by admin | Aug 6, 2022 | Benefits of Yoga, Yoga Practice
First of all let us consider that: Alignment = Energy When we are not aligned we leak energy. There are different alignments Within the body itselfBody and BreathBody and MindBody , mind and heart All energy is a vibration. Whether it be: physical, mental,...
by admin | Aug 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Stress is a transaction between a person and his / her environment that is appraised as taxing or exceeding resources”. R. Lazarus “Stress is the perception of a physical or psychological threat coupled with the belief that we do not have the...
by Marilyn | Aug 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Step one in caring for your body, whether you are sick, injured or healthy is to practice being in it.”Jon Kabat-Zinn “Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured. Even when pain has to be endured, yoga teaches us how to use the...
by Marilyn | Aug 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
We cannot overestimate the importance of accepting ourselves exactly as we are right now, not as we wish we were or think we ought to be. Kindness, Friendliness and compassion for ourselves as we are, is the first step in practicing yoga mindfully. One of the...
by Marilyn | Aug 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
There are many reasons why people may not be getting a good night sleep. Insomnia or sleep deprivation may be the result of; life’s daily demands, shift work, parenting young children,health problems, anxiety and the list can go on. In 2012 the National Health...
by Marilyn | Jan 3, 2022 | Benefits of Yoga
BKS Iyengar writes, “In the first instance, yoga is not a therapeutic science at all. Yoga is a science for liberating the soul by bringing the consciousness, the mind and the body to a stage of integration.” Though this was its original aim, yoga has many other...
by Marilyn | Oct 5, 2020 | Yoga Practice
Yes there are many sequences available online. Many of those are for experienced students and include a headstand. I offer a sequence here for beginner or level one students, you may still need to adjust the postures, use more props, more or less than the time...
by Marilyn | Oct 1, 2020 | Benefits of Yoga
One way to explain this, is that we have created during our life, patterns of responses. When we get squeezed what comes out is what’s inside. To change these patterns requires awareness and paying attention does take some effort. We need to create space or a...
by Marilyn | Sep 10, 2020 | Life Practices
This summer on my son’s recommendation I settled into reading the famous Tolstoy novel, “War and Peace.” What does this have to do with yoga? Well, yoga is all about life and Tolstoy knew and brilliantly illustrated the sometimes wild swings of life in this epic...
by Marilyn | Jul 30, 2020 | Life Practices
Yoga classes had been on hold from Mid March until Mid June this year. Some students have returned this summer to classes but many have not yet been able to join us. Based on the current reality of social distancing there is no way to accommodate everyone in the space...
