Category - Yoga

LIVE CLASSES ONLINE

-WEBINAR, online, YB LAB Video, Yoga, YTT

Welcome and Namaste! I’m committed to supporting your practice during these challenging times, so will be offering LIVE CLASSES ONLINE on a donation basis to support you during any financial hardships. It is important to me that we…

Lighting the Fire of Practice

Featured, inspiration, Teacher Training, Yoga

This past December, I attended the Centenary Celebrations for B.K.S. Iyengar in Pune, India. Although I’ve taken more than 7 trips to India, this was my first time to the Iyengar Institute, the heart of Iyengar Yoga. It…

End of Year Gratitude to You

Healthy Living, inspiration, Language, Stories and Tales, Teacher Training, Uncategorized, Yoga, YTT

As the year comes to a close, it is time to review the year. December is the beginning of the end. Blink and the end of year will be here. The death of one year while the birth…

Props 101 – Tools for Freedom of Alignment

-WEBINAR, Teacher Training, Workshops & Intensives, YB LAB, YB LAB Video, Yoga, YTT

(*YBLAB1000 Requirement) SATURDAY 10:30a – 11:30a PDT Live Streaming May 17, 24, 31 Download Available This is an Asana Practice class. Please bring props for Practice. As we move into the future with Yoga Therapy as a complementary…

Ahhhh, Savasana

Healthy Living, Yoga

Savasana is being without was, being without will be. It is being without anyone who is. ~ B.K.S. Iyengar Stress Relief There are some things in life that are universal. Some are helpful and some are not. Stress…

The Power of Rest – Restorative Yoga as Treatment

Chinese Medicine, Featured, Teacher Training, Yoga, YTT

Yoga as Medicine There is growing evidence that Yoga is an effective rehabilitation tool. Medical institutions and leading health organisations have tested the efficacy of Yoga in clinical trials for cancer treatment and rehabilitation, heart disease, PTSD, metabolic…

Mudras to Manifest Energy

Bhutan, Buddhist, inspiration, Prayer, Teacher Training, Yoga, YTT

My last post talked about what Mudras are and what they represent. There are many mudras and variations in each country for usage and meaning. Ive put together a list of some of the most common ones found…

Mudras for Meditation

Bhutan, Buddhist, Myths & Legends, Prayer, Teacher Training, Yoga, YTT

मुद्राis mudrā, literally means a “seal” in Sanskrit. A mudrā is a symbolic gesture in Hinduism, Taoism and Buddhism, and a spiritual and energetic seal in the spiritual practice of East Asian religions. Some mudrās involve the entire body,…

What Colour is Your Prayer Flag?

Bhutan, Buddhist, Myths & Legends, Prayer, Stories and Tales, Teacher Training, Yoga

Images of colorful prayer flags fluttering in the wind, a dance of shadow and light against the majestic Himalayas. These speak of freedom and wishes for goodness and peace on the planet In the high mountains, it is…

Lost in Tibetan Translation

Adventure Tours, Bhutan, Buddhist, Personal, Yoga, Yoga travel

Have you ever felt some things just don’t translate completely? I was recently having a conversation with my Tibetan friend Thinlay, who lives deep in the Himalayan range of Northern India. Thinlay and I met years ago at…