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Dude, where’s my teacher?!

April 11, 2011 By 18 Comments
Dude, where's my yoga teacher?

I've been totally short-changed on my yoga journey. Never once have I had a Real Yoga Teacher. You know - the kind you have an on-going relationship with.. the kind who supports your yoga journey parsing out morsels of wisdom and insight at the exact moment you need them... the kind who's interested in your development and answers all your questions. Nope, thanks to some cruel twist of fate, I've been left to blunder through the mine field of yoga all by my lonesome. Partly this … [Read more...]

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Why I may never take another yoga class ever again

February 2, 2011 By 18 Comments
Tara Stiles - not real yoga?

There's a lot of debate going on in American yoga circles right now about what is yoga and what is not yoga. Elephant Journal is full of it, even the New York Times has got in on the act. I'm no yoga scholar, and I know there's various yogic texts which one can refer back to that expound on exactly what yoga is and isn't. Patanjali is oft-quoted, although he's not the only guy that wrote about yoga back in the day. His take on it is simply that yoga is: the cessation of the … [Read more...]

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Top Ten Yoga Videos online, Part 1

December 1, 2010 By 2 Comments
Seane Corn on YouTube

Some months ago I published an article called Top Ten best yoga websites and articles on the web. It had an enthusiastic response and has since gone on to be one of the top five articles on the site. At the time, readers suggested/requested a do a top ten list of yoga videos on the 'net. I thought it was a great idea, but had no idea where to start. I wasn't in the habit of watching yoga videos online, so couldn't really do a top ten list. Until now. Lately, I've discovered a new world … [Read more...]

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A day in the life of a Prana Flow teacher trainee

November 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Shiva Rea

Ever since I first took a Prana Flow teacher training module with Twee Merrigan in Wellington, I'd been dreaming of going to study with Shiva Rea, Master Prana Flow teacher, in the USA. Something was always in the way though... I was working as a speechwriter paying the mortgage on the house my partner was renovating. I was pregnant. Then I had a new born baby boy, Samuel. All the while, I'd keep an eye on what Shiva was up to, where she was teaching, what courses were on offer. Nothing … [Read more...]

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Integrating Tantra practices into daily life

November 7, 2010 By 3 Comments
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One of the most amazing experiences of my Prana Flow teacher training with Shiva Rea was our morning meditation and lecture sessions with Chris Tompkins, something I'll go into detail about in a future post. I've long wanted to establish an early morning practice, and having to be there most mornings at 7am for 12 days has done this. I was able to witness the effect of just sitting and connecting to the Self, the effect of using bija mantras every morning, and the way it set my entire day … [Read more...]

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Diving into the flow of Fluid Power

November 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Sculpture on Venice Beach, LA, California

It's day number.... something? on my Prana Flow teacher training with Shiva Rea. The training is at Exhale Spa, Venice, California and the apartment I'm staying in with another student is a short walk along Venice Beach. Ah Venice Beach... like no other I've ever encountered. Shops and cafes on one side... a wide pavement of walkers, bikers, rollarbladers & skaters, dogs and skateboards in the middle... and vendors, musicians, and hanger-ons on the other side. Beyond the vendors … [Read more...]

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