by SOYA admin | May 5, 2016 | 200 hour Training, 300 hour Training, Asanas, Meditation and Pranayama, Yoga News, Yoga Philosophy
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...
by Vanessa Ooms | Feb 27, 2016 | Asanas, Yoga News
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...
by Vanessa Ooms | Jan 29, 2016 | Asanas, Yoga News
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...
by Vanessa Ooms | Dec 28, 2015 | Asanas, Yoga News
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...
by Vanessa Ooms | Oct 30, 2015 | 200 hour Training, 300 hour Training, Asanas, Meditation and Pranayama, Yoga News, Yoga Philosophy
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...
by Vanessa Ooms | Oct 30, 2015 | 200 hour Training, 300 hour Training, Asanas, Meditation and Pranayama, Yoga News, Yoga Philosophy
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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