Someone mentioned laughing yoga to me the other day I thought, how have I never heard of this phenomenon?! They mash my two favourite things to do and I’m a firm believer that laughter, like yoga, is a healer for the soul. As it turns out, laughter yoga uses gentle stretches, exercises and breathing to […]
Try This: Free Write
In my creative writing program, I have one professor who is very fond of free writing exercises, which basically teaches us to write without thinking too much. Just write what comes to you and then hone it later and turn it into something special. At first, I found this kind of writing to be annoying, […]
When You’re Too Frazzled for Yoga
Above, I introduce you to Pot Roast, my new English Bull Terrier puppy, taken at 5 weeks (he’s now 11 weeks old). He is both adorable, annoying and crazy, all at the same time. And don’t get my wrong, ladies and gents, I love the little guy to bits, but it’s been a bit of […]
Manduka!
I’ve admitted to being a bit of a gear hound when it comes to my yoga practice and recently, I’ve been introduced to Manduka, a cool company from the United States that produces all of their yoga products in an eco-friendly manner, making sustainability one of the primary goals of their company. They are perhaps […]
Yoga For Your iPod
These days, it seems that the entire world can be controlled from our handheld devices. BlackBerry, iPod, iPhone, MP3 players, flat screen TVs, computers, laptops…the list is endless. We can do nearly anything with technology, so being able to get a yoga class from your device can’t be too far behind. Of course, by […]
Is Yoga For Everyone?
Imagine my surprise, considering the vast enjoyment of yoga across the world, to come across this article in the New York Times. In it, the author explores the practice of Glenn Black, an instructor in New York who feels that yoga has become too widespread as a general class, and that it is not, in […]
An Awesome Yogi Resource
When your job involves spending several hours a day on the computer, like mine does, inevitably, your mind will occasionally wander. And when my mind begins to demand something other than the written word, I tend to cruise the web for websites that promote my other interests, like yoga of course! And, when writing for […]
Are you into yoga for two?
Hello all! It’s good to be back to yogaflavoredlife.com! I took a month off in order to take a summer course for my masters degree in writing, so life has been manic and hectic, only to be soothed by the power of my pen and the occasional yoga class. It seems that in the soothing, […]
Yoga For Kids!
Okay, I admit that it seems weird that I’ve recently written a post on yoga for dogs, and then the yoga for kids post follows after. But hey, we write what we know and I’m a dog owner and not yet a parent! Anyways, we all know how great yoga is for adults but the […]
Forgiveness
The last sentence of my previous post got me to thinking about forgiveness, and how I often find myself relatively incapable of it, both when it comes to myself and those who might have hurt me or the people I love. In short, I hold a mean grudge, despite knowing it really isn’t a good […]