Current classes for children and adults are being conducted privately in schools, workplaces and homes.  Please contact on info@samadhi.co.nz if you are interested.

2010 Children's Yoga Classes

Classes for 2010 start Tuesday 9 February, term is 8wks. 
Venue is Yoga in Daily Life, 20 Alexander St, Raumati Beach. Please book with Marie on 04 904 0136.  Pre-registration is essential.

5-9yrs      3.30 - 4.15pm
9-13yrs    4.30 - 4.15pm

$55 per child for the full term.

(preschool) 30 mins:  A fun and playful yoga class designed to increase body awareness in young children.  Yoga postures and breathing exercises are introduced in stories and interactive games.   

(ages 5 – 9) 45 mins: Yoga is a terrific way for kids to build a foundation for life-long well being.Students will learn basic yoga postures and breathing techniques through creative storytelling, music, and cooperative games. Caregivers are not required to attend.

(pre-teens) 45 mins:   Get your pre-teen involved in a healthy way to exercise and energise the mind, body and soul, and build a strong foundation to last a lifetime.  We offer a non-competitive and safe environment,with a practice that promotes focus, inner calm and confidence.  

Kundalini Yoga is a holistic form of Yoga embracing body, mind and spirit.  It stems from the Tantric philosophy which pre-dates the Classical Yoga of Patanjali’s Sutras.  Tantra is a holistic approach to the study of the universal from the point of view of the individual: the study of the macrocosm through the study of the microcosm.   

Kundalini yoga is sometimes called the Mother yoga, for it contains elements of all the different aspects of yoga: Hatha yoga (physical postures), Raja yoga (meditation), Karma yoga, (selfless service), and Bhakti yoga, (devotion). Kundalini Yoga also uses mantra, has a great deal of focus on breathing patterns (pranayama), and using the body locks (bandhas). It is considered to be one of the quickest ways to change and elevate consciousness. As practiced under the guidance of Yogi Bhajan’s teaching, it is a complete and safe system for personal transformation. Though it contains mostly all yoga postures found in Hatha yoga, Kundalini Yoga also has hundreds of others postures and exercises that work on activating the body systems, the energy centres (chakras) and give good health to the body and mind.

     

Yogi Bhajan has given yoga sets, called Kriyas, which work in specific ways on the body and mind.  The word “kriya” means “action.” But kriya is not just any action. It is an action that leads to a complete manifestation--that lets a thought come into actuality, a desire become a commitment.  Kundalini yoga Kriyas are usually a sequence of postures, breath and sound that are integrated together to allow the manifestation of a particular state, although a Kriya may be just one posture, breath practice or meditation technique.

An important aspect of Kundalini Yoga is the concept of the ten energetic bodies.  For the most part, people identify with the physical body and think of themselves in physical terms, or at best, as a physical body and a mind.  In Kundalini Yoga, we believe that there are ten bodies – six energy bodies, three mental bodies and the physical body.  The ten bodies are powerful capacities of the psyche.  Each body has specific gifts that manifest when strong and deficit tendencies that surface when weak.  Each body can be strengthened by identifying the body that is out of balance and practicing using the appropriate tool.  Yogic numerology is used in Kundalini Yoga to identify each person's individual tendencies and a personal program is given as a result.  The root of all disease first exists in one of the energy bodies before it manifests outwardly.  Therefore, by strengthening and balancing all of the bodies, our overall health will improve.  

Practicing Kundalini Yoga keeps your body in shape and trains your mind to be strong and flexible when faced with stress or change.  Oxygen capacity and circulation are improved, your nervous system is strengthened and stress-induced hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline are balanced.  The effect is a heightened self-awareness and vitality that allows you to harness your mental and emotional energy to feel more in control of yourself, with enhanced peace of mind, concentration, self-confidence and inner calm.  

One-on-one Kundalini Yoga instruction based on your needs, learning style and Yogic numerology, allows for a personalised experience that can be maintained with a home practice.  An initial commitment of 40 days is ideal to allow for a fuller transformative experience.  As part of your personalised practice, you will receive your Yogic numerology and an initial session of up to two hours.  At least three further individaul sessions are recommended, spaced one to two weeks (maximum) apart, with e-mail and telephone support available.  A journal is also during this time to allow you to reflect on your journey at the end of the initial 40 day period.  There is flexibility if more support or individual sessions are required.  

Contact Amanda on info@samadhi.co.nz for more information.

Visit the Ayurveda and Health page for details on the Yoga and Ayurveda weekend retreats held in 2009.   Yoga workshops (Partner Yoga and Yoga for Women) will be held in 2009 also.  Details will be listed as they are confirmed.  Watch this space!  

Samadhi Yoga offers develops health/wellness programmes and resources that utilise the physiological, emotional and educational benefits of yoga.  When children are taught to regularly assess and address their state of mind and body, and have tools to support their own health and well-being, they gain a sense of empowerment.  This leads to improved concentration and focus, a sense of calm and peace that contributes to more responsible behaviour choices.  Postures aid in co-ordination and flexibility, breathing exercises aid in mental balance and games involving trust and co-operation enhance teamwork.   Benefits come from consistent and regular practice which may be weekly, fortnightly or monthly.    Yoga is suitable for: Schools, kindergartens, children's programmes Afterschool and holiday programmes Benefits Strengthen children's connection to their mind, body and spirit Natural, holistic and healthy way to exercise and relax Yoga for self-management

Corporate yoga emphasises good health through breathing techniques, physical flexibility and relaxation.  Classes are for one hour and are for all levels of fitness.  An adequate space is required (a boardroom or staff room is usually sufficient) and comfortable clothing needs to be worn.  Classes can be one-off or as part of a programme, for example, a two month programme with twice weekly sessions.  Yoga is suitable for: Conference workshops Employee health and wellness programmes As part of teambuilding experiences Benefits Improved posture and respiration Increased productivity and efficiency Improved employee morale and relations Decreased stress Increased creativity