By Lucinda Staniland It's the holy grail of the yoga world: A Yoga Teacher Training that is transformative, comprehensive, and great value for money. But how do we find such a thing? Currently, the price of Yoga Teacher Trainings can vary hugely, from (very rare) free or koha based trainings, to $4000 for an average NZ or Australian based training, to upwards of $16,000 for the likes of big name studios like Bikram Yoga. As someone who is seriously considering undertaking a Yoga Teacher … [Read more...]
Making Yoga Accessible With Wellington Free Yoga Day
By guest authors Amber Sturtz and Claire Baker, Wellington Free Yoga Day Wellington Free Yoga Day is a collaborative project with local yoga studios and instructors to make yoga as accessible as possible for one day a year. This large scale Wellington-wide event was first held on Labour Day, Monday 27 October 2014. Yoga enthusiasts Amber Sturtz and Claire Baker co-founded and co-organised the project. Amber, originally from Austin (Texas, USA) came across and participated in Austin Free … [Read more...]
Getting Out of the Yoga Studio: What I’ve Learnt Teaching Yoga in Prisons
This is the second article is this series looking all the ways in which people are excluded from yoga - reasons like social class, race, money, incarceration or general access. I've ben a huge fan and supporter of the Yoga Education in Prisons Trust since I heard about their work when Adhyatma published her first article on YLB - Broken Warriors – reaching out to prisoners with yoga. My support means I donate $1 from print copy of Forty Days of Yoga and now The No-More-Excuses Guide to … [Read more...]