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Saluting a good cause Yoga classes are banding together to not only salute the sun, but also salute their support to end human trafficking. Yoga enthusiasts will host yoga classes, film screenings, shared meals and more in support of the Odanadi Seva Trust this March 4-10. Odanadi is an organisation which rescues victims of human trafficking and runs a sanctuary for survivors in Mysore, India. Yoga, which originated in India, has become an important part of their rehabilitation programme. Wellington yoga teacher Alanna Krause
Student Annette Neeley and teacher Jaap Spaans. Photo by Tracy Hardy.
brought Yoga Stops Traffick to New Zealand after volunteering with Odanadi in India. Held annually in more than 30 countries, 2012 marks the event’s first year in New Zealand. “Odanadi has rescued more than 2000 trafficking victims, including many children from the sex trade,” says Alanna. “The people there have devoted their lives to ending human trafficking and saving these kids, and I wanted to do something to help.” Tauranga Yoga Centre instructor Jaap Spaans is organising 108 sun salutes on Sunday, March 4 at the centre on Elizabeth Street West in his support of the cause. He says 108 sun salutes are held every three months for his class – 108 is a sacred number in yoga. Jaap says his seasonal exercise routine will be a great benefit for both his students and the cause, with the $10 donation fee going towards the Trust. “The sun salutes are not too difficult,” says Jaap, who encourages first-timers to come along. “I will go through some options – from beginners to intermediate and advanced. It won’t be easy, but it will give you a good workout though and we will cool down properly afterwards.” For more information visit Yoga Stops Traffick NZ at www.yst.co.nz By Laura Weaser
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Understanding what to eat for your body Let Lysa and Gina teach you the right eating skills to get slimmer this season. Lysa Black and Gina Martin have 25 years experience in weight loss – Lysa a former personal trainer and Gina a dietician – the pair are leading the way for New Zealanders to break free from dieting as a way to get slim. “Dieting is a never ending cycle that takes the joy out of eating and leads people into an on-off, all or nothing mentality that never allows for lasting results,” says Lysa. Gina says they know the struggle all too well; deprivation, failure, emotional eating, binge eating, secret eating, self-sabotage and self-criticism. “Dieting is not the answer; it is simply not sustainable in the long-run.” Lysa and Gina teach people how to get slim and stay slim using ‘intuitive eating’; an approach that’s about tuning into our own bodies to know what, when and how much to eat. “I put into practice the principles I learned from Lysa and Gina and have lost 8.3kgs since Christmas,” says
Hamilton workshop attendee Heidi. “I haven’t felt hungry or tired from lack of food at all. I’m so grateful for what Lysa and Gina have taught me because I am happy, full and satisfied and I have lost more weight than all of them!” Lysa and Gina work one-on-one with people all around New Zealand and also have a product range that is helping people get results by themselves. They are holding a workshop in Tauranga on Monday, March 5 with their workshop, ‘Stop Dieting and Slim’.
Lysa Black and Gina Martin.
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