Health for Humanity - YOGATHON 2022 Starts 18 June

 

Namaste and Kia Ora!

The Yogathon New Zealand team wishes that this email finds you in good health and spirits.

We are pleased to inform you that the annual Health for Humanity -  YOGATHON event is returning to New Zealand this June from Saturday 18th June to Saturday 2nd July. This year, with a target of 250,000 sun salutations collectively as a nation. 

There has never been a more appropriate time to talk about Health for Humanity and this event presents us with a unique opportunity to participate, as well as create a time where the essence of Yoga can be shared with as many New Zealanders as possible.

For our returning teachers, participants, schools and hosts, thank you so much for your continued support over the past 12 years. It is due to your contributions that this event has gained such momentum in our country.

For our new teachers, volunteers, schools, participants, hosts….. WELCOME.

What is Yogathon

For the past 12 years, Yogathon has been creating awareness about Yoga and its benefits for health and wellbeing.  

During the two-week event, individuals participate in performing Surya Namaskar (sun salutations), counting the number of the times they have performed a cycle of the sun salutation with the aim of collectively performing 108,000 repetitions as one New Zealand.

During the 2-week, Yogathon NZ organises free Yoga classes at participating Yoga studios, venues, etc. to introduce people of all abilities to yoga, providing a safe and comfortable environment in which to learn.

The Surya Namaskars can be done as groups or as individuals either at home, school, classes conducted by yoga teachers, public venues, workplaces or anywhere where there are willing participants.

Yogathon 2022

Yogathon 2022 is back in person classes the way it has been previously conducted, 

Yogathon 2021 completed 150,000+ sun salutations over the two weeks of the national challenge. Yogathon 2022 is aiming at 250,000 Sun Salutations collectively.

Request to Yoga Teachers, Organisations and Yoga Schools

The Yogathon NZ team invites you to host a session at your venue. We will promote your class. Classes are not restricted to Hatha Yoga, but can be any form of Yoga that you specialise in across the wide spectrum of Yoga.

Please let us know if you are interested in hosting a session. The dates for hosting of classes are Saturday 18th June to Saturday 2nd July. 

Further details and planning information can be discussed with interested participants.

Please let us know if you are interested, our team will get in touch to organise logistics with you.

The overall Yogathon NZ event attracts strong engagement from people all over New Zealand and we hope that your school/organisation can also benefit from the platform.

For further information on the event or any other questions, please feel free to get in touch with the Yogathon NZ team via the contact information given below.

Thank you,

Best Regards,

Yogathon NZ Team

Phone: Ajay 022 341 9447

Registration link for Health for Humanity - YOGATHON 2022: ​​https://forms.gle/Gq3XPeHPFH1yWDMB8

www.yogathon.nz

http://facebook.com/YogathonNZ

Health for Humanity - YOGATHON 2021 Summary

Health for Humanity - YOGATHON 2021

Health for Humanity YOGATHON 2021 is Back

Call for Teachers, Volunteers and Participants

Namaste and Kia Ora!

The Yogathon New Zealand team wishes to find you in good health and spirits.

We are pleased to inform you that the annual Health for Humanity - YOGATHON event is returning to New Zealand this June from Saturday 12th to Saturday 26th. This year, with an even bigger target of 250,000 sun salutations collectively as a nation. 

There has never been a more appropriate time to talk about Health for Humanity and this event presents us with a unique opportunity to participate, as well as create a time where the essence of Yoga can be shared with as many New Zealanders as possible.

For our returning teachers, participants, schools and hosts, thank you so much for your continued support over the past 11 years. It is due to your contributions that this event has gained such momentum in our country.

For our new teachers, volunteers, schools, participants, hosts… WELCOME.

What is Yogathon

For the past 11 years, Yogathon has been creating awareness about Yoga and its benefits for health and wellbeing.  

During the two-week event, individuals participate in performing Surya Namaskar (sun salutations), counting the number of the times they have performed a cycle of the sun salutation with the aim of collectively performing 108,000 repetitions as one New Zealand.

During the 2-week, Yogathon NZ organises free Yoga classes at participating Yoga studios, venues, etc. to introduce people of all abilities to yoga, providing a safe and comfortable environment in which to learn.

The Surya Namaskars can be done as groups or as individuals either at home, school, classes conducted by yoga teachers, public venues, workplaces or anywhere where there are willing participants.

Yogathon 2021

Due to physical distancing guidelines in 2020, Yogathon 2020 was mostly hosted online.  Yogathon 2021 is back in person classes the way it has been previously conducted, 

Yogathon 2020 completed 134,000+ sun salutations over the two weeks of the national challenge. Yogathon 2021 is aiming at 250,000 Sun Salutations collectively.

Request to Yoga Teachers, Organisations and Yoga Schools

The Yogathon NZ team invites you to host a session at your venue. We will promote your class. Classes are not restricted to Hatha Yoga, but can be any form of Yoga that you specialise in across the wide spectrum of Yoga.

Please let us know if you are interested in hosting a session. The dates for hosting of classes are 12^th June to 26^th June. 

Further details and planning information can be discussed with interested participants.

Please let us know if you are interested by 7^th June to enable our team to organise logistics with you.

The overall Yogathon NZ event attracts strong engagement from people all over New Zealand and we hope that your school/organisation can also benefit from the platform.

For further information on the event or any other questions, please feel free to get in touch with the Yogathon NZ team via the contact information given below.

Thank you,

Komal Shah and Ajay Agrahari

National Coordinators, Yogathon New Zealand

yogathon.nz@gmail.com

Phone – Komal 021 035 3591, Ajay 022 341 9447

Best Regards,

Yogathon NZ Team

www.yogathon.nz

http://facebook.com/YogathonNZ

https://www.instagram.com/yogathon.nz/ 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health for Humanity - YOGATHON 2021

 

Yoga embraced by more New Zealanders each year - Yogathon NZ 2020 surpasses all expectations..

(Teachers and Volunteers Yogathon NZ 2020)

The Yogathon team thanks all the participants, teachers and Yoga schools for participating in 2020 Yogathon NZ - Health for Humanity. The two weeks have shown us a tremendous response for yoga from all over New Zealand. It has been an amazing journey, which ended on Saturday 27th June. Hopefully the interest in yoga continues. 

For the first time, entire yoga sessions were hosted online in Te Reo Maori. The integration of the ancient philosophy of yoga with our local community in New Zealand is heart-warming. The Yogathon team thanks all the participants, teachers and Yoga schools for participating in 2020 Yogathon NZ - Health for Humanity. 

At the beginning of this two weeks, we set ourselves a challenge to see if we can do 108,000 sun salutations collectively - as one New Zealand. We have had 3-4 daily classes online and in person with the objective to try and bring yoga to everyone regardless of where we are and regardless of age and ability. 

This year we had more than 80 different sessions online and in-person. More than 60 Teachers from different styles and organisations offered sessions for people. As we mentioned last year, we will bring different components of Yoga to New Zealanders and This year we brought so many different components of yoga.  Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa, Kundalini, Art , Mantra, Bhakti, Meditation, Music, Talks from the teachers and experts and from all parts of New Zealand.    

Yogathon 2020, is also pleased to announce that New Zealanders have collectively done ~ 134,000+ sun salutations over the two weeks of the national challenge. This success belongs to every participant, every person in New Zealand who decided to try a sun salutation and submitted their number to contribute to the target that was set. 

Yogathon - Health for Humanity, is a division of Hindu Council of New Zealand. In its 9th year of operation, this is the consecutive second year the target has not only been reached, but exceeded. The organisers are positive of the future prospect the event holds. 

Yogathon - Health for Humanity was a two week event across New Zealand, encouraging all New Zealanders to learn, participate and incorporate yoga in their daily lives. Participants registered online, attended online and in-person sessions, individually or as groups, learned and practiced different components of Yoga, did Surya Namaskar (sun salutations) at their own pace and in their own time. They counted the number of times they did the cycle, a combination of 12 asanas and submitted their total count to the organising team. 

Yogathon will keep working towards the objective of making yoga more integrated in people’s lives. Our journey doesn’t stop here. Yogathon will keep bringing all elements of yoga. Raja Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga and others for the wellbeing of Kiwis. 

The Yogathon started on 13th June and finished on 27th June. This year more than 60 teachers offered sessions, more than 30 organisations supported and more than 20 volunteers from all corners of New Zealand made this event successful. We acknowledge participants, yoga schools, studios, gyms, school, community organisations, teachers and volunteers who made Yogathon 2020 a success. 

This achievement would not have been possible without the support of all participants. We are grateful and thankful to all the yoga teachers around all these cities for offering free yoga classes during the Yogathon weeks to support Yogathon and raise awareness of the importance of yoga to our health. The overwhelming support for this event makes us delighted that yoga is indeed mainstream in New Zealand. 

Schools, childcare centres, community organisations, youth groups, yoga schools, individuals, everyone collaborated with Yogathon offering yoga to young and old, regardless of ethnicity and background. Each of these helped immensely in ensuring accessibility to yoga was not limited due to ability. 

It is with pleasure we share with you that this year, we had participation from more cities than ever. With the participation from more than 80 towns and cities almost every corner of New Zealand participated in this year’s Yogathon. 

Like the previous year, Yogathon was organised to coincide with the International Day of Yoga. This made it much easier for everyone to participate, join in and talk about yoga in our lives. “ 

If yoga schools, organisations, community groups, teachers or volunteers want to be involved with this initiative, please get in touch with us. 

Watch this space for more events and next year's event information. 

Your count to help us reach 108,000 Sun Salutations

Namaste / Kia Ora,

Dear Participant,

Thank you all for participating in 2020 Yogathon NZ - Health for Humanity. Last two weeks have shown us a tremendous response for yoga from all over New Zealand. It has been an amazing journey, which is coming to an end on Saturday 27th June. Hopefully the interest in yoga continues. 

At the beginning of this two weeks, we set ourselves a challenge to see if we can do 108,000 sun salutations collectively - as one New Zealand. We have had 3-4 daily classes online and in person with the objective to try and bring yoga to everyone regardless of where we are and regardless of age and ability. 

It is time to check-in and see how we have done as a country.  

Please send us your total count of Sun Salutations by Monday 29th June. 

What is one round of Sun Salutation?

• Yogathon considers 12 steps as one round of Surya Namaskar(Sun Salutation).

• Some of you do 24 steps in one round. Right leg first and then the whole round with left leg. If you are practicing this way, we will consider it as two rounds. Please double your count if you do 24 steps in one round. 

• Some of you do 10 steps as one round and that's also acceptable as one round. 

You can submit your total count with one of the options below.

1. https://forms.gle/v4KLQEkveSGRaHf78

2. At our website https://www.yogathon.org.nz/p/submit-our-count.html

3. Or email us at yogathon.nz@gmail.com 

4. Or send a text with your name at 0223419447 

Every Sun Salutation counts. Thank you very much for contributing to us achieving our goal. 

108,000 Sun Salutations Collectively!

Please watch the space, we will be sharing our total count by Friday 3rd July. 

Best Regards,

 

Yogathon Team

Sessions for Yogathon 2020

Session Time

Saturday 13th	07.00 AM to 08.00 AM	Yoga with Myff
	11.00 AM to 12.00 PM	Sun Salutation with Meghana
	05.00 PM to 06.00 PM	Yoga with Ajay
Sunday 14th	08.30 AM to 09.30 AM	Sun Salutation with Sannyasi Pragyadharaa
	11.00 AM to 12.00PM	Yoga for Elders with Mangala
	03.45 PM to 04.45PM	Yogathon with HSS
Monday 15th	07.00 AM to 08.00 AM	Manipura Hatha Tantra Flow with Yonatan
	9.30 AM to 11.00 AM	Yoga with Cornelia (In Person)
	11.00 AM to 12.00PM	Meditation by Giulia
	03.00 PM to 04.00PM	Karolina Nilsson Yoga
	05.30 PM to 07.00PM	Yoga class for Beginners by Yoga in Daily Life Kapiti
Tuesday 16th	07.00 AM to 08.30 AM	Kundalini Yoga With Elena
	12.00 AM to 12.30 PM	Return to Silence meditation with Pablo
	06.00 PM to 07.00 PM	Slow Flow Vinyasa with Mikayla
Wednesday 17th	07.00 AM to 08.30 AM	Total Mind Body Session with Mamta Bhikha
	09.30 AM to 11.00 AM	Nithya Dhyan Meditation with Ma Kaladevi
	11.00 AM to 12.00PM	Art Yoga by Giulia and Dinny
	03.30 PM to 04.30 PM	Hatha Yoga with Mangala (Cancelled)
	05.30 PM to 06.30 PM	Core Strength session with Ajay
	07.00 PM to 07.30 PM	Mantra Meditation - Gayatri with Ceremony
Thursday 18th	07.00 AM to 08.15 AM	Morning Flow with Sofi
	11.00 AM to 12.00PM	Gentle Hatha Flow with Ocean Inward
	5.30 PM to 6.30 PM	Hatha Flow with Jagriti
Friday 19th	07.00 AM to 08.00 AM	Sun Salutation with Ajay
	09.00 AM to 10.00PM	Gentle Vinyasa with Kawatiri Yoga
	11.00 AM to 12.00PM	Guided Meditation by Giulia
	04.30 PM to 05.00 PM	Mantra Singing with Dr Ranjana
	05.30 PM to 06.30 PM	Yoga for Mind Body and Soul with Abhishek from Nara Health
	07.00 PM to 10.00 PM	Kirtan (Mantra Chanting) by Helen  Free Dance by Helen and Sofi
Saturday 20th	07.00 AM to 08.00 AM	Yoga with Myff (In-person at Kawai Purapura 14 Mills Lane, Albany
	07.30 AM to 09.00 AM	Yoga with Swami Karma Karuna
	09.00 AM to 10.30 AM	Nithya Kriya for Healing & Immunity
	11.00 AM to 12.00 PM	Sun Salutation with Meghana
	03.30 PM to 05.00 PM	Tantric Hatha with Amy Bassett
	05.30 PM to 06.30 PM	Hatha Flow with Jagriti
Sunday 21st International Day of Yoga	6.30 AM Ganesh mantra and Gayatri Mantra by Pathman Iyer 7.00 AM 108 Surya Namaskar - Multilingual with Multiple Teachers 9.00 AM Transformational Yoga® With Utkarsh 10.00 AM Datta Kriya Yoga with Nagraj Amble 10.30 AM Indian High Commission Yoga Day Celebration 11.00 AM Health for Humanity Dr Pooja 12.00 PM Chair Yoga by Art Of Living 12.30 PM Bharatanatyam (Indian Classical Dance) workshop by Athulya Mohan 1.00 PM Yoga session in Te Reo Maori 2.00 PM Havan (Fire Ceremony) and Chanting organised by Sannyasi Pragyadhara and Sacred Earth Retreat 3.30 PM Art Yoga workshop (Ideal for Kids and Family) with Giulia and Dinny 4.30 PM Talk: The Healing Hands - Mudras for Healthby Dr Ramesh Sharma 4.50 PM Talk: Effects of Yoga on Health and Disease by Dr Rajendra Prasad 5.10 PM A talk with Swami Vidyanand founder of World Yoga Federation 5:30 PM Yin Yoga Hannah from Kawatiri Yoga 6:30 PM Meditation by Art Of Living 7:00 PM Music by Ceremony Serena Woods
Monday 22nd	9.30 AM to 11.00 AM	Yoga with Cornelia (In Person)
	11.00 AM to 12.00PM	Meditation by Giulia
	05.30 PM to 07.00PM	Beginner Yoga series in HIndi with Anamika
Tuesday 23rd	07.00 AM to 08.00 AM	Hatha Vinyasa with Mikayla
	06.00 PM to 07.00 PM	Slow Flow Vinyasa with Mikayla
Wednesday 24th	07.00 AM to 08.30 AM	Start the day strong with Wendy Vermeulen
	11.00 AM to 12.30PM	Yoga Class in Mandarin with Crystal
	05.30 PM to 06.30 PM	Art Yoga by Giulia and Dinny
	07.00 PM to 07.30 PM	Mantra Meditation - Gayatri with Ceremony
Thursday 25th	07.00 AM to 08.15 AM	Yoga with Erin Fairley
	12.15 PM to 01.15 PM	Total Mind Body Session with Mamta Bhikha
	5.30 PM to 6.30 PM	Minds over Mats Yoga with Ange
Friday 26th	07.00 AM to 08.00 AM	Yoga with Ajay (Online and In-person at Kawai Purapura 14 Mills Lane, Albany)
	09.00 AM to 10.00PM	Gentle Vinyasa with Kawatiri Yoga
	11.00 AM to 12.00PM	Guided Meditation by Giulia
	12.00PM to 01.00 PM	Gentle Hatha Flow with Ocean Inward
Saturday 27th	07.00 AM to 08.00 AM	Yoga with Myff (Online and In-person at Kawai Purapura 14 Mills Lane, Albany)
	09.00 AM to 10.30 AM	Yoga for Children from Nithyananda Gurukul
	11.00 AM to 12.00 PM	Hatha Yoga with Meghana
	12.00 PM to 01.30 PM	Indian Classical Dance workshop for beginners with Athulya Mohan
	12.30 PM to 01.30 PM	Yoga Psychology with Catia Batalha
	04.00 PM to 05.00 PM	Yoga Sadhana with Swami Mahesh Yogi in Hindi
	5.30 PM to 6.30 PM	Transformational Yoga with Ranjileen
	07.00 PM to 08.00 PM	Kirtan with Indu and Arjuna

To Find the class detail please check our facebook event page https://www.facebook.com/YogathonNZ/events/