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How Yoga Gave Me a Way Out of the Cycle of Blame and Shame

February 20, 2020 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

by Nicole Allan, Raw Yoga Modern Yoga has become like therapy for a lot of us. Far from the traditional goal of gaining enlightenment, most are simply looking for a tool to help us stay sane. When it comes to our sanity there are many factors to consider, for now, I have focused on a societal foundation - The blame/shame model of modern societies. Blame and shame have become so ingrained it’s hard to know where it all began... It is embedded in our thoughts, language and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Living Your Yoga, Paid, Yoga & Relationships

Shambhavi Sarasvati on Direct Realization Tantra & The Play of Awakening

December 18, 2019 by Kara-Leah Grant Leave a Comment

by Kara-Leah Grant I discovered Shambhavi Sarasvati when I went looking for Tantra books to deepen my knowledge of the Trika Shaivism lineage. I found The Play of Awakening, which is an accessible, enjoyable, gem of a book. I felt like I was sitting in satsang with Shambhavi, and had many insights and a'ha! moments through reading her words. I love her approach to Tantra and Self-Realisation - it feels relaxed and grounded in day-to-day life. She says that direct realization traditions, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Paid, The Process of Waking Up

Dr Scott Lyons on Somatic Stress Release, Trauma & Boundaries

December 11, 2019 by Lucinda Staniland Leave a Comment

by Lucinda Staniland It's always fascinating to touch base with Dr. Scott Lyons (DO, PhD, MS, MFA, CHT, BMCP/T, RSMT, SME, BMCP, IDME, SEP, CST, BFA, RYT-500), co-founder of Embodied Flow. Scott has done a lot of academic learning (as evidenced in that extremely long string of letters after his name!) but the thing that is so refreshing and surprising about Scott is that, above all else, he prioritises learning and teaching from an embodied, experiential place. As you'll quickly notice in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Living Your Yoga, Paid Tagged With: boundaries, Dr Scott Lyons, Scott Lyons, stress, trauma

A Review of the Valka Yoga Cork Yoga Mat: Non-Toxic & Eco-Friendly

September 10, 2019 by Lucinda Staniland 3 Comments

by Lucinda Staniland & Cara Butler, As the editor of a popular yoga website, I receive a lot of requests to review various yoga-related products. Over the years, this has resulted in me getting a lot of practice at the all-important skill of saying ‘No’. I’ve learned the hard way to only say yes to doing a review when it’s a ‘"hell yes!" Thoroughly testing a product and writing a review takes a significant amount of time and energy and there’s nothing worse than doing it for a product … [Read more...]

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Denise Payne on Why She Doesn’t Want Liberation in This Lifetime

August 7, 2018 by Lucinda Staniland

Denise Payne

by Lucinda Staniland, Denise Payne is a big-hearted yoga teacher with more than three decades of experience on the mat. Most recently, she spent the last eight years in Bali, where she taught at Ubud's favourite yoga studio, The Yoga Barn and also at Bali's most notorious prison, Kerobokan, where she started a yoga program with Myuran Sukumaran, one of the Bali Nine. In today's yoga landscape, Denise has what I consider to be an unusually deep grounding in Yoga, including twenty years spent … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Paid, Video Interviews Tagged With: bali, Denise Payne, Yoga in Prison, yoga teacher training

Philip Shepherd on What It’s Really Like To Experience Radical Wholeness

March 23, 2018 by Lucinda Staniland 1 Comment

by Lucinda Staniland What is radical wholeness? This is a question that Philip Shepherd has spent many decades exploring and experiencing. As an international embodiment expert and the author of "New Self, New World," "Radical Wholeness," and creator of The Embodied Present Process™, Philip has studied wholeness through scientific, historical and anthropological lenses and through the felt intelligence of his own body. Kara-Leah Grant caught up with Philip to explore his nuanced and, to many … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Paid, The Process of Waking Up, Video Interviews Tagged With: embodiment, Philip Shepherd, Radical Wholeness, Wholeness

Dr Scott Lyons on The Art of Being Human & Embodied Flow™ Yoga

January 29, 2018 by Lucinda Staniland Leave a Comment

Dr Scott Lyons Embodied Flow Yoga

by Lucinda Staniland, It's always a joy to come across someone who takes real pleasure in the work they do in the world. Without a doubt, Dr Scott Lyons is such a person and I could tell so immediately when I began watching his conversation with Kara-Leah Grant. Although he clearly takes a serious and earnest approach to his work, there is also an overflowing sense of delight and lightness to him, which I couldn't help but be enchanted by. Dr Scott Lyons is a Clinical Psychologist and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Paid, Video Interviews, Yoga Styles Tagged With: Dr Scott Lyons, Embodied Flow, psychology, Tara Judelle, Yin Yoga

The Best Guide to NZ Yoga Teacher Trainings 2022

September 1, 2017 by Cara Butler

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Filed Under: Best Guides, Paid, Teacher Training Tagged With: new zealand teacher training, Teacher training, yoga teacher training

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