I love Marianne. She's one of my favourite yogis. A writer, activist, and teacher extra-ordinaire, Marianne does some incredible things for other people - like raising $20,000 in just a few months for HIV/AIDS in Africa. And that's why I jumped at the chance to help her promote her most excellent Thirty Days of Yoga online course. I remember sitting at Deluxe in Wellington one afternoon with fellow yoga teacher Kelly Fisher and marveling over the enormous amount of work Marianne was … [Read more...]
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Marianne Elliott dishes up the goss on why Wellington’s Prana Flow classes have morphed into Yoga Sangha
As the recent article on Gaura Yoga Bhakti Centre's new Thursday night Vinyasa & Kirtan yoga class showed, there's more than one way to teach yoga. Also in Wellington, Marianne Elliott is spearheading a series of yoga classes at Yoga Unlimited called Yoga Sangha. These classes are delivered by seva - that is, they have no set price and students decide what they'd like to offer in exchange for attending class. The Yoga Lunchbox caught up with Marianne to find out more about Yoga Sangha, … [Read more...]
Global Yoga Teacher: Marianne Elliott
I had the great joy of meeting Marianne on the two Prana Flow teacher trainings I did with Twee Merrigan through Yoga Unlimited. Thoughtful, intelligent, playful and generous, Marianne makes a delightful yoga teacher. Marianne is passionate about peace, and has spent many years working for NGOs in areas of the world that would test any yogis ability to stay calm. She's lived and working in Afghanistan, the Gaza Strip and Tior Leste. You can read more about her adventures in the world of … [Read more...]
Testimonials: The No-More-Excuses Guide to Yoga
Order The No-More-Excuses Guide to Yoga ................ The No-More-Excuses Guide to Yoga is getting Rave Reviews from Across the Globe "Kara-Leah has a rare ability to write about yoga in a way that is accessible, relevant and entertaining, without oversimplifying or sensationalising her subject. Her passion for yoga, and for setting straight the many myths that surround and obscure the practice, gives vitality to her writing and her ability to cut through our excuses to the real … [Read more...]
Embody Your Purpose: Insights from an Off the Mat Workshop
by guest author Jen Wilson, Off the Mat, Into the World I had never been to a ‘proper’ yoga workshop before despite I’ve practiced on and off since my teens. To start with I guess I thought yoga was cool, a bit hippy – I dug that. As life went on I wanted and needed more yoga, but I wasn’t sure where to find it. I was often overwhelmed, prone to the black dog, and scared of everyday life. I started to realise yoga was always there when I fell down. I committed to my yoga practice and … [Read more...]
Launching a Foundational Guide to Yoga for Beginners and Beyond
Pre-orders now open. Shipping September 24. See below. by Kara-Leah Grant Cast your mind back to your very first yoga class. What did it take to get there? Did you have to overcome any fears or hesitancy? Were you nervous? Did a friend take you? Was it a great class - or a bad experience? Did you keep going to yoga, or did you walk away for a few weeks, or months, or years before finally going back? Did it take you a while to find the class and the teacher that was right for you? Most … [Read more...]
The No-More-Excuses Guide to Yoga: Because yoga is for Every body
It's time to bust some yoga myths with Kara-Leah Grant, yoga teacher, writer and trusted ally. The No-More-Excuses Guide to Yoga shows you that yoga IS for everybody. It’s the essential companion guide on your journey to brilliant heath and well-being. Clear, no nonsense and easy to follow, you'll find all the answers to your burning yoga questions: Which class is right for me? How do I stretch myself and keep my body safe? What if I can't understand the instructions in … [Read more...]
How Yoga Helped Me Deal with the Emotional and Psychological After-Effects of Trauma from Living and Working in Afghanistan
by Marianne Elliott, author of Zen Under Fire When it comes to working with fear, yoga is one of my secret weapons. Fear is not just a thought or idea. Fear is a neurobiological reaction to perceived threat. This is where modern neuroscience catches up with the wisdom of yoga and meditation. The autonomic nervous system (i.e. the part you don't consciously control) is divided into two sections: the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nervous systems. The sympathetic nervous system acts to … [Read more...]
Off the mat and into the kitchen
by Valerie Love One of the most rewarding things about practicing yoga is not the physical benefits of the postures on the body, but the way in which the practice of yoga helps to build awareness of oneself and how we interact in the world. The practice of karma yoga, the yoga of service, is just as important as a physical asana practice. As Alan Finger writes in his book, Chakra Yoga: "The success of your yoga practice is not measured by how well you can do the poses or how long you … [Read more...]
Am I quitting, or letting go? Apply discernment here.
by Kara-Leah Grant, Musings from the Mat This morning I woke up, ready to film the new video for my PledgeMe Campaign. I'd had a great Skype session last night with the videographer, Nick Tapp, and he'd been fabulous. I'd been excited when we'd hung up, excited when going to bed. But this morning, I just felt tired. I felt tired as I got my son ready for childcare, tired as I organised dropping my car off to the mechanics for repairs. Tired as I came home and checked my inbox, and my … [Read more...]