Feb 18, 2022 | Health, Uncategorised, Yoga
Boosting Immunity with Yoga While there is no need for us to be dragging out our winter woollies just yet, the inevitability of change means that, yes, winter will be upon us soon. We still have plenty of glorious late summer and autumn days ahead of us; however, we...
Apr 18, 2021 | Health, Yoga, Yoga Teacher Training
Training to be a Yoga Teacher with Svastha Yoga Aotearoa Training to be a qualified 200-hour yoga teacher is different at Svastha Yoga. Like many training programs, ours takes place over six months, on a part-time basis. But what you’ll learn and who you’ll learn it...
Aug 10, 2020 | Breath Awareness, Health, Mental Health, Yoga, Yoga Therapy
Mindful Breathing On average we take approximately 23,000 breaths per day, some people a little less, some people more. Either way that’s a lot of breaths and mostly, we give them little thought. Yet, breathing is fundamental to life and to our health. The...
Mar 16, 2020 | Health, Meditation, Yoga
Finding Calm in Uncertainty What a surreal and uncertain time we find ourselves in! Uncertainty is challenging for all of us, it can play havoc with our mental state and create fear and anxiety. It’s times like these that we need to pay close attention to not...
Jan 18, 2020 | Breath Awareness, Pranayama, Yoga
Nāḍīśodhana Prānāyāma: Alternate Nostril Breathing Very simply put, the word prānāyāma refers to breathing practices that play a very important role in yoga – helping to steady our minds in preparation for effective practice of meditation. But even if meditation is...
Sep 26, 2016 | Health, Yoga, Yoga Therapy
Yoga Therapy – Guided Self-care Yoga therapy is growing in popularity worldwide. More and more research is being carried out, proving the benefits and health professionals are beginning to recognise yoga therapy as complementary to modern health care. Yet there...