live your yoga
Weekend Dates; 11-13 January, Aio Wira Retreat Centre, West Auckland
18-19 January, Pure Yoga Studio, Torbay, Auckland
22-23, February, Pure Yoga Studio, Torbay, Auckland
22-23, March, February, Pure Yoga Studio, Torbay, Auckland
Training days: 7.00 am - 6.30 pm
Weekly top up classes between weekends.
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Yoga lifestyle sadhana
The Yoga Sadhana Lifestyle training is our Premium training. A 9-day immersion which provides the ideal framework for exploration and deepening. As its lifestyle focused you will experience first hand what a day infused with yoga looks and feels like. What routines to do on waking, how to build an adaptive practice, which meditation practices to use, when? Its not about spending hours on the mat but cultivating & extending the principle of self awareness across the days, weeks and stages of your life.
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Sadhana is about working with a timeless system that carries with it the lived wisdom of generations. Couple this with science and growing healthy habits & routines you can expect to make lasting changes. All forms of yoga have helped me immensely to face the challenges of living in a busy complex world and I'm sure it will do the same for you.
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You will receive:
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A well rounded practice that has depth & is adaptable
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Community connection
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Progressive evolution
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Experiential Education
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Weekend immersions with home practice, guided by your core faculty & specialty guest teachers.
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Ideal environment: Nestled in nature, catering onsite, space to explore. Local accommodation options to suit your budget.
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Comprehensive student manual. (Sections for each topic area in alignment with Teacher Training programs)
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Mentorship specific to your needs and interest areas such as honing your teaching skills, leading mantra & kirtan, finding your personal practice
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Access to a rich hub of Dropbox resources including access to power-points from classes, audio files for mantra chanting, supplementary articles and access to class recordings
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Private Whatsapp group for continued connection beyond the immersion
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Guided Home Practice to set you up after the training immersion.
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Weekly classes (post training & monthly pre training)
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An immersion experience to truly live your yoga from moment to moment
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Curriculum & scope of practice
Designed in line with Yoga Alliance & Yoga NZ Standards & Competencies
yogic physiology
The subtle bodies; Koshas, Chakras, Gunas, Mind & cpsychic pathways, components of mind, Kleshas.
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history & philosophy
Historical Development of Yoga through the Ages
The Yoga Tradition, Ashram, Guru & Disciple, Yoga in the modern world perspectives
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hatha asana
Asanas as tools to expand awareness
Basic to advanced, dynamic, surya namaskara & static postures held longer with mind/prana connections
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pranayama
From basic to progressive techniques including mudras & bandhas
meditation
Essential skills & deepening, mantra meditation, using a mala & other seated & dynamic forms
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mantra chanting
Vedic mantra chanting. Building a daily mantra sadhana. Pronunciation & audio files for learning
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yogic lifestyle yama & Niyamas
Applying the Yama & Niyama in daily life
Review of the Day on selected Yama/Niyama pairs
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yoga nidra
Deep relaxation & Meditation
sadhana design & practice
Anchoring into the classical hatha methods & techniques & developing a personal sadhana, mentorship
self reflective awareness
Spiritual diary & SWAN meditation, karma yoga, kirtan & self analysis exercises
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Price -
$2995.00 EB paid by 9 December
Includes: Onsite Training, Catering, Course Manual, Weekly top up classes & home practice mentorship.
pre Training with Pure yoga
YOGIC LIFESTYLE TOOLS
yama & Niyamas for living a balanced life
anchor into a timeless system
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Knowing how to harness & direct energy is one of the keys that the Hatha Yoga system reveals as you deepen into personal practice.
Improved health, mental focus, emotional balance are the byproducts of progression through Hatha Yoga.
​Explore how to connect with your energy body (Prana) & its interconnection with the mind (Consciousness)
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Bring together both yogic theory & practice of the subtle bodies; koshas, Gunas, Chakra, Prana Vayus, evolutes of Mind
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Go inwards easily using this progressive system designed to meet every level of practitioner.
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​​Meditation to develop one pointed concentration. To bring awareness to mental patterns & help to dismantle unhealthy ones​
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Yogic lifestyle practices form a pivotal bridge between your practice & living with yogic awareness​
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Build a toolkit of personalised practices that will guide you further along your evolutionary path.
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classical branches
scientifically backed
lineage empowered
daily MANTRA sadhana:
Gayatri Mantra
Mahamrityunjaya mantra
Durga Path (32 Names)
Opening & Closing Shanti Path
Devi Mantras
Pranayama:
Breath mechanics
Basic & Progressive techniques
Yogic Breathing
Heating & Vitalizing
Balancing & Tranquilising
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Are the classes suitable for Beginners?Yes, Pure Yoga offers local and online beginner yoga courses for those new to Yoga. Courses focus on building foundational skills in alignment and conscious breathing. Courses are designed for newcomers over a series of weeks which allows for individual attention and practices that build confidence, flexibility, mobility and strength. These courses will set you up to progress further into the Hatha system and to be able to continue at home if that is your goal. For entry level students the Restorative yoga and Yoga Nidra courses are the best fit.
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What is included in the Yoga Classes?Each class is holistic in nature including physical postures (Asana), guided breathing (Pranayama) & Meditation components. Pure Yoga is passionate about supporting people to integrate Yoga into daily life so shares tips and resources to help you build sustainable tools.
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Does Pure Yoga offer Teachers Training?Yes, Pure Yoga has been training teachers for the last 10 years in the classical based Hatha, Raja, Mantra, Bhakti Yoga systems, mentoring students and is currently the Program Advisor for Kawai Purapura Yoga School (RYS), 200 Hr & 500 Hr Programs.
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Do you run Yoga classes outside of Auckland?Yes, Pure Yoga travels to locations around NZ bringing speciality workshops, masterclasses & yogic lifestyle events to communities, Yoga studios & corporate settings.
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What type of meditation do you teach?Pure Yoga is grounded in years of meditation practice and training in the classical forms of meditation that are aimed at building the specific skills of meditation and extending these into everyday life so that transformation occurs in a gradual yet lasting way. The techniques include both dynamic and static forms of meditation that prepare the body and mind for inner work. Specific techniques that help to embody relaxation, stillness, witnessing the mind, utilizing breath and energy include; Yoga Nidra, Body stillness, Steady Gazing (Trataka), Inner silence (Antar Mouna). How to use a mala for meditation and gaining a clear understanding of different energy systems and its influence on mental patterns (Vrittis, Samskaras).
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What format does the meditation class take?The classes begin & end with centering in the present moment. Yoga Nidra a deep relaxation practice and one that embeds the essential skills of meditation is used to release tension. A seated meditation practice follows which builds and hones awareness from the gross (body) to more subtle layers of your being (mind, prana & subtle bodies).
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What aspects of Meditation are included?The essential skills of meditation are highlighted in these courses, working to build up from simple to more complex. These skills are broken down each week and linked with lifestyle integration. The techniques are the building blocks of these skills and vary from Yoga Nidra to body based meditation. Some techniques include breath & energy as the main focus. More advanced practices work more directly with the mind & psychic bodies.
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Where is your studio located?Pure Yoga Home studio is located in Torbay, Long Bay on the North Shore of Auckland. It is a fully equipped studio space next to the ocean with high quality Manduka Yoga Mats, custom hand-made bolsters, blankets & meditation cushions. Pure Yoga strives to source eco friendly, natural based products and support local businesses.
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Do you offer one to one yoga guidance?Yes, Pure Yoga has experience working with clients with health challenges, psycho-somatic based imbalances, anxiety, depression, common injuries, beginners through to advanced practitioners. I have trained Yoga teachers since 2009. I combine my vast yogic knowledge and experience plus 20 years of dedicated practice and yogic living to create a session that works for you.