All Blog Posts Tagged 'yoga' (67)

So we’ve officially rolled into February, and where you are at with those health and wellness goals for 2013? It’s traditionally around this time that we start to let go of the motivation we had at the New Year, only a month ago.

How can you keep the motivation going? I know for me, it’s all in the scheduling and planning ahead.

1. PLAN AHEAD: I do my grocery shopping for the week on Mondays (after a killer Spin class). So Sunday nights, I take stock of the…

“Eating a vegetarian diet can contribute more to saving ourselves and the planet than any other s ingle effort.” -Sharon Gannon

I just finish reading Yoga and Vegetarianism by Sharon Gannon. I had heard of it after seeing her…

“To keep the body healthy is a duty… otherwise we cannot keep our mind strong and clear.”- Buddha

It’s not too late for spring cleaning. I am on day 6 of a 2 week cleanse. I decided to keep it simple by avoiding sugar and common allergens such as gluten, corn, soy, dairy and eggs. I have included dandelion tea for the first week and I am taking some extra…

I've been putting off yoga for a long time now. FInally, I decided no excuses just make it part of your routine. I went to my first class last night. It was pretty awesome! I did a 60 minute hot yoga class that was unbelievable.

When I got home I felt like I was full of life. Really energized and full of life. Paradoxically, I was also relaxed/destressed and felt great.  I had a great sleep last night, and I'm already sold on yoga after just one visit. I think I'll be using it…

Runners! Prevent injuries and stay flexible and strong with yoga. Pdf with instructions can be found here:

http://www.yogaland.ca/doc.php?skw-mcs=resources&lang=eng…

We are alive to learn and grow. Stagnation kills creativity and joy and is just plain boring. Your yoga practice should change to reflect where you are in your life today. I invite you take a moment and reflect on your yoga practice over the past year. Signs that your yoga practice might not be serving you include:

• you feel like it's a BIG effort to get to…

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Tips to balance Yin/Yang in the winter months

Denise Pala CYT

Here we go again, into another winter are you ready?

Yin is characterised as cool, wet, slow, quiet, more feminine…

My personal yoga practice stems around gaining physical and mental wellness through expansion and connection.  But I certainly appreciate and acknowledge that yoga acts as a form of exercise with one major benefit being that it does expend calories and help maintain healthy body composition (ie keep body fat in check). …

Having a naturally, free flowing digestion system is a crucial element in maintaining overall health and vitality. Due to poor diets and lack of exercise, many people suffer from various digestive disorders, which lead to reduced energy levels and chronic disease.

With small changes to one's…

Through my 21 years of running and 11 years of yoga I have noticed many similarities between the two activities. Let’s explore some.

Health. Yoga and running compliment each other well. I love the cardio from running and the flexibility from yoga. Both give me physical and mental strength and stamina.

Discipline. It takes commitment and discipline to get on the mat or to put on some shoes to run. The more I did it the more it became part of my…

Three Yoga poses I love to practice to compliment my running.

1. Pigeon - Targets all the major muscles used while running. Try variations such as folding left or right instead of forward.
2. Crescent Lunge - To stretch my oh so tight hip flexors.
3. Frog - Deep groin opener.

What are your…

Living in harmony

The harmony of yoga is not one of the many forms of yoga, but it is a lifestyle, which includes the five principles of yoga. While the Harmony can learn different styles of yoga centers, yoga is the practice of natural medicine techniques of relaxation and meditation, combined…

If you want to achieve enhancement of body and mind, then practicing yoga is a good option. It helps you achieve body flexibility, strength, regular breathing, muscular co-ordination and relaxation. By practicing yoga regularly you can even prevent certain disease. If you have regular vegetarian diet, along with practicing yoga and meditation for at least an hour every day, health problems such as blockage of arteries can be stopped and even reversed.

Combination of…

• Before eating take a few minutes to breathe long deep. This will activate the…

  Shakti Yoga Lisa Schwarz founded in 2003. Shakti is a Sanskrit word meaning energy. Shakti Yoga is to control the styles of powerful techniques. Most elements are similar to Yoga Shakti Vinyasa Yoga

However, Shakti Yoga is the name of the powerful, complete…