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Teachers – are your cues creating dysfunctional breathing?

April 16, 2020 by Guest Author 1 Comment

by Dr Jane Hardcastle, Movewell: therapeutic yoga, massage, and movement Hearing “take a deep breath in…and out” is ubiquitous in many yoga classes, as yoga teachers encourage students to better access their breath, become aware of 'chest breathing' and use their breath as a barometer of where, and how they are. Classes are often accompanied by publicly audible ‘ujjayi’ breath. We witness bellies expanding as students believe they are ‘doing’ great breathing. But should we ever ‘do’ … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breathing Practices, Teaching Insights Tagged With: hyperventilation, overbreathing, pranayama, ujjayi, yoga

Mastering Your Mind With Raja Yoga & Pratyahara

April 2, 2020 by Guest Author 3 Comments

by Swami Karma Karuna, Anahata Yoga Retreat The depth of yoga that is understood and shared in our modern times is primarily touching the tip of the iceberg.  In a goal-oriented, pleasure-mad world, the dynamic postures of Hatha Yoga have captured many and become synonymous with the word 'yoga'. While postures are an important base, often the greater expanse of yoga remains like hidden gems in the ocean of wisdom. As yoga teachers and practitioners living in times of incredible … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Practices Tagged With: meditation, pratyahara, Raja Yoga, swami karma karuna

Journey to Wellbeing : How Yoga & Meditation helped me find the way

March 25, 2020 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

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by Matt Calman, The Longest Day I regard it as a minor miracle I became a yogi. For as long as I can remember, in the four-decade-long pre-yoga phase of my life I was horribly inflexible, and unable to get within a foot of touching my toes. My main pastimes in my 20s included playing rugby and drinking beer with my teammates. In my mind, activities such as yoga and ballet dwelt at the opposite end of the spectrum from my modus operandi. If anyone had suggested to the younger me that I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: How Yoga Helped Me Tagged With: anxiety, depression, meditation, wellness, yoga

The Teacher’s Contract

March 7, 2020 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

by Donna Farhi, Beyond Methods: Yoga as Self-Inquiry Relationships with yoga students can take many forms: from a clear cut and dried professional boundary between teacher and student that has never extended beyond the perimeters of time spent together in a class, intensive, retreat or teacher training; to the less distinct delineation that happens when a student also happens to be a personal friend; to that of a peer exchange that takes place at a collegial level in which there may be a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Teaching Insights, Uncategorized Tagged With: boundaries, donna farhi, teacher conduct, teacher relationship, yoga ethics

Vedanta: Why This Ancient Yogic Philosophy is Relevant in Modern Times

March 5, 2020 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

by Swami Karma Karuna, Anahata Yoga Retreat The term ‘Vedanta’, or ancient texts such as the Upanishads, may ring a bell, but for many they are shrouded in mystery, scholastic views, or firmly wedged in history. Perhaps one wonders how these ancient philosophies relevant to the modern-day yogi, engaged in holding a Warrior II Pose? According to Vedanta, anything that is changeable or measurable, or which has a beginning and end, is Maya. It often translates as illusion or magic, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Living Your Yoga Tagged With: philosophy, swami karma karuna, Vedanta

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

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

Top 10 Best Yoga Articles of 2019

January 23, 2020 by Lucinda Staniland Leave a Comment

by Lucinda Staniland As the new year begins, I like to take a moment to reflect on all the amazing content that has passed through my hands in the last twelve months. As Editor of The Yoga Lunchbox, I'm blessed to regularly engage with a range of yoga teachers, thinkers and writers, many of them based right here in New Zealand, and to share their reflections with our community of yoga-loving readers. This year, our most popular articles covered some topics that were big talking points in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Top articles

Resolutions for 2020 Guided by Yoga

January 9, 2020 by Lucinda Staniland Leave a Comment

by Sonya Simpson At this time of year, I find myself stepping away from the Asana of yoga and sitting within contemplation of the Yamas. Perhaps this is due to the fact that I stop teaching around now and spend some time living in my caravan at the beach, it could be that school holidays mean that each time I move through the poses my five-year-old decides that he should be on my back, or maybe it’s due to the fact that one calendar year is drawing to a close and I can reflect on how my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Living Your Yoga Tagged With: New Year Resolution, yamas

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

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