Eden Yoga with TracyEve, Wellington (2026)

05/10/2016

Are you looking for a class at your place of work? It is a great way to integrate yoga into the challenges of an office day. The body is happy sitting but truly only for short time periods. Get up and move around some. Straighten your back often. The stabilizing muscles that keep you upright exhaust at some point so resetting is important. Keeping the back from over-stretching when your posture slacks is equally important. The spine is happiest and strongest when neutral. Feel free to contact me regarding corporate group sessions and have a lovely day!

11/09/2016

Looking out the window on this purple-grey morning I am reminded of the beauty that exists in the things I see every day. The traffic and street lights as they open up against the softening dark light on the sky. How with every moment those lights change as their surrounding environment changes. Taking classes is no different really. We change with the environment. Our mood shifts. We suddenly feel tired or a surge of energy. We feel an injury that we barely remembered we had. Remember you are a changeable being. When you come to the mat today respect what you came in with and what changes may occur once you're there. I will be teaching my Pilates mat class at 10am at Freyberg gym as well as Habit Majestic at 12:15 for those of you who want to get some core work done by midday. Have a good one! Make it what you want it to be.

07/06/2016

There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well. And while I don't expect you to save the world, I do think it's not asking too much for you to love those with whom you sleep, share the happiness of those whom you call friend, engage those among you who are visionary, and remove from your life those who offer you depression, despair, and disrespect. -Nikki Giovanni

26/05/2016

Taking on something new can bring about an array of feelings and thoughts. I'd love to say they will all be good feelings and thoughts but then I'd be a liar. Endeavouring to bring yoga into your life will not necessarily bring you to that blissed-out state that long-term smiling yogis, bendy dancers (who are historically flexible, disciplined, and strong so they tend to excel at yoga with seemingly little effort) or the cover of Yoga Journal has possibly led you to believe comes with your first class. Let's be honest, for most of us, it takes some time. Being strong or flexible or disciplined does not guarantee you will sail on through any practice. Strong people struggle. Bendy people struggle. People who are incapable in the moment of easing or opening their minds, struggle. Since there is effort and difficulty many people who really could benefit from yoga decide after the first go that they are better off doing something that comes easy. I mean, we are all good at something right? Why be reminded that we kinda suck at some things? Why hit the mat if our bodies fight and are tense and we feel unhappy? Because that is all short lived and the gains you make can last a lifetime and make you even better at what you are already good at. Now doesn't that sound awesome? Remember this, yoga is mental as well as physical. In any job or sport having the ability to get your head in the game matters a great deal. Being flexible in your body as well as your mind helps in countless ways throught the many challenges we face in life whether those challenges are in the office, on the field or on your mat. I believe in my heart that every single person on this planet can benefit greatly from the physical and mental practice of yoga. It is a gift to practice. It is a blessing to have a clear mind and pay attention to the beauty of the breath. It is a necessity to value yourself enough to take the time to nurture yourself. The strength, confidence, happiness and flexibility you gain await you on the mat.

14/02/2016

Waking early, I find that my head is pretty peaceful. Sometimes, like this morning, it is filled with things to come in my day and events in my life and, well, stuff to do. I am having a hard time getting important stuff separated from the detritus. I will go to yoga. I will sort it out and be able to approach the day with some focus. Remember your brain is remarkable. Remember you have a lot of power over what you let into that magic space and you have the power to usher out thoughts/ideas/images that are uninvited guests. I will sit quietly and meditate for a while and then I will practice and we'll see how mentally clear I can get. Use that flexible mind for good stuff and hand the nattering jibberish its hat.

05/12/2015

Today I am thinking about patience. It is a virtue isn't it? When I think of being on the mat and the efforts that I and my students have put forth in the practice I understand how easy it can be to want it all upfront. We see the ease with which asana can be done and it makes it look so attainable and reasonable that we forget that hard work went into and continues to go into every asana that looks effortless and light. The actions of the mind is a whole other arena for us to practice patience and really, it is the best place to start if you ask me. Our egos, sense of competition and desire to please ourselves and others make us susceptible to going beyond what is reasonable and we can end up powering through asana based on what we feel our bodies should be doing and not on how we feel or what we are actually doing. That leads to a great potential for injury and frustration. Give everything you have in the moment. Your frame of mind, physical abilities and balance can change from moment to moment so be flexible in your expectations and think kindly of yourself through the process. Commit to what you are doing and let go, to the best of your abilities, the overwhelming desire to be the best at everything or "win" yoga. How often are we asked to focus so fully on ourselves that everything else diminishes? It is a remarkable thing to do and with that focus the demands to "win" fall away and we can live in the moment and enjoy every minute of the practice and leave the mat feeling light, energized and well, delighted. That's winning yoga if you ask me. Have a lovely day!

30/11/2015

It is going to be a stunner of a day. I am pretty sure it's gonna rain and I will maybe be taking my practice indoors today but I am remembering, always remembering that life is what you bring to it. I have a hard time sorting through my brain when things in the world are so off-kilter that no logic can be applied and I am left trying to reason out things that are unreasonable. I will bring everything I have to my beautiful life today and I will encourage you to do the same. I will start with a few Sun Salutations to warm up and them move into some heart-opening asana to keep things saturated with love. I am wishing you all a remarkable day.

07/10/2015

It is a strange thing when someone you love gets cancer. I am amazed at how personally I take it, well, took it. I am learning to accept it and I have moved through many stages of emotion since I found out. This is not my first trip to this rodeo. I am way too familiar with the big "C" to not bow my head some and have respect and empathy for all that are involved. I started out by being very sad, incredulous and well, super frackin' angry, which is to be expected. I kept thinking, Tracy, this is not about you. Don't make it about how you feel. There is way heavier stuff happing on the opposite side of this thing. Well, I'm here to say it is about me. The things that happen to the people we love happen to us in a way and we are affected. How can we not be? We change as well. We feel all the bad stuff and we feel love in abundance, hope, strength and fear but we are present. We stay firmly rooted in our place of family or friendship and we put up a big ass shield so our beloved person who is undergoing the worst can feel all of our good vibrations and does not see us weep or have a screaming match with their cancer cells across the globe residing in their lovely human body. It is about me. It is about all of us who are fighting this fight with her or our loved one. I am sending out a call for love to my friend Jennifer M. I am sending out a call to envision all of her sh*tty cancer cells to be bathed in a shining light that is transforming them into something healthy. I am sending out a call for love and compassion for any of us who are suffering on any side of an illness or loss. We have to celebrate our beautiful lives while in the midst of the bad stuff guys. We do. That is part of the way we honor them. Honor yourself. Celebrate your own health. Celebrate them and help them through.

16/07/2015

How is your practice? How often do you nurture joy within the confines of challenging asana? Delight is one of the greatest things we can bring to the mat. It is also one of the most difficult things to bring when asana are just beyond what we are able to do easily or reasonably. Take a step back and feel your countenance. Smile a little bit and determine if you are honoring yourself or inflicting undue strain and overreaching. Joy should be part of the journey and it is always within your reach.

14/06/2015

It is a rainy and bland day here in beautiful Wellington. I will practice here today. At home. Maybe just a small meditation and a few asana as my energy is low and I am feeling more like a warm drink and a blanket than a long yoga session. We all need to make decisions regarding our practice. If we choose to do it. When we choose to do it. For how long. Remember that the mental journey is critical for many of us. For me it is the main focus. I use asana to attain something that is even greater than pliability and tone. Keep your mind in your practice. Stay focused. Feel your breath and allow the challenging asana to make you smile. There is a greater journey out there on your mat. For some people it's just a stretch out and that is okay. Take a few moments before you begin to see what you want from your practice and allow it to happen.

24/04/2015

What a stunner of a day it was yesterday. Today is looking to be more of the same. It was remarkable standing in the sun walking my bike up the ANZAC parade route. The entire city was outside paying their respects. I was, as I always am with memorials, feeling something between sorrow, gratitude and elation. The gathering of people to a cause that is worthy makes my heart feel huge. Kind of Grinch style breakthrough huge. It also breaks my heart. Take a moment today to honor someone you have lost. Think of them and feel all those swelling feeling that make us so remarkably human. Take a moment to think about the men and women who have died in service to their country. This ANZAC centennial is a reminder to us all that our lives are valuable. Take that with you today. You are valuable. Be kind to yourself. And then pass that kindness on.

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