Anusara is a Sanskrit word that means "flowing with Grace". Founded by master teacher John Friend in 1997, Anusara Yoga is a powerful hatha yoga system that unifies a life affirming Tantric philosophy with Universal Principles of Alignment. It is an exceptionally therapeutic, sophisticated, and dynamic practice that cultivates confidence and joy. "This practice is about awakening. Through our practice of yoga, we learn skillful means of participating in and living our lives fully to bring … [Read more...]
Everything is stable… until it’s not
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 Anusara Yoga Teacher Noah Maze
Noah Mazé is celebrated in the yoga community as one of the most advanced and proficient practitioners and teachers of Anusara Yoga, and he's coming to New Zealand in September to deliver a weekend workshop called Heroes and Heroines: Stories and Practices of Yoga. The Yoga Lunchbox caught up with Noah in the middle of his extremely busy schedule to find out how he got into yoga, why he's coming all the way down to New Zealand and just what heroes and heroines have to do with yoga. See the … [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...]