Neal Ghoshal
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Neal has been practicing yoga for 28 years and teaching since 2003. He sees yoga as a guide to restoring our place and understanding of who we are and how we can live peacefully, happily and fulfilled.
Neal’s teaching focuses on exploring and refining natural movement and alignment principles – learning to embody these principles in a way that takes our spiritual practice into our everyday lives.
“My aim in teaching is to create a safe and inviting space in which to learn and discover Yoga as a balance between effort and effortlessness, structural alignment and organic fluidity, mindfulness and spontaneity.
I am interested in supporting and growing students’ skill in sensing and feeling their way in their movement, so that they learn to fully trust in and be confident of their own perception, and make independent choices in their practice and their lives.”
“Ultimately, the practice of Yoga leads us to a place where we may respond to life’s challenges with ease in our breath and body, with wise choices, and with kindness and a compassionate heart.”
He has taught on teacher training programs in Australia and New Zealand, has been senior faculty on Donna Farhi’s Advanced Teacher Training Program, and been a keynote speaker at the IYTA Conference.
He is a founder member and part of the core faculty of the Contemporary Yoga Teacher Training program, based in Auckland, New Zealand.
My aim in teaching is to create a safe and inviting space in which to learn and discover Yoga as a balance between effort and effortlessness, structural alignment and organic fluidity, mindfulness and spontaneity.
Neal is a registered E-RYT 500 with Yoga Alliance and a Level 3 Senior Teacher with Yoga New Zealand.
2020 : Mental Health Aware Teacher Training
2017 : Certified iRest Yoga Nidra Teacher
2015-21 : Core faculty on Contemporary Yoga Teacher Training programs
2015 : Advanced Teacher Training with Donna Farhi as faculty
2014 : Level 2 iRest® Yoga Nidra Teacher Training
2013/14/15 : Yoga Teacher Training, Kawai Purapura, as core faculty
2013 : Level 1 iRest® Yoga Nidra Teacher Training
2012 : Primary Teacher on Teacher Training, Yoga Spirit Studios, Adelaide
2012 : Advanced Teacher Training with Donna Farhi as faculty
2010 : Advanced Teacher Training with Donna Farhi as assistant
2007 : Advanced Teacher Training with Donna Farhi
2005 : Yoga Academy, Auckland, a full year of various module certificates
2003 : Ashram Yoga Teacher Training
Practicing yoga since 1998
In addition to the above, there have been countless day, weekend and five day yoga intensives over the years, including many with Donna Farhi, other Satyananda teachings and somatic workshops e.g. Body Mind Centering – Experiential Anatomy and much more.
Neal also has two holistic and therapeutic massage qualifications from London 1998 and Thai Massage certificates. The study of bodywork has helped gain a deeper understanding of body, breath, movement, health, mind, emotions and happiness.
Sarah Hart
When someone loves what they do with all of their heart, it emanates to everyone they work with. Neal is one of these people.
His genuine kindness and joy of teaching are as much a blessing to receive as his depth of knowledge. My brain feels expanded with new know-how, tools and understanding, and even better, my body and spirit feel deeply nurtured by what I’ve learned with his guidance.
There’s a beautiful element of self-care, support and strength in what Neal shares which I believe can benefit everyone on this planet. Yoga Nidra with iRest is something I’m particularly grateful for and will explore more in the future for myself and to share with others.
Even in my daily life after the course, I hear Neal’s voice occasionally encouraging me to inquire: “What would make me feel more comfortable right now?” It’s simple but profound! To know how to create a stable and easeful foundation for yourself from which to move throughout life is fundamental to living well.
Thank you, Neal! Your generosity as a teacher extends far beyond the studio.