As self-inquiry systems, Yoga and Ayurveda provide a multitude of self-care practices to enhance our life. Here are eight of my favourites: Massaging our Feet With 28 bones, 30 joints and more than 100 muscles, ligaments and tendons, our feet are phenomenal structures that provide stability, balance and support. Plus, the feet … Read more
I have been asked this question many times over the years and I love it. For one, the moment we are aware that we are thinking, we are not the thought, we are the observer. Secondly, this acknowledgement of “what shall I think about” is the realization that we get … Read more
Years ago, I was at a wedding where a wise redhead said in her speech “Life is a journey, not a guided tour”. She was not the first, nor the last person to have said this, however, it is her words that have stuck with me, through this always surprising … Read more
For the record, sometimes I spend the first 20 minutes before I write a blog post like this… Well, apparently, I am. Friends, I am a gossip. I grew up in a big family in a small town, so while I perhaps come by it honestly, truthfully it isn’t something … Read more
Remember the days when the words Office Christmas Party were synonymous with awkward gift exchanges, loosened inhibitions and sometimes surprising romantic trysts that lead to water cooler gossip. Nowadays, the water cooler is the world wide web. Every day the world gets smaller and smaller. Social media is abundant in … Read more
So, sometimes when life gets busy, I sneak into the studio a few minutes before my class to practice yoga before actually teaching it. The other day when I was in the beautiful Sky room at Beyond, it occurred to me there were no mirrors. While I obviously have been … Read more
Sometimes life throws you a curveball, and sometimes that curveball is actually a cannon ball, and it’s been covered in gasoline, lit on fire and thrown directly into your heart. Grief is a strange thing, it’s completely universal, and totally personal. And sometimes, in the depths of it, you truly … Read more
So, I got a ticket, it cost me $110 and three demerit points. I’ve never had a demerit point before, in fact, I didn’t even know how the whole demerit point system worked before this ticket, I can tell you now though. Generally, I am a very good driver however, … Read more
There’s a saying that the hardest thing about a yoga class is getting there. I find this particularly true in December and January. Life is busy, the weather is cold and taking care of ourselves tends to take a back seat. While there are a lot of great reasons to … Read more
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