Pure Yoga is a small community studio in Torbay, on the North Shore, that teaches yoga in the Bihar School of Yoga tradition. Its website says the classes are held in a home studio at 23 Gilberd Place, and that the offerings are kept intentionally small and personal. Beginners can start with yoga nidra and meditation, and the classes combine asana, pranayama, meditation and daily life practice. The studio also offers restorative yoga, one-on-one classes, short courses, workshops and community events, along with an annual retreat in Bali and visits to the Bihar School of Yoga in India.
Its yoga nidra teacher training is the course most often mentioned. One trainee found it well structured, with a good balance of theory, hands-on practice and personal experience, and loved the intensity of the five days. Another says the teachers renewed her passion for sharing the practice. The website says people new to yoga, or trained in another style, can apply once they have completed six to twelve months of Pure Yoga courses. The training is therefore a step in a longer practice rather than a single course. Our pick on the North Shore for anyone who wants to learn yoga nidra in depth.