Student Anecdotes – Urban Yoga NZ

How Yoga Kept Me Rolling!

Wed, 01 Mar 2017 00:46:04 +0000

~ contributed by Urban Yogi Dan Jacka ~ “Are you any good?” is a common question when people find out that you’re a skateboarder. “Good enough to have fun!” is my standard honest-yet-noncommittal answer. After having children though, I wondered…

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Yoga by the Glass – Review

Thu, 02 Jun 2016 20:47:01 +0000

By MaiLynn Stormon-Trinh I’m not sure what circumstances or intentions brought others to the Urban Yoga studio for Yoga by the Glass. I, however, couldn’t resist an opportunity to combine two of my favourite things. Although I’ve enjoyed both for…

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Pigeon pose made me ANGRY

Wed, 09 Apr 2014 03:50:28 +0000

Pigeon Pose made me angry. So, so angry. Not visible on the surface, because looking at me you’d never know. A quick glance to your left or right in any given yoga class and you’d find me looking like someone only slightly…

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Where are they now? Sheridan Gray

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:47:04 +0000

It’s a phrase I hear all the time in our community, “Whatever happened to _______ who used to be here all the time?”. Wellington is vibrant, exciting and ever-changing and it’s people are movers and shakers. Unfortunately for us, sometimes…

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Shedding my old skin

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 22:41:44 +0000

I was diagnosed with clinical depression at 16. After years of doctors visits, and stints with various anti-depressants, in September last year I made the decision to go completely off any medication to free my body of needing a pill…

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My First Time

Wed, 30 May 2012 02:17:24 +0000

Yoga has had a presence in my life for over 10 years. But has it really? We often hear about personal discoveries or ‘a-ha’ moments on the yoga mat, but it wasn’t until about a year ago that I had…

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The Science of Yoga: REVIEW

Tue, 29 May 2012 04:03:13 +0000

The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards (Simon & Schuster, 2012) Reviewed by Kirsten Johnstone William J Broad had the worldwide yoga community all bent out of shape earlier this year when The New York Times – where he…

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Badasana

Tue, 29 May 2012 03:44:31 +0000

Yoga!? Well, what is there to say? I’m struggling to get beyond the fact that it’s a good idea and we should probably be doing some more of it. It kind of doesn’t matter whether you’ve got a power yoga practice…

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Aly’s Wisdom

Tue, 29 May 2012 03:38:31 +0000

I came to this mat because I was seeking something, but I was told we are not moved to silence in our seeking we are always moving away from it we ARE silence we are stillness this is how we experience noise and movement…

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Monday Morning ‘Miracle’

Tue, 29 May 2012 03:37:20 +0000

It was dark. It was cold. It was Monday morning. The heat pump had not quite taken all the chill out of the lounge. And I had a headache. I contemplated taking a couple of panadol and skipping my morning…

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