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The Third Yama – Asteya
In my previous post about Ashtanga, I mentioned that the yogic philosophy recommends the practice of the 8 limbs to overcome suffering. The first of the 8 limbs is "Yama". The yamas are 5 moral guidelines to follow, and they are mainly about our interactions with the world around us and ourselves. We've already explored the first one, Ahimsa (non [...]
The Wonders of Prenatal Yoga
I have now been teaching prenatal yoga for a year, and I’ve had the honour of following quite a few women through this incredible time of their lives. After this year, I can say that the benefits of doing prenatal yoga cannot be overstated. When I started studying for my certification, I thought I would learn to adapt a regular [...]
Mantras – Meaning and Purpose
In many yoga classes, we start and end with an "Om" and sometimes with longer mantras. If you've followed one of my meditation classes, you know we chant the Ashtanga opening and closing mantras. I was recently asked their meaning, so I thought it would be interesting to make a post about it as well as their purpose. Here we [...]
How good is your proprioception?
A lesser known benefit of yoga is improving proprioception, the sense of where your body is in space. If I tell you: “Stand up, spread your legs apart, turn your right foot towards the right and keep your left foot facing forward.” it sounds easy enough, right? But chances are, if you actually try to do it and your mind-body [...]
Free classes on my YouTube channel!
I have reanimated my YouTube channel to add a few recordings of my online classes. This should give you an idea of what to expect if you’re considering joining us 😊 I will add more classes regularly, but they will be unlisted. To get access to them, you simply need to register to my monthly newsletter right here. No spam, [...]
Fascia – and why you feel even less flexible in the morning
Have you ever noticed that the less you move, the less you *want* to move? There are definitely several factors to this, but I think one of them has to do with our fascia. One of my students told me today that when we stretch in the morning (in my Stretching Together class), she feels like her body is frozen [...]