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Most yoga students are familiar with the Sun Salutation, but what about its lesser-known counterpart, the Moon Salutation? Known as Chandra Namaskar in Sanskrit, the Moon Salutation has a cooling, relaxing effect on the body and mind....

For some of us, the strong Warrior poses are invigorating and empowering. For others, they’re demanding and require great effort. For many of us, they’re all of these. The three Warrior poses are named after Virabhadra, the fierce warrior...

The term “Vinyasa” comes from the Sanskrit word “nyasa,” meaning “to place,” and “vi,” meaning “in a special way.” In Vinyasa Yoga, the goal is to place each movement in a deliberate, flowing sequence in coordination with your breath....

The importance of transitions is often underrated both in a yoga class and in life. But in yoga, transitions serve an important purpose. Their job is to get a yoga practitioner from one pose to another. The goal is to transition safely...

It’s hot out there! Practice Sitali breath to cool you down. Deep in the Himalayas, ancient sages observed and imitated the world around them in the noble attempt to master body, breath, and mind. They noticed the curve of a bird’s lower...

Most yoga students are familiar with the Sun Salutation, but what about its lesser-known counterpart, the Moon Salutation? Known as Chandra Namaskar in Sanskrit, the Moon Salutation has a cooling, relaxing effect on the body and mind....

Our spinal health is at the core of wellbeing, and it is vital to maintain daily movement through all the vertebrae if we are wanting to maintain a pain free back. Spinal Rolls are an effective yet easy practice to achieve this and are...

The Goddess Pose is a powerful yoga pose to promote grounding and strengthening of lower body parts. It is a hip-opening pose that will ignite a fire within that area. While it builds your hip, legs, and glutes muscles, it is also a great...

“The tree of wisdom has fibres of forbearance, deep roots of steadfastness, flowers of virtue and branches of awareness”- Buddhist Proverb When practicing Vrkasana (vrksa=tree; asana=pose) balancing can be very difficult at first, so take...

Surrender to the present moment.In this moment, in this place, you are safe.There is no danger here: no need for fight, no need for flight. So slow your breathing…Relax your muscles…You can rest now. Surrender yourself to the space around...

The practice of Yogic breathing affects the human body in very predictable ways. The Sanskrit word, “pranayama” literally means the control of our life energy (prana). Prana is a bright and lively form of energy that is more subtle than...

It's hot out there! Practice Sitali breath to cool you down. Deep in the Himalayas, ancient sages observed and imitated the world around them in the noble attempt to master body, breath, and mind. They noticed the curve of a bird’s lower...

Breathing in rhythmic formations will help you to concentrate and gain control of the breath and hence, control of the mind In most cases of so-called “normal breathing”, the breathing action is concentrated in the upper part of the...

If you’ve been to even just a few yoga classes, you’ve probably heard the term “heart opener”. This term, though often used to describe back-bending, chest-opening postures, actually digs so much deeper than that. Heart opening in yoga...

Balasana (Child’s pose), is a restorative pose that is known for its calming, grounding, and relaxing effects. It gently stretches the lower back, hips, and thighs, while calming the mind and relieving stress. Child’s Pose (Balasana)...

Many foundational yoga poses come from things we see in nature. Animals, plants, mountains, celestial bodies and the elements. In this way, our yoga is not just a union of our mind, body and breathing but also a way to connect to the...

Anxiety can be overwhelming. It’s extremely helpful to have some trusted techniques to help calm and centre yourself when you feel like things are out of control. By taking a few minutes out of your day, you can help soothe your mind and...

If you’ve been to even just a few yoga classes, you’ve probably heard the term “heart opener”. This term, though often used to describe back-bending, chest-opening postures, actually digs so much deeper than that. Heart opening in yoga...

The cold and dry air that accompanies winter weather can aggravate your sinuses, adding extra irritation on top of seasonal colds. While in the summer we can use sitali, the cooling breath, to reduce body heat, winter weather calls for...

Among the many breathing practices found in yoga, most emphasize muscular control in inhalation, not exhalation. A unique breathing exercise called kapalabhati reverses this familiar pattern. In kapalabhati the exhalation is active, with...

Have you ever taken a yoga class that was far beyond your level or capacity? There were no options given other than to keep ‘pushing through’? Chances are you felt very little steadiness or much feeling of accomplishment – and maybe even...

"The ultimate goal for the mind according to the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is nirodah (concentration, control). It’s like putting something in an envelope and then sealing it. What’s in, stays in and is not affected by what sits on the...

A complete study of yoga requires us to study and apply the concepts of Abhyasa and Vairagya. They are the two main principles upon which yoga is based. Abhyasa is defined as practice and repetition of practice. “It is the art of learning...