“Your body exists in the past and your mind exists in the future. In yoga, they come together in the present.”

B.K.S. Iyengar

GOOD PLACE TO START YOUR YOGA PRACTICE

Introductory Yoga classes  - Monday 7:15pm

A great place to start.  Learn the basics of yoga as a good foundation for a great yoga practice.  The class is open to people of all levels of fitness.  Introductory yoga is a good place to start if you are recovering from injury or illness or looking to strengthen the body.

Beginners Classes

Beginners yoga classes also covers the basics of yoga in a more up-beat fashion.  Attention to alignment and detail in the postures keeps the mind focused and the body alert.
Please check our timetable to find the class that suits your schedule...

Xmas Holiday Yoga Classes at Piha Beach

Melodie Batchelor, a certified senior level Iyengar Yoga teacher is offering classes at Barnett Hall, North Piha. These holiday classes are for all levels  from beginner to experienced.
Please check our timetable for more details...

 

Welcome To Herne Bay Yoga

A lifetime of working with the body artistically as a contemporary dancer in Auckland drew Melodie Batchelor closer to the more spiritual side of movement and a deep technical understanding of body movement and health - Yoga.

Yoga is my passion, my art, my life. To practice and teach is my only goal, to be inspired and inspire others is my only aim.

Melodie doing baddha hasta sirsasanaMelodie Batchelor is a Senior Intermediate level 1 Iyengar Yoga teacher. For 17 years Melodie has been practicing and teaching Iyengar Yoga. She established her School, Herne Bay Yoga in 1997 and has trained yearly at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute since that time.

Melodie has a teacher-training programme in place and is Moderator for the Introductory Assessment Panel and sits on the Senior Assessment Panel in New Zealand. Currently Melodie is Chairperson of the I.Y.A.N.Z. Iyengar Yoga Association of New Zealand and the Teacher Training and Assessment committee. She has worked on the Events Committee since 2002.

Melodie enjoys living in the beautiful surrounds of Piha, a west coast beach 45 minutes from Auckland with her husband Gary. She is Mother of two and Grandmother of four.

About Herne Bay Yoga

Herne Bay Yoga is an Iyengar Yoga School in Herne Bay, established in 1997 by Melodie Batchelor, Intermediate Senior I.

Our Iyengar Yoga Certified teachers are dedicated to the teachings and practice of B.K.S. Iyengar.  We offer classes seven days a all, all year around.

 

 

 

 

Workshops

Iygenar Yoga Workshop

with Peter

26 to 28th February 2009

Peter's teaching is direct, inclusive and supportive. His structured methods of sequencing creates a clear path to a discerning practice.

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