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 Yoga lineage

A Tribute to Mike Byron-McKay

Stephanie Hall

20/1/2018

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Mike was my first taste of Iyengar Yoga. Way back in 1995. I had a baby daughter who is now 32. I used to attend his Saturday morning classes at Kelmarna Ave. A beautiful studio in Herne Bay with lovely brick walls and loads of natural light. The classes back then were 2 hours long. so it was a real commitment from me with a little baby at home, to attend. We used to do long holds in the asanas, all with our individual watches timing ourselves, 5 minutes each side. It was full on.

He was a hard task master and did not suffer fools! You could see that he lived and breathed his yoga.
Mike ignited in me my own passion for the practice. And here I am all these years later still getting on the mat every day and the Director of my own school, Stephanie Hall Yoga in Milford. I also was a Director at the Albany Yoga Room from 2000 to 2008. 

The faces I remember back then in his school have also gone on to have there own studios. . He was the one and only  Iyengar school in Auckland back then and now there are dozens. With the global phenomenon of Yoga there is a studio on every corner. Unfortunately for the uneducated novice coming to yoga for the first time most of the teachers are poorly trained. If there was one thing about Mike , he knew his craft. Years of dedicated practice and study. 

When I got pregnant with my second child, he saw me safely through the pregnancy , I was practicing right up until I had my son. He never let me get away with anything and was definitely not a light touch. But I was incredibly strong and recovered quickly.
So I am grateful to Mike, he wasn’t an easy man to be taught by, but if it was easy I probably wouldn’t still be practicing now.
So Thank you Mike .

With Blessings and Gratitude.
Stephanie

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    YOGA LINEAGE

    *In this Blog section all the authors are former students or colleagues of Mike Byron Mckay who wish to share stories in the wake of the NZ School of Yoga closing down. Each Contributing Author is listed in the Contributors Section Below. 

    The first post (Yoga Stories : Mike Byron McKay) was authored by Nicole Allan.

    Contributors

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    1. Nicole Allan
    Amber Goh
    Ella Richardson
    Eveline Hauptli
    Fiona Fleming
    Kim Godsen & Irene Leat
    Leah
    Lester Easton
    Martyn Barry
    Melodie Batchelor
    Nicole Keddie
    Pam McDonald
    Paul Barton
    Stephanie Hall
    Vincent Bolleta
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