…this is why Mandela Day has become such a popular and worthy practice. It offers people the opportunity to connect with a part of society that they normally wouldn’t
Author: Nina
The Mothers of Ananda Kutir are strong, determined and very caring ladies who have played a pivotal role in establishing a strong and committed Yoga base for the Cape Town community.
Thank Goodness I’m not a Yoga Octopus! People often think that Yoga teachers are these really chilled, relaxed, unfazed, unfrazzled and enlightened beings… Needless to say, they couldn’t be further from the truth if they tried. So, sorry to break your image of your Yoga teacher and friend, but I would just like to tell […]
3 Vital questions all teachers should ask new students. If my Cape Town phone doesn’t get at least one phone call a week with someone asking me what Yoga should they should practice in South Africa, I would call it a quiet week! Nearly on a daily basis I get an influx of emails in […]
Manika Kaur “I Bow to you Waheguru” Earlier in the year Manika Kaur’s latest CD landed in my Cape Town based post box. With a busy start to the year here in South Africa, I have finally found time to listen closely to this CD and enjoy the tunes and the energy in which Manika […]
Embarking on an inward journey. The decision to become a Yoga Teacher. I often get emails from people asking me to advise them on which Yoga teacher training course they should do. Not knowing the person it is always extremely difficult to make the best suggestion for them. So for those not sure where to […]
“With the lightest of rain new growth appears..” With the earth scorched after the Cape Town fires, I thought about the role the amount of water and the way in which it arrives, plays in keeping the mountain, fynbos and all the little creatures who live there, alive. If we had a sudden downpour of […]
1. Name: Swami Kamalavidya Saraswati, ( Elvira Banchetti) 2. DOB: 8 January 3. What style of yoga do you teach? Satyananda/Bihar Yoga Tradition 4. Where do you teach? My School, The South African School of yoga, 42 Morsim Road, Hyde Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 5. How long have you been practicing yoga? 34 years 6. How long […]
. Name: Stuart Kirton. 2. DOB: 08.04.1981. 3. What style of yoga do you teach? Vinyasa flow. 4. Where do you teach? Yo Yoga |w ww.yoyoga.co.za 5. How long have you been practicing yoga? 10 years. 6. How long have you been teaching yoga? 7 years. 7. Who have you trained with and where? West London Yoga Shala, 400hr in Shadow Yoga. 8. […]
“Mother Earth I honour you, I bare my soul and pray for rain.” For those living in Cape Town, we have been heaved, flung, flown and thrown through so many emotions over the last few days that life feels confusing, unstable, helpless and very emotional. The beauty of it? The community has come together as […]