by Kara-Leah Grant I adore Jase Te Patu - he's a man with so much heart, and so in love with New Zealand and his Māori culture. Plus he's passionate about yoga - both the practice and the teaching of it. When he and I sat down to have a chat about Power Living's Yoga Teacher Training here in New Zealand, it was immediately apparent how Jase has grown since we last spoke two years ago. The passionate boyishness has matured into grounded strength, tempered with an open vulnerability. And, … [Read more...]
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Will Power Living Ravage the Wellington Yoga Scene?
by Kara-Leah Grant The same month that the new owners of Power Living Wellington signed a lease on their Johnston street premises, unbeknownst to them, Hot Yoga Wellington signed a lease on their second premises just around the corner on Featherston Street. Two new yoga studios, both featuring heat, one with the capacity for 60+ students in class, in a city already bulging at the seams with yoga studios and teachers. Has the market finally reached saturation? Will Power Living, with the … [Read more...]
Jason Te Patu on NZ Power Living Teacher Training & Wanderlust {video}
by Kara-Leah Grant Meet Jason Te Patu, dancer, yoga teacher and proud Kiwi. Formerly a competitive sportsman, representing New Zealand in springboard diving, gymnastics, and aerobics, Jason is now part of the Power Living Australia team and will be joining Justine Hamill in facilitating the Power Living 200HR Yoga Teacher Training, starting in NZ in April 2015. (Note: there's another intake in September 2015.) There's a few advantages to the Power Living 200HR teacher training programme - … [Read more...]
Allow the Giant to Emerge: A Review of a Power Living Yoga Retreat
by Kara-Leah Grant It's Friday and I've been home from Bali and Teacher Training with Power Living for four days, however I'm only just getting my feet back on the ground. I knew the training would be intense, but I had no idea how damn intense it would be, or how much it would throw me. As you'll find out in the articles after this one this is a good thing. I've had a major breakthrough, thanks to the process the Power Living crew put me through last week. Who are Power Living? Power … [Read more...]
November 30 – December 1: Wellington, Power Living Teacher Assisting Training
Please click the image below to see a larger version, which is easier to read. Power Living’s Assisting Program is a unique training opportunity to learn the art of communicating as a teacher through the power of your own way of being. You will learn from Senior P.L.A.Y Facilitator Kristi Clark. Kristi has trained thousands of teachers across the globe the art of assisting with clarity, power and precision. Her level of experience is unmatched within Australasia. This course … [Read more...]
April – July 2014: Wellington & Bali, Power Living 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training
Click on the image to see a larger version. Power Living Yoga – Empowering you to live your most authentic, happy and fulfilled life! The Power Living 200hr Teacher Training Program totally immerses the students in the knowledge of a basic Power Living Yoga Sequence, introduction to the history of yoga, and intense personal development to prepare the student for the role as a teacher. The course focuses on an in-depth understanding of the anatomy and physiology of Hatha Yoga, Power Yoga … [Read more...]
An interview with Allyson Donnelly, Director of Programming at Abundance Studios, on Power Living Yoga Teacher Training
As yoga continues to grow in popularity worldwide, so too do opportunities to study to be a yoga teacher. Even here in New Zealand, there are now a multitude of choices for yoga teacher training. The latest training on offer is Abundance Studio's Power Living Yoga Teacher Training, an intensive two-week programme kicking off this February with Baron Baptiste-trained Duncan Peak of Australia. The Yoga Lunchbox had a chat to Allyson Donnelly, Director of Programming at Abundance Studios in … [Read more...]
Teaching the Superpower of Rest & Reset with Pregnancy Yoga
by KeiShana Coursey, Opti-mum I’m awake between first sleep and second sleep. It’s 1 a.m., and for the past week I have been nursing the family through high fevers (including some gnarly hallucinations). My body has succumbed to this viral storm, waking with a sore throat and aching joints, and I’ve just taken a truckload of potions which means I can’t lie down until it’s, well, down. Last night, I dragged myself off to bed as the sun was setting – which I believe is what used to happen … [Read more...]
The Power of Just Being: Reflections on a Silent Retreat
By Sandra Palmer, I am a talker, a chatterbox even. So, I received some surprised responses (shocked, disbelieving and even amused!) when I informed people that I was attending a seven-day silent retreat. Some friends were plainly envious and thought it sounded divine. Many were curious: But why? They asked. Why would you do this? What is the purpose of being silent? Others wanted to know how hard it would be for me. I did not have answers to these questions. I was too … [Read more...]
Living Your Gifts: Six Steps to Awakening a Yogic Heart
by Leza Lowitz, Sun and Moon Yoga The Japanese have a word, ikigai (生き甲斐) which means “reason for being.” In Japan, finding one’s reason for being requires a deep, long search for self. This search itself is considered central, as the discovery of one’s ikigai is what brings satisfaction and meaning. Ikigai is a compound of two Japanese words: iki meaning "life, alive" and kai "effect, result, fruit, benefit." So how do we find our ikigai? How do we discover and awaken our gifts? How do we … [Read more...]