Don’t let the idea of a yoga weekend retreat intimidate you

Mana Retreat on the Coromandel

by Sue Grbic of the Albany Yoga Room How often have you heard stories or looked longingly at pictures of people having a great time at some yoga workshop or retreat in a gorgeous corner of the world and wished that were you? How often has it actually been you? So if you just answered that question the way I think you did, let’s look at why. Of course money is usually a factor. That goes without saying. But aside from that, let’s face it - most of us are somewhat intimidated … [Read more...]

Auckland Yoga Teacher: Sue Grbic

Albany Yoga Room Director Sue Grbic

Sue's yoga path started in the late '70s in South Africa when she was initiated onto a path of meditational yoga - a path she still follows  today. Hatha yoga followed soon afterwards and happily saw her through three pregnancies. When she moved to New Zealand,  her three girls were very little, but once the youngest started school she was faced with the option of looking for a full-time job or continuing her yoga teacher training that she'd started in Cape Town. No contest there! Sue … [Read more...]

Insight into experiences from a Donna Farhi workshop

Master Yoga Teacher Donna Farhi

by guest author Sue Grbic, Director, Albany Yoga Room  For many students the experience of working with Donna Farhi for the first time is a truly transforming experience which amounts to nothing less than a paradigm shift in their yoga practice.    What is it that brings about such change?    I guess there are as many answers to that question as there are students who have worked with Donna.    Speaking for myself however I can say that there were two specific ‘ah-hah’ … [Read more...]