Ashram
Yoga was established in 1980 as Satyananda Ashram
NZ Ltd, with Swami Shantimurti Saraswati as senior teacher.
Since these early days, Shantimurti, Alinta (Swami Ratnamurti)
and, for the past 12 years, Atma have worked ceaselessly
for the development of Yoga, both within NZ and overseas.
We have been conducting teacher training since 1985 in New
Zealand and more recently in the USA.
Ashram Yoga's
unique teaching style is based on Paramahamsa Satyananda's
innovative and progressive system, and also includes the
Senior Instructor's 30 years each experience of teaching
yoga. With this, there have emerged comprehensive, thorough
and effective sets of teachings. The range of practices
we present are vast and taught from absolute beginners onwards.
Meet our teachers
Swami
Shantimurti Saraswati
A former director of Satyananda Ashram NZ, has over
30 years experience in the science of yoga. He was
initiated into sannyasa in 1976 by Satyananda Paramahansa
from Bihar School of Yoga, India. He has trained
sannyasins, yoga teachers and students plus established
city and rural yoga centres, throughout Australia,
NZ and Fiji. He is currently senior teacher at Ashram
Yoga, Parnell and travels throughout NZ and overseas
conducting courses on the yogic sciences and techniques.
A Yoga Alliance 500 hours experienced registered
teacher.
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Atma
Okan
Is also a director of Ashram Yoga. She went on to
learn and study yoga with Shantimurti and Alinta
after living in the Satyananda Ashram as a teenager.
She has been teaching for 12 years and is an enthusiastic
and popular yoga teacher. Kirtan and chanting are
an aspect of yoga she loves. Teaching full time,
conducting seminars, she has a deep respect for
how yoga leads one into greater awareness of themselves.
A Yoga Alliance 500 hours experienced registered
teacher.
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Yogamani
She has
achieved certificate level Anatomy & Physiology,
Relaxation Massage, Polarity, Energy & Chakra
work at the New Zealand College of Massage . She
continues her studies with Ashram Yoga Auckland,
New Zealand, after successfully completing their
full Teacher Training Programme from Beginners to
Advanced and Yoga Therapy. She also attains certificates
in Yoga for Pregnancy and current First Aid. “I
invite you to share my passion through the experience
of Yoga and therapeutic massage."
A Yoga Alliance 500 hours experienced registered
teacher.
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Roselle Gould
Roselle has completed
Ashram Yoga's full Teacher Training Programme from
Beginners to Advanced and Yoga Therapy. During this
time she also completed Anatomy and Physiology at
the NZ. College of Massage. In 2004 she attended
a teacher training programme with Judith Lasater
in Sydney on the vertebral column and asana plus
on the practice, theory and teaching of restorative
yoga.
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Louise
Chasteau
(MBChB, Cert.
H.Ed, Cert Massage, Ashram Yoga Accredited teacher)
began practising yoga in her early twenties and
has been a yoga teacher since 1997. She qualified
as a medical doctor in 1992 and has worked for many
years in the field of mental health. Louise has
a particular interest in mind-body medicine, and
is currently studying expressive therapies. She
is a qualified massage therapist, and has studied
Hellerwork and structural integration. Louise holds
an adult teaching qualification, and is increasingly
involved in holistic health education.
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Susie Spiller
(Anantadevi)
Susie has qualifications
in teaching yoga, beauty therapy and training, massage
therapy and training, and is an experienced communicator,
facilitator and counsellor. She not only talks about
a great lifestyle - she lives it through her daily
focus on diet, exercise and meditation.
With her passion for physical, mental and emotional
well being, Susie Spiller is committed to contributing
to helping people live the life of their dreams:
“I am passionate about people and creating opportunities
for growth and happiness.”
Susie has completed Ashram Yoga's full Teacher Training
Programme from Beginners to Advanced and Yoga Therapy
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Danielle
Gleitman (aka D)
Began her path
into holistic healing attaining a 3 year Shiatsu
Practioner diploma. In 2006 Danielle trained in
the UK to teach children's yoga. She completed
her 200hr Yoga Alliance Teacher's Training at
Ashram Yoga in 2007 and is endeavouring on to
Level 2 training. PLAY (Physical Learning Active
Yoga) combine's D's passion for yoga and working
with children, sharing her effervescent energy
with the younger generation!
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Atmadharma (Leanne
Harper)
Atmadharma has completed
Ashram Yoga's full Teacher Training Programme from
Beginners to Advanced & Yoga Therapy and Yoga
for Pregnancy. She is passionate about incorporating
the discipline of yoga into daily life and sharing
yoga's teachings for all to benefit from. Atmadharma's
additional training has included Anatomy and Physiology
and she is currently completing a certificate in
Relaxation Massage. She is passionate about sharing
her love and experience of yoga and brings to her
classes over 15 years of music and flute teaching
experience.
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