New Year classes with Mandy Mandy is offering our popular holiday classes again in the first week of January at the later time of 9am. When: 2 – 6 January 2012, 9am – 11am What: Monday – Thursday Mysore style, Friday led Cost: $60 for the week, $15 casual or use your usual Titirangi Ashtanga month pass. Beginners and out-of-towners are welcome. If you live elsewhere in Auckland and your usual school is closed come and join in! Please email Mandy to book:  kiwi.mandy@gmail.com We're taking a holiday! Catherine has given birth to a beautiful little girl, Alma, and is taking a break from teaching. There will be ...

It's warm and light in the mornings and a great time of year to get into a regular yoga practice! Titirangi Ashtanga Yoga is open five mornings a week, Monday - Friday, and you get to work with the same experienced teacher each day. We offer a unique opportunity for you to develop your own yoga practice in a supportive environment. Beginners are always welcome. Mandy We're delighted to have Mandy McChesney teaching for the summer while Catherine is on maternity leave. Welcome Mandy! Mandy is teaching the same timetable as usual and all current month passes will continue as usual with Mandy. Mandy is ...

A massive thanks to Peter Sanson and all the students who made his workshop a wonderful week! The room was packed and the windows were dripping, it was a real treat. Peter was delighted with the turnout and the gorgeous location and promises to be back next year. I can't wait! Check out Titirangi Ashtanga Yoga's facebook page for a few pics. If you enjoyed Peter's teaching, he will be doing a workshop on Waiheke Island over Labour weekend (contact Stephanie email waihekeislandashtangayoga@gmail.com) and also runs his famous Gisborne workshop at New Year (email petersansonworkshops@yahoo.com). Spring time With the energy of the new ...

Peter Sanson workshop When: Monday 29 August - Friday 2 September 6am or 7am start Where: Titirangi Ashtanga Yoga at the Soul Centre, 18 Huia Road, Titirangi (see the map link on your right) Cost: $125 for the week or $30 casual per day Peter is a New Zealander who teaches around the world and is loved by students wherever he goes. We are very lucky to have Peter coming to Titirangi - I hope you can make it! Peter started his yoga practice in 1985 and spent 21 years studying under Sri K Pattabhi Jois in Mysore, India. He holds an Advanced B, 4th ...

Peter Sanson is coming! Peter is one of my favourite teachers.  He taught my long time teacher Mike Berghan, and his twice yearly visits to Te Aro Ashtanga Yoga were a highlight of my Wellington years. Peter's dedication to the practice and the teaching is a real inspiration. His approach is very gentle and has taught me that slowly slowly is the only way to go. The workshop with Peter will be Mysore style so you can choose to start at 6am or 7am. The Soul Centre is about 15 kms from Auckland central. It will would be about a 15-20 minute drive from ...

Winter is here for a while! A regular yoga practice is a wonderful way to ward off winter colds and flus and lethargy. Ashtanga yoga is a warming practice. It gets the blood circulating and this both flushes out toxins from the body and stimulates the immune system. Often through winter it just feels like you're doing 'maintenance' rather than making much progress because it's colder and you're often a bit stiffer than in summer.  Really the benefits are just a little more subtle, you feel lighter and more energised than you would otherwise, you're healthier and less likely to get sick. And ...

Autumn is definitely here! The heater's on in the studio and by the time the evening classes come around, it's dark outside. Autumn is a time of change, it gets chillier and the leaves dry up and fall off the trees. In Ayurveda, autumn is a time when "vata" increases. For some of us we may experience this as feeling the cold, feeling more anxious or tired, and our balance may not be quite as great as it was in the summer. We may be more affected than usual by late nights, travel or changes in our routine. A regular, warm yoga ...

There's something very powerful about the combination of movement, awareness, relaxation and conscious breathing. This combination can take you right into your body, to become aware of whatever it is you're experiencing, right now.  It's a direct way to release tension and stress, which are the things often holding us back. Traditional Ashtanga Yoga also uses the power of touch as the teacher moves around and gently adjusts students. It's one of the things new students most often comment on - how wonderful it is to feel the shift made possible by the subtle adjustment of the teacher. Feeling supported as ...

Welcome, welcome, welcome! 2011 got off to a great start. Thanks to all the students who made January 2011 so much fun. Titirangi Ashtanga Yoga is all about giving you the space and the teaching to help you develop a regular yoga practice of your own. Lots of people try to do their own yoga practice at home - and it's hard to do! At Titirangi Ashtanga Yoga we're open every morning Monday - Friday 6.30 - 8.30am so you can drop in when it suits you and learn a yoga routine that's suitable for you. Having the guidance of a ...

Happy New Year Titirangi Ashtanga Yoga got off to an awesome start with a lovely hot room full of students every morning! Thanks so much to all of you for creating such an auspicious start to 2011. From Monday 10 January 2011 we're back to the normal schedule of Monday - Thursday 6.30am - 8.30am Mysore-style and Friday morning 6.30am - 8am led class. When you first come to it, yoga seems to be a very physical practice, all about the body. You get sweaty, you might get sore, you might get tired.  Then you find yourself getting stronger and more flexible, ...