Yoga for Peace
Join us for a day of Yoga in support of:
Mark Whitwell's Heart of Yoga
Middle East Peace Project
The Heart of Yoga Peace Project supports and trains Yoga teachers in active conflict zones around the world. It nurtures communities of healing, hope and joy in places where suffering and despair threaten to dominate everyday life.
"Even in climates of animosity, terror and warfare an alternative exists: an understanding that all are connected to each other and to source. By creating communities with common values and developing conscious awareness, false barriers are removed and individual change can occur. Yoga is hope for humanity!" Mark Whitwell
Venue: Kelly Street Studio, 1A Kelly Street, Mt Eden
Date: Sunday, 8th August 2010
Class Times and Teachers:
8.45am - 10.00am - Barbara Coley
10.30am - 11.45am - Karla Brodie
12.15pm - 1.30pm - Helmut Waldhuber
2.00pm - 3.15pm - Katy Carter
3.45pm - 5.00pm - Maree Martin
Cost:
$10 per class or $15 all day pass
All proceeds to the Heart of Yoga Peace Project
Please help us support this worthy cause and book your class now by emailing
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or calling Barbara m: 021 170 2640
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Developing a Home Practice
The benefits of regular yoga practice are vast, not only do they have a profound effect on our physical body, they also bring about transformation on an emotional and mental level.
Yoga classes provide inspiration, feedback and community but a home practice is the best way to explore your practice on a deeper level and keep it personal and in line with your own unique requirements.
A mixture of theory and practice, this workshop is designed to give you the confidence to answer the following questions and more:
- Where do I start?
- What posture comes next?
- How do I prepare to do a particular posture?
- How do I ensure that my practice is balanced?
- How do I change the practice to suit the time I have available today?
- How do I change the practice to suit the time of day, my mood, my energy level etc?
You will learn:
- The importance of sequencing (vinyasa krama)
- The fundamentals of sequencing a practice
- The importance of preparation & balancing (counter pose)
- Important types of postures to include your practice, to suit your needs
- How to adapt your practice to suit your needs at any particular time
All participants will be guided in designing their first home practice during the workshop.
The content covered will address the requirements for a general health & fitness home practice, rather than a therapeutic practice, however we will make time during the workshop to answer questions regarding specific issues.
Venue: Kelly Street Studio, 1A Kelly Street, Mt Eden, Auckland
Timing: Sunday, 25th July 2010, 9.00am - 3.00pm (Lunch Break 12.00 - 1.00pm)
Cost: $120
This workshop is limited to 6 participants, please register early to secure your place
Register for this workshop here
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Yoga for Women - Managing the Menstrual Cycle
As women, we undergo many physiological changes in our lives that can impact our feeling of wellbeing physically and emotionally. The practice of yoga can greatly help us overcome many of these issues and live our lives in a balanced way, at the very least, reducing the ups and downs common with hormonal change.
Bringing balance to our monthly cycles will have a profound effect on how our bodies respond to the other aspects of womanhood such as pregnancy and menopause.
This workshop, for women only will give you the tools to manage the emotional and physical challenges before and during your monthly cycle.
We will discuss:
- How to reduce PMS
- Adapting our practice during the cycle
- What postures are beneficial before and during the cycle
- What postures to avoid
- How to bring balance back to our system at the end of the cycle
We will also discuss some common issues women face, such as pre-menstrual headaches and endometriosis and what we can do to help alleviate the symptoms.
All attendees will receive a yoga practice that is suitable to use during the cycle.
This workshop is open to women only.
Venue: Kelly Street Studio, 1A Kelly Street, Mt Eden, Auckland
Timing: Saturday 10th July 2010, 1.30pm - 4.30pm
Workshop Tutor: Barbara Coley
Cost: $70.00
This workshop is limited to 10 participants - please register early to secure your place.
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Developing a Personal Pranayama Practice
Sri T. Krishnamacharya practicing Nadisodana Pranayama
Pranayama is one of the most important aspects of Yoga Practice. The legendary yogi Sri T. Krishnamacharya placed great emphasis on pranayama and the benefits to be gained with regular practice.
This workshop incorporates theory and practice and will give you the opportunity to discover your own breathing habits and how, by learning to focus your breath you can enhance your physical, mental and emotional state.
During the workshop we will discuss:
- The concept of pranayama
- Why we should practice pranayama and the benefits of practice
- The connection between pranayama and the mind
- The various types of pranayama
You will also be guided in:
- Guidelines for practicing pranayama effectively
- Methodology of practice of some useful types of pranayama
- How to transition from asana to pranayama
- How to prepare the body and breath for pranayama
This workshop is open to all who wish to deepen their understanding of pranayama and learn pranayama techniques appropriate to their own needs.
Venue: Kelly Street Studio, 1A Kelly Street, Mt Eden, Auckland
Timing: Sunday, July 18th 2010 9.00am - 1.00pm
Cost: $90.00
This workshop is limited to 10 participants - please register early to secure your place
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