Yoga /ˈjəʊɡə/ Noun A Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline which includes simple meditation combined with specific body postures – often practised for relaxation and health purposes. For thousands of years, people have been practising yoga for reasons that mostly include physical and mental health. With World Yoga Day coming up on Sunday, 21 June, we’re challenging you to to take …
Yoga in Namibia is growing, the many new studios in Windhoek, Swakopmund, Oshakati and beyond to prove as such. But more than that, schools are offering yoga to students to manage stress and anxiety, different corporations are integrating yoga into their on-site wellness programs for employees. In this throwback article, 99FM’s Heart spoke to a group of qualified yoga teachers …
Winnie Nansunga Kambinda, Hydrologist and Yoga enthusiast. Her fondest childhood memory, is growing up in a small village in Katima Mulilo. “Playing with my cousins in the middle of our village (fa patelo) till dark! There was always a game or something happening. My family is now fragmented and I feel a sense of loss for the generation of my …
Yoga Instructor, Massage Therapist, Qigong Trainer and Alternative Healer, Kirstin Van As, shares here her learnings and lessons from the past year, her self examination from Africa… her Afrospection. Kirstin’s favourite quotes right now: “To be enough for someone in the world of greed is everything.” “One of the most important things you can do for another person, is to …
Relive the iconic Tina Turner at the lip-sync tribute show with Adriano Visagie at the Warehouse Theatre, check out the new exhibition by Lynette Diergaardt at the StArt Art Gallery this week. And then kick off the weekend with the team at The Wolfshack with Beat Street and then join the next StArt Yoga with Art session on Saturday. JUST TINA …
Don’t miss Elemotho at the Warehouse Theatre to start off your weekend. Saturday has something for everyone – fitness fiends at the Nampower Earth Day Fun Run, Yogis & Art Lovers can combine the two at StArt @ The Wolfshack and Party Animals join the Olmeca Soul Train adventure. ELEMOTHO – KALAHARI INVOCATIONS Date: Friday, 20 April 2018 at 20:00 …
In this episode of the MYD Show we hear from a young Namibian who took her destiny into her own hands to achieve her dreams. Not having the means to become a yoga instructor, Tweshi Katonyala competed to win a bursary to study yoga. “I have never felt this way before about a competition or getting something, but I wanted …
An ancient practice, Yoga is more than 10,000 years old with the earliest mention of the tradition found in the worlds oldest surviving literature. There are reasons why this practice has survived to still be part of society today, as science discovers more of these benefits. From regulating adrenal glands, to reducing blood pressure, the list of benefits to a …
A Namibian who used the power of her breath to overcome anxiety and depression joined us in studio for this episode of the MYD Show. Liezl Hoving is a yoga instructor who is sharing her skills for overcoming stress and anxiety with many Namibians. Liezl is the owner and founder of the Bodhi Room in Windhoek. Liezl is also the …
This past weekend the capital city was a hive of activity as Windhoekers rose to the occasion of Rise Namibia. Armed with water bottles and comfortable clothing, people came out in numbers to join in a movement that is looking to get communities engaging and people moving. The movement is Rise Namibia and is a collaboration of various exercise and …