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Search Results for: yoga nidra

Yoga Nidra for Sobriety – A journey to wholeness.

February 10, 2021 by Guest Author 1 Comment

A new outlook for 2021

By Veronica King, Grassroots Yoga & Health As a tantric yogi I have always enjoyed saying yes to life, all of it! For years I’ve had boundless energy to work, play, practice and party. All in equal measure. But over the last few years I noticed a significant shift, my tank that was always full, was not topping up and suddenly I had a completely empty tank. I was depleted, exhausted, facing a health crisis. So I sat with the question, what depletes me and what nourishes me?  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deepening • The Yoga of Life, Energetic Practices, How Yoga Helped Me, Meditation Practices Tagged With: Integrative Amrit Method, Sobriety, tantra, yoga nidra, yoga practice

Meeting Life As It Is: iRest Yoga Nidra & The Practice of Opposites

March 19, 2020 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

by Una Hubbard, Meditation and Yoga with Una I used to be a perfectionist living life in black and white, ‘either/or’. My understanding of the depression I experienced, for instance, was to find a way to be happy. If sad, be happy. I mean, simple really. I also had a real beef with anger. And that beef was simply this: I really didn’t like it. I didn't like it when someone raised their voice or showed displeasure. I wanted it all to go away. I wanted calm instead. If angry, be calm. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Meditation Practices Tagged With: Dr Richard Miller, iRest, meditation, Opposites, Una Hubbard, yoga nidra

Cultivating Unshakeable Peace & Wellbeing with iRest Yoga Nidra: An Interview with Fuyuko Toyota

February 6, 2020 by Guest Author 1 Comment

by Neal Ghoshal Ten years ago I had the great pleasure to meet Fuyuko Toyota. We were both assisting our teacher Donna Farhi on a long 21-day training and I was immediately drawn to Fuyuko for her warmth, her humility and humour and her deep, compassionate wisdom.  Over the three weeks, we developed a beautiful appreciation for each others' teachings, and a delightful friendship which has only deepened through the years. Now we are like brother and sister on the Yoga path! It has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Yoga Styles Tagged With: iRest, iRest Yoga Nidra, Neal Ghoshal, yoga nidra

8 Reasons Why Yoga Nidra is the Hottest New Yoga Trend

February 5, 2018 by Lucinda Staniland Leave a Comment

Anahata Yoga Nidra Training

By Lucinda Staniland By now you've probably come across Yoga Nidra, one of the hottest trends to hit the Yoga scene in recent years. Everyone is doing it, from your trend-setting Instagram-loving best friend to your old-school internet-free great Aunt. But what is Yoga Nidra exactly, and does it deserve its sudden popularity? To the latter, I answer with an emphatic YES, which I trust will quickly become clear in the eight points below. And for an answer to the former, I turned to Swami … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Paid, The Foundations, Yoga Styles Tagged With: anahata yoga retreat, restorative yoga, swami karma karuna, yoga nidra, Yoga trend

The Inside Story on Yoga Nidra & Restorative Yoga Instructor Training at Anahata Yoga Retreat

September 20, 2017 by Lucinda Staniland Leave a Comment

by Lucinda Staniland When you’re contemplating which Yoga Teacher Training is right for you, one of the best resources can be speaking to someone who has already done that training. Of course, it can be hard to track down former trainees, so we’ve done that hard work for you. In today's world, there is a great need for restorative practices like Yoga Nidra and Restorative Yoga, so I was delighted to hear that Anahata Yoga Retreat is offering a Yoga Nidra and Restorative Yoga Instructors … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Paid, Teacher Training Tagged With: Anahta Yoga Retreat, Yoga ashram, yoga nidra, yoga teacher training

Swami Karma Karuna on Yoga Nidra Training & Our Great Need For Restorative Practices

March 9, 2017 by Lucinda Staniland Leave a Comment

by Kara-Leah Grant Yoga Nidra has long been an important and regular part of my yoga practice. I found it invaluable when I had a newborn baby, as a way to rest and restore in less than twenty minutes. And, even more interesting, after doing it consistently for over a decade, I'm starting to reap some of the more esoteric benefits of the practice that Swami Karma Karuna describes below. For these reasons, I'm delighted to see that Anahata Yoga Retreat is holding a Yoga Nidra Instructor … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energetic Practices, Meditation Practices, Practices, Teacher Training Tagged With: Anahata, Kawaipurapura, restorative yoga, swami karma karuna, yoga nidra

What Is iRest® Yoga Nidra Meditation and How Can It Help You?

December 7, 2016 by Guest Author 61 Comments

by Neal Ghoshal, Sacred Moves  As the popularity of Yoga continues to expand, more and more people are being drawn into practices beyond Yoga asana (posture), into breath work, into meditation, into the subtler aspects of the tradition. One of the practices that is becoming increasingly lauded is Yoga Nidra. I first came across Yoga Nidra back in 2003 when learning to teach at the Ashram Yoga School in Parnell, Auckland. Ashram Yoga, a Satyananda style inspired Yoga school, included Yoga Nidra … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Yoga Styles Tagged With: anxiety, chronic pain, depression, insomnia, iRest, meditation, Neal Ghoshal, NZ Yoga Nidra, PTSD, Richard Miller, yoga nidra

Effects of the Sankalpa in Satyananda Yoga Nidra – Manifesting the positive

January 26, 2010 by Guest Author 1 Comment

Swami Karma Karuna of Anahata Retreat

By Guest Author Swami Karma Karuna, Anahata Yoga Retreat Many people on the yogic path are committed to self transformation. This active focus on growth may ignite questioning of one’s own behaviour.  Sometimes, there is genuine desire to change a particular habit or pattern, but try as one may, the cause of the action can be elusive! Whether resisting or accepting those aspects of the self which seem outside of conscious control, in truth the reactions, perspectives and even external … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energetic Practices, Practices Tagged With: sankalpa, satyananda, yoga nidra

Does ambition belong on your yoga mat?

April 20, 2022 by Veronica King Leave a Comment

Teaching yoga as your career By Veronica King Luckily my first and most influential teacher always spoke about being a yoga professional. This was her livelihood and treated it with that respect. This helped shape me. As a yoga teacher, I would always treat my career with that same respect. It's not uncommon to feel shy about sharing this. There is in the teaching of any spiritual tradition an ongoing tension between being of service and charging for that service. You have every … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Living Your Yoga, Musings from the Mat, Teaching • The Business of Yoga, Teaching Insights, The Business of Yoga, Uncategorized Tagged With: teaching career, teaching yoga, yoga teaching tips

The joys and challenges of practicing yoga online

March 11, 2022 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Students experience of online yoga Part 2 by Sandra Palmer “Since the arrival of Covid 19 into our world, the way we teach yoga has changed.  Studios and teachers rapidly adapted to close brick and mortar studios and many immediately started teaching online. Some teachers and students love this online environment and, equally, many people loathe it”. Registered Psychologist and Yoga Teacher, Sandra Palmer shares her insights and experiences on the student’s perspective of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Home Yoga Practice, Home Yoga Practice Video, Musings from the Mat, Uncategorized

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