by Mike Berghan | Oct 26, 2021 | Mike's Blog, News
Ever since the emergence of Covid 19 as a global pandemic it seems like I have been inundated with opposing views. Is it “just a flu”? Is it a massive conspiracy? Has it been over hyped in order to control people or to generate profit for the major drug companies? Are...
by Mike Berghan | Sep 11, 2021 | Mike's Blog, News
When the Covid-19 pandemic first broke I admit to saying “It’s just a bad flu. Why the over reaction?” Then the numbers just kept growing and people started dying. Lots of people. Evidence of some of the worse effects started to build up. We heard about long...
by Mike Berghan | Jun 21, 2021 | Mike's Blog, News
It is Winter in Aotearoa/NZ at the moment and this can be a difficult season for practice. We often have more time but experience the resistance in the body and the challenge to be motivated that are hallmarks of the colder months. Next year, 2022, I will have been...
by Mike Berghan | Mar 12, 2021 | Mike's Blog, News
I have written before about the “slowly, slowly, Ashtanga Yoga” method but want to emphasise it again in the light of a couple of recent examples I have had. We all know that the method is that you can comfortably do an asana in the Ashtanga sequence before you move...
by Mike Berghan | Feb 25, 2021 | Events, News
We are so lucky at Te Aro Astanga that we get to host Peter Sanson for 2 workshops every year. Peter holds the highest Teaching Certificate from KPJAYI and his workshops are very popular both in Aotearoa/NZ and Internationally. If you are interested in experiencing...
by Mike Berghan | Jan 14, 2021 | Mike's Blog, News
An Aotearoa/NZ Ashtanga Perspective: Now that we have finally got to 2021, I thought I’d do a review of 2020 given that it was such a momentous year. It started for us with the Australian bush fires and the smoke haze that made it all the way across the Tasman...
