by Jude Hynes | Apr 1, 2026 | Health
Take a moment and notice: How often do you reach for your phone without thinking? Not because you need to—but because there’s a gap. A pause. A moment of stillness. And in that moment, something feels uncomfortable. So you scroll. The Modern Reality: Constant... by Jude Hynes | Nov 7, 2025 | Health
A dear friend recently gifted Peter and me a couples massage at East Day Spa, located within the luxurious Grand Hotel SkyCity in Auckland. Blown away by his generosity of spirit and yet very quick to accept the invite I did the only thing a foodie like me could think... by Jude Hynes | Jul 31, 2023 | Health
My friend Shona introduced me to her friend Iona who is a Reiki healer and I’ve been wanting to do it for so long; we made it work and I got my first Reiki session done last Thursday. What is reiki?: Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress and relaxation which... 
by Jude Hynes | Nov 12, 2018 | Jude's blog
Meditation- according to Swami Rama- is a precise technique for resting the mind and attaining a state of consciousness that is totally different from the normal waking state. And it is often said in the Yoga and Ayurveda that sleep is rest for the body and meditation... 
by Peter Nilsson | Mar 5, 2018 | Philosophy
I felt so moved hearing the story of a sensitive, kind young woman at the Yoga Academy who periodically has extreme pain from endometriosis (a disorder where tissue normally lining the uterus grows outside the uterus). It made me more conscious of the contradictions... 
by Jude Hynes | Aug 2, 2016 | Jude's blog
Many Academy students are enjoying Bryan’s Ponsonby Honey – and describe it as Liquid Gold ! Jude has created a bliss ball with his beautiful honey as a main ingredient! Bryan shares with us why city honey is considered by many honey eaters as being...