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How to Activate Your Chakras, Unlock Your Asana Practice & Make Your Heart Sing

September 29, 2016 by Guest Author 2 Comments

How to Activate Your Chakras, Unlock Your Asana Practice & Make Your Heart Sing

By Premaloka, Yoga on Waiheke Join Premloka for her Awakened Heart Yoga Retreats and Workshops: Raglan, New Zealand 28th-30th October 2016  Kovalam, India August/September 2017. Find out more here. Would you like more Happiness in your life? Would you like your practice to not only be connected to the physical body, the mind, and your breath, but to also transform you emotionally? Through working directly with the chakras and then connecting with the Bhavas (the body’s emotional … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energetic Practices, Home Yoga Practice, Meditation Practices, Physical Practices, Practices Tagged With: Anahata, asana, chakra, chakras, kundalini, meditation, pranayama

When Overwhelming Thoughts Take Over Your Restorative Yoga Practice

November 27, 2015 by Guest Author 1 Comment

When Overwhelming Thoughts Take Over Your Restorative Yoga Practice

By Nityda Bhakti, The Yoga Wellness Space Yoga is a practice of turning inward or pratyahara (withdrawal of the senses). It can be hard to do this at times in a more rigorous yoga class, especially for those still learning the poses and therefore needing to fix their focus to others in the room in an effort to get their bodies into the right position. Restorative yoga allows us the space to hold poses for longer, with the support of props, so that we don’t have to use physical effort to do … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Practices Tagged With: breathwork, centering, distracting, emotions, grounding, how to yoga, meditation, mental health, mindfulness, overwhelming emotions in yoga, practice, pranayama, pratyahara, restorative yoga, stress management, stress reduction, tolerating discomfort, yoga chitta vritti nirodha, yoga for anxiety, yoga for depression, yoga for trauma, yoga skills, yoga therapy

The Inside Scoop on the Yoga In Tahiti Retreats

April 23, 2015 by Guest Author 1 Comment

The Inside Scoop on the Yoga In Tahiti Retreats

By Jennifer Hanning, Yoga In Tahiti Kia ora, fellow Kiwis! Even though I moved to Australia in my early twenties, I still call New Zealand home and try to get back every year. Australia has been good to me, helping me get over a devastating betrayal – which is why I ran away from home – and providing me with a lovely man and a long career with a software development team. However, in 2008, something especially wonderful happened – my whole team was retrenched and I found myself out of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reviews, Yoga & Community Tagged With: calmness, drug-free, fun, health, meditation, peace, pranayama, relaxation, Tahiti, vitality, yoga

How Yoga Helped Me Deal with the Emotional and Psychological After-Effects of Trauma from Living and Working in Afghanistan

July 31, 2014 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

How Yoga Helped Me Deal with the Emotional and Psychological After-Effects of Trauma from Living and Working in Afghanistan

by Marianne Elliott, author of Zen Under Fire When it comes to working with fear, yoga is one of my secret weapons. Fear is not just a thought or idea. Fear is a neurobiological reaction to perceived threat. This is where modern neuroscience catches up with the wisdom of yoga and meditation. The autonomic nervous system (i.e. the part you don't consciously control) is divided into two sections: the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nervous systems. The sympathetic nervous system acts to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: How Yoga Helped Me Tagged With: alternate nostril breathing, brave, bravery, courage, fear, nuerobiology, pranayama, stress, yoga

Pranayama – It’s Your Medium to the ‘Super Soul’

April 18, 2014 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Pranayama – It’s Your Medium to the ‘Super Soul’

by guest author L. Farrah Furtado India… the place that heightens the sense of penetration into another worldly reality, or the world beyond this one; a world within a world. I am currently in Mysore, India taking a pranayama, mudra and philosophy course at the  Krishnamachar Sri Patanjala Yoga Shala with the famous Guruji, B. N. S. Iyengar. (Not to be confused with B. K. S. Iyengar). This entails taking an hour class with him every day and practicing pranayama six days a week for four … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Practices, The Foundations Tagged With: astanga yoga, B.N.S. Iyengar, Krishnamacharya, pranayama, soul

September 21 & 22: Tauranga Yoga Centre Spring Yoga Workshops

August 22, 2013 by Lucinda Staniland Leave a Comment

September 21 & 22: Tauranga Yoga Centre Spring Yoga Workshops

Click on the PDF to view it at a larger size. Join us at the Tauranga Yoga Centre for a smorgasborg of yoga workshops tauught by a variety of teachers including Tony ter Ellen, Curly West, Karen Johnston, Brigid Macalister, Christine Terry & Sue Furey, Brigid Macalister and Tania Hanna. Workshops include sessions on the ropes, yoga nidra, restorative yoga and opportunities to go deeper into alignment and transitions. Book for individual workshops, or for the entire … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events Archive Tagged With: deep inward focus, deep relaxation, explore balance transference, extension on ropes wall. Correct Alignment, meditation, nidra, pranayama, tauranga, workshop

July 27: Christchurch, Therapeutic Yoga for the Spine and Pelvic Floor

July 17, 2013 by Lucinda Staniland Leave a Comment

July 27: Christchurch, Therapeutic Yoga for the Spine and Pelvic Floor

Therapeutic Yoga for the spine and pelvic floor with Marina Locke. In the morning we will explore the function and movement of the spine, common problems and resolutions through yoga techniques. In the afternoon an in-depth study and practice of pelvic floor function and strengthening - go beyond Kegels! Each may be taken separately. For more information contact Marina on 021 871 818 or visit her website. … [Read more...]

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September 17 – 21: Auckland, The Practice of Pranayama with A.G. and Indra Mohan

July 15, 2013 by Lucinda Staniland Leave a Comment

September 17 – 21: Auckland, The Practice of Pranayama with A.G. and Indra Mohan

Click on the PDF to open a large version that is easier to read. Join international yoga teachers, A.G. and Indra Mohan for this perfect opportunity to study the complex and often obscure concepts of pranayama. The Mohans are renowned for their ability to propagate teachings in a clear, precise manner bringing ancient wisdom alive for application in modern day life and situations. This program is open to anyone interested in understanding the powerful yogic practice of breath awareness and … [Read more...]

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June 7 – 9: Wellington, Healing Words – Chanting in Yoga Practice

April 30, 2013 by Lucinda Staniland Leave a Comment

June 7 – 9: Wellington, Healing Words – Chanting in Yoga Practice

Join us to explore the application of chanting in asana (yoga postures), pranayama (conscious breathing) and meditation practices, and through lectures, workshops and personal experiences. Contact Ruth Diggins or visit the website for more information. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events Archive Tagged With: chanting, Healing Words, Krishnamacharya, mantra, meditation, pranayama, Te Papa, Vedic chanting, wellington, yoga seminar

February 2013: Auckland, Byron Yoga Centre’s Level 1 Part Time Teacher Training Course

December 16, 2012 by Lucinda Staniland Leave a Comment

February 2013: Auckland, Byron Yoga Centre’s Level 1 Part Time Teacher Training Course

  February 2013: Auckland, Byron Yoga Centre's Level 1 Part Time Teacher Training Course Byron Yoga Centre is now bringing our Level 1 Part Time course option to Auckland, New Zealand. When you make the pivotal decision to embark on yoga teacher training, you know you’re in safe hands with Byron Yoga Centre. As one of the longest running yoga schools in Australia, as well as one of the few yoga teacher training organisations that operate as an RTO (Registered Training Organisation), … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events Archive Tagged With: asana, byron bay, byron yoga, john ogilvie, level one teacher training, new zealand teacher training, pranayama, purna yoga, yoga philosophy

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