Saturday 9th of February
9.00 -10.15         Yoga with Karla
10.30 - 11.45      Chi Gong
12.00 - 2.00        Taiko Drumming
2.30 - 5.00          Rewi and Maori Instruments
5.00 - 6.30          Hip Hop & Breaking workshop & battle with Torotoro

Sunday 10th of February
9.00 - 10.15        Yoga with Simone
10.30 - 11.45       Chi Gong
12.00 - 1.30        Hoola Hoop workshop

hoopla! founder Michelle Keenan discovered hooping in 2006 and became instantly hooked. Unable to find anyone in New Zealand who could help her improve her skills she travelled to Sydney in 2007 to train with the amazing Bunny Hoopstar. Michelle returned to NZ with many more tricks up her sleeve and a resolve to introduce Kiwis to the joy and inspiration of hooping.

Michelle has extensive experience in the health and fitness field - she is the owner and principal instructor of Pilates Mind & Body in Newmarket, Auckland, and has previously been a personal trainer and aerobics instructor. Her years of experience teaching movement and technique mean that no matter what your current co-ordination or fitness level, Michelle can help you find your mind-body connection and release creativity and movement that you never knew you had - all using a Hula-Hoop!!!!!

Photograph courtesy of Rawnea Baines

Haumoana Taonga Puoro Wananga translated means the wind that blows over the sea traditional instruments workshop.

The tutors for this workshop have held these types of workshops around the country and abroad for nearly 18 years. They were both apart of the group known as Te Haumanu founded by the late Dr Hirini Melbourne who spent a life time of story telling composing waiata and most importantly the resurgent’s of Taonga Puoro (Traditional Maori Musical Instruments).

This workshop will not only teach you how to play the instruments but you will also learn how to make them and then take a koauau (flute) away with you.

Capoeira is a cultural form originating in Brazil that combines music and movement in non-contact fight. We say we 'play' capoeira. It has elements of play, fight, music, trickery, drama and acrobatics. People play for reasons as various as a sense of community, fitness, physical skill, musicianship or ritual. There are many different styles and teachers. Men, women and children of all ages play capoeira. Splore 08 is the perfect venue to try capoeira for the first time. There will be a demonstration and open beginners workshop of capoeira led by the group Capoeira Mandinga Aotearoa. CMA is NZ's largest capoeira group and was founded by Grant Cole (Mestre Brabo) back in 1992. It has centres and regular classes around the country. For more information check out the website

 
www.capoeira.org.nz

Qigong  Class –  10.30am – 11.45am Saturday & Sunday

Qigong is an ancient Chinese exercise system which uses gentle movements to move energy through the bodys energy channels or meridians.  This is sometimes referred to as moving meditation. Qigong is renowned for it’s healing benefits as certain exercise  are well know for improving numerous medical conditions. This system uses the breath and easy to follow exercises to create balance, harmony, a sense of calm, and well-being. Qigong is practiced by millions of people daily and has become a popular way to counter the stresses of the modern world.

This Qigong class is suitable for people of all ages and abilities. If you’ve never tried Qigong come along and experience the benefits of this ancient art form. Wear loose comfortable clothing and bring something to sit on for the meditation practice. For your safety (Please let the teacher know prior to the class if you have a specific medical condition, are pregnant, or have consumed any alcohol, and or drugs either prescriptive or recreational before commencing the class.)

Peter Caughey the Senior Teacher of the Forest Rock Taiji and Qigong School based in Central Auckland. He is a qualified Acupuncturist and Traditional Chinese Medical Practitioner at his Eden Terrace Clinic, Forest Rock Acupuncture. He is also a tutor at the New Zealand School of Acupuncture and teacher Taiji Monastery Classes.

www.forestrock.com

Sat morn Yoga with Karla Brodie:
Karla teaches Hatha yoga throughout Auckland. Her approach is based on exploring the human developmental patterns and how we can return to breath, stability, and fluidity in the body, to create an enjoyable, sustainable life long yoga practice. The Saturday morning practice at Splore will be about waking up, being on the ground and cultivating a good physical, mental space to begin the day with. Participants will be encouraged to work within their own comfort ability, its not about doing more, its about being here, now.

Sun morn Yoga with Simone Bonny:
Simone  has taught yoga for the past 14 years in  NZ and O'seas and currently teaches from Kelly St Studio in Mt Eden.
She has trained in the Hatha Yoga tradition developed by Krishnamachrya sometimes called Svasta or Viniyoga.
Sunday morning's Yoga with Simone will be a dynamic and fluid breath centered yoga practice to ease you into a blissful day!
Attention to the syncronization of body movements with the breath. This is Yoga with Heart....Energy in Motion for Pleasure, Peace and Spaciousness.