April 14 & 15, Wellington, Iyengar Yoga workshop with Louisa Potter

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Louisa Potter is an Iyengar teacher with over 20 years of teaching experience. She has been to India to train with BKS Iyengar or his daughter six times. Louisa is coming to Wellington! This is not to be missed if you have even a little Iyengar knowledge. Her workshop will be designed around the needs of the students who come to this workshop Cost: $120 for two days, or Saturday only $60 When: Saturday 10.00-12.30 2.30-5.00 Sunday 9.30-12.00 2.00-4.30 Where: Wellington Yoga … [Read more...]

May 5th-6th: Wellington, Laughter Yoga Workshop

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This experiential (and often life-transforming) workshop is ideal for personal development and anyone interested in running a Laughter Yoga group (certification upon completion of workshop). A combination of positive psychology and how to access unconditional laughter is taught, to give participants valuable tools for every day life. Laughter Yoga is a deceptively simple yet very powerful form of exercise, combining laughter exercises with yogic breathing.  Ultimately, Laughter teaches … [Read more...]

How to get the most out of any yoga teacher training – ask questions!

Having access to a skilled senior teacher can do wonders for your practice

by regular columnist Elissa Jordan, Adventures in Teaching I’ve had the same conversation a countless number of times since I started training to be a yoga teacher - a conversation about continuity in access to a skilled senior teacher. Traditionally yoga was taught over many years from a guru to a student. This student would often live in their guru’s home and what was given to them for a practice was never once questioned. Times have changed and in this busy world people don’t … [Read more...]

March 30: Wellington’s Hot Yoga, Yoga Trance Dance with Kara-Leah

Yoga Trance Dance @ Wellington's Hot Yoga with Kara-Leah

Yoga Trance Dance™ at Wellington's Hot Yoga with Kara-Leah “High energy movement meditation to liberate your creative dance force. Yoga Trance Dance is a meeting of two great rivers, yoga and dance, which come from and are untied at the source. The infinite creative source is the One, uniting us all. Yoga and dance are two of the oldest paths back home.”Shiva Rea, teacher of Yoga Trance Dance™ & Prana Flow Yoga. Yup - it’s ok to dance and practice yoga all at the same time! … [Read more...]

February 18: Wellington’s Hot Yoga, Yog’Art of Tarot and Creativity

Yog'Art of Tarot and Creativity at Wellington's Hot Yoga

Wellington's Hot Yoga, Yog'Art of Tarot and Creativity Marion with share simple tools and for recovering your creative electricity and lead you through a symbolic yogasana flow and deep relaxation that will allow you to access insights on and off the mat, and progressively unfold your creative potential. See the website for more details, and to book. … [Read more...]

How to find the purpose in your teaching

Have a purpose when you teach and help your students find it in their practice

by regular columnist Elissa Jordan, Adventures in Teaching Once upon a time there was a young yoga teacher who spent her days cleaning the windowsill in her acharya’s home, up on a ladder, terrified of heights, scrubbing away. The other students of this one acharya were packed off to teaching assignments, but our young yoga teacher was made to wait. As days became weeks and weeks became months, our young yoga teacher waited patiently, perched upon her ladder, for her big day to … [Read more...]