Tania Frechette's Blog Posts Tagged 'yoga' (27)

“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…

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…

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…

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

Now you can cross-train with yoga anywhere any time on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. Yoga for Runners App was created for runners by a runner and yoga instructor. This is my third yoga App and I am thrilled that VEGA accepted to share some smoothie and home made energy bar recipes for the APP. …

Our hips get tight for different reasons such as sitting, stress and different sports. Hip flexors are a group of muscles that move the thigh forward and up. Running in the snow or ice may strain these muscles because of small repetitive slips.



Try the following Lunge to stretch your hip flexors.…

Local Yoga teacher and founder of Capital Yoga Publishing Jamine Ackert, is helping Yoga teachers "get noticed" in the digital world.

A few month's ago I contacted Jamine to create a Yoga App.

I was really impressed with quality of her staff and services. The process was fun and easy. I now have two yoga Apps Yoga with Tania and Happy Hips Yoga.

Why is portable yoga awesome?

For the…