Paschimottanasana – Sitting Forward Bend

Paschimottanasana – Sitting Forward Bend

Each morning I start my day with the thought, “I am a Spirit expressing myself through form.  How would I like to express myself today?”  Everything we do is an expression of our attitude at any given moment.  Do we wish to allow our beautiful inner Spirit to show...
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...
Sarah Powers Finds Power in Stillness

Sarah Powers Finds Power in Stillness

  Do you find sitting for meditation uncomfortable and difficult?  Or feel that while you’d like more balance and depth in both yoga and life, your asana practice often seems more focused on achievement and attainment than on gaining inner harmony and peace?...
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...