by Vanessa Ooms | Dec 5, 2016 | Asanas, Yoga News, Yoga Philosophy
Yoga of Renovations by Kamala Wilkie, SOYA lead trainer, E-RYT500 I received word late August that my Purple Lotus Yoga studio lease wouldn’t be renewed. After the initial hurricane of emotions, I rolled up my sleeves & got to work finding us a new location and...
by Vanessa Ooms | Dec 5, 2016 | Asanas, Yoga News
Creating a Balanced Pre-natal Yoga Class by Natasha Scott, E-RYT500, RPYT, SOYA lead trainer I never planned on teaching it, Prenatal Yoga. It found me. And I questioned it. Read books, watched videos, and taught a few classes feeling so intimidated by my lack of...
by Vanessa Ooms | Aug 28, 2016 | Asanas, Yoga News
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] by Rhona Parsons, SOYA500 Are you looking for a way to strengthen your Yoga practice and that of your students? I have been teaching Yoga for 19 years and when I became a Pilates instructor in 2000 I...
by Vanessa Ooms | May 5, 2016 | Asanas, Yoga News, Yoga Philosophy
by Dorothy Fizzell, SOYA, E-RYT500, IYTA Many people wonder how I can practice both yoga and karate-do. People say “Yoga represents harmony, peace and compassion, while karate represents violence, war and intimidation.” For me, the practice of yoga and karate are...
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...
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