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Why I’m so excited Simon Borg-Olivier’s giving a workshop in Wellington

February 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Yoga Teacher Simon Borg-Olivier

by guest author Lynda Miers-Henneveld A few years ago, I traveled to Brisbane to attend a course called Applied Anatomy & Physiology of Yoga, taught by a remarkable yogi called Simon Borg-Olivier. It was presented over the course of two three-day weekends, and was attended by Yoga students as well as physiotherapists and acupuncture practitioners. You see, Simon is an inspiring teacher with a wealth of experience in several different styles of yoga, but he is also a physiotherapist … [Read more...]

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AcroYoga comes to New Zealand

November 1, 2010 by 1 Comment
Tanya Zappala and Stacey Elmes

by guest author Stacey Elmes AcroYoga is a unique practice that combines the spiritual wisdom of Yoga, the dynamic and playful energy of Acrobatics and the loving kindness of Thai massage. Originating in California in 2003, co-creators Jenny Saur-Klein and Jason Nemer met and combined their talents in yoga, gymnastics, circus, and bodywork. It was April 2008, during one of their international tours, that AcroYoga first came to Australasia. Inspired by one of those first workshops, two … [Read more...]

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Everything is stable… until it’s not

October 27, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Anusara Yoga Teacher Katie Lane

by guest author Katie Lane What the Christchurch earthquake is teaching me about stability. Just when I thought I’d found my roots...the ground shook. AGAIN. Tuesday morning, 11.32am. The biggest aftershock I felt since our original 7.1 magnitude earthquake in early September. It was also the first *big* aftershock for me since arriving back in NZ from an amazing therapy training with John Friend in Maui. Compared to the BIG event, this shake was minor. However, a 5.0 on any scale … [Read more...]

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So what’s your purpose in life?

October 24, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Marianne, Nick & Kelly, OTM workshop facilitators

by guest author Marianne Elliott, Off the Mat NZ It’s not exactly the kind of question people are likely to ask you at a cocktail party, but increasingly I hear people asking themselves and others: What is your purpose in life? Many of us long for a clear sense of purpose: one coherent story about what we are supposed to be doing with our life. We wish we could feel confident that we are spending our “one wild and precious life” in a way that is meaningful, that is contributing … [Read more...]

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An interview with Rachael Lowe on her up-coming Kundalini Workshop ‘Experience Your Innocence’

October 11, 2010 by 1 Comment
Rachael Lowe in Cambodia

There is a quote from Yogi Bhajan on the poster for Kundalini Yoga Teacher Rachael Lowe's Wellington workshop that reads: The best way in life is simply to be. Let the spirit, let the soul, let the self shine like sunshine Oh only if it were that simple! Yet it is that simple for children. Watch a group of five year olds play, or a baby crawl around the house exploring, and they're just being, just shining, just living. It's this quality of innocence that Rachael is set to help people … [Read more...]

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