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Sandey Hoskin & Kylie Rook on Handstands, Creative Sequencing & Showing Up

June 14, 2018 by Lucinda Staniland 1 Comment

Om Yoga Teacher Training

by Lucinda Staniland Meet Sandey Hoskin and Kylie Rook, two yoga teachers who are committed to doing the hard work of showing up, being seen and constantly learning. They are also part of the team (alongside Fiona Liu) who are leading a brand new 300 Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training at Om Yoga Studio in Auckland. Sandey has been a teacher of teachers for a long time, and she's been teaching yoga teachers at Om Yoga Studio for the last four years. She's also been busy bringing some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Paid, Teacher Training, Video Interviews Tagged With: OM Yoga, Teacher training, yoga teacher

Can Yoga Teacher Scandals and Transgressions be an Opportunity for Growth? 

February 15, 2018 by Kara-Leah Grant 1 Comment

by Kara-Leah Grant The guru model is dead in modern Western Yoga. And the list of scandals involving gurus, or teachers, or swamis just seems to be growing longer. Where the hell are all the enlightened and perfect teachers? They don't exist. Our teachers - known and unknown, big and small, experienced and fresh, revered and loved, skilled and talented, wise and powerful - they are also human. Which means that our teachers, like us, have unconscious shit that can get in the way of their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Teaching Insights Tagged With: Bikram, fall from grace, john friend, power, responsibility, Yoga Scandal, yoga teacher

After Las Vegas: Yoga Won’t Save The World, But it Can Be a Shelter in Stormy Times

October 9, 2017 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

By Christina Sell, Live the Light of Yoga This article was originally published on Christina's blog Live the Light of Yoga and is reprinted here with Christina's permission. Last night I dreamt of Las Vegas. In my dream, among other common dream-time images was something new— toxic rain. Down from the sky rained a green, thick, and rotten goo that covered everyone and stifled their ability to breathe, to see, and to speak. As the rain continued, the situation became increasingly dire and I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Living Your Yoga Tagged With: Christina Sell, Las Vegas shooting, yoga, yoga teacher

10 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Yoga

February 10, 2017 by Lucinda Staniland 2 Comments

by Lucinda Staniland Most of us come to yoga with a whole lot of misconceptions about what yoga is. I was no different. Here are some of the mistakes that I made, and lessons that I learnt, as a new yoga student. 1. Asana does not equal yoga. When I started doing yoga I was awed by the strength and grace of the physical practice I saw my fellow students doing. I couldn't wait for the day when I too would move with such beauty. I fell in love with asana. But asana (physical postures) is not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Foundations Tagged With: beginner yoga, flexible, home yoga practice, injury, kundalini, starting yoga, yoga, yoga teacher

The Inside Story on Nadi Yoga’s 200Hr Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training

October 27, 2016 by Guest Author 1 Comment

By Kara-Leah Grant When you're contemplating which Yoga Teacher Training is right for you, one of the best resources can be speaking to someone who has already done that training. Of course, it can be hard to track down former trainees, so we've done that hard work for you. We spoke to Helen Thomas, a Napier-based yoga teacher who did her teacher training with Nadi Yoga nearly two years ago. Helen had been practicing yoga for over ten years before finally making the decision to train as a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Teacher Training, Teaching Insights Tagged With: Helen Thomas, Nadi Yoga, Nianna Bray, Sandi Murphy, self-inquiry, Teacher training, teaching yoga, yoga teacher, yoga teacher training

Who are the Best Up-and-Coming Yoga Teachers in New Zealand & Australia?

September 8, 2016 by Kara-Leah Grant 14 Comments

by Kara-Leah Grant Nominations now closed.  Stay tuned for the winner of a three-day double pass to Wanderlust Sunshine Coast 2016, and the list of successful nominees.  We want to identify yoga teachers in Australasia that are flying under the wire. These teachers don't have a huge presence on social media, they're not getting booked for festivals, AND they are doing great work. They have a committed yoga practice, they are dedicated to their students, they have an intimate understanding of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Teaching Insights, The Foundations Tagged With: Australasia Yoga Teacher, Australia yoga teacher, Best Yoga Teacher, New Zealand yoga teacher, yoga teacher

The True Meaning of Yoga and Why It’s Not About Asana

August 31, 2016 by Kara-Leah Grant 7 Comments

by Kara-Leah Grant Let's get technical, technical, I wanna get technical... Let me hear your ego rock... OK fellow yoga students. Here's the deal. The word 'Yoga' gets bandied about all over the place, but it's rarely defined. We assume that we all know what we're talking about, but often we're talking about different things. First up, physical postures are not Yoga. They are called 'asana'. When you go to what is commonly called 'a yoga class', you are likely attending an asana class. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Foundations Tagged With: asana, patanjali, self realization, yoga teacher

Les Leventhal’s Journey from Drug-Addiction and the Porn Industry into Yoga and Consciousness {Video Interview}

May 10, 2016 by Kara-Leah Grant Leave a Comment

by Kara-Leah Grant The back of his book says it all: 'How did the crystal-meth addicted, alcohol-abusing porn star cross the road to become a beloved, world-famous yoga teacher?' And how did he? How did Les Leventhal transform and rise from the depths of the darkness to a place of light? Like all transformative journeys, Les Leventhal's certainly didn't happen overnight. Les was just 17 years old when he ran away from home, and the East Coast, landed in LA. No money. No friends. Nothing but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Teacher Interviews, Video Interviews Tagged With: auckland workshop, drug addiction, Les Leventhal, porn, wellington workshop, yoga book, yoga teacher

The Ethics of Teaching Newly Learned Material in Your Yoga Class

December 2, 2015 by Kara-Leah Grant 3 Comments

by Kara-Leah Grant Once, I taught a weekend workshop to an eager group of students, including the studio owner and some teachers from the studio. My style of yoga and teaching was fairly different to the usual style on offer at this particular studio. My offering was lapped up and everyone enjoyed the workshop, excited to have a new way to approach yoga. So far so good right? This is exactly the kind of response one wants from teaching a workshop. A day or two after the weekend, one of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Teaching Insights Tagged With: ethics, integrity, teacher skills, Teacher training, yoga teacher

Discard Your ‘Intentions’, just do Your Yoga and Pass the Ketchup

November 10, 2015 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

By David Cary I came to yoga in the early 2000s quite by accident. At the time I was struggling with ‘a big move’. Yoga was calming, and of course being in a room graced by a sprinkling of beautiful people did help. I finished one term, and, not knowing, moved to the next level class. Was that a mistake! Suddenly it was filled with lentil eaters, ujai breathers, spiritual people and other misfits from the fringes of society. And it was hard. That was the end. A year or so later, I found … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Foundations Tagged With: calm, meditation, yoga, yoga teacher

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