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The Best Guide to Australian Yoga Teacher Trainings 2018

November 22, 2016 by Lucinda Staniland

Rainbow Yoga Teacher Training

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Filed Under: Teacher Training Tagged With: Australia teacher training, Australia yoga teacher training, hatha, Teacher training, vinyasa, yoga teacher training

July 15 – 29, 2013: Fiji, Heart of Yoga Teacher Training with Mark Whitwell

May 23, 2013 by Lucinda Staniland Leave a Comment

Editor's Note: Since this article was published, several accounts of sexual harassment and assault have been made public by Mark Whitwell's female students. We do not in any way condone Mark's behaviour. You can read more about the accounts here. Please click the image below to see a larger version, which is easier to read.For the first time, the Heart of Yoga Ashram is offering accommodation on site.  These different options range from bunk beds to private rooms.  We also offer discounted rates … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events Archive Tagged With: breath, desikachar, fiji, hatha, heart, Krishnamacharya, mark, meditation, practice, promise, retreat, taveuni, teacher, training, whitwell, yoga

June 1-3: Auckland, Sacred Feminine Yoga Retreat with Swami Karma Karuna

March 21, 2013 by Devangi Leave a Comment

Through nurturing sessions of yoga, creativity and music learn to awaken and channel the feminine force (shakti) to its creative potential. In this special retreat honouring the divine feminine energy, experience the special bond shared between women and join together to reignite our connection with Mother Earth and one another. Through nurturing sessions of yoga, creativity and music learn to awaken and channel the feminine force (shakti) to its creative potential. Join us in this safe and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events Archive Tagged With: anahata yoga retreat, ceremony, hatha, kirtan, meditation, nurturing, relaxation, sacred feminine, satyananda, swami karma karuna, women, yoga, yoga for women, yoga nidra

The pros and cons of growing up as a yogini’s daughter

March 9, 2013 by Jacinta Aalsma 5 Comments

by guest author Jacinta Aalsma A question that pops up regularly for most yogis and yoginis is; 'How long you have been practising yoga?' I don’t have a clear memory of when I started practising or when I undertook that first life changing yoga class. I’ve been brought up with yoga, because my mum has been a yogini and yoga teacher for as long as I remember. Often, the assumption is therefore made that I’m super bendy and flexible and that I would make a great yoga teacher. After all, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Foundations Tagged With: Africa, agitated, ashtanga, flexibility, hatha, journey, kundalini, mind-set, reflections, restless, Teacher’s Training, teenage rebellion, yoga class, yoga school, yogi mum

Oct 19-22 Labour Day Weekend: Anahata Yoga Retreat, A Life of Choice, Yoga Retreat

July 24, 2012 by Devangi Leave a Comment

A Life of Choice

A Life of Choice, a Yoga Workshop with Sannyasin Kalikamurti Suich & Swami Gyan Dharma Are you living the life you choose? Are you taking an active role in creating your own present and future? Learn how to fine tune this internal world and integrate it into your everyday life. Gain insight into realising your goals to make choices that will enable you to live your life fully and with balance. Creating your own success Gain awareness as to your goals and aims in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events Archive Tagged With: anahata retreat, behaviour, chanting, choice, hatha, labour day, life, meditation, mind, yoga

Ongoing from Sept 17 – Dec 2: Anahata Yoga Retreat, Explore Your ‘Self’, In Depth Yoga Lifestyle Retreats

July 19, 2012 by Devangi Leave a Comment

Explore Your 'Self' - In Depth

Explore Your 'Self' - In Depth Yoga Lifestyle Retreats, guided by Anahata Swamis & Residents The Explore Your ‘Self’ retreat is the best way to come to Anahata for someone who is interested in learning about yoga and all its facets. This retreat will provide you with a broad range of yogic lifestyle tools to take with you as well as deeper insight into your personal practices. Throughout this interactive Yoga Lifestyle Program you will learn to fine tune your awareness and intuition in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events Archive Tagged With: Anahata, chanting, hatha, havan, karma yoga, meditation, satsang, yoga, yoga nidra, yoga retreat, yogic lifestyle

September 14: Tauhara, Lake Taupo, Living In the Now, A Yoga Workshop

July 12, 2012 by Devangi Leave a Comment

Living In the Now

Living In the Now, a Yoga Workshop with Swami Muktidharma & Swami Karma Karuna In our daily lives we spend most of our time either worrying about what happened in the past or what lies ahead in the future. During this retreat you will discover that nothing exists outside of the present moment. Learn powerful meditation techniques to move into a balanced yet flexible state of mind, able to sway like a tree while staying strong and grounded in this moment. Standing tall in the Now will … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events Archive Tagged With: being present, chakras, hatha, karma yoga, letting go, manifestation, meditation, mental patterns, positive mind, yoga, yoga psychology

August 19: Kawai Purapura, Auckland, Yoga of Sound and Stillness

July 6, 2012 by Devangi Leave a Comment

Yoga of Sound & Stillness

Yoga of Sound & Stillness, a Yoga Workshop with Swami Muktidharma Enjoy a depth of practice for the body and mind to bring the unsettled river to a point of stillness. Join Swami Muktidharma, Yoga Acharaya (authority), inspiring international speaker and teacher with over 40 years of experience dedicated to uplifting humanity "In the turbulent river, you cannot see... but in the still lake, the reflection of the full moon shines bright" Nada Yoga (yoga of sound) Yoga postures … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events Archive Tagged With: Anahata, hatha, havan, mantra, meditation, music, nada yoga, pranayama, sacred chanting, sound, stillness, swami muktidharma, yoga

August 18: Greymouth, Exploration of Prana, A Yoga Workshop

July 1, 2012 by Devangi Leave a Comment

Exploration of Prana

Exploration of Prana, a Yoga Workshop with Swami Karma Karuna Experience the scientific and esoteric aspects of the subtle breath and the energy body, to balance health and manage dis-ease. In yoga, the koshas refer to subtle dimensions of being that can be used for personal evolvement. Pranamaya kosha is the energetic field that exists within the physical body and awakens the vital energy within, invoking the feeling of aliveness. Experience the scientific and esoteric aspects of the subtle … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events Archive Tagged With: breath, hatha, havan, health, meditation, pranayama, subtle energy, swami karma karuna, yoga workshop

Auckland Yoga Teacher: Wilhemeena Isabella Monroe

September 6, 2011 by Kara-Leah Grant Leave a Comment

Willa  is the founder and director of the SOUL CENTRE. An established choreographer, director, filmmaker and dancer who has performed all over the world Willa has been working in dance holistic health and wellbeing for over 15 years, and teaching yoga for over ten. She is also one of NZ’s top somatic practitioners and has a current practice at SOUL combining, biodynamic cranio-sacral therapy, massage, movement therapy, dance, yoga and meditation. As one of New Zealand's two SRT … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Teacher Interviews Tagged With: ashtanga, auckland, dance, dancer, hatha, meditation, shin, soatic, soma, soul centre, titirangi, wilhemeena, willa

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