By Tom Sutherland, Traveling Yogaman I left my small, humid, rotting Calcutta hotel room at 6:00am and set out on a mission to find the historical center of yoga therapy established by the late Yoga guru Buddha Lall Bose in 1937, the Yoga Cure Institute. Publicly, little is known about the Yoga Cure Institute. However, my teacher, Tony Sanchez, and his wife, Sandy, recommended that I visit Buddha Bose’s yoga school during my three-month yoga study tour of India. Although I planned to spend … [Read more...]
How I Practiced Hot Yoga for 100 Days Straight
by Anthony Light Editor's Note: Anthony recently completed 100 days of yoga classes at Flow Hot Yoga in Christchurch. Downward dog can actually become a resting posture. Sound a little exaggerated? Well it can sound that way on days where I am feeling tight or tired. But for most of the time I’m now content hanging out in Downward Dog and observing how my body and mind adjust to the posture. If you had said that to me before a few months ago, I would have laughed with a small … [Read more...]
May 19 – August 3: Nationwide, fundraising events for the Yoga In Prisons Trust
The Yoga Education in Prisons Trust have a variety of fundraising events coming up around New Zealand in May and August: May 19th: Youthline House, Ponsonby, Auckland Join us for a yoga class followed by a movie screening of Dharma Brothers. Starting at 5:30pm May 21st: The Dunedin Yoga studio, 492 Moray Place The Dunedin Yoga Studio will be hosting a Dharma Brothers movie night followed by Chai and Cake. Runs from 7.30pm - 9pm. Suggested donation $15. May 26th: Raglan Community … [Read more...]
May 12 & 26: Wellington’s Hot Yoga, Power Vinyasa Training Workshop
Teachers and students - deepen your understanding of the Power Vinyasa practice. Find out how you can get the best from this challenging but very rewarding practice by understanding the philosophy of the practice and the guiding principles. … [Read more...]
The end of the 40 Day Hot Yoga challenge… the beginning of a new me
by guest author & freelance writer Hazel Slade There is no real way to describe how amazing it feels to successfully complete a 40-day Hot Yoga challenge... But I will try to put it into words. As I bowed my head and thanked myself, my classmates and my teacher at the end of my final class on the final day of this immense six week challenge, I felt both hugely happy and super sad. It is pretty obvious why I felt happy. I had made it to the end, proudly stuck up all my 30 stickers … [Read more...]
March 30: Wellington’s Hot Yoga, Yoga Trance Dance with Kara-Leah
Yoga Trance Dance™ at Wellington's Hot Yoga with Kara-Leah “High energy movement meditation to liberate your creative dance force. Yoga Trance Dance is a meeting of two great rivers, yoga and dance, which come from and are untied at the source. The infinite creative source is the One, uniting us all. Yoga and dance are two of the oldest paths back home.”Shiva Rea, teacher of Yoga Trance Dance™ & Prana Flow Yoga. Yup - it’s ok to dance and practice yoga all at the same time! Yoga and … [Read more...]
Hazel’s 40-Day Hot Yoga Challenge: She’s counting down
by guest author & freelance writer Hazel Slade As I head into my last week of the 40-day Hot Yoga challenge, I have to start by telling you about something I overheard. While waiting to head into a class I was listening to a woman telling one of the teachers (or guides if you prefer) how she had already finished her challenge... ages ago. And, as if I wasn’t wowza-ed enough by that statement, she then went on to say how she was still going strong and using her stickers to finish … [Read more...]
Hazel hits the halfway mark of her 40-Day Hot Yoga Challenge
by guest author & freelance writer Hazel Slade So.... last weekend I hit the halfway mark in my first ever 40-day hot yoga challenge. And, I have to say, it felt absolutely wonderful. Not only because completing 15 classes of yoga in 20 days has left me feeling fabulous inside and out. But also – and maybe even more importantly – I feel great having committed to something which is making a positive change in my life. Some of you may remember me telling you at the beginning that the … [Read more...]
February 18: Wellington’s Hot Yoga, Yog’Art of Tarot and Creativity
Wellington's Hot Yoga, Yog'Art of Tarot and Creativity Marion with share simple tools and for recovering your creative electricity and lead you through a symbolic yogasana flow and deep relaxation that will allow you to access insights on and off the mat, and progressively unfold your creative potential. See the website for more details, and to book. … [Read more...]
Learning, laughter and letting go: Hazel on her first 10 days of a Hot Yoga Challenge
by guest author & freelance writer Hazel Slade “Hazel... Are you mad?” This was the reaction of one of my friends when I told her I was entering into a 40 day Hot Yoga challenge. And, I have to admit, over the past 10 days I have often asked myself that very same question. At the beginning of last week, just days into the challenge, it would have been an unequivocal yes. And let me tell you why. For the first few days of this challenge I ached. My whole body … [Read more...]