Queenstown's Hatha Yoga and Pilates

Shanti Murti Queenstown weekend workshop May 31st- June 2nd

admin — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:13:03 +0000

Shanti Murti will be visiting Queenstown for a 3 day weekend workshop starting Friday March 31st 6pm with an opening Kirtan, welcome, and tea and cookies to finish the evening. It will be the first night of 5 workshops over the weekend, including a master class, Yoga Nidra, talks on the energentic bodies and then moving them with posture, prana, and chakra focus. We’ll offer a session on laughter yoga, restorative yoga and time spent with a master and beloved friend in the yoga community, Shanti Murti from Auckland studios and teacher trainings, Ashram Yoga. Come spend the weekend with Shanti Murti at Studio Sangha in Queenstown. Click here to register

Winter Solstice celebration, 108 Salutations Thurs, June 20th, 6pm

admin — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:05:02 +0000

108 Sun Salutations 6pm Thursday, June 20th to celebrate the winter solstice

108 is a sacred number in yoga and 108 sun salutations are often completed at the time of the equinox to celebrate, sweat and transform.

Traditionally, malas (strings of prayer beads) come as a string of 108 beads (plus one for the “guru bead,” around which the other 108 beads turn like the planets around the sun)

It is a huge challenge to do the 108 but with the group energy, the Sun Salutations flow by as if on a wave of energy. If you don’t feel you can complete the whole 108 sun salutations – no worries – just bring along a friend or 2 to share the rounds. It means you don’t have to do so many but have just as much fun….

This is all about having some fun as a community, we hope to see you all there.

Please bring a yoga mat with you and a small towel and some water might be advisable.

Acro Yoga

admin — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:36:32 +0000

ANZAC Day Acroyoga Workshop:

Foundations of acrobatic and therapeutic “flying” yoga- 5-7pm

Queenstown is in for a special treat on the evening of ANZAC Day. Studio Sangha is proud to host International yoga teacher Trevor Gribble as we create a playful evening of partner-based Acroyoga.

Acroyoga is a CELEBRATION in fusion of traditional yoga with innovation in contemporary acrobatic movements wherein we experience divine harmony through presence and balance with another. In a safe and nurturing environment, we cultivate trust, confidence, loving kindness and playfulness through asana, strength conditioning, partner stretching, counterbalances, inversions, Thai massage elements and therapeutic flying, basing and spotting. Fitness and flexibility beyond beginner level is required i.e. ability to hold a properly aligned plank (top of a push-up) for at least 30 seconds without discomfort. Bringing a partner is unnecessary but welcome; there are plenty of us to play with!

The 2 hour class runs from 5-7PM on Thursday, April 25, ANZAC Day. Please encourage your yoga friends to come out and play with you on this wonderful day to celebrate community. $20 at the door

More information about Trevor available at his Facebook page: www.facebook.com/trevoryoga

Yoga-tox Challenge starts Monday May 6th! Grab a friend! get ski fit!

admin — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 06:43:02 +0000

Start your preparation for winter sports with a big boost of Yoga and Pilates. Do a Yoga-tox Challenge of 10 or 30 days straight. On the Studio Sangha Challenge, you can take any class you like, mix it up between Dynamic Hatha, Power Yoga, Core classes and Restorative to chill out. We’ve got great 1 hour classes and noon classes that are fantastic for a double if you miss a day. Join the Studio Sangha community for support and inspiration, we have students already started on the spring Challenge at both studios.

You’ll notice changes in the body and mind immediately from a good night’s sleep to breathing better. Take the time to practice daily for awhile to increase the benefits exponentially to understand what Yoga can really do for you. You can lose weight, tone up, gain more movement, breathe better, focus more easily and fully relax. The benefits are endless and and the potential is there to change what it is that you want to change, now.

Sign up and join us for September Yoga-tox

Yoga Nidra

admin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:42:07 +0000

Yoga Nidra brings an incredible calmness, quietness and clarity. Yoga Nidra is one of the deepest of all meditations, leading awareness through many levels of mental process to a state of supreme stillness and insight.

Yoga Nidra means Yogic Sleep. It is a state of conscious Deep Sleep. In Meditation, you remain in the Waking state of consciousness, and gently focus the mind, while allowing thought patterns, emotions, sensations, and images to arise and go on. However, in Yoga Nidra, you leave the Waking state, go past the Dreaming state, and go to Deep Sleep, yet remain awake. While Yoga Nidra is a state that is very relaxing, it is also used by Yogis to purify the Samskaras, the deep impressions that are the driving force behind Karma.

You will feel the flow of prana move through physical, emotional, and energetic blockages. The end result is the healing of the body and mind and the expansion of consciousness.

We will have an hour of Restorative yoga, half an hour Pranayama, followed by half an hour Yoga Nidra (led by certified Yoga Nidra teacher, Peggy Preston) Please bring a mat, we have blankets, bolsters and eye bag pillows at studio.

$35 at the studio or $25 register online HERE

Cup and Cake to follow

Cup and cake to follow

Morne Pienaar, Senior Doctor Lakes District Hospital

admin — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 02:16:52 +0000

After Spinal fusion age 12, twice under the knife for shoulder repair, and recently 2 x crushed vertebra, I was still not keen to give up Iron distance triathlons and multisport events.

Chronic back pain, a touch of sciatica and persistent unstable shoulder, replaced the enjoyment of exercise with disappointment and frustration. Even the occasional anti-inflammatory was not doing the job anymore.

I will never forget my first Bikram class – confirmation that my body aged a bit quicker than I ever anticipated. Years of demanding best from my body without investing in “healing time” has finally caught up with me.

Although I could not execute all the postures there always seemed to be another challenge in the following class. With each session, improvement was obvious.

During week 2-3 the morning back stiffness was quickly disappearing. I was surprised to notice increase shoulder strength and stability. I could run without back pain and swim without having the all familiar night time shoulder ache and riding my bike for longer was more comfortable. My training became FUN again!

I expected increase flexibility but got so much more… – Increased cardiovascular fitness, strength, and no more joint or back pain. I expected Bikram Yoga to compliment my triathlon training – but for me it’s now a core element of training and healthy living.

As a medical doctor with special interest in sports medicine it is obvious that flexibility prevents injury. But I was truly surprised at the potential to reverse chronic pain from old injuries and degenerative joint disease. And all of this whilst getting fit as well! Seems too good to be true? You up for the Challenge? You Will not be disappointed.

Dr Morne’ Pienaar

Senior Doctor Lakes District Hospital Queenstown

Doctor and Medical Director for Queenstown Regenerative Medicine

www.regenerativemedicine.co.nz

Lance Schuler primary teacher for the Oct TT, 2013

admin — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 04:15:33 +0000

Lance Schuler

Lance Schuler, head of Inspyayoga from Byron Bay and principal teacher for Queenstown’s Teacher Training in October, 2013, will be here September for a weekend workshop.

Come meet Lance if you are thinking about the Oct 2013Teacher Training and want to meet him and know more about the training. This is a wonderful opportunity for those interested. Bring anyone interested including yourself.

Class one- - General assessment and Overview, Identifying strengths and weaknesses, Vinyasa inspired 2 hour practice with 1 hour finishing Pranayama (specific breathing techniques) and Meditation. Expect a strong class, suitable for all levels. Also a very good class for those interested in the Teacher Training.

Class two- Pranayama, Vinyasa warm-up, Standing Postures, Standing Balances, Triangles, Inversions, Extending from the core, Radiating outwards

Class three- Yoga Nidra half an hour following lunch, Classic Sun Salutations A and B, Core Strength, Abdominals, Backbends, Twists, Emphasis on the Spine and movements of spine

Class four– Pranayama, Vinyasa Flow, Arm Balances, Upper Body including arms and wrists, Shoulder openings, Necks

Class five-Partner Yoga! Bring a partner but come if you don’t have one. Lance is a particularly good Partner Yoga teacher. He loves it and makes it really fun and innovative. It will be a great group energy practice and wrap up for the weekend.

Each Workshop is $65 or book the whole weekend for $300. Go online to book www.queenstownyoga.com

MIndbody 3.0

admin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:53:51 +0000

Want to know who is teaching? When are classes?

You can now have our schedule at your fingertips! If you have a smartphone, andriod or iphone, you can download Mindbody 3.0, a free app, and have our schedule to both studios plus teacher profiles, right where you need it, on your phone. It’s free, it’s current and it’s what we are using to get away from old, printed schedules that might be obsolete after a season.

Download it today. Search for Studio Sangha, Queenstown (after you install it, to find our studio)

Pilates Classes

admin — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 04:20:27 +0000

Power Yoga

admin — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 20:07:08 +0000

Movement and breath combined with music. Power Yoga is a flow based on Sun Salutations.

Power Yoga takes the students on a hard working series based around sun salutations and downward dog, combining the fluid movements in and out of asanas with smooth deliberate breaths.