Before I forget, Happy Halloween – especially to those of you with children young enough to enjoy dressing up and hunting down candy! (My only vice…okay, one of them!) I wonder what Patanjali would have said if he could have foreseen the day when Yoga was freely available to over two billion people via the […]
Teaching Yoga: Essential Foundations and Techniques
Om bhur bhuvah svah Tat savitur varenyam Bhargo devasya dhimahi Dhiyo yonah prachodayat Translation: Through the coming, going, and the balance of life The essential nature illuminating existence is the adorable one May all perceive through subtle intellect The brilliance of enlightenment. (Chapter One – Teaching Yoga: Essential Foundations and Techniques) Classroom in a Book […]
Happy Thanksgiving
Imagine the look on my face when a lady asked me yesterday if I had begun my Christmas shopping…My jaw practically hit the floor. This is Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada, and unless I am mistaken, we still have Halloween to get through, don’t we? Please don’t misunderstand, I love Christmas. Christmas is a time […]
Surya Namaskara – A gift for you
Believe it or not, it was a little difficult coming up with a satisfactory way to start this article. I’ve wanted to do this piece ever since Charlotte (this beautiful website’s creator) was kind enough to send me her 108 Yoga Pose Drawings as a gift some time ago. In looking for that perfect article […]
Yoga DVDs for Kids
Yoga Ma Baby Ga, Down Dog Productions, 2004 DVD Itsy Bitsy Yoga’s Sleep n’ Grow, Helen Garabedian, 2007 DVD Have you ever found yourself waking up in the morning determined to poke as much fun at yourself as possible? It happens to me all the time – and it’s always a blast too. Perhaps I […]
The I Ching or Book of Changes
The I Ching (pronounced “Yee Jing”) or Book of Changes is arguably the oldest book in the known world. Born of incredible antiquity, the I Ching dates back roughly five thousand years and is a book of Universal Truth, profound beauty, and wisdom. This article is meant to serve as a primer to effectively use […]
Overcoming Trauma through Yoga: Reclaiming Your Body
If you have suffered trauma or are a Yoga teacher looking for ways to expand your class offerings, Overcoming Trauma Through Yoga stands alone in providing a complete program developed by clinical experience especially designed to address the needs of trauma survivors. Survivors of trauma through war, abuse, or accident injury suffer from a multitude […]
Yoga Anatomy
As an avid Yoga practitioner, I do on occasion find myself shaking my head when a new muscle comes into play that I can’t say I’ve felt before. Avid may not be the right word; I do have an ongoing issue with self-competition and admit that I tend to push myself a little past ‘comfortable’ […]
The Yoga of Eating: Transcending Diets and Dogma to Nourish the Natural Self
In our busy world of work and taking care of our homes and families, it is difficult enough to find the time to exercise and practice Yoga, never mind paying close attention to what we put in our bodies. The Yoga of Eating will teach you how to listen to your body and interpret the […]
The Yoga of Breath: A step by step guide to Pranayama
The Yoga of Breath: A Step-by-Step Guide to Pranayama Richard Rosen ISBN-13 978-1570628894 Pranayama (Sanskrit: प्राणायाम prāṇāyāma) means “restraint of the prana or breath.” The word is composed of two Sanskrit words – Prāna, or life force (particularly breath) and āyāma, to restrain or suspend. When used in the relationship to our yoga practice, we […]