Why Yoga?

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Now that you’ve learned about me and why I do yoga. It’s your turn. What made you decide to visit this site? Are you interested in learning the benefits and discovering the problems of practicing yoga? Do you love going to your Iyengar, Hatha or Bikram class or do you practice at home, like me? What style do you do and why do you love it? Or are you just curious and want more information? Tell me why you’re interested in Yoga or what made you stop by today and where you are on your yoga journey. Whatever stage you’re at and even if you aren’t sure about yoga I’d love to hear from you!

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Kid’s Workshop

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Yoga for Kids

A Walk Through the Jungle

Elephant

Have your students join me on a yoga “walk” through the Jungle where we will encounter a Frog, Birds, Lions and Elephants! Using traditional yoga poses in a flowing sequence, accompanied by instrumental African music, the children will be learning yoga poses, body awareness and having fun.

Workshop Objectives

  • create body awareness through movement and poses
  • develop gross motor skills
  • learn about fitness and health from a different culture
  • develop movement competence, and acquire knowledge and skills related to healthy living to help them
  • interact positively with others, build healthy relationships, and
  • become effective team members

Workshop Target Grade

This workshop will be ideal for children between the ages if 4-12 years old. The instructions will be tailored to meet the needs of the group.

Workshop Groups and Duration

This workshop is for 2 hours

  • 4-5 year olds 15-20 children (2 groups 30 mins each)
  • 6-12 year olds 15-20 children (2 groups for 30 mins each or 1 group for an hour)

Or Contact me to plan a programme that suits your needs!

A little about me

Hello, My name is Lakshmi and I am passionate about Yoga and Kids! I
believe that children should be active, learn more about controlling their bodies and have fun. Yoga incorporates all of this.

  • I have been practicing yoga for many years and I am currently training for my Yoga Teacher Certification I currently have my Meditation Teacher Certification
  • I have a Master’s Degree in Education and have worked in a child care setting for over 20 years!
  • I have worked as a Primary School Teacher in New Zealand for almost 3 years.

Availability

I am currently available for bookings.

Workshop Cost

$175 for 2 hours (four classes in total)
Book now online to receive $25 OFF the workshop!

Contact: Lakshmi Gosyne (09)281-3876 or lakshmi@newbieyoga.com

*Note: this workshop is available in Auckland only

My Iyengar Yoga Experience

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Well, I went in for my first Iyengar yoga class in over a year. My first Iyengar experience was actually fairly negative. The instructor was amazing at doing yoga but was very strict and would make the class hold the poses until it hurt. I was not happy to go to yoga classes even though it was a beautiful space and had all the latest equipment.

So when my sister invited me to her Iyengar yoga which she does over her lunch breaks, I was a bit apprehensive. I enjoyed my yoga practice at home and was worried that it would be more like that last yoga class. But I figured it was just $5 to try it out so why not?

Getting there during lunch was a mission and I snuck into class ten minutes late. I was glad I went though. The atmosphere wasn’t as formal as my previous yoga class so I didn’t feel like I had to “hold” difficult poses for 30 seconds or more.

The yoga instructor gave us different levels to do so if I couldn’t do the handstand, doing the prep for the handstand was okay. The instructor also supplied yoga blocks and a strap which we used if we needed to. We weren’t forced into using them if we didn’t need to.

We used the wall a lot for the shoulder stands, to start off our shoulder stands and for support with our warrior poses. My plough at the end of class was very much improved and I was very pleased. :) I also realized what I had to work on and what I was doing really well. I’ll add the instructor’s name and if they have a website to this blog post :) I would definitely give it another go.

Let me know what you think about Iyengar Yoga. Add your comment below:

Changes to Newbie Yoga

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Hello Readers! As you can see there have been some changes to our Newbie Yoga. The transition wasn’t easy and I’m struggling to rebuild the site. Keep in mind this is a personal blog, so I don’t have any help.

Good changes that you may have noticed are:

  • There are no Google Ads
  • Format is simpler
  • I am spell checking and relinking old and out dated links.

So please be patient. A new newbie yoga will be up and running in no time!