by guest author Katie Lane What the Christchurch earthquake is teaching me about stability. Just when I thought I’d found my roots...the ground shook. AGAIN. Tuesday morning, 11.32am. The biggest aftershock I felt since our original 7.1 magnitude earthquake in early September. It was also the first *big* aftershock for me since arriving back in NZ from an amazing therapy training with John Friend in Maui. Compared to the BIG event, this shake was minor. However, a 5.0 on any scale is … [Read more...]
An interview with Pam Harding on her workshop ‘Unveiling the New’
Imagine if you could experience everyday life with the same amount of presence you bring to yoga or meditation. Imagine how you would feel if you could bring that keen awareness to everything, not just the moments spent on the mat. That's the promise of ‘Unveiling the New’, a one day women-only workshop on November 6th 2010 facilitated by Pam Harding. She says the workshop is a place where women can experience activity and yet be encouraged to come from a place of 'no activity' or … [Read more...]
An interview with Anusara Yoga teacher Katie Lane
It's a style of yoga nobody knows too much about in New Zealand, but Christchurch Anusara teacher Katie Lane is doing her best to change that. She's just taught an Anusara Workshop in Wellington, and she's coming to Dunedin in June to share her knowledge of Anusara in a two-day workshop hosted by Jude Mahood at Suburban Yoga. (See workshop details at the end of this interview.) The Yoga Lunchbox caught up with Katie fresh from a Bali yoga retreat with the founder of Anusara, John Friend. … [Read more...]