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Good people, there is no valid reason for you not to get some Yoga and we have never needed it more. At Pure Peace Yoga, we are not just offering Zoom live Yoga but we have shorter pre-recorded classes, meditation, mantra chanting and...

" Change — even if we don’t want it — can be beneficial. Change brings us new opportunities to evolve, adapt, and move beyond limiting beliefs. In every change is a lesson. In every change is an opening for something new, letting go of...

My name is Jo from Yoga Jo and due to the covid-19 epidemic I had to get a little creative with my yoga studio. I am passionate about yoga! So I wish to also encourage other teachers to get creative too! I have a yoga studio in Kensington...

Our morning classes on Zoom have been a huge success! Our teachers have perfected the online class format, and students have been telling us that it's just what they need during this time. If you'd like to join one of these classes, all...

As the coronavirus spreads throughout the world, each of our lives has changed in ways we could never have imagined. For many, a steady paycheck has evaporated. Hospitals and health care workers on the front lines are overwhelmed. Parents...

We are in the moment like the wind. Everything is ‘now’ – it changes all the time like the wind. The wind blows all the time – from a gentle murmur of a breeze to a hurricane. Sometimes it is a cool gentle breeze; other times it is a...

Fear and stress amidst challenges, like a pandemic, are completely natural. Although we can't stop these emotions (nor is it healthy to try), we can control our reaction and response to them. Stress—particularly distress—negatively...

To increase our prana (life force energy), ayurveda recommends eating specific warming foods to stoke our digestive fire. Below is a classic ayurvedic recipe that will do just that. Ojas Elixir for Vitality This elixir boosts ojas, the...

Immerse yourselves in an experience that brings together the power of yoga, music, meditation, dance and community in a majestic setting surrounded by mountains, rivers and trees. This three-night festival is all about opening the heart...

There is an unknown and mysterious energy that is driving all of us. Scientists have not been able to give it a name, yet. However, saints of yore have called this unknown energy Shiva. Shiva is the energy believed to make every living...

"The common conception of security is an achievement or a possession on the physical plane. But an abiding sense of security can never come from possession or from achievement. Impossible! Security comes only when we have established our...

"The nature of Yoga is to shine the light of awareness into the darkest corners of the body" - Jason Crandell Yoga encourages unification of the body, mind and spirit and experiencing the totality of the present moment. Very often we are...

“The Ego seeks to divide and separate.  Spirit seeks to unify and heal”:  Life is a “mine” field:  the more attached we are to people and possessions, the less we can share and let go.  Allowing a spiritual dimension into our lives helps...

Your are on your own journey and the master of your own destiny to a great extent. How will you reflect back on your life when you hit 60, 70 or 80? What are the stories you will tell your kids and grand children? We are all writing...

This time of year, we always enjoy soaking in this amazing energy of expansion. We feel encouraged  to broaden our vision past what we think is possible for ourselves and to see beyond our limiting beliefs. Intention is at the base of...

Sometimes the simplest ingredients combined in the most uncomplicated way to produce something that is greater than the sum of it's parts. This is one such dish. The deep red and vibrant orange of this salad reminds one of the saffron...

Indra is the Hindu god who symbolises the natural forces that protect and nurture life, and it is said that above the palace of Indra you can see an infinite net. No one has seen it all, but it is said to cover the earth, suspended like...

Saraswati, or Sarasvati, is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, art, music, learning and wisdom. Her name is derived from the Sanskrit sara, meaning "essence," and sva, meaning "one's self." She is also associated with flowing water. Within...

" We are one with the cosmos whether we realize it or not. Realizing it, though, quickens our spiritual energy and allows us access to higher realms. In those higher realms lies the awareness that we are more than just finite physical...

"When we are constantly doing something, we are simultaneously constantly stimulating our nervous systems to the point of exhaustion – and an overexerted, depleted nervous system can most certainly give birth to an array of health...