By guest author Adhyatama of Kalpa Taru, Wellington Some of you may know I have been teaching Yoga up at Rimutaka prison for the last year and Waikeria and Springhill for the four years before that. I drive up to Rimutaka every Tuesday and spend a couple of hours in a Unit with serious violent offenders teaching asana (postures), breathing techniques to calm and relax them and Yoga Nidra. All I can say is that I just love it, and I love them! That may sound weird but honestly what magic … [Read more...]
Wellington Yoga Teacher: Adhyatma of Satyananda
It was a long time between The Yoga Lunchbox asking Adhyatma to do a yoga teacher profile, and her finally sending in her answers. In between came Global Mala, which raised money for one of Adhyatma's passions, the Yoga in Prisons Trust. She's on the board of directors, and has taught in prisons too, writing about her experience in Broken Warriors - reaching out to prisoners with yoga. There's no doubt she's doing great work here in Wellington, and it's so lovely to finally be able to get … [Read more...]
Yoga in Prisons Trust charity recipient for Global Mala NZ 2010
By Kara-Leah Grant, author Forty Days of Yoga It's been a power-packed day and a half in Wellington, catching up with friends - all of whom happen to be part of the local yoga community. There's so much wisdom and presence out there, and just sitting down to spend time with heart-open, grounded, clear-sighted people is inspirational. In between coffees and teas and yoga classes, I'm getting stuck into organizing Global Mala. Being in flow makes this process feel effortless - I get an … [Read more...]
Broken Warriors – reaching out to prisoners with yoga
by guest author Adhyatma, Srinivasa Yoga House, Hamilton I first came across the idea of teaching Yoga to prison inmates when I was staying in an ashram in the northern parts of Bihar, India. I had traveled there without much prior knowledge of why I was really going there, what I was in for, or how it had even happened so easily, and so quickly in my life. But it had! I had been attending some Yoga classes in Mt Eden, Auckland for a couple of years with a Satyananda yoga teacher before … [Read more...]