yoga for focus : In our culture our attention tends to be pulled out in many different competing directions. Information technology and multimedia fragments our attention flickering from one stream to another moment to moment. Multi-tasking or dividing our attention from one task to another in rapid succession drains our energy. Our wonderful world of […]

restorative yoga We are coming through a holiday season in Western culture where over consuming and over-activity are part of our daily landscape. Many of us have spent the last two weeks rushing around, staying up late, spending and buying more. Although the festivities can be fun this culturally imposed agenda is at odds with […]

yoga sequence for third chakra In Japanese culture a person is not considered an adult until they have “made their belly.” In yoga we recognize this energy center as your third chakra or solar plexus. Your body’s center is also known as your hara or the brain of your cells. What does making your belly […]

yoga to slow down In our culture we spend our days rushing around. Many of us live in cities that bustle around us. We move around quickly in cars and on rapid transit. When we feel like we can’t keep going we keep ourselves going with stimulants such as caffeinated beverages and sugary snacks. Because […]

Outer Standards vs. Inner Needs This week we will reflect on the tension between the outer standards being imposed on us and our inner needs. When we try to conform to outward standards and appearances we lose touch with our inner needs. Our culture demands that we do more and that we do it quickly. […]

Gathering Your Energy Reserves Autumn is a time of year when the wind kicks up and with that wind can come a whirlwind of activity. It can be a time of year when we feel what Sara Avant Stover calls the “relentless forward momentum that modern living usually demands.” This culminates in a scattered and […]

yoga for stress In today’s class we are focusing on coming into the depths of our support. Last week,  we introduced the idea of the importance of nourishing our energy. We live in a culture that is constantly over consuming and overly active. We are literally skimming across the surface of our lives. Think back […]

Restoring Energy Our culture is in an epidemic of using up energy and has lost site of the importance of taking time to restore our energy. Yoga classes such as the one that we are practicing today helps to provide the counterbalance to our over-activity for recovering and refueling. We have an imbalance between our […]

Violence Against Women Available in English, French and Italian This class dedicated to end violence against women. It is an aspiration practice where we strive for a world without violence. In yoga we call this ahimsa or loving kindness. In this class we honour all women who are living in situations of violence and oppression, […]

Breath This beginner’s yoga class on breath teaches the fundamentals on breath. Quite simply we will explore inhalation, the breath in and exhalation, the breath out. Additionally we will stretch the container of the breath through yoga postures or asanas that open up the chest, back, side body and soften the belly. Finally we will […]