Horses Teach Yoga Students

Horses Teach Yoga Students

Discover yourself though yoga and equine-assisted learning By Sandy Bell, Chinook Communications at Windhorse Retreat.  SOYA teacher Jo-Ann Bance will be leading the next retreat March 22-23 in Rimbey, AB. The breeze strokes your face during a seated meditation.  You...
Open Your Heart in Camel Pose

Open Your Heart in Camel Pose

Ustrasana – Camel Pose by Joanne Scheurwater, SOYA500 teacher in Ft McMurray, AB “When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.”  Kahlil Gibran. The Camel or...
Runners Twist

Runners Twist

Runner’s  Twist Submitted by Mugs McConnell, ERYT500.  Photo of Gail & Amy  at the SOYA Retreat. This is a nice gentle twist that can be done in both directions. It can be used as preparation for Trikonasana (Triangle pose) or for those days when you want a...
Yoga – The Parkinson’s Way

Yoga – The Parkinson’s Way

Chair Yoga for Parkinson’s Disease and other Movement Disorders. Article by Rhona Parsons, SOYA500 Hour Yoga Teacher in Vernon, BC WHAT IS PARKINSON’S DISEASE?     PD is the second most common degenerative neurological disorder after Alzheimer’s disease....