Yoga, youtube

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

meditation, wellness

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

community, health, wellness

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

community, health, meditation, spirituality, wellness, Yoga

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

health, mental health, wellness

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

health, wellness, Yoga

Yoga Improves Circulation

Our third reason (of fifty) to do yoga this year is to help improve your circulation. Hands and feet always cold? Feel weak and lethargic? Foggy brained? When oxygen is not reaching the extremities of the body, they become cold and sometimes even numb! When fresh oxygen is not reaching the brain, and toxins hang… Continue reading Yoga Improves Circulation

community, health, spirituality, wellness, Yoga

Guru Heart Yoga

This summer passed without me realizing that I have been a certified yoga instructor for 10 years. In June 2004 I received my 200-hour, Yoga Alliance approved, Yoga Teacher Certification.A decade is a pretty significant amount of time to commit to anything, so it feels like an honour to share this landmark.My first year of… Continue reading Guru Heart Yoga

community, health, spirituality, wellness, Yoga

The Yoga Gap

Over the last few weeks I've had about 100 students pass through my teaching... and I'm seeing a common thread of feedback. What I have learned is The Gentle Way Of Hatha is a much more uncommon style of yoga then I would have guessed. The yoga market is becoming saturated anywhere you go, but… Continue reading The Yoga Gap