Hatha Yoga Wellington

10/01/2026

‘Mantra’ can be broken down into two parts; man refers to mind (manas) and tra refers to protection. This role is exemplified in the opening prayers made before practice that invoke guidance and protection from the lineage of gurus.

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01/01/2026

20/12/2025

The sounds constitute the tools for extracting and gathering power from the different parts of the body through the subtle currents, the chakras, and the central nadi (pathway of sound). Article by Sundernāth: Yogini-Nyasa-Vidhim

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12/12/2025

Yoga teaches you to cut through the noise and see things as they are, not to react but to respond with only what is needed. I feel eternally grateful to my teachers Sundernāth and Emma Shadow Yoga for guiding me and ensuring I am prepared to guide others.

23/11/2025

The central power is made to move to the extremities of the limbs in varāhi.

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.

02/10/2025

26/09/2025

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