Video four is up and running! In this 3-minute clip we are focusing on gentle back-bends and gentle core work. If you spend a lot of time sitting at a desk, driving, or "leaning" forward this video is for you. These exercises help release tension in the back, create the sensation of space in the… Continue reading Yoga Video 4: Tummy Time
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Yoga Video 3: Gentle Core and Balance
We are half way through our 6-part Yoga Series, with video number three! In this 3-minute video our foundation is hands and knees (if you are someone who needs to stay off your knees, you can do similar stretches standing with hands on a wall). From this position we move through a few hip circles,… Continue reading Yoga Video 3: Gentle Core and Balance
Yoga Video 2: Spinal Movement
Welcome to the second video in our 6 part series! This 4-minute video focuses on seated side stretches and twists. If you are more comfortable seated in a chair, that is fine. Always listen to your body and move gently, remembering you will gradually deepen into postures over time. If you have herniated disc, please… Continue reading Yoga Video 2: Spinal Movement
Yoga Video Part 1: Let’s Lay Down
The first "official" yoga video has been posted! Over the next 5 weeks, I will be posting one video a week (each Friday), creating a collection of exercises for you to practice at your own convenience in the comfort of your own home. In our first video we begin with a few deep breathes to… Continue reading Yoga Video Part 1: Let’s Lay Down
Unwavering Gentleness
In my 20 years of yoga experience, I still do not consider myself an expert. There is always so much to learn and explore, and the yoga world seems to be forever evolving through different styles and trends. So why do I teach gentle yoga? I came to yoga in 1997. I was 17 years… Continue reading Unwavering Gentleness
YouTube: Time To Grow!
Testing Testing! My first YouTube Video.
The Value of Solitude
Even if you are not an introverted individual such as myself, it is important to take time for YOU that is just FOR you. Often our self-care or our "me time" includes fun social events, hanging out with friends, or indulging our senses. All great ideas! I am an odd ball of a human that… Continue reading The Value of Solitude
The Cobourg Health Collective
BUSINESS NAME: Zachary Owen, Registered Acupuncturist (R.Ac.), Cobourg Health Collective. OWNER: Zachary Owen WEBSITE: CobourgHealthCollective.ca EMAIL: zach.owen@gmail.com PHONE: 705-768-5637 This blog is written by Zach. I began practicing in Cobourg, ON in January 2012. At the time I was finishing a second diploma in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Though my School was in Toronto, I… Continue reading The Cobourg Health Collective
Montreal | The Yoga Code
So... I love freedom. I love travel. I love yoga... and I especially love yoga philosophy. In fact, I came to my "asana" practice years after first dabbling in meditation and reading a variety of books on eastern philosophies and religions... When I was training teachers for The Gentle Way of Hatha in 2013 I… Continue reading Montreal | The Yoga Code
My Radical Self-Care Experience
This year for my birthday, I focused on some radical self-care. I treated myself to a trip out west. I spent a week sleeping on a couch (best sleep I've had in the last four years might I add!), writing on a couch, reading cards on a couch, drinking 8 glasses of water a day… Continue reading My Radical Self-Care Experience
The Gentle Way of Hatha 