Live your yoga

Yoga lifestyle training

Expressions of Interest.

8 am - 6 pm
Price includes catered lunches, one to one mentorship, resource hub & additional top up classes outside of the training days.

Enquiries Welcome: [email protected]

Yoga lifestyle immersion

The Yoga Sadhana Lifestyle training is our Premium training. Four immersive weekends over 3 months 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.

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.

You will receive:

Guidance on how to develop a yogic lifestyle by building small practice capsules into your daily routine.
A personal practice that is balanced with Hatha, relaxation, concentration and self reflective elements
Community connection with ongoing pathways to expand further

Experiential Education

An immersion experience to truly live your yoga from moment to moment
Ideal environment: Nestled in nature, onsite spa and sauna, catering onsite, space to explore.
Comprehensive student manual. (Sections for each topic area in alignment with Teacher Training programs)
Mentorship specific to your needs and interest areas such as honing your teaching skills, leading mantra & kirtan, finding your personal practice.
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
Private Whatsapp group for continued connection beyond the immersion
Guided Home Practice to set you up after the training immersion.
Weekly classes (post training & monthly pre training)
Lifelong learning alongside a vibrant community.

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.

history & philosophy

Historical Development of Yoga through the Ages

The Yoga Tradition, Ashram, Guru & Disciple, Yoga in the modern world perspectives

hatha asana

Asanas as tools to expand awareness

Basic to advanced, dynamic, surya namaskara & static postures held longer with mind/prana connections

pranayama

From basic to progressive techniques including mudras & bandhas

meditation

Essential skills & deepening, mantra meditation, using a mala & other seated & dynamic forms

mantra chanting

Vedic mantra chanting. Building a daily mantra sadhana. Pronunciation & audio files for learning

yogic lifestyle yama & Niyamas

Applying the Yama & Niyama in daily life

Review of the Day on selected Yama/Niyama pairs

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

Price:

Includes: Onsite Training, Catered breakfast & lunch, Course Manual, Weekly top up classes & home practice mentorship.

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IN PERSON ONLY

Hatha classes to prepare

Saturday Monthly Hatha Classes

7.30 - 9.30 am

Pure Yoga Home Studio, Torbay, Auckland

$40 Includes Chai afterwards.

YOGIC LIFESTYLE TOOLS

yama & Niyamas for living a balanced life

Anchor into a timeless system

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)

Bring together both yogic theory & practice of the subtle bodies; koshas, Gunas, Chakra, Prana Vayus, evolutes of Mind

Go inwards easily using this progressive system designed to meet every level of practitioner.

Meditation to develop one pointed concentration. To bring awareness to mental patterns & help to dismantle unhealthy ones

Yogic lifestyle practices form a pivotal bridge between your practice & living with yogic awareness

Build a toolkit of personalised practices that will guide you further along your evolutionary path.

classical branches

scientifically backed

lineage empowered

MANTRA sadhana

Gayatri Mantra

Mahamrityunjaya mantra

Durga Path (32 Names)

Opening & Closing Shanti Path

Devi Mantras

Bhajans & kirtan

Pranayama pillars

Breath mechanics

Basic & Progressive techniques

Yogic Breathing

Heating & Vitalizing

Balancing & Tranquilising

Frequently asked questions

What if I have already trained as a Yoga Teacher under a different style or emphasis?

No problem if you are prepared to bridge yourself into the Bihar Yoga methods & techniques and would like to deepen into more of the energetics of practice & lifestyle integration tools.

Joining a block of Pure Yoga courses either online or in person over a 6 - 12 mth period would prepare you for the training.

What if I'm new to Yoga can I still do this training?

Yes, if you are sincere in your approach to learning Yoga & building towards personal practice integration then you can apply. Joining a Pure Yoga online or in person course over a period of 6 - 12 mths would be a good preparation.

What kind of background would I need to undertake this training?

Ideally you are familiar with the main methods and techniques of the Bihar Yoga Tradition. A classical yoga based system with an emphasis on cultivating a meditative awareness in practice and extending practice into sadhana & yogic lifestyle applications.

Joining a block of Pure Yoga courses either online or in person over a 6 - 12 mth period would prepare you for the training.

I've been practicing different styles of Yoga can I sign up for this training?

Yes, you can if you are able to bridge across to the Bihar Yoga methods & techniques for grounding into them. After completing 6 - 12 mths of courses & training with Pure Yoga you will be well prepared to join us.

How will a one to one yoga session help me progress in my personal practice?

Thats a great question. If you have an established yoga practice you would well know the benefits that they bring however have you considered what more you could derive from your practice in terms of the energetic, mental or psychic effects. I can guide you to that deeper level of experience.

Where do the sessions take place?

Pure Yoga is a home based studio on the clifftops in Torbay with the most expansive views. A dedicated studio space, fully equipped with natural and locally sourced products. A community space that invites the senses to slow down and for you to nurture yourself. I teach community classes here, regular events and one to one programs.

What practices are included in a One to One session?

The range of practices includes yogic hygiene practices, lifestyle consultations, postures for general health & wellbeing, a curated sequence to address a particular health issue like digestive issues, insomnia, anxiety, postural imbalances etc.

The classes are generally holistic in nature including a balanced program of postures, breathing techniques and/or guided meditations/relaxation. You can select to include more or less of the different elements which can then be sequenced for optimal effect.

Do you treat different conditions like insomnia?

The range of practices includes yogic hygiene practices, lifestyle consultations, restorative poses for deeper release of muscular and mental tension. Correction of faulty breathing or mouth breathing which can contribute to poor sleep. Deep relaxation tools to learn how to consciously relax and set yourself up for the best sleep.

What CLIENTS Say

I have been a student of yoga & meditation for many, many years and a teacher now for the last 7 years. I've been blessed with the most amazing teachers from various traditions who have each given me special gifts. I was so lucky to begin my 500 hour teaching journey with Pragyadhara this January in a restorative yoga, breathing and yoga nidra course at Kawai Purapura. This and the proceeding study have provided the gateway to the most phenomenal shift in my personal practice and teaching.

Pragyadhara embodies yoga for me. A font of traditional wisdom imparted with deep humility and expertise.

I am grateful for the opportunity I had in working with Pragyadhara. I will be back for more. You should too.

Kate McLeay (Hawkes Bay)

I have practiced yoga for 10 years now trying different styles in different countries and in different languages. I started with Pragyadhara when she arrived back in New Zealand after her extended residential immersion in a traditional yogic lineage, India (2012 – 2015). The many years of dedicated learning and practice of a pure yogic life was immediately obvious. There is nothing contrived, fashionable or on trend about her classes. Her use, understanding and knowledge of Sanskrit is evident and conveyed in her teachings. She knows and transmits yoga deeply and with a degree in educational teaching she delivers her knowledge with natural intuition and sincerity.

Pragyadhara is a gift to anyone wanting to learn authentic classical yoga. She is a pure, spiritually orientated and naturally gifted teacher.

Felicity Pyne (Auckland)

I met Pragyadhara three years ago when she returned to New Zealand after living in Australia and training in India.

She continues to immerse herself in the Satyananda tradition and share her knowledge and passion for yoga in an accessible and authentic way. She is an excellent teacher, inspirer, yogini and effectively shares how to integrate the systems of yoga into daily life. She brings a tradition and purity through her classes and teaching and is able to share her breadth and depth of experience clearly and compassionately.

I have recently studied under Pragyadhara on a nine-day intensive course and was blown away at her teaching of Asana, Breathing Techniques and Yoga Nidra. She continues to inspire me and keeps me on my path. I am grateful to have her in my life.

Tracey McKay (Auckland)

Sannyasi Pragyadhara has been my yoga teacher since 2006 when she started teaching after her return from her intensive yoga studies in India. She is still my teacher and continues to guide, support and mentor me.

I attended her regular weekly classes and regular workshops covering more specialized areas such as meditation, pranayama and cleansing practices. I have received guidance and support from her in regards to establishing and maintaining a home practice and have benefited from using her audio recordings of specific practices.

I continue to derive inspiration for my growth from her wealth of in-depth knowledge and experience. Now after 5 years of a consistent home practice I am excited that I will be able to undertake yoga teachers training in the near future. She has modeled for me the importance of consistency and sincerity and living a yogic lifestyle to gain the most out of Yoga.

Christina Te Kaha (Bay of Plenty)

For 12 years I have been a teacher and mentor to Sannyasi Pragyadhara (Tamar Weka).

In my role within the Education faculty at the Satyananda Yoga Academy in Australia (SYA) I have given her feedback related to the teaching of her many classes in the SYA Teacher Training Diploma Course. During her role in the Education faculty she would consult with me before her lecture topics and debrief afterwards in an effort to refine knowledge and upgrade her delivery style. As a student of yoga she has sought guidance from me in regards to her personal practice on a number of occasions over the years, for the purpose of understanding and refreshing sadhana.

She has much to offer as a yoga teacher because she has continuously lived the yogic lifestyle imbibing yogic details and information as a dedicated practitioner for 15 years as well as studying methods and techniques of yoga including asana, pranayama, mudra, bandha, meditation, chakras, koshas, mantra, philosophy and yogic psychology within the Satyananda system, within the teachings of the Bihar school of Yoga, founded by Swami Satyananda, of which I am a part.

Swami, Devamaya (Melbourne)

Pure Yoga Home Studio

23 Gilberd Place

Torbay, Auckland

[email protected]

Tel: +64 21 055 4642

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