Submitted by Jeff Lutes, SOYA, ERYT500. Photo of Carla Wainwright in Uttanasana. This is one of my favourite poses. It is simple yet provides for an amazing opportunity for self exploration. Uttanasana is a great pose to explore the polarity between active and...
Supta Baddha Konasana for Sleep and Deep Relaxation Over 40% of Canadians suffer from sleep disorders and high stress levels. A recent Harvard study concluded that by practicing just 30—45 minutes of yoga a day, people fell asleep 30% faster and reduced their...
There is nothing like a warm break from winter where several hours of yoga are wrapped up with relaxation or special excursions in a tropical climate! Doing yoga in fresh air in an outdoor studio or on a beach while learning new meditation, pranayama and asana...
By Dorothy Fizzell, SOYA, IYTA, ERYT500, mom and grandma. If you are a yoga teacher, and you have children, do you do yoga with them? Or is it something you do separate from raising your children? Or, are you a parent/grandparent of young children, who also...
Submitted by Mugs McConnell, E-RYT500, Co-owner of SOYA Bob and I have just returned from a 5 day yoga teacher’s training with Erich Schiffmann at Exhale Yoga in Venice Beach. I always look forward to continuing to learn and deepen my knowledge of yoga. Even though...
Submitted by Jeff Lutes, RYT500, E-RYT200 from Prince George, BC. There are profundities in many experiences in life. We have the opportunity to experience them every moment of every day in the interactions we have with people, our environment and with...
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