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Why I am not Worried About the Current State of Yoga
There seems to be some concern being expressed in the “Yoga Media” about the current state of Yoga in the West. I have read several articles of late questioning whether the asana oriented practice we do is really Yoga. Most of these articles use Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga as a typical example of this and of [...]
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Friday Led Full Primary Series 4th March
[ March 4, 2011; 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Don't forget our next Friday Full Led Primary Series will be this Fri. 4th March. This is a chance to come and do a Led class that emphasises Vinyasa, or breath and movement. You do not need to be practising all the Primary Postures to come and do this class as you can stop where [...]
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Peter Sanson Workshop. Wed. 30th Nov. to Sun 4th Dec. 2011
[ November 30, 2011 6:00 am to December 4, 2011 10:30 am. ] Peter started yoga practice in 1985 and spent 21 years studying under Guru Sri K. Pattabhi Jois in Mysore, India. He holds an Advanced B, 4th series teaching certificate issued by Guruji. He is one of only a handful of teachers worldwide at this senior level of certification. Peter engages each student at their own [...]
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Friday Led Full Primary Series
[ February 4, 2011; 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Our next Friday Full Led Primary Series will be this Fri. 4th Feb. This is a chance to come and do a Led class that emphasises Vinyasa, or breath and movement. You do not need to be practising all the Primary Postures to come and do this class as you can stop where you normally [...]
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Welcome to the New Year at Te Aro Astanga Yoga.
We hope that you have all had a great start to 2011 and are ready to get back into regular yoga practice. Victoria, Holly, Isla and I have certainly had a good break with 12 warm days at Ohope Beach. We swam every day, ate lots of ice cream, berries, watermelon and sweetcorn, and cycled [...]
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Christmas, New Year Break
[ December 23, 2010 12:00 am to January 17, 2011 6:00 am. December 23, 2010 12:00 am to January 17, 2011 6:00 am. ] Our last class for 2010 will be the Wed. evening Open class on the 22nd December. Our first class for 2011 will be the morning Open class on Monday 17th January. Thank you to all our students for a fantastic 2010. Your continued support and efforts are much appreciated. Victoria and I wish you all [...]
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Friday Led Full Primary Series
[ December 3, 2010; 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Our next Friday Full Led Primary Series will be on Fri. 3rd Dec. This is a chance to come and do a Led class that emphasises Vinyasa, or breath and movement. You do not need to be practising all the Primary Postures to come and do this class as you can stop where you normally [...]
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Build a Foundation
The best attitude to take to your yogasana practice is that you are building a foundation. You want this to be a life times practice, so time is on your side. Build slowly and carefully always aware that you are building something that you want to endure.
Your asana practice is about creating a foundation so [...]
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Friday Led Full Primary Series