Queenstown's Hatha Yoga and Pilates

Winter Retreat June 22-24th, Lookout Lodge

admin — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 04:11:29 +0000

Come join Peggy Preston for a weekend of yoga and relaxed bliss with Ayurvedic cooking, morning meditation, pranayama and yoga. Have a quick detox and light weekend full of inspiration. We’ll stay at the Lookout Lodge near Wanaka for a weekend to get away from it all, recharge and re-energise.

We arrive Friday between 5-6pm. Ayurvedic cooking lesson and dinner starting around 7pm with dinner to follow. Early night to bed to feel fresh and energised for 7am meditation, pranayama, and an asana practice finishing at 10am. Light breakfast to follow.

There is time during the mid day to relax, book a massage, go for a hike, or simply hang out and read or talk with friends. We’ll have a snack at 2pm and practice again 3-5pm with an asana practice and Yoga Nidra.

Another Ayurvedic/vegetarian cooking lesson starting at 6pm with dinner to follow. Early night to bed for great night’s sleep followed again by a 7am -10am Sunday practice including pranayama, meditation and asana. Light breakfast to follow. We pack up and leave by noon.

Weekend $399 food included, 16 people maximum

Please pay a non-refundable $50 deposit to hold your space and then pay the remaining $350 the week before the retreat by bank transfer. If you would like to pay the deposit by bank transfer now, please write info@queenstownyoga.com and we’ll send you our bank details and book you in for the retreat.

Ganesh arrives at Studio Sangha

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

Studio Sangha would like to thank the artists who painted this awesome artwork on our building. There will be more to come, funded by an up and coming event this autumn. We’d love to keep going and beautify the outside building more and more.

Lululemon Athletica clothes

admin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:37:54 +0000

We sell a wonderful selection of Lululemon Athletica clothes for yoga, sports and just hanging around town. Peggy Preston is a proud Ambassador for them and loves their support of the yoga community as well as the quality clothes. Come in half an hour before or after any class to have a look at what we’ve got for sale in the studio. We have mats, books, neti pots, and more.

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

The new studio looks and feels amazing!

admin — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 03:36:00 +0000

Joseph Encinia World Champion, came to Queenstown Jan 2012

Studio Sangha offers the smorgasbord of yoga options from light and easy to sweaty & super challenging so whether you are a creature of habit or one who likes to mix it up, this is the place you’ll want to belong…so make sure to get your best bendy kit on and come down to 2 Industrial Lane to be part of all the yoga action.

Click here for the schedule

108 Sun Salutations Charity event raised $750 for the Child Cancer Fund

admin — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 20:20:56 +0000

108 Sun Salutations Charity event, Saturday the 24th of March, raised $750 donated to the Child Cancer Fund here in Queenstown. We would like to thank everyone who gave money, and everyone who did the Salutations with us. Thank you!

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

Happy New Years! Opening January 7, 2008

admin — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:07:58 +0000

Happy New Years!

Resolutions? Get fit, feel great, calm the mind, laugh and have a great year! Let’s do it!
Studio Sangha opens on January 7th, 2008 with the same schedule as before the silly season (The only change is the Senior’s Yoga class on Wednesday 12-1pm will resume Febuary 7th.) We are kicking in strong with a one month special from January 7-Febuary 7th unlimited yoga for $99. Tell your friends and bring your friends. We offer a $5 credit on your account for every local friend you bring in. Get rid of those kilos and detox the body and mind with Bikram Yoga and Dynamic Hatha. Look on the website for the schedule if you don’t have it.

This year will be an exciting year for the studio as we grow and continue to have fantastic workshops. I want to start telling everyone about Lance Schuler who is coming for a weekend workshop Febuary 15-17. He is an amazing teacher, one of my teachers, who loves to teach backbends, inversions, arm balances and all sorts of challenging yet simple postures. Lance can just as easily teach a beginner as a more advanced student and the workshop is open to all levels. For those of you with a practice and ready to do more, don’t miss this weekend. I will have more information coming on the website soon but please let me know as soon as possible if you want to sign up for part or all of the weekend, there will be 5 sessions, one Friday night, 2 Saturday and 2 Sunday. This weekend will book out. Please email me at peggy@queenstownyoga.com or talk to Anna or Donna in the office.

As many of you know, I am in Christchurch for one month taking a teachers training with a very well known teacher, Donna Farhi (her books are for sale at the studio). I was honored to be accepted into the program and will have the pleasure of meeting 70 yoga teachers from all over the world to study and practice. Wow!! The studio will be run by Donna and Anna while I am gone. Also, I have a wonderful Bikram teacher coming down from Auckland to cover the Bikram classes and give you her best. Her name is Emma and please take advantage of having a different Bikram teacher. There are so many ways to say the same thing in a class and often having a different teacher can really help to make things connect. Enjoy!

I am super excited for this year as I have big plans for our happening little studio, more classes, more teachers, more workshops and more inversions. Yep, we are ready.

Thanks for all your support, practice, and love and allowing me to stumble along with the business. If you ever have any comments, just email them through to me or leave a note at the desk. We love your input and appreciate it. Every day I learn more. Most importantly, I want to keep the quality of the teaching the best, with continual training for myself and the teachers, so we can be the best teachers, with the best education for the best students.

Have a great January, practice strong softly, and see you in Febuary

Namaste, Peggy