Please join us in Auckland this month for a series of talks on sustainability from the perspective of consciousness. It appears that we may in fact be on a quest for environmental enlightenment. We will also look at how the environment is becoming the newreligion and pose the question, do faith-based organizations have a role to play?
These lively discussions start on August 1 with a talk by a world traveling monk and author who has spent the last 40yrs on the path towards true sustainability and will conclude on August 29 on the topic of activism and explore how as individuals we all have a role and responsibility to play in the campaign for a sustainable society.
A convenient choice is most commonly defined as one which saves us time and effort.
It could be argued that adopting environmentally friendly behaviours requires forgoing some convenience. Just looking at some of these behaviours, versus their less sustainable alternatives. Cycling versus driving. Composting versus putting everything in the rubbish bin. Turning off appliances at the wall versus leaving them on standby. Each of these greener options quite clearly require more investment of time and effort, however small the difference.
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In this paper, I will present six elements that I feel have become essential components of what yoga is for me in both my personal practice and as a teacher. These components are based on the approach that I have been taught at the Esther Myers Yoga Studio (EMYS), which focuses on discovering the connections that exist between the breath, gravity (or grounding), and the freedom that comes through the lengthening of the spine.
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Please join us in Auckland this month for a series of talks on sustainability from the perspective of consciousness. It appears that we may in fact be on a quest for environmental enlightenment. We will also look at how the environment is becoming the newreligion and pose the question, do faith-based organizations have a role to play?
These lively discussions start on August 1 with a talk by a world traveling monk and author who has spent the last 40yrs on the path towards true sustainability and will conclude on August 29 on the topic of activism and explore how as individuals we all have a role and responsibility to play in the campaign for a sustainable society.
