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Honour thy teacher

August 25, 2020 by Cara Butler Leave a Comment

by Cara Butler As both a yoga student and teacher, I have practiced and studied with the intention that I am not seeking the ‘fruits’ of my practice. Being a very competitive girl by nature with a strong Pitta constitution this has definately been a challenge at times .... however I do strongly believe the value really is in the journey, not in the destination. I can say more authentically now as I move into my 40s that I practice and also teach yoga, not for any rewards it might offer but as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Teaching • The Business of Yoga, The Business of Yoga, Uncategorized Tagged With: Awards, business, Studio, teacher, yoga

The Difference between Practicing Yoga Postures and Having a Yoga Practice

April 7, 2016 by Kara-Leah Grant 9 Comments

by Kara-Leah Grant There are many people doing yoga poses today, but there are far less people who have a yoga practice. Postures are everywhere - Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, advertising, magazines, yoga classes, yoga retreats, yoga teacher trainings. However, postures do not make a yoga practice. A yoga practice requires at least two other important elements before it can serve it's purpose - that of self-realisation, or of waking the practitioner up from the dream of Maya … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Home Yoga Practice, What's Real Yoga & a Real Yogi? Tagged With: container, enlightenment, kleshas, maya, samskaras, teacher, yoga practice

Dude, I May Have Found a Yoga Teacher! Maybe!

December 11, 2013 by Kara-Leah Grant 10 Comments

Peter Sanson, Astanga Teacher

by Kara-Leah Grant, Musings from the Mat (Written a few weeks ago, before I left Glenorchy - in case the time frame or location confuses you!) I've just walked out of my second Mysore-style Astanga class with New Zealand's Peter Sanson and I don't know whether I'm coming or going. It's like my brain's in first gear, or submerged in water. If I feel into it, it's like a consciousness shift, where I'm going sideways from one way of being into another way of being but I'm caught in limbo … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Musings from the Mat Tagged With: astanga, guru, Peter Sanson, teacher

July 15 – 29, 2013: Fiji, Heart of Yoga Teacher Training with Mark Whitwell

May 23, 2013 by Lucinda Staniland Leave a Comment

Editor's Note: Since this article was published, several accounts of sexual harassment and assault have been made public by Mark Whitwell's female students. We do not in any way condone Mark's behaviour. You can read more about the accounts here. Please click the image below to see a larger version, which is easier to read.For the first time, the Heart of Yoga Ashram is offering accommodation on site.  These different options range from bunk beds to private rooms.  We also offer discounted rates … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events Archive Tagged With: breath, desikachar, fiji, hatha, heart, Krishnamacharya, mark, meditation, practice, promise, retreat, taveuni, teacher, training, whitwell, yoga

Leaving behind window shopping for the soul & committing to a tradition

September 25, 2012 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

By guest author Carmen Howell of The Sadhana Studio The title for this article came from a blog, where the writer shared her "tempest of emotions, regarding the question of whether to take and commit to a teacher'? The advice she received was that window shopping for ceremonies, teachers and/or traditions prevents a situation where one can go deeply into any one tradition, and will only result in a shallow experience and knowledge of a topic. In short, window shopping can be delusional … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Going to Class Tagged With: Carmen Howell, commit, guru, India, kriya yoga, soul, teacher, the Sadhana studio, The Yoga Lunchbox, tradition, Wanaka, window shopping, yoga

How teaching yoga can trigger your issues

August 28, 2012 by Elissa Jordan 9 Comments

by regular columnist Elissa Jordan, Adventures in Teaching I’m feeling utterly dejected this morning. Getting out of bed - struggle. Getting to work - struggle. Talking to people - struggle. What’s got me so down? While teaching last night one of my students remarked about what a difference there was between the Wednesday and Monday night classes. Wednesday, my class, on the night was six people. Monday, another teacher’s class, was overflowing. No real judgement was made - good or bad - … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Teaching Insights Tagged With: bad, class size, confidence, ego, good, labels, process work, storytelling, success, teacher

The evolution of lineage: Why what is taught changes over time

June 6, 2012 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Krishnamacharya

by guest author Jenifer Parker, owner of Healium Yoga Studio in Wellington Editors Note: This article originally appeared as a comment in response to Kara-Leah's article 'I don’t know how to teach yoga anymore. Or do I?' Foremost, the role of the teacher is to get the students on their feet in the teachings of the lineage, and then set them on their way. This is no different than sending a child to school, expecting that he will pass each year, gaining knowledge, gathering new teachers, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: What's Real Yoga & a Real Yogi? Tagged With: astanga, guru, iyengar, Krishnamacharya, lineage, teacher

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