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Ashtanga
In some ways my story is probably familiar to many yoga students and teachers. In short: physical injury and emotional scars led me to yoga. After nearly two decades of daily practice, the scars are still there – that is just part of life, right? – but my mind and...
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Sanskrit Word of the Day – PURNA
This post originally appeared on www.drishtipoint.ca Language is such an important part of the human experience. Carefully chosen words can inspire and elevate our mood and spirit. Poetry, novels, and books provide a portal into imaginary realms where anything is...
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One Day or Day One – You Choose
I usually have a theme and a quote for my yoga classes. Sometimes deep, sometimes light, often humorous, but always food for thought. I used this quote recently’ “One day or Day ONE, your choice”, and it has been stuck in my brain ever since. In my work as a yoga...
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Why You Need Meditation: be in the driver’s seat of your life
I once heard the argument that we put so much time and energy into preparing our physical body for the day - bathing, grooming, dressing, and so on; but we neglect to prepare our mind for the day as well. The moral of the story being that without setting up for a...
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(MEN)tality
I never have experienced in my life the feeling of being totally clear headed. You know, the state of being where there absolutely an extinction of thought, emotion or sensations? I like to describe my state of mind more often than not, half being a hamster nonstop on...
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Toxic Thoughts are Holding you Back from your Mind-Body Connection
How often do you have negative thoughts? Have you ever wondered to what degree your life experiences affect how you think, perceive, feel, react, and respond? Do you notice that your behavior or your defense mechanisms become triggered by certain issues time and time...
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Kaitlin Armstrong
Kaitlin Armstrong is a Kinesiologist that loves to share her passion for FUNctional movement and as an anatomy geek, she is fascinated by the teachings of her body. She encourages her students to cultivate an intimate relationship with their unique...
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Reanna Costa
Reanna has been teaching yin for 11 years and training teachers to teach yin for 5. She has a unique approach to yin which dives into the energy body through the chakra system as a means to shed light on imbalances and beliefs that hold us back. Her...
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Carmen Spagnola
Carmen Spagnola helps people heal the wounds of disconnection from self, from each other, from spirit, and from the natural world. She is a Registered Clinical Hypnotherapist, Professional Intuitive, and Licensed Wilderness Guide who helps spiritual...
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How to Fall in Love with Winter: Seasonal Self-Care
As I sit next to the fireplace writing, the rain is pouring down outside and the sky is gloomy & dark, and there was a 2hr power outage earlier this morning (a somewhat regular occurrence here in Tofino). I’m bundled in blankets, drinking hot coffee and wish I could...
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Tracey Noseworthy
Tracey began her journey fuelled by the inspiration of Shiva Rea twelve years ago, and has since studied with many teachers around the world dedicated to the practice and sharing of yoga as a way of life. Tracey’s teachings blend the traditional Eastern...
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Kristine Salmon
Kristine is a long time anatomy teacher and enthusiastic presenter. Her teaching method attempts to cater to all learning styles, including lecture, visual displays, interactive anatomy and movements as well as team based learning. She has practiced and...
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Breathing into Alignment
Is there such a thing as an ideal yoga posture? Is there a perfect side bend? Is there a gold standard forward fold? After a couple decades of practicing and studying many different approaches to modern postural yoga, I’ve heard and read many opinions – even competing...
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Secure Attachment: What It Looks Like
Many of us haven’t had enough experience with secure attachment in relationships, so even though we might be clear on our attachment wounds, it’s difficult to envision, trust or embody something more ideal. I believe it’s important to have a clear model to work...
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Candace McKim
Candace McKim, Author of Yogini’s Guide - Intuition Is A Choice and Yogini’s Guide to Intuition Oracle Cards, Intuitive Coach, Seminar/Retreat/Training/Mentorship Facilitator and Speaker. Candace combines the wisdom and benefits of Intuition, Yoga, Chakras...
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