Grow superfoods on your countertop:

Grow superfoods on your countertop:

by Jools Andrés, E-RYT200, RYT500, SOYA lead trainer in Vancouver. Used with permission from Jools’ blog, breathemovesit.com.  If you want to improve your nutritional habits and eat more fresh, raw food, nothing beats sprouting. Sprouts are rich in vitamins, minerals,...
Samadhi Pada

Samadhi Pada

The Secret of the Yoga Sutra, “Samadhi Pada”, by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait A book review by Robert McConnell Sutra 1:33 “Transparency of mind comes by embracing an attitude of friendliness, compassion, happiness, and non-judgment toward those who are happy, miserable,...
Yoga For Neck Pain

Yoga For Neck Pain

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

Extra Gentle Yoga

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...
To See or Not to See

To See or Not to See

To See or Not to See – That is the Question   by Mugs McConnell SOYA, ERYT500, IYTA Back in 1978 I did my initial yoga teacher training at the Sivananda Ashram in the Bahamas. Swami Vishnudevananda and his disciples worked diligently to train us in the science of yoga...
Viparita Dandasana

Viparita Dandasana

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...