Archive for the ‘Yoga’ Category

Why is yoga in nature so special?

Wednesday, July 11th, 2012

I started practicing yoga regularly in 2003, just after I moved to Monkey Valley, a log home in the wilderness near Merritt. So for me, it seems like yoga and nature have always gone together. Doing yoga on the deck overlooking the creek and green valley below, or even in ...

Yoga & Nature: The Four Directions—2013

Sunday, April 15th, 2012

2013 Dates TBD - Vancouver Yoga is... ... union or communion. B.K.S. Iyengar ... a poise of the soul which enables one to look at life in all its aspects evenly. Mahadev Desai ... a way of remembering our true nature, which is essentially joyful and peaceful. Donna Farhi ... an act of kindness toward ...

Spinal exploration: a yoga myth and healthy discs

Sunday, March 18th, 2012

A while ago I mentioned attending a Judith Lasater workshop on the sacroiliac joint. I promised to tell you some of the interesting things I learned at the workshop, and now I'd like to do that. I've followed up what I learned in the workshop with additional research about the ...

Chair yoga for the office February 21

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

February 21 marks the 4th annual Yoga for the Office class at the STC's Canada West Coast chapter. This year I will be adding a chair to the mix. Chair yoga has become increasingly popular because the aid of the chair makes the benefits of yoga accessible to almost everyone. ...

The power of Kundalini yoga and a simple hip opener

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

Today is the 30th and final day of the Reach Out Challenge. On day 28, I thought that since it was nearing the end I should step it up a notch, and I hoped that I could meet the challenge of Kundalini yoga. OMG! A friend lent me a Maya Fiennes ...

Another divine yoga week

Sunday, November 6th, 2011

Since my last entry I've had another seven chances to expand, learn, and grow through my yoga practice. The Reach Out Challenge has been a gentle invitation into new beginnings on the mat, especially in combination with the one-month membership to My Yoga Online. In the past week I've repeated the Short ...

The yoga torture continues

Sunday, October 30th, 2011

The good news is I have two more days of yoga to count towards those pledges. Friday I had a great 54-minute run and did my post-run yoga practice, and it was fantastic. But last night I came home quite late after a wonderful movie (Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris) ...

Ran out of steam and got out of jail free

Friday, October 28th, 2011

Well, it finally happened. Was Led Zeppelin my downfall? The night after my last entry, I did my post-run yoga while watching more Led Zeppelin on YouTube. Then the following night, I listened to Led Zeppelin (which I have on album and CD) while doing my post-run yoga. Interestingly, my practice has lengthened ...

Led Zeppelin carried me through

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

After my last entry, I was so enlivened by listening to Led Zeppelin while I wrote the blog post that I continued on to do a 40-minute practice while listening to more Led Zeppelin! So I didn't need to use my Get Out of Jail Free card or car yoga ...

Would you believe car yoga?

Monday, October 24th, 2011

From 10:32 pm until 11:38 pm tonight I was stuck in a traffic jam waiting to cross the Port Mann Bridge. Translink, you suck. Just a minute while I see who else sucks. Kiewit, you totally suck. Gateway Program, you suck. Province of BC, you especially suck. I protested this project ...