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Could All Yoga Classes be Trauma-Informed?

November 7, 2018 by Guest Author

Hands gentle yoga trauma

by Sandra Palmer, Integrative Therapy For most of us reading this article, entering a yoga studio and completing a yoga class will be taken for granted. We may not think twice about wearing tight and revealing yoga clothing. We may be able to follow the yoga teacher’s instructions with ease - some with more grace than others! Sadly, there are many people for whom attending a yoga class is very difficult or even impossible. This is particularly so for those who experienced trauma in their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Yoga Styles

Why The 3 Bandhas Are Not Optional in Yoga

August 23, 2018 by Guest Author

The respiratory diaphragm

by Daniel Fow All of the muscles in the body need to be exercised, stretched and worked with. Most of us know this, and we do yoga, go to the gym, walk, hike, run, or do some sort of work with our skeletal muscles. But these muscles are all generally on the outside surface of the body, either on top of our skeleton or immediately beneath. What we often tend to forget about is the importance of muscles that exist on the inside of the body. The pelvic diaphragm and the respiratory diaphragm are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Foundations Tagged With: bandhas, diaphragm, pelvic diaphragm, respiratory diaphragm, yoga

Why I Don’t Go To Yoga Classes Anymore (But Maybe I Will)

May 17, 2018 by Lucinda Staniland 2 Comments

Why I don't go to yoga class

by Lucinda Staniland I have a confession to make. Even though I practice yoga every day and work for a yoga website, I haven’t regularly attended yoga classes in years. My home yoga practice is consistent and serious, I'm constantly consulting my bookcase of yoga books, and I attend the occasional one-on-one session with a teacher. But yoga classes? That thing where you join a group of people to be led through asana and perhaps some pranayama and meditation? The answer used to be, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Going to Class Tagged With: Going to class, Imperfection, injury, scandal, yoga class

The Gift of Play: Why Kids & Adults Love Family Yoga

March 8, 2018 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Family Yoga

by Rachael Lowe, The fact is that we adults don’t have much room in our lives for fun and games. Our days are filled with stress, obligations, and hard work. We may be stiff, tired, and easily bored when we try to get on the floor and play with our kids – especially difficult switching gears from a stressful day to a time of play! This is where Family Yoga gifts adults their play time. Yes, adults. Kids are wonderful at playing. They’re absolutely the best at it; it's us adults who need their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Yoga Styles Tagged With: family yoga, mindfulness for kids, Play, yoga for children, yoga for kids

Day 617 of my Thousand Day Practice. Ball dropped, Again!

February 22, 2018 by Kara-Leah Grant 2 Comments

by Kara-Leah Grant I was in the car, catching a ride to Day 3 of a three-day workshop with Ana Forrest & Jose Calarco. Nikki - giving me a ride - and I were talking about mountains and the energy they embody. I was sharing my recent experiences in Glenorchy, where I would sit outside at sunset and do my practice. My practice! My 1000 Day practice... The one I was up to Day 617 on... The one I... DIDN'T do yesterday. In that moment, I remembered. And shock hit. A wave of shock … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Home Yoga Practice, Musings from the Mat Tagged With: commitment, home yoga practice, tantra

Dr Scott Lyons on The Art of Being Human & Embodied Flow™ Yoga

January 29, 2018 by Lucinda Staniland Leave a Comment

Dr Scott Lyons Embodied Flow Yoga

by Lucinda Staniland, It's always a joy to come across someone who takes real pleasure in the work they do in the world. Without a doubt, Dr Scott Lyons is such a person and I could tell so immediately when I began watching his conversation with Kara-Leah Grant. Although he clearly takes a serious and earnest approach to his work, there is also an overflowing sense of delight and lightness to him, which I couldn't help but be enchanted by. Dr Scott Lyons is a Clinical Psychologist and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Paid, Video Interviews, Yoga Styles Tagged With: Dr Scott Lyons, Embodied Flow, psychology, Tara Judelle, Yin Yoga

Health & Healing Through Yoga Therapy: An Interview with Mark Stephens

January 25, 2018 by Lucinda Staniland Leave a Comment

Mark Stephens Yoga Therapy

by Lucinda Staniland I love getting things for free. And I have a voracious and life-long love of books. So the first time I was offered a free review copy of a Yoga book (as part of my Yoga Lunchbox role) I was fairly swept off my feet. You mean, you really want to send me a free book? About Yoga? Now that's an offer I can't refuse. However, I'm now at a point where I do in fact refuse some of these offers. I've learnt that just because a book is free and about yoga, doesn't mean that it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Mark Stephens, yoga therapy

Is It Good to Go Deeper in a Yoga Pose?

January 11, 2018 by Lucinda Staniland 1 Comment

by Lucinda Staniland For all the years I’ve been practicing yoga, I’ve always strived to ‘go deeper’ into the poses. In fact, I thought this was the point of asana. In the name of depth, I’ve pursued an ‘open heart’, and ‘release’ in the hips. Whatever the pose—lunges, backbends, twists—I’ve had an image in my mind of precisely how the pose should look, and the depth that I need to reach to achieve the perfect alignment. I’ve stretched my hands to my toes in standing forward bends, sunk deep … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Foundations Tagged With: Yin Therapy, Yin Yoga, Yoga anatomy, yoga injury, yoga teacher training

A Review of Pathways To A Centered Body by Donna Farhi and Leila Stuart

December 12, 2017 by Guest Author 1 Comment

by Neal Ghoshal, Sacred Moves In a nutshell: an exceptionally clear and extremely practical guide to core integration, stability and support I first came across Donna Farhi’s books back in 2004 and was immediately hooked by her accessible, relevant and inspiring writing and teachings. Since then Donna has become my primary Yoga teacher and I have regularly attended her workshops and teacher trainings, eventually moving on to assisting her on events and intensives. I met and studied with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: donna farhi, Neal Ghoshal, Pathways to a Centered Body, Psoas, yoga

The Dark Side of Essential Oils: Are They Really Safe to Use in Your Yoga Practice?

November 30, 2017 by Lucinda Staniland 9 Comments

by Lucinda Staniland Essential Oils seem to be everywhere in the Yoga world these days: whether via a diffuser, massage or taken internally. That old favourite, incense, has been kicked to the curb and essential oils are riding high as they also offer a myriad of health benefits in addition to the delicious olfactory experience. But are Essential Oils really all that they're cracked up to be? Recently I've started hearing whisperings that Essential Oils may be more problematic, or at least … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Foundations Tagged With: doTerra, Essential Oil, Young Living

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