by Neal | Nov 2, 2018 | Somatic Movement, Videos, Yoga
We’re gearing up for playing more with video – it’s a great medium for showing movement as opposed to a static photo of a posture. There is so much that may be explored in the transitions between postures, in how we flow, in how we move.
by Neal | Jul 26, 2018 | Somatic Movement, Videos, Yoga
I was just hanging out at the studio with my friend and teacher Karla Brodie and we had time to play with shooting a quick movement video – just a couple of minutes. So exploring fluidity and the movement principle of Yielding within a Sun Salutation sequence....
by Neal | Nov 24, 2016 | General, Meditation, Somatic Movement, Yoga, Yoga Off The Mat
Surfing the web for inspiration? Here are our favourite online websites, resources and teachings and we hope you may enjoy them too…
by Neal | Sep 7, 2015 | General, Meditation, News and Events, Somatic Movement, Yoga
Four highly experienced yoga teachers have joined together to create the Centre for Contemporary Yoga Studies, based in Remuera. With over 80 years of yoga practice and teaching experience between them, Dyana, Karla, Neal and Vincent co-founded the centre with one key...
by Neal | Oct 27, 2014 | Somatic Movement, Videos, Yoga
I recently came across this cute little video … it beautifully touches on what may be our original motivations for moving out into the world. The beginnings of our movement intelligence may be traced back to our time spent in the womb and our first years post...
by Neal | Jun 4, 2014 | General, Meditation, Somatic Movement, Yoga
A few years ago I enrolled on my second Yoga Teacher Training course for a year at the Yoga Academy Auckland – I was on a mission to learn more about this practice and to equip myself with as much knowledge as I could. If I was going to teach Yoga, then I wanted...
by Neal | Nov 7, 2013 | General, Meditation, Somatic Movement, Yoga, Yoga Off The Mat
I have been studying the the iRest approach to Yoga Nidra recently and in the teaching manual, founder and teacher Richard Miller talks about the qualities of our true nature:
Loving, Kindness, Presence, Unconditional, Peaceful, Friendliness, Unattached, Happy, Joyfulness, Faith, Trusting, Transparency, Mindfulness, Responsive, Purity, Truthfulness, Contentment, Luminous, Powerful, Knowing, Full, Empty, Tender, Spontaneous, Authentic, Creative, Intimate, Complete, Aware (and more).
by Neal | Feb 24, 2013 | General, Somatic Movement, Yoga, Yoga Off The Mat
Here are some of our favourite books music and and other media – ones that have radically altered what we do, how we move, and our approach to life. We highly recommend you checking them out…enjoy! Everything listed here is available from Amazon or The UK...
by Neal | Nov 23, 2012 | 5Rhythms Dance, General, Somatic Movement, Yoga, Yoga Off The Mat
In the Yoga Sutras, the sage Patanjali gave us the eight limbs of yoga – practices which support us in our spiritual development. The second limb, called The Niyamas, guide us in ways to look after our personal well-being. They are – Saucha (purity),...
by Neal | Oct 29, 2012 | Somatic Movement, Videos
Two wonderful videos, created by Feldenkrais teachers, showing how babies learn to move. These patterns of movement are foundations for how we move as adults. Great to explore these in a yoga and dance practice. ...
