by Jude Hynes | Mar 30, 2016 | Jude's blog
It is six am, Wednesday, November 13, 2002: the first day of the five day workshop with Ashtanga Guru Pattabhi Jois and his family, in Auckland. The Yoga Academy has opened magically into one large practice space, the ... 
by Jude Hynes | Mar 16, 2016 | Jude's blog
A serious commitment to the ashtanga Yoga practice inevitably precedes the decision to head for Mysore and the guru, Sri Pattabi Jois. But nothing can really prepare first-time-to-India students for life outside the super-intense but still familiar routines of... 
by Jude Hynes | Mar 8, 2016 | Jude's blog
BENEFITS OF STANDING POSES ( Images of Helen Nicholson – Senior Hatha Yoga Teacher at the Yoga Academy) Teach us to stand on our own 2 feet. Invigorate heat and strengthen the entire body increasing circulation and stamina. Corrects spinal imbalances and teach... 
by Jude Hynes | Mar 1, 2016 | Jude's blog
In 2014 on Kawau Island at the Stillwaters Yoga Retreat the journalist Jenni-Mc Mannis asked Jude to talk about how she came to yoga and then became a yoga teacher. Here is Jude’s response: I came to yoga at 29, after separating from a 10-year relationship. My... 
by Jude Hynes | Feb 9, 2016 | Jude's blog
As westerners our hips are typically tight from having been raised sitting in chairs, engaging in athletic endeavors such as running, cycling and skiing, etc. And being competitive in nature it is not uncommon that western yoga students damage knee ligaments by... 
by Jude Hynes | Jan 25, 2016 | Jude's blog
With proper intention and an heathly attitude of self responsibility you can practice safely while enjoy in the fruits of the ultimate self care practice – yoga. The benefits of a regular yoga regime are more energy, calm nervous system, improved sleeping...