by John Guthrie, Yoga Aotearoa | International Yoga Teachers Association of New Zealand The whole notion of disease is an interesting subject. Those of us who take on yoga as a part of our lifestyle can easily find ourselves striving to be absolutely whole and well; after all, why shouldn't we? To have a strong healthy body fit that enables us to integrate the various limbs of yoga is a noble endeavour indeed. But is perfect physical health always a guaranteed result of a yoga practice? And … [Read more...]
Various Dates, 2014: Australia, IYTA Yoga Teacher Training & Postgraduate Courses
The International Yoga Teacher's Association is the longest established yoga school in Australia. It promotes yoga’s many benefits – physical, emotional, mental and spiritual, and it aims to increase understanding and application of the principles and philosophy of Yoga. On Offer in 2014: A fourteen month Yoga Teacher Training course beginning in February 2014. This well-established and highly regarded course has been running for over forty years with over two thousand students … [Read more...]
The seven best questions to ask before you start yoga teacher training
by Kara-Leah Grant You're loving yoga and how it makes you feel. You're loving going to class and being part of a yoga community. You're loving the other people you're meeting and how open and loving and cool they are. You especially admire and respect the cool, calm and collected yoga teacher spreading all the good vibes at the front of the room. A thought arises. Teaching yoga would be fun. The idea develops. I'd love to teach yoga. You start looking up teacher training … [Read more...]
Dunedin Yoga Teacher: Jude Mahood
Jude is originally from Canada but for a long time has called New Zealand home. She has always had an interest in health and is a Registered Nurse, Registered Nutritionist and a yoga teacher in Dunedin. Originally, Jude got into nursing not for benevolent reasons, but because she wanted to travel. Those travels gave her many opportunities to try yoga. Over the years her interest shifted from “acute” nursing into a health promotion/disease prevention focus. This passion led her to a … [Read more...]