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Rishikesh Ashtanga Yoga & Yātrā Sept./Oct. 2025
Join us for a Rishikesh Ashtanga Yoga workshop with Mike Berghan of Te Aro Astanga Yoga in Sept. 2025. Limit of 14 people. You can then follow this with Panch Kedar the “Circuit of Lord Shiva”. 12 days, 5 holy temples dedicated to Shiva. Limit of 5 people. CLICK for more info.
An Amazing Yoga Pilgrimage in India 2023
In late Sept./early Oct. of 2023 we went on our second Yoga Pilgrimage in India. We started with 7 nights in the holy city of Rishikesh doing and Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga workshop. Our venue was on the banks of the Ganges and the river certainly worked her magic. All the...
Yoga and Cultural Appropriation — Am I Guilty?
Yoga and Cultural Appropriation A little while ago a good friend was telling me that he'd been listening to a pod cast in which they were discussing yoga and cultural appropriation. He felt that they were basically accusing most New Zealand yoga studios of cultural...