Posts Tagged ‘yoga’
Bandhas & Bubbles: My yoga philosophy
It’s been a while since I had a gap (“gap” being relatively speaking… {ahem, I still have a crap ton of stuff to get finished today, lol}) that I sat down to write a blog post! But thought I would share some of the snaps from my first two yoga events, “Bandhas and Bubbles” –…
Read MoreHow to do Ujjayi Breath
The other day we were sitting on the couch eating dinner when the following conversation occurred. I’d like to title the following episode “What it’s like to be married to a yoga teacher” Luckily husband has no choice is a very willing set of ears. In fact, he has probably heard enough yoga jargon to qualify…
Read MoreExercise 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 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 MoreHow to handstand: the art of the abs. And the secret mystery of life.
The thing is, everybody wants to pop their tail-feather up into a handstand. Don’t try and hide it – I know you do. Whether or not it’s a “handstand” in particular, we all want those super impressive “power-poses” – those ones that sky rocket you to INSTA-FAME. I have spent many weeks trying tirelessly to…
Read MoreWhat does yoga do for the body? Benefits of yoga
I could sit and write for days about the way that yoga has changed my life. The way it has changed my thought processes, my mental activity, my attitude to life, the relationships with the people around me and my outlook on life in general. If you aren’t quite ready to believe me on all…
Read MoreWhat are the Niyamas? Learn yoga philosophy
What are the Niyamas? The Niyamas (one of the 8 limbs of yoga) refer to the self observations that we make within our own lives. There are five Niyamas in total – 1. TAPAS – The word tapas in Sanskrit comes from the root word tap – meaning heat or fire. In the Yoga Sutras of…
Read MoreLearn Yogi Stuff: The 8 limbs of Yoga
Today I have set myself down to learn the Eight Limbs of Yoga, like a good yogi-teacher-in-training. In The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (which is kind of the first formalised book on yoga philosophy), Patanjali describes the path of yoga as being “eight limbed”. The actual sanskrit word he uses is “ASHTANGA” which breaks down…
Read MoreChakra Jewelry and strange connections
I have been putting off this post for a while now. because – Some posts are just harder to put into words than others, ya know? I kind of wish I could rather sit here and talk to you all about my recent experience regarding this – so that you could FULLY understand the complete…
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