by Mike Berghan | Feb 17, 2023 | Mike's Blog
(With apologies to Robert M Pirsig) Ashtanga Yoga and the Art of Motorcyle Riding Those of you who know me well also know how much I love riding my motorcycle, so I thought I’d write about Ashtanga Yoga and the art of Riding. I own a Honda NC750X and it makes a...
by Mike Berghan | Feb 17, 2023 | Events
Peter Sanson Workshop 5 “Mysore” Mornings Wed. 15th to Sun. 19th March 2023 Cost: $135 for all 5 sessions — $30 per session Booking Essential: info@astanga.co.nz All levels welcome — from absolute Beginner to Advanced...
by Mike Berghan | Dec 27, 2022 | Events
See you on the mat at Te Aro Astanga in...
by Mike Berghan | Nov 18, 2022 | Events, News
18th Sept. to 7th Oct. 2023 Yes, our 2022 Ashtanga Workshop in Rishikesh and 10 day Yātrā/pilgrimmage was so amazing that I’ve decided to do it again in 2023. I did learn some things this year that I will apply next year so there will be some changes. If...
by Mike Berghan | Oct 20, 2022 | Events
Peter Sanson Workshop 5 “Mysore” Mornings Wed. 16th to Sun. 20th Nov. 2022 Cost: $135 for all 5 sessions — $30 per session Booking Essential: info@astanga.co.nz All levels welcome — from absolute Beginner to Advanced...
by Mike Berghan | Sep 19, 2022 | Mike's Blog, Uncategorized
It is starting to feel as if we are finally coming out the other side of the Covid pandemic and I’ve been thinking about how it has changed things and how I am dealing with those changes. Our response to the pandemic and our government’s handling of it has...
by Mike Berghan | Sep 14, 2022 | Events
by Mike Berghan | Jul 18, 2022 | Mike's Blog
It is Winter here in Aotearoa/New Zealand and it’s cold, wet and windy in Wellington. This makes the Yoga āsana practice more challenging. When you get to my age (mid sixties) its like pick-a-part of the body to be sore this week. All these little aches and...
by Mike Berghan | Apr 12, 2022 | Mike's Blog
On my first few trips to Mysore in the ‘nineties I would study Sanskrit chanting with a beautiful man called Professor Nairayanācarya (please forgive me if I have spelt that incorrectly as I knew him as “The Professor”). A small group of us Western yoga students...
by Mike Berghan | Mar 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Book Here 20 th Sept. Day 00: Arrive New Delhi.Please let me know if you require accommodation in Delhi on the night of the 20th . There will be an extra charge for this as our trip officially begins on the 21st .21 s t Sept. Day 01: Travel New Delhi to Rishikesh.Our...
