Party like a yogi!
Saturday September 21st
Ponsonby studio Doors open 7.30pm event starts 8-10pm Come party Like A Yogi (it also happens to be Nikki's birthday!) We welcome Jesse D who will lead us through an energetic, rhythmic, yoga class, that then evolves into free form ecstatic dance, plus some call and response mantras to add to the excitement. |
EDM - Dance music is produced live, slowly building through the addition of real instrument that are recorded and looped. During this period Jesse leads participants through yogic breathing and postures, deliver to the rhythm of the music, help people to loosen up, and feel into their body. As the energy and tempo build the group are evenly set free to explore their body through their own expression of moment and dance. At this point, call and response chant is also introduced to encourage everyone into a deeper release by singing from the heart. Finally a return back to earth, and everyone finds a place to lay down for a guided sound healing and shivasana.
Silent Disco - The event takes place with everyone wearing provided wireless headphones, hearing both the music and Jesse's voice, creating an intimate and personal experience. Jesse is a yoga teacher, musician and music producer. He has been developing events like these over the past years, and performing from music festivals to yoga studios. Join him on a journey that frees the body and mind, while opening the heart. $30 standard per booking or $35 at the door |
Yoga Nidra
Saturday September 28th 3pm
Ponsonby studio $20 This session is suitable for people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds. Please do not eat anything heavy at least about 2 hours before the session. |
Yoga nidra (Sanskrit: योग निद्रा) or yogic sleep is a state of consciousness between wakefulness and sleep, opening deep phases of the mind. Yoga nidra is a powerful relaxation and meditation technique that induces deep body-mind relaxation with the ultimate goal of increasing self-awareness. One hour of powerful yoga nidra is equal in effect to 4 hours of normal sleep. The roots of yoga nidra involving systematic rotation of consciousness in the body originate from the tantric process of nyasa (meaning 'to place' or 'to take the mind to a point'). Scientific evidence points to an increase in endogenous dopomine release in the ventral striatum of the brain during yoga nidra. Yoga nidra improves heart rate variability, a measure of balance in the autonomous nervous system. Regular yoga nidra practice is particularly helpful to those suffering from high levels of anxiety, stress, hypertension, trauma, insomnia etc.
This session will be based upon the 8 staged yoga nidra system constructed by Swami Satyananda Saraswati and popularized in the mid 20th century. He formulated the basis of this technique while studying under the tutelage of the great yoga master, Swami Sivananda Saraswati in Rishikesh, India in the 1940s. We are so delighted to welcome Kumar Laxman to lead this session, he did his initial yoga training with Nikam Guruji Yoga Kutir and then his 300 hrs yoga teacher training in restorative yoga therapy with Krishnananda Yoga Ashram in Mysore, India in classical Hatha Yoga in the tradition of Swami Sivananda. |
Weekly koha class
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Each week we open our studio doors for a donation based class where all proceeds go directly to Woman's Refuge. With our rotating roster of teachers you get to experience different styles and teachers each week and give back to an amazing charity while you move to feel good yourself.
4.30pm every Saturday at Ponsonby studio |
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