Archive for May 2015
Exercise Programs versus Yoga Practice
Last week I received a comment on this blog post from Christine – she had such a good question about my views on exercise programs versus yoga that I wanted to dedicate an entire blog post to it! The post linked above is to the workouts and exercise program that I followed in the lead…
Read MoreYoga Journal #81: Icelandic Intentions
A little while ago I entered a competition to win a trip to see the northern lights. (See here). Absolutely amazingly, last week I received an email to tell me that we had won the trip! Flights, accommodation, hotel, food, excursions all included. Absolutely amazing!! I am feeling SO super grateful! The strange thing though…
Read MoreHow do you meditate? (What meditation is and how meditation changes your life)
Meditation changes your life. There I said it. And I don’t throw around the words “life changing” very often, FYI. Many people associate “meditation” with bald-headed monks in orange robes. Just to quickly clear this up – I’d like to put it out there that I practice meditation, and I have hair and am very much into…
Read MoreWhat is yoga?
There seems to be a growing hype around yoga these days. We see it in gyms, in yoga studios, in offices, on retreats, on instagram or we may have even heard about it from someone we know. But… What IS yoga, exactly? I wanted to blog about this, because there is a very big misconception…
Read MoreBest yoga books: 11 recommended reads for Yogis
When I first began my yoga journey – there was a LOT of self study. I practiced mainly in my room, using YouTube, books and whichever (free) website would have me. After my first few weeks of playing around with yoga, I bought my very first yoga book. Since then, my little “yoga-library” has grown quite…
Read MoreYoga Journal #80: Exposed
Throughout my training as a yoga teacher, we were required to keep a journal, documenting the times we did and did not practice yoga. I was documenting my experience in my journal and then began transcribing all the written diary entries onto this website. There was something a bit ‘secret’ about writing the journal entries…
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