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Marianne Elliott dishes up the goss on why Wellington’s Prana Flow classes have morphed into Yoga Sangha

July 16, 2010 By 3 Comments
Marianne Elliott, Yoga Sangha teacher

As the recent article on Gaura Yoga Bhakti Centre's new Thursday night Vinyasa & Kirtan yoga class showed, there's more than one way to teach yoga. Also in Wellington, Marianne Elliott is spearheading a series of yoga classes at Yoga Unlimited called Yoga Sangha. These classes are delivered by seva - that is, they have no set price and students decide what they'd like to offer in exchange for attending class. The Yoga Lunchbox caught up with Marianne to find out more about Yoga Sangha, … [Read more...]

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An interview with Donna Farhi

May 31, 2010 By 3 Comments
Donna Farhi

I first discovered Donna Farhi in my local library in Queenstown. Her book Yoga Mind, Body and Spirit: A Return to Wholeness was liberating, informative and challenging. She taught not asana by asana, this body part in that body place, but through universal principles that underlay every asana. It was a watershed moment in my Yoga journey as my home practice had begun to diverge from anything resembling a standard hatha class. With Donna's book within easy reach, I felt able to honour the … [Read more...]

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How teachers and studios can infuse their businesses with yogic principles

May 14, 2010 By 3 Comments
Yoga community

As yoga infiltrates the western world more and more- with yoga studios popping up in every town and yoga teachers plying their services everywhere from gyms to businesses to schools to community halls - there is a huge opportunity for all teachers to embody the principles of yoga within the business world. Perhaps the biggest principle that we can adopt is that of union - the word yoga means 'to yoke' or 'to bind', and is often translated as Union. There are many ways to interpret this - … [Read more...]

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Yoga-In-Action Groups: Small Circles of Change

March 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Yoga in Action: Off the Mat teachers

Are you ready to take your yoga practice/teaching to the next level? Do you feel as if you have authentic purpose in the world, but are not sure what it is or how to activate it? Do you feel ready to live your life in a more meaningful and connected way? Are you drawn to service but don’t know where or how to begin? The first ever Yoga-in-Action group in New Zealand is for you! WHAT IS IT? … [Read more...]

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How yoga helped me find my fortune in the big city

March 12, 2010 By 15 Comments
KL - finding a place to be

Two years ago my partner and I left Arrowtown to seek our fortunes in the big city. I'd been following my twin passions of writing and yoga as a freelancer in Queenstown, but was struggling financially in a big way. Everything I tried to do, I came up against brick walls- left, right and centre. Nothing seemed to be working for me at all. After a short three day trip to Wellington over the summer of 2008, I knew that Wellington was where I needed to be. Fortunately, it was where my … [Read more...]

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Five things I learned in 2009 from my yoga and meditation practice

January 11, 2010 By 11 Comments
Kara-Leah, 38 weeks pregnant

What a year! Getting pregnant. Completing the renovations on our home. Selling it privately. Making the heart-breaking decision to leave my partner at 7 months pregnant... ... only to witness a miracle of transformation that brought us back together in the most incredible space. And of course teaching yoga, sharing yoga, practicing yoga, learning yoga, loving yoga... ...all while holding down a full-time public service job and witnessing firsthand the goings-on within … [Read more...]

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