Let me first be honest with you, I am new to Ashtanga yoga. And by new I mean I have known of its existence for a long time, but have only began to seriously focus my practice on this lineage for less than a year collectively. Prior to that, my personal practice including the initial …
Voices: 30 Days in Mysore, India – My Journey to the Heart of Ashtanga Yoga Read More »
So you have braved your first yoga class at your local studio and now you are completely hooked to the practice. You love the way you feel at the end of the session and you are beginning to notice how much more patient you are with your kids, spouse, parents and friends after a yoga …
Do Yoga at Home: 3 Steps to Starting a Home Practice You’ll Stick To Read More »
As someone that is new to yoga, the thought of walking into a class filled with strangers and spending the next 60 minutes together in awkward positions may be enough to make them run and never come back. Knowing the following basic things to do and avoid prior to and during a yoga class may …
Can I Leave Before the Yoga Class Ends? 6 Yoga Class Do’s and Don’ts Read More »
A conversation took place a few months ago with a fellow yogi who has over 11,000 thousand followers on her Instagram account. She must have noticed me watching her set up her iPad in the correct angle, with the correct camera timer on when she said: “Yeah, my younger brother calls this POGA. Like picture …
POGA: The Yoga Selfie Trend that’s Sweeping Across Social Media Read More »
There are certain valuable lessons that will inherently come to those who step onto their yoga mat consistently. And though, you do not need to take off to an ashram for a month to be experiencing these lessons, what is more important is learning to apply them into your daily lives. Let’s face it, not …
A Beginner’s Guide to Mindfulness: How Being Mindful Can Boost Your Work Life Read More »
How many of us have seen pictures of lithe, young women and sculpted bodies of men in poses that make you chuckle quietly and say to yourself “pfft, I’ll never be able to do that in a million years”? Or maybe, you’ve genuinely wanted to give yoga a go but turned around as soon as …
Yoga in Your Golden Years: Beginning a Yoga Practice After 50 Read More »
The month of Ramadhan is fast approaching us and being a Muslim and a yoga instructor, I have encountered quite a few people asking if it is okay for the general fasting adult to get on his or her mat during this month. The answer is, without a doubt, yes, of course you can! This …
I often receive questions regarding yoga asana and if it is really possible to use this as a method in supporting and maintaining weight loss. There are various studies that have been conducted by medical experts in the recent years investigating this claim and many people have tried going down this path. Although results vary …
Yoga Can Help You Lose Weight: Here’s Why and How Read More »
Have you ever gone to a yoga class and felt like you are attending a language school instead? Or perhaps you tried to ask your yoga instructor a question and in return you received an answer peppered with so many strange yoga vocabulary you are wondering if he is still speaking to you in English. …
Bandha What? Your Essential Guide to Strange Yoga Vocabulary Read More »
I love fresh servings of fruit and vegetable juices. There is something about the natural freshness that hits your taste buds, sending all your cells into a happy dance that no other Peel Fresh or other packed, pasteurized and sweetened juices can do (sorry Peel Fresh!). If I have the patience to peel, cut and …
Tried & Tested: 2-Day Juice Cleanse with La Juiceria Read More »
