Yoga
Yoga in schools to help mindfulness and deal with anxiety
Jase Te Patu teaches yoga in schools to children to promote mindfulness and wellbeing. He speaks to the Panel about the success with the approach in contrast to the US where it's been banned in public… Audio
Whitesnake singer David Coverdale: 'There's not a misogynist bone in my body'
He's the stereotypical tight-trousered, big-haired rock lothario, but Whitesnake singer David Coverdale insists he can sleep comfortably at night in the #MeToo era. He's about to play an Auckland… Audio
Eva Orner: exposing abuse at the heart of Bikram yoga
Bikram hot yoga has grown to be a global brand, with studios around the world and hundreds of teachers training each year under the guidance of its founder and guru Bikram Choudhury. Choudhury came to… Audio
Catholic bishop against yoga
A Catholic Bishop in Ireland says that yoga is not appropriate for schools in his diocese. Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan sent out a letter last month, warning that yoga was "not of Christian Origin" Audio
Donna Farhi - Yoga's culture of abuse
One of the world’s most famous yoga masters was to some a beloved teacher and a guide to enlightenment. To others, he was a sexual predator and a bully. Audio
Is novelty yoga going too far?
We've got dog yoga, wine yoga, lemur yoga, drunk yoga ... whatever happened to plain old "yoga"? Audio
Marjorie Woollacott: Neuroscientist can explain spirituality and how it relates to the brain
Marjorie Woollacott's a professor of neuroscience at Oregon University as well as a keen meditator. She has also researched what may control us outside of our physical brains. Audio
Yoga and mental health
If you're looking for a bit of well-being and serenity perhaps start this weekend, Saturday is New Zealand's first Yoga Day. The inaugural day has been created by Franko Heke and Niki Rhodes and their… Audio
Yoga class stretches participants' te reo Māori skills
Downward dog and pigeon pose may be familiar to you, but how about ke raro and kererū? More than 100 people turned out in Wellington for a yoga class with a twist - it was taught entirely in te reo… Audio
Lower Hutt school's cool, calm, yoga students
A primary school in Lower Hutt is bending over backwards to keep their students cool, calm and collected. Avalon Intermediate has been trialling a yoga programme since the beginning of the year. It's… Audio
Trillion: remixing the past to make a new present
Former member of Canterbury rap duo Dark Tower Jody Lloyd is now based in Bali and going by the name Trillion. He talks about his talent for finishing things and how he could have been Moby. Video, Audio
From celebrity to serenity - Elandra and Antion Meredith
Elandra and Antion Meredith are yoga experts and host wellbeing workshops around the world. Their lives now are a far cry from their beginnings with Elandra acting alongside some of the biggest stars… Audio
Leigh Hopkinson: stripping and empathy
Kim Hill talks to Leigh Hopkinson, a New Zealand-born, Melbourne-based writer and editor, whose first book is a memoir about her years working in striptease - Two Decades Naked. Audio
Ashleigh Young: essays and exercise
Ashleigh Young is a poet, essayist and editor, and teaches creative science writing at the International Institute of Modern Letters. Her first collection of personal essays is Can You Tolerate This… Audio
Andy Bearpark: Iraq, Thatcher and yoga
Kim Hill talks to Andy Bearpark arrived in New Zealand in 2013 after a 40-year career as a war zone reconstruction expert. He was one of Margaret Thatcher's five Private Secretaries for three years… Audio
Yoga in Prison
Adhyatma is the director of The Yoga Education in Prisons Trust, a registered charitable trust providing yoga and meditation education in New Zealand prisons. Audio
Yoga - for every body?
When you think yoga do you picture a slim young white middle-class woman? Yoga teacher Dianne Bondy is part of a movement to reclaim yoga for everybody. Audio
Arli - Fata Morgana
Arli Liberman, once known as the "Israeli Shredder" has released his second album Fata Morgana, a collection of songs to accompany yoga and meditation practice. Yadana Saw asks him about playing his… Audio