A belated Merry Christmas to all the yogis out there! I’ve come home to Ontario for the holidays and although I always enjoy time with my family, yoga is crucial to my relaxation. And as it turned out, Santa remembered me in his list of nice girls this year, and I got a new yoga […]
Yoga and the Quest for the True Self
When I get interested in a subject, I often hastily go out and spend hundreds of dollars on books I later find out that I don’t want, or need, on my bookshelf. And in fact, I really need to check out the library in order to save myself a few pennies! But I digress. One […]
Nothing To Do, Nowhere to go…Waking Up To Who You Are
One of the Great Cosmic Jokes is that human beings rarely come to spontaneous realizations naturally. Usually, we have to first stuff ourselves with information, knowledge, scripture, lectures…on and on, until one day there is a *POP!*, and in that moment of realization – everything changes. Moments after, we become acutely aware that somehow nothing […]
When Yoga is Not Enough
I confess it has been a difficult couple of weeks – to the point where I found it necessary to take five days off work, retreat from the world – and regain balance. Even my Yoga has suffered – too tired, too much on my plate, can’t focus… The day to day hustle, the mental […]
Mantras and Mudras
When we engage our body, speech, and mind with the motivation of achieving harmony with our own Divine Essence, we have created a ‘holy trinity’ of power within ourselves that allows us to achieve our goals with less effort. Mantras and Mudras offers mantras that act as wonderful aids to living a more reverent life; […]
The Anatomy of Yoga
I often find myself hesitating, if ever so briefly, when it comes to writing reviews of books; for I am somewhat split in my opinion. On the one hand, I have garnered quite a bit of knowledge from many Yoga texts – but on the other…it can become confusing. And what of contradictions between authors, […]
Illumination: The Shaman’s Way of Healing
What is a Shaman? The term “Shaman” (pronounced SHAH-MEN or SHAY-MEN) is a loan from the Tungusic word “Saman” which is defined as “priest of the Ural-Altaic peoples.” In order to become a Shaman, one is first ‘called’ to Shamanism through a long-term illness which in failing to heal in the physical world must be […]
Teachings of Yoga
Teachings of Yoga Shambhala Books, Translated and edited by Georg Feuerstein Hello again! Before we dive into the untold wisdom of this book I found hiding in the dusty shadows on a shelf at my local library, I have a small confession to make: As I write this, I am eating a reasonable amount of […]
A Visit from Saint Nicholas or A Yoga Gift Guide!
You will have to forgive me, as I get a little giddy this time of year. Perhaps it is the knowledge that the one day of the year where we all try to be a little nicer to our fellow man fast approaches – or maybe the smiling faces of children when they see the […]
Yoga and Music
At my core, I am a creature of ritual with a very well-defined sense of what constitutes ‘giving due respect and honor’ to certain types of activities. In the past (yesterday), I have been guilty of quite forcefully and almost angrily projecting my ‘lines in the sand’ onto someone else. Without boring you with all […]