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Search Results for: Ashtanga yoga

Peering into the Darkness with Ashtanga Yoga

August 6, 2014 by Guest Author 2 Comments

The Goddess Kali, who looks dark and scary but who removes the ego and liberates the soul.

by guest author Pip Bennett I’ve had some dark, dark clouds following me around these past couple of weeks. One day at a work lunch I found myself judging everyone for how happy they were. I was thinking, they are only happy because they have such-and-such. If I had those things, I would be happy. They don’t understand what it is like to not have choice, be in a difficult situation. Oh dear. I’ve listened to enough Buddhist teachings to know that these thoughts are not true. Things … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Yoga & Community Tagged With: Acceptance, ashtanga, cleansing, compassion, dark spaces, ego, guilt, hard times, healing, judgement, Pema Chodron, wounds

Breaking Down, Hitting Blocks and Finding Beginner’s Mind in Ashtanga Yoga

July 5, 2014 by Guest Author 3 Comments

by guest author Pip Bennett At the beginning of this year, I chose love and moved to Costa Rica (from NZ) to be with my partner. In doing so, I left everything I knew behind. Work, family, friends, culture. I have found it hard making the changes. Everything is different. Even on my best days, the smallest things can piss me off or make me miss home. Most of the time I can’t even work out what it is that is so difficult. I have a suspicion that whatever it is, it lies within me, rather than … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Foundations, Yoga & Community Tagged With: ashtanga, challenges, emotions, Mysore, new starts, Pattabhi Jois, personal experience, philosophy, practice, uncomfortableness

The Evolution of Ashtanga Yoga Part II

January 11, 2014 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Krishnamacharya, chief designer of Ashtanga Yoga, teacher of Pattabhi Jois

by Matthew Sweeney, The Yoga Temple Although Yoga, meditation and self inquiry are gaining popularity worldwide, these are still relatively new concepts for many people. How we define these concepts and the clarity with which we pursue them is of great interest to me. I am using the following definitions to shine a light on how adherence to a tradition can either help or hinder your practice of Yoga. It might be useful to note how you personally respond to these definitions and to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: What's Real Yoga & a Real Yogi? Tagged With: ashtanga, astanga, evolution, Krishnamacharya, Matthew Sweeney, Pattabhi Jois, tradition

The Evolution of Ashtanga Yoga

January 4, 2014 by Guest Author 5 Comments

Matthew Sweeney, Ashtanga teacher

by Matthew Sweeney, The Yoga Temple Ashtanga Yoga is a wonderful practice for the body and mind. It is an evolving practice that is changing and growing to suit people of all ages and abilities. At least that is its potential. The tradition and its changing nature can be a difficult thing to reconcile. Understanding some of the principles at work is important. At some point in a student’s learning process, they will have difficulty, physically or otherwise. At this point they need … [Read more...]

Filed Under: What's Real Yoga & a Real Yogi? Tagged With: astanga, Krishnamacharya, Matthew Sweeney, Pattabhi Jois, tradition

Note to a Younger Self: Systemic Abuse & Individual Response in Yoga

November 5, 2018 by Guest Author

by Donna Farhi, On December 16, 2017, the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse delivered a landmark report; the conclusion of an extraordinary five year investigation into systemic and decades long abuse within the Catholic Church. The upshot of this broad sweeping report is the conclusion that the Catholic Church can no longer continue to operate within the protective insularity of it’s own institution and may soon be forced through new government … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Teaching Insights

Health & Healing Through Yoga Therapy: An Interview with Mark Stephens

January 25, 2018 by Lucinda Staniland Leave a Comment

Mark Stephens Yoga Therapy

by Lucinda Staniland I love getting things for free. And I have a voracious and life-long love of books. So the first time I was offered a free review copy of a Yoga book (as part of my Yoga Lunchbox role) I was fairly swept off my feet. You mean, you really want to send me a free book? About Yoga? Now that's an offer I can't refuse. However, I'm now at a point where I do in fact refuse some of these offers. I've learnt that just because a book is free and about yoga, doesn't mean that it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Mark Stephens, yoga therapy

How The 8 Limbs of Yoga Help Us to Touch the Deepest Self

November 2, 2017 by Guest Author 2 Comments

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by Meera Watts, Siddhi Yoga Yoga has become a mainstream activity in all parts of the world. The discipline has a lot to teach us but we are failing the practice itself. It’s great that we’ve all been introduced to this phenomenal multi-faceted means of helping ourselves, but to take it apart and use what we’re comfortable with isn’t exactly the point of yoga. One can master poses and look the part but when yoga doesn’t capture your soul, teach you how to be still, or alter how you live your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Foundations Tagged With: 8 Limbs, ashtanga, Meera Watts, niyama, yama

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The Best Guide to NZ Yoga Teacher Trainings 2017

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Cathy Gamba on Mindfulness, Deep Rest & Teaching Yoga in New Caledonia

July 4, 2017 by Lucinda Staniland Leave a Comment

by Lucinda Staniland Every yoga teacher brings a unique constellation of skills, interest and life history to their teaching practice, and Wellington yoga teacher Cathy Gamba is no exception. Cathy's on her way to becoming a clinical psychologist, has deep roots in the practice of mindfulness and is acutely aware of the connection between physical health and mental health. She's also French, and is stoked to be teaching an upcoming yoga retreat in New Caledonia, a French-speaking Pacific … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Teaching Insights, Yoga & Community Tagged With: Cathy Gamba, mindfulness, New Caledonia, Pause Yoga, Wellington yoga, Williment Travel, yoga retreat

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