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...
by Mike Berghan | Oct 30, 2020 | Events, News
Peter is coming back to Te Aro Astanga for his usual November workshop. In this strange year we are lucky that some things stay the same. All levels of practitioners who attend Peter’s workshops come away inspired and with a boost of energy for their yoga. Come...
by Mike Berghan | Aug 19, 2020 | Mike's Blog, News
Random Thoughts on Practicing and Teaching through a Global Pandemic: Time is a fluid thing. It wasn’t that long ago, back in February, when I, like many people was saying, “It’s just a bad strain of the flu. Nothing to worry about”. The next thing you...
