Once we finish class, we simply roll up our yoga mats and hurry off back to reality without giving it another thought. I know I’m guilty of this! However, the...
2019 Half Year Update
2019 is shaping up to be a big year for us at Valka Yoga. With over 1000 cork yoga mats sold and various sustainable initiatives...
A Helpful Guide To Start Living With Your Intuition
We often seek answers outside ourselves. However, we already have all the answers inside ourselves. It’s just about learning how to find these answers within...
How to Make Friends at a Yoga Class with Ally Cohen
Always cheerful and full of positive vibes, Ally believes a smile is a gift we can give for free, and almost always we get a...
Musings of a Yogini: On Yoga, Mental Health and Healing
In this article, Upper Hutt's resident yogini, Mikayla Mary talks yoga and psychology. Mikayla embarked on her yoga journey and teacher training as a teenager....
Introducing The Cork Yoga Block
Yoga blocks allow you to open your body - to create space. They are for everybody at every stage of yoga - they can assist...
How To Reuse Or Dispose Of Your Old Yoga Mat
In New Zealand alone we discard 15.5 million tonnes of waste each year. That is 3,200kg for every Kiwi! Right now we only recycle 28%...
Your Yoga Mat Could Be Making You Sick
It's a scary thought - could your daily practice actually be detrimental to your health and wellbeing? Most yoga mats are made from hazardous materials...
Copper Water Bottle Care and Cleaning Tips
A copper water bottle will naturally develop a beautiful patina as a result of the copper undergoing oxidation. This will not detract from any of...
How To Use Your Copper Neti Pot
The Copper Neti Pot naturally cleanses, refreshes and protects the nasal passages - one of our body’s first lines of defence against illness. Recommended today...