Hello Friends, and Happy Heart Month! (Yes, admittedly Heart Month is almost over… but it’s never too late to celebrate love and gratitude!) Hoping this newsletter finds you well. Below you will find some February Reflections, followed by a few announcements about upcoming programs and sessions. Recent weeks have found me thinking about “new possibilities”… … [Read more…]
Greetings fellow Yogis! Our August break is almost over. Live, online classes will resume after the Labour Day weekend! Read on to learn about: Fall Session details – Live, online classes via Zoom Pre-recorded classes coming soon! Kirtan on Sunday, September 12 Yoga Philosophy: The time-box calendar Fall Session details The Fall Session starts on … [Read more…]
I have not written in three weeks! I have been swept up in reviewing and updating my website and planning the next few months of yoga and life. I’ve decided take a break from blogging till the end of the year, because of a project I want to undertake. If all goes according to plan, … [Read more…]
The many practices of yoga bring us to a deeper, clearer awareness of body and mind. As we develop this awareness, and as we work with the body and mind in the yoga postures and in meditation, the body and mind become more fit, more balanced, and more ready to be of service to us … [Read more…]
Have you noticed that, at the most special of moments, the moments we really want to savour or to imbue with meaning, we close our eyes. Why is this so? A delightful smell, a sweet embrace, a sincere prayer… I love to practice yoga āsanas with eyes closed, and to meditate with my eyes closed. … [Read more…]
Last week, I was in Nova Scotia with my family. We stayed for a week, splitting our stay between Halifax, where my in-laws live, and White Point Beach Resort on the southern shore. The highlight for me, this time, was the ocean. Talk about “meditating on the infinite” (the theme of my recent posts)… the … [Read more…]
Anantāsana (Sleeping/Reclining Vishnu): Lie on your side, supporting your head with the bottom arm or hand. Stretch the body into a long line, with hips and feet stacked vertically. Bend the top knee, and bring it towards your shoulder. Holding that foot with your hand or a strap, extend the leg upwards. Open the foot … [Read more…]
2.47 By lessening the natural tendency for restlessness and by meditating on the infinite, āsana is mastered. The Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali, translation by Swami Satchidananda The question of “meditating on the infinite” in āsana practice has continued to occupy my mind this week. I’ve been reflecting on how I teach the āsanas. When I … [Read more…]
Lately, I’ve been reading the Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali. This ancient Indian text was written about 400 CE in Sanskrit. It contains 196 aphorisms – sūtras, or “threads” – that present the essence of yoga. It is a concise manual, at times enigmatic in its conciseness, that begins with the premise that 1.2 Yoga is … [Read more…]
I am starting this post on June 21st, the day of Summer Solstice. Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year, the day when the sun reaches its northernmost point in the sky. It is a day to celebrate Sūrya, the Sun – its radiant light, its life-giving energy, its nourishing warmth, its awesome … [Read more…]