A dear friend (Amy Mansfield) is visiting the Bay this week and has requested i direct her to a yoga class. I decided to begin a wee directory of a smorgasbord of Yoga Classes for new and practiced yogis & yoginis, to not only share the love with Amy and the rest of you, but also to inspire me to move my booooooody.
Kundalini Yoga
Kundalini Yoga with Mari Hall from Mount/Tauranga Kundalini Yoga Community at Banks Reserve (outside when without rain) on Banks Ave, Mt Maunganui, Ph
Mediyoga
MediYoga with Mari Hall from Mount/Tauranga Kundalini Yoga Community at Banks Reserve (outside when without rain) on Banks Ave, Mt Maunganui, Ph
Acroyoga
People meet up sporadically for acrojams with AcroYoga Tauranga
Aerial Yoga 
Antigravity Yoga with Louise and the team at Float Fitness, 4 Dee St, Mt Maunganui, Ph 07 9250963
Astanga Yoga
Astanga beginners or led and Mysore classes Astanga Yoga Mt Maunganui with Paul and Anna 109 Newton Street, Mt Maunganui.
Ashtanga led classes with Kristin at The Yoga Collective The Yoga Collective with Kristin
Banks Hall, 13 May Street Reserve, Mt Maunganui
Ph 021 322 366
Astanga Rocket classes with Megan at Mount Yoga Studio, 26a Tawa St, Mt Maunganui
Ph 07-575 5630
Ashtanga led, general and self-practice with Tania at Tauranga Yoga Centre, 173 Elizabeth Street West, Tauranga Ph 022 350 3891
Power Yoga
Power Yoga with the team at House of Yoga, 3 Newton St, Mt Maunganui, Ph 07-572 4994
Bikram or Hot Yoga
Bikram and Hot Yoga with Erika or Stephanie at Mount Yoga Studio, 26a Tawa St, Mt Maunganui Ph 07-575 5630
Vinyasa Yoga
Beginners, General, Flow with Kristin or Tiffany at The Yoga Collective Banks Hall, 13 May Street Reserve, Mt Maunganui, Ph 021 322 366
Powerful Vinyasa Flow with Stella at Yoga Matua, Fergusson Park, Levers Rd Hall and in and around Matua, Ph 021 02496390
Flow with Sarah at Kowhai Yoga in and around Omokoroa and Pahoia, Ph 0210 221 9892
Flow with the team at House of Yoga, 3 Newton St, Mt Maunganui, Ph 07-572 4994
Iyengar or Hatha Yoga
Beginners, Intermediate, General with the team at Tauranga Yoga Centre, 173 Elizabeth Street West, Tauranga Ph 022 350 3891
Restorative Yoga
Slow flow/restorative with Sarah at Kowhai Yoga Pahoia (serene rural setting) Ph 0210 221 9892
Restorative with Kristin at The Yoga Collective Banks Hall, 13 May Street Reserve, Mt Maunganui, Ph 021 322 366
Stretch with the team at House of Yoga, 3 Newton St, Mt Maunganui, Ph 07-572 4994
Restorative with Christine at Tauranga Yoga Centre, 173 Elizabeth Street West, Tauranga Ph 022 350 3891
Yin Yoga
Restorative Yin with Stella at Yoga Matua, Fergusson Park, Levers Rd Hall and in and around Matua, Ph 021 02496390
Yin with Stephanie at Mount Yoga Studio, 26a Tawa St, Mount Maunganui Ph 07-575 5630
Pregnancy Yoga
Slow flow with Sarah at Kowhai Yoga Pahoia (serene rural setting) Ph 0210 221 9892
Pregnancy Yoga with Karen at Tauranga Yoga Centre, 173 Elizabeth Street West, Tauranga Ph 022 350 3891
Mums & Bubs Class
Mums & Bubs Yoga Class with Karen at Tauranga Yoga Centre, 173 Elizabeth Street West, Tauranga Ph 022 350 3891
Kids’ Yoga
Kids’ Yoga with Mel at Yogabuds, various locations throughout Tauranga, including Primary Schools, Kindergartens & Arataki Community Centre, Mt Maunganui on a Tuesday.
Kids’ Yoga or Yoga for Kids NZ as Lisa Healy calls her business. New to Tauranga this is what Lisa includes at the end of a blurb on facebook: We aim to develop a foundation to nurture and grow a resilient and resourceful body, mind, and spirit in each child. It will lead to constant self-discovery and inquisitiveness, helping to provide building blocks for the future. You can contact Lisa at: yogaforkidsnz@gmail.com
Workshops
House of Yoga, Yoga Collective and Tauranga Yoga Centre, Yoga Matua offer a mix of mini-retreats, 6 week courses, special month deals, 1-day workshops, and intensive or specialty classes.
Yoga Noticeboard
Coka Klug responsible for Yoga Tribe & Tribe-of-Love has launched a facebook noticeboard for Yoga related ‘goodness’. Click here to visit the YogaTribe Noticeboard.
Yoga-gear
Coka also brings us her Tribe-of-Love good-looking organic jute 100% eco yoga mats. Click here to order these.
Coka often wear wonderful Teeki Tights on her yoga mat. Click here to be directed to their online store.
Maxine Orange has designed and sells a delightful cork eco mat called the LittleBabe Eco Yoga mat available at the little BIG markets and elsewhere. Go here to visit their facebook page, and purchase.
Lululemon store on Devonport Rd sells yoga oufits & sundry for you to look snazzy.
Festivals
wild & grace delivered little YOGA festival 2015, and are growing little YOGA festival 2017. We are scouting for teachers, volunteers, musicians and participants. If you’d like to be involved please message us on our facebook page by clicking here.
On the 1 April 2017 wild & grace are hosting a family friendly Backyard Yoga Festival with food, film, laughing yoga, rock painting stations, kundalini yoga, sacred song, chalk wall mural, vinyasa from yang to yin all finishing up with a Vegetarian BYO banquet. This is a boutique festival with only 100 tickets. Early Bird $25 if bought by Monday 20 March Click here to BOOK.
We invite you to let your teacher know if you found about about his/her class via this article. We maintain this website free from advertising, and i (Emily) write these articles as a gift to community. It’s very nourishing and helps momentum for me to be recognised within the community that my writing/sharing helps keep our community connected and therefore vital and maybe happy?
Go well.
Written by Emily Marks
