by Mike Berghan | Sep 1, 2015 | Events, News
Sunday 13th September 1 – 3 pm. This 2 hour workshop looks at practical principles offered by Ayurveda that can help you transition from winter to spring, with the purpose of enhancing your health and well being in the coming months. We will be focusing on...
by Mike Berghan | Aug 31, 2015 | Mike's Blog
With the proliferation of different styles of yoga these days I wonder if an essential aspect is being down played. This is the concept of “paramparā” or a succession of teachers in a traditional lineage. Intrinsic to this concept is the one of “Guru” (teacher) and...
by Mike Berghan | Jun 17, 2015 | Mike's Blog
I attended my very first yoga class at the Wainui Beach Tennis club rooms in 1992. I cannot credit that it was that long ago, because my practice still feels fresh to me. It still feels raw, with lots of rough edges. The beauty of this is that it still excites me. I...
by Mike Berghan | Jun 12, 2015 | Events, News
Saturday 27th June — 2.00 to 6.00 pm: The Emotive Movement workshop is going to be an exploration of the body-emotion connection using music and dance and will be guided by Nia FreeDance principles. The workshop will be 3 hours of exploration ending with a 50...
by Mike Berghan | May 11, 2015 | Events, News
Martina is looking forward to teaching again in Wellington, over the long Queen’s Birthday holiday weekend. Saturday 30th May 9am-11am LED COUNTED PRIMARY -A beautiful flow and breath focused class where students are led through the Primary Series together with every...
by Mike Berghan | May 11, 2015 | Mike's Blog
Years ago in the Shala in Lakshmipurram one of the students asked Guruji which God they should worship. Guruji replied “Pick a God, any God, it doesn’t matter”. Of course as a Brahman Indian, Guruji meant any god in the Hindu pantheon, but he went on to say that...
by Mike Berghan | Apr 25, 2015 | Mike's Blog
What is Ashtanga Yoga? We all know that “Ashtanga” is the 8 limbs of Yoga and that the first 4 limbs- Yama, Niyama, Asana, and Pranayama, are the external limbs. Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana, and Samadhi are the internal limbs. I like to think of the first 4 limbs as...
by Mike Berghan | Sep 30, 2014 | Mike's Blog
I have blogged about this subject before, but this is the time of the year when I seem to get a lot of people mentioning areas of pain they are experiencing in their practice, so I don’t think it will hurt to address the issue of pain in the yoga practice again....
by Mike Berghan | Sep 11, 2014 | Humans of Te Aro Astanga, News
Gabi Gabi: “When I’m not doing yoga I’m pursuing my favourite hobbies, pole dancing and sailing. Yoga is my way of life, I practise because it puts me in a good place. Each time I’m on the mat is like coming home. I began Astanga 20 years ago,...
