The mind is a wild thing. The first paragraph of the Yoga Sutras says: "Yoga is the settling of the mind into silence. When the mind has settled, we are established in our essential nature, which is unbounded consciousness. Our essential nature is usually overshadowed by the activity of the mind." (translation by Alistair Shearer)… Continue reading What’s Next?
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What Is Yoga Nidra?
Yoga Nidra is a full body and mind relaxation. Most yoga classes include a 'sivasana' at the end of class. Ideally this a minimum of 5 minutes long, but is rarely longer then 15 minutes. The purpose of sivasana is to give the body the opportunity to integrate the benefits of your yoga practice. Without… Continue reading What Is Yoga Nidra?
The Six Movements Of The Spine
When practicing the physical postures of yoga, it is important to understand that despite the muscle stretching, the exercises are based around the spine. The yogic saying 'youth resides in the spine' speaks volumes! When you take the time to focus on elongation through the spine, in combination with the six movements, you allow space… Continue reading The Six Movements Of The Spine
The Eight Limbs Of Yoga
The eight limbs of yoga are the basis of the yoga philosophies and are discussed in the Yoga Sutras Of Patanjali. I prefer to call them the 8-fold path of yoga because I think of yoga as a journey, and there are many paths we can follow. In 2012 I wrote a series of blogs… Continue reading The Eight Limbs Of Yoga
Women’s Day Retreat
Come and enjoy a day of nature, reflection and rejuvenation in a quaint home in the country. This day retreat will include gentle yoga, meditation, learning some basic self-reflexology, blending a unique essential oil for yourself, and reflective writing. WHY DO A RETREAT? Often retreats are offered as full weekends, and can be quite expensive. A… Continue reading Women’s Day Retreat
Isolation, Hibernation, Transformation
Just like nature, we all have our own natural rhythms. As a society and culture we have created a structure and expectation of living, that is not in tune to nature or anyone's individual needs. In our progress of technological advancement we have led ourselves into a way of living that is very fragmented. We have separated ourselves… Continue reading Isolation, Hibernation, Transformation
Wake Up!
2/7 In continuation of "Youth Resides In The Spine" we will discuss elongation as the basis of the six movements of the spine in yoga. I suppose the reason that 'elongation' is not included as a specific movement of the spine, is because it is one that is assumed in all of the movements. The… Continue reading Wake Up!
No Human Being Is Worthless
"I'm not afraid of dying. Sometimes I'm more afraid of living." I am reading a book called "In The Realm Of Hungry Ghosts" by Gabor Maté. The quote above is from one of his clients. It makes my mind race with words: Addiction. Suicide. Depression. Self-harm. We all suffer. Perhaps some just hide it better then others.… Continue reading No Human Being Is Worthless
Strive For Wholeness
A part of my journey through life has been to find wholeness. Yoga has helped bring me to a place in my awareness where wholeness is accepting ourselves and our lives exactly as they are. Much of the work I have done, on myself and others, I would define as 'healing' work. However as I… Continue reading Strive For Wholeness
Yoga And Meditation
Over my years as a yoga instructor and yoga practitioner, a vital core of my practice has been meditation. Long before I started a yoga practice I had studied eastern philosophies and was interested in meditation. Always eager to learn I would sign up for classes and workshops on all sorts of meditations: guided, silent,… Continue reading Yoga And Meditation
The Gentle Way of Hatha 