Hatha Yoga Wellington

Hatha Yoga Wellington Sam teaches one to one yoga, group classes and pregnancy yoga in Wellington, NZ. Shadow Yoga is grounded in the Ancient Hatha Texts.

This system utilises preludes (or forms) to guide and challenge the student without forcing them beyond where they are naturally at any given point. Over time the fixed forms and their associated āsanas (or seats) enable the student to practice the more subtle and refined stages, an understanding of which is not fully realised without the presence of a solid foundation. Sam has studied various forms of yoga over the years. However, it was not until being introduced to Shadow Yoga, in 2002, that the notion of what yoga really is took hold. Sam completed a 3 year teacher training course with Sundernath (Shandor Remete), the founder of Shadow Yoga and Emma Balnaves, in 2012.

10/11/2025

10/11/2025

The early sequences consist of a number of different squatting movements repeated many times. These movements reshape and strengthen the joints of the legs, causing the ankles to soften, removing the stress from the knees and loosening the hips. At the same time one learns how to lower and raise the energy of the body without forcing.

18/10/2025

Maintaining and directing the energised state when moving from the standing activities to the seated practices is a great skill and many fall into dull or mechanical behaviour. The practice used to navigate this transition is called the Jade Lady Waving.

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22/09/2025

First one must gain complete control over the physical organism; then mental steadiness must be established. The flow of mental activity must then be reversed until the mind dissolves into the highest self and the yogin gains the experience of non-duality. Article by Sundernāth: Nadanusandhana https://shadowyoga.com/newsletter/nadanusandhana

13/09/2025

Makarāsana is the precursor of bhujaṅgāsana and its variations. Makarāsana is performed lying on the stomach and has two variations, one with straight legs and the other in padmāsana. It is a mild back arch and works on the lower regions of the abdominal wall.

02/08/2025

Although the meditative postures are sitting postures, not all sitting postures are meditative. The meditative asanas can be held for hours since the erect position of the spine keeps the abdominal viscera free from pressure and brings lightness and ease to the whole structure. Article by Sundernāth: Shadanga Yoga

https://shadowyoga.com/newsletter/shadanga-yoga

27/07/2025

Jade Lady Waving is a kriyā (process) of hand and arm work performed in mukta padmāsana (loose lotus) for the enhancement of the pranic force.

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