Wellington Yoga Teacher: Adhyatma of Satyananda

Satyananda Yoga Teacher Adhyatma of Srinivasa

It was a long time between The Yoga Lunchbox asking Adhyatma to do a yoga teacher profile, and her finally sending in her answers. In between came Global Mala, which raised money for one of Adhyatma's passions, the Yoga in Prisons Trust. She's on the board of directors, and has taught in prisons too, writing about her experience in Broken Warriors - reaching out to prisoners with yoga. There's no doubt she's doing great work here in Wellington, and it's so lovely to finally be able to get … [Read more...]

Yoga in Prisons Trust charity recipient for Global Mala NZ 2010

Yoga in Prisons Trust

It's been a power-packed day and a half in Wellington, catching up with friends - all of whom happen to be part of the local yoga community. There's so much wisdom and presence out there, and just sitting down to spend time with heart-open, grounded, clear-sighted people is inspirational. In between coffees and teas and yoga classes, I'm getting stuck into organizing Global Mala. Being in flow makes this process feel effortless - I get an idea, run with it, make it happen, move on. This … [Read more...]

Broken Warriors – reaching out to prisoners with yoga

Adhyatma, teaching yoga to prisoners

by guest author Adhyatma, Srinivasa Yoga House, Hamilton I first came across the idea of teaching Yoga to prison inmates when I was staying in an ashram in the northern parts of Bihar, India. I had traveled there without much prior knowledge of why I was really going there, what I was in for, or how it had even happened so easily, and so quickly in my life. But it had! I had been attending some Yoga classes in Mt Eden, Auckland for a couple of years with a Satyananda yoga teacher before … [Read more...]