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Upside Down
Every day I throw myself against a wall. Not intentionally of course. Some days I prep well and align my shoulders and draw everything in that should be drawn in and float, float I’m telling you, up, up and away. Then I break that beautiful moment by thinking I don’t need this wall and fall.…
Read MoreFive Things: Acupuncture
With Marise Henry Acupuncture – The Point Acupuncture can help with most things, as it is a holistic health treatment. Whether it is treating pain-related issues, injury or on-going pain; women’s health issues such as painful, irregular or absent/heavy/non-stop periods; fertility concerns and IVF support; wellbeing issues such as stress, anxiety, sleeplessness, depression, just not…
Read MoreUpdate – Five Bucks Fund
In our first newsletter we featured yogi Veronica Shumack. She created the Five Bucks Fund to help rebuild in the Philippines after 2013’s Typhoon Yolanda. You can read her story here and be impressed by her dedication to follow through on wanting to be a catalyst for change. We were,…
Read MoreFive Things: Trilogy Skincare
With Corinne Morley, the in-house beauty expert for New Zealand natural skincare brand Trilogy – The Hero Certified Organic Rosehip Oil is our hero product and signature ingredient. It’s also the base of our trademarked antioxidant complex, Rosapene™,…
Read MoreWanderlusting
I’m back from Wanderlust, that festival of festivals that has been soaked in all things yoga; given you a big spoon and said, dig in. That festival. Although it ran over four days I had a one-day pass that I used to fit in as much as possible and had myself an experience that was…
Read MoreNew Teachers Holly + Mati
Whether you’ve been practicing yoga for a short time or many years, at one point or another the idea of Teacher Training has probably crossed your mind. If you belong to a studio that offers the training you’ve probably witnessed some significant transformations take place or noticed the reappearance of yogis who’ve trained elsewhere returning…
Read MoreThe News
Well, hello! I’m just popping in here between these two fabulous Featured Yogis to let you know with the appropriate amount of exclamation marks and somewhat subdued fanfare that when the Blog proper starts back next week there will be some exciting new changes and ideas being put into action! As we promise here it’s…
Read MoreOranges For Your Stocking
The sun’s out today and it smells summery. It really is starting to feel a lot like Christmas! Hurrah! We’re all about the Pohutukawas and cicadas and the warm, disintegrating rubbery feel of your yoga mat after leaving it outside for too long. It’s the right time for saying thank you very much for supporting…
Read MorePay It Forward
As easy as it is to talk about how crazy and busy and stressful life is right now, I’m happy to report there’s a sense of goodwill in the air that, if you squint at it from a certain angle, has the ability to override the somewhat overwhelming elements of Christmas. So let’s focus on…
Read MorePrep Work
Many Auckland studios are now accepting bookings for their teacher training courses taking place next year. Which means an influx of new teachers will eventually be out there in all their glorious just-graduated glow and we yogis get to reap the benefits of their enthusiasm and unwavering desire to make us happy. (I know! It’s…
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