Original article by Helen Mikuska, SOYA Alumni, E-RYT500, IYTA Yoga sadhana means “spiritual practice.” The word “sadhana” in Sanskrit can be translated as “ an effort consistently exercised towards the achievement of a purpose.” In this sense, every effort we put...
Is Life Giving You a Pain in the Neck? by Helen Mikuska, ERYT500, IYTA, SOYA Neck pain is a common complaint for many of my yoga students. Generally, muscle spasms in the neck muscles are due to poor posture, work habits, or a lifestyle that results in neck pain. We...
Extra Gentle Yoga: A free video class AND a discount on her retreat! By Natasha Scott, E-RYT500, IYTA, SOYA lead trainer for Penticton, BC One day a co-teacher asked me to substitute teach a gentle yoga class for her. I had no idea how to teach this as I had never in...
Viparita Dandasana: Inverted Straight Rod Pose for Arthritis Submitted by Helen Mikuska, E-RYT500, IYTA, SOYA lead trainer in Calgary, AB Arthritis is inflammation of the synovial joints of the body and is one of the most common of all disabling diseases, afflicting...
5 Things I’ve learned from Training Yoga Teachers By Kamala Wilkie, E-RYT500 and lead trainer for SOYA Teacher Training in Penticton Natasha Scott and I just finished leading our annual SOYA 200hr Immersion Yoga Teacher Training program in the Okanagan. I always joke...
My Yoga Journey as a Student with SOYA by Peggy Mitchell, SOYA 500 Early on a Sunday morning in September 2009, I arrived at Chinook Yoga in Prince George to tell Carla and Cindy I had decided to not enroll in SOYA’s 500 hour yoga training program. I had several...
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