Introducing “Yoga on a Plate:” A New Column for the Yoga Lunchbox

Valerie Love

by new regular columnist Valerie Love, Yoga on a Plate If you asked me to name the things—people not included—that make me happiest, yoga and good food would be at the top of the list. So writing a column that combined my passions for both of those things seemed like a no-brainer. Except that the more I began to sit down and think about it, the more challenging and the more daunting it became. Many of us, whether yogis or not, have complicated relationships with food at some point in … [Read more...]

Who knew? There isn’t just one right way to do things. Even in Yoga.

Assisting trikonasana

by Elissa Jordan One of my Dad’s favourite stories to tell about me as a little girl is the one about my favourite word: why? I carried the word with me everywhere until it was a scraggly, worn-out dirt-encrusted version of itself. There’s some discrepancy as to whether or not this was, in fact, my first word. Dad says yes. Mom thinks it was second, after no. Either way, right from the start I’ve wanted to know the why behind things. Not one to be happy with a ‘because I said … [Read more...]

A curious approach to sitting and back-bending

Sitting baby

By guest author Oli Wiles, Free to Move Find sthira sukham at your desk and on the mat A friend recently posted a pic on Facebook of his 3-month-old boy sitting propped up on a sofa. The caption read: "Propped up at 3 months, eventually he toppled." It got me thinking about sitting and back-bending … Now, as you sit at your desk, it is likely that the muscles of your back are stopping you from toppling into the keyboard. In playing this important role, however, parts of your back … [Read more...]

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

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...]