Events

SANKALPA Workshop
Sunday, 24 January 2021 10 am - 3 pm
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The Sankalpa Workshop will be a guided time for you to go inwards and connect with yourself and your intuition, your inner being, and create a supportive space enabling you to listen to your inner guidance, inspirations, and your intuitive knowing - with optimal clarity. A lot of empowering tools are waiting for you to be discovered and utilized - this is a perfect space to set new intentions and create a new path for making your dreams a reality. A rich and comprehensive printout comes with this workshop.
Read more BOOK now 24 January 2021
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Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you already are. RUMI

Yoga@beach - weather permitting!
Welcome to Yoga@beach!
🔆 This THURSDAY at 7 am (60 mins) 🔆
After some weeks of pretty unpredictable weather, we seem to get more stable summer weather this week.
See you there!
Appreciate your rsvp 😊👍🏼
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Time for YOGA@beach outside on the deck of the Sumner Surf Lifesaving Club SLSC, 301 Main Road, Sumner, Christchurch, NZ looking out to the beach! So nice to do Yoga outside in that delicious fresh air greeting the sunrise with a nice and easy practice including some sun salutations as it has been done for thousands of years!
This event is WEATHER PERMITTING it will be either Thursday or Friday morning - please check back each week for updates. We started at the beginning of November and will possibly continue until daylight savings ends on 04 April 2021.
Join in if you love the morning sun and that delicious fresh Ocean air in your lungs plus this unbeatable view out to the sea!
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We support the Sumner SLSC with 2 donations of $100:
One at the beginning of the season and one at the end!
Please contribute with $10 per session 😊

Get the 'Try Yoga' Promo & the well-feeling!
The promo is valid for 3 sessions at all venues (3-week expiry)
Test different classes & find out what suits you best. This promo is available for everyone new to my classes, but the Xmas Special can be used by anyone, including yourself! 😊
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💝 Make a donation to support others 💝
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Happiness is when your thoughts, words, and actions are in harmony. GANDHI

WORKSHOP: Better Sleep & Relaxation - Intro to Restorative Yoga and Meditation
Sunday, 14 February 2021 10 am - 12.30 pm
Only 5 spaces available!
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Want to enhance your life's quality with better sleep & relaxation and try some meditation techniques? Relaxation is one of the most powerful, yet simple ways to support our self-healing, to soothe mind and body, to refresh, re-balance, revitalize, rejuvenate. Learn about active and passive relaxation techniques and how restorative Yoga can help you to relax deeply, renew your energy and restore good sleep.
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Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax. MARK BLACK

Yoga for Everybody 2021 - Term 1: Priorities
Mon 10 am, Mon 6 pm, Tue 5 pm, Thu 10 am, and Sat 9 am
Start for 2021 is on 13 February!
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Week 1: Good things happen...
We will kick off the new year with reflecting on our priorities over term 1. In our 'Yoga for the mind' opening sequence in all casual Yoga for Everybody classes we will shed some light on what it means to know your priorities and how life-changing it can become when you proactively set your priorities instead of letting events, circumstances or other people dictate them... Knowing your priorities is a tool for conscious living and we will explore what this can mean for our lives, at present and going forward while being gentle with ourselves and nourishing ourselves with self-compassion and Yoga practice!
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The Universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want you already are. RUMI

CHAIR Yoga for Everybody - 'Chair-ish' your chairs...
Starts again in 2021 on Tuesday, 16 February at 3.30 pm (60 mins) - no classes during school holidays
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This is for you...
* if you are new to Yoga, then this is a great and gentle way to start, or
* you want to utilize some of the time you spend on chairs each day to do something good for yourself at the same time and learn the moves how to weave in some fitness while on your chair anyway, or
* you might feel limited in your mobility for some reason and wish to explore a gentle way to invite some expansion to your range of movement
Whatever the reasons may be, learning to 'chair-ish' the time we spend on our chairs is extremely beneficial for our well-being and well-feeling.
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There is so much more we can utilize our chairs for than just sitting on them!

Y o g a : NEW BEGINNERS Courses
START Evening Course: Friday, 19 Feb 2021 at 7 pm
START Morning Course: Saturday, 20 Feb 2021 at 9 am
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Here is a new 9-week course for you, going slow and gentle, warming up properly, building the foundations first, giving you time, space and individual attention for the best learning experience possible. You will be introduced to Yoga including all you need to know about body, mind, and spirit, and how this might be relevant for you personally!
Read More BOOK The Evening Course
Read More BOOK The Morning Course
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The goal of practice is always to keep our beginner's mind. JACK KORNFIELD

COURSE: The 5 TIBETAN RITES & Chakra Balancing
START: Saturday, 20 February at 3 pm
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The 5 Tibetan Rites are an ancient practice, which has been called 'The Fountain of Youth'. It is based on balancing our energy centres, the Chakras. Learn a practice that only takes 10 to 20 minutes per day to keep your body, mind & spirit uplifted and functioning in an optimal way! We will slowly build our practice over the duration of this course and explore balancing options for each chakra - one per week starting with the base Chakra. A rich and comprehensive printout is included.
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The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts. MARCUS AURELIUS

MEDITATION on Sundays
EVERY Sunday 5.30 - 7 pm we hold the space open for meditation - come & go as you please!
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Welcome everyone to our meditation space on Sundays at the Yoga & Qigong School of Sumner, 42 Nayland St, Sumner, Christchurch, NZ
It is free - koha (donation) appreciated.
Come and go as you please. You can sit or lie down - whatever makes you feel most comfortable and stay for just 5 minutes or as long as you like. Short guided meditations (15 mins) are available as a recording for people new to meditation. To support silent meditation we offer various beautiful sounds or music, including OM or Tibetan Bowl sounds played in the background.
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The thing about meditation is: You become more and more you. DAVID LYNCH

Mini-RETREAT: Refresh, Relax, Re-Balance
Mini-Retreat on Sundays at 4 pm 😊 starts again in 2021 on 21 February!
(not available during the school holidays)
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Welcome to your Sunday Mini-Retreat! Treat yourself to some nourishing 'me time' with our restorative Yoga class on Sundays. Reset your pace of life with finding new enjoyment for the present moment. It is ideal for a bit of time-out from being busy and allowing time and stillness for body, mind and spirit to recover, re-balance and refresh.
It provides a time of reflective closure for your week and is a perfect preparation for a fresh start to the new week. This class includes the option to stay on for meditation to enhance your well-being in the best way possible.
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Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax. MARK BLACK