During my first travel to India in 2001 I was introduced to Yoga and bought my first yoga book, Light on Yoga by BKS Iyengar.

A few years later I completed a teacher training which was very different from Iyengar Yoga. After teaching a few classes I realized that this method did not allow for individualized instruction, given the varying adjustments that we all need.

In 2009 I was introduced to Iyengar Yoga and started attending classes regularly. I was impressed by how precise the teaching was, how helpful the props were to achieve proper alignment and deepen the practice and what you needed to do if you had e.g. knee, back or shoulder problems.

From 2008 to 2012 I ran a Yoga seminar house in Germany together with a friend of mine, where we offered Yoga classes as well as Yoga and Ayurveda workshops and weekend retreats.

After moving to another town, I opened my own Yoga studio and became a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher in 2015. During these years I participated in several Iyengar Yoga Conventions and met teachers from all over the world, who inspired me with their knowledge and teaching.

In addition to yoga, I have also studied Ayurveda, Vipassana Meditation thought by S.N. Goenka and Spiraldynamik®. I have learned to give singing bowl massages, which is a deep relaxation with the help of the sound going through your entire body into each cell.

In 2016 I moved to Christchurch, together with my partner and daughter.

Through Yoga and Meditation, I have learnt a lot about myself, my physical and mental reactions in everyday life, such as changes in my breath, tension in parts of my body and how to deal with them. After practicing Yoga I have a feeling of happiness and my whole body has been stretched and strengthened.

I am passionate about sharing my knowledge and experience with others. I believe that yoga is for everyone, and I would love to share this practice with you.

Would you like to come to a class and try it out.

If you’re interested in joining a yoga class or receiving a singing bowl massage, please send me a message. I look forward to hearing from you!

SINGING BOWL MASSAGE

In 2007 I successfully completed a 10 days singing bowl massage course. Since then I have offered singing bowl massages and sound journeys regularly in my seminar house and yoga studio in Germany. When I came to New Zealand in 2016 I had only occasionally offered singing bowl massages. So I am really looking forward to getting them back out again, because it is a wonderful way to get into a deep relaxation due to a vibrational flow through each cell of your body. Some of the people I treated here in New Zealand were close friends with advanced cancer and for them it was the way to be able to deeply relax again.

Please have a look here to get more information about what a singing bowl massage is and what to expect or send me an Email:

https://www.hess-sound.com/pages/peter-hess-sound-massage

For those who are interested in a one on one singing bowl massage please contact me.

A one hour massage will cost around $50.