Kerri Kelly, Executive Director of Off the Mat, Into the World, as interviewed by her friend, local writer and yoga teacher Marianne Elliot A regular teacher at Wanderlust and many other yoga festivals and conferences, Kerri Kelly is known for classes, workshops and retreats that are challenging but playful, as she strives to help her students develop a strong body, content mind, and healthy spirit. Kerri will be leading a yoga retreat over New Years 2014 in Queenstown, New … [Read more...]
Off the mat and into the kitchen
by Valerie Love One of the most rewarding things about practicing yoga is not the physical benefits of the postures on the body, but the way in which the practice of yoga helps to build awareness of oneself and how we interact in the world. The practice of karma yoga, the yoga of service, is just as important as a physical asana practice. As Alan Finger writes in his book, Chakra Yoga: "The success of your yoga practice is not measured by how well you can do the poses or how long you … [Read more...]