by Vanessa Ooms | Mar 27, 2015 | Yoga News, Yoga Philosophy
By Dorothy Fizzell, SOYA, IYTA, ERYT500, Early Childhood Educator Bullying among children and teens is a serious issue. In the past, we used to say, “Oh, that’s just kids being kids”, or “It’s just part of growing up”, or “I was bullied and I’m just fine”. There is...
by Vanessa Ooms | Nov 2, 2014 | Book Review, Yoga News, Yoga Philosophy
Until I started reading this book I didn’t realize how much my culture has influenced the way I think. I mean I knew it influenced me, but the book opened my eyes a little wider with regards to this. It isn’t just my culture that influences the way I...
by Vanessa Ooms | Oct 31, 2014 | Asanas, Yoga News, Yoga Philosophy
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...
by Vanessa Ooms | Oct 1, 2014 | Asanas, Meditation and Pranayama, Yoga News, Yoga Philosophy
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...
by Vanessa Ooms | Oct 1, 2014 | 200 hour Training, 300 hour Training, Asanas, Yoga News, Yoga Philosophy
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...
by Vanessa Ooms | Jun 30, 2014 | Meditation and Pranayama, Yoga News, Yoga Philosophy
By Mugs McConnell, E-RYT500, Yoga Teacher Trainer for SOYA This July there will be a terrific series of mantra workshops in Red Deer and Calgary with Bill Barry from Shelburne, Massachusetts. Bill (Bharata) studied mantra for many years with Namadeva Acharya (Thomas...
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