reading all of the responses from other teachers, I began to wonder… how on earth can I call myself a yoga teacher? I have no qualifications. [...]

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Witnessing the evolution of yoga from Vinyasa to Prana Flow to Flow Motion to Your Yoga

Witnessing the evolution of yoga from Vinyasa to Prana Flow to Flow Motion to Your Yoga

I love this video (see below)… it’s Sarah Tomson Beyer doing her brand of yoga, Flowmotion – and yes, that’s trademarked. But don’t get upset about it, because who cares, it’s all about the yoga right? And when I watch Sarah, I see such beauty, such grace, such inspiration… and I want to be able [...]

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Experiences of Prana Flow yoga teacher training

February 21, 2009 by Kara-Leah Grant  
Filed under Musings from the Mat, Teaching Yoga

Experiences of Prana Flow yoga teacher training

There is a joy and a playfulness within a Prana Flow yoga class that makes the heart open and the soul soar. Music, mantra, mudra (hand positions), asana (postures), pranayama (breath work) and meditation merge to create a journey away from separateness and into unity. Fears are faced, emotions are released, thought patterns are changed [...]

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Napier Yoga Teacher: Trudi Collins

February 4, 2009 by Kara-Leah Grant  
Filed under Napier

Napier Yoga Teacher: Trudi Collins

It’s entirely appropriate that Trudi’s profile photo is of her hula hooping – this is a woman with boundless energy and enthusiasm for yoga, and life in general. I had the pleasure of meeting her at Twee’s teacher training last October, and am looking forward to catching up with her at Twee’s training next week. [...]

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Yoga Teacher Training and Yoga Master Classes with Twee Merrigan in Wellington

January 7, 2009 by Kara-Leah Grant  
Filed under Teaching Yoga, Yoga Events

Yoga Teacher Training and Yoga Master Classes with Twee Merrigan in Wellington

Top Prana Flow Yoga teacher, Twee Merrigan is coming back to Wellington, February 11th to February 15th! Last here in October 2008, Twee will again be delivering Yoga Teacher Training and also holding Yoga Master Classes open to the public.

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What style of yoga is Prana Flow?

October 1, 2008 by Kara-Leah Grant  
Filed under The Basics, Yoga Styles

What style of yoga is Prana Flow?

Taught by Master Yoga Instructor Shiva Rea, Prana Flow is a liberating, evolutionary, rhythmic, vinyasa flow class that encompasses mudra, chanting, bandha, pranayama, meditation, asana, kriya and a whole lot of fun.

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