by Kara-Leah Grant It's the day after Wanderlust and I feel like a brand new woman. My body is worked, in the very best possible way, and my posture feels significantly different. It's like decades of misalignment has finally been worked through. It's not unexpected - I started the day with three yoga classes back to back. That's 4 and a half hours of intense yoga. After a two hour break where I stood and watched lithe and limber Cameron Shayne teach a martial-arts inspired flow, a … [Read more...]
You’re Un•BAL•anced… 4 easy ways to bring more balance to your life without really getting off your butt.
by columnist Gabrielle Harris, The Suburban Yogini Ever since I was publicly declared 'unbalanced' I got to thinking …… how can I go about getting my balance on? Here is a sampler of treatments from the suburbs: Therapy number one: Yin Yoga After discovering that according to Ayurvedic science my dosha was pitta (fire and energy) I became aware that to find more balance in my life I needed to jump off the power yoga treadmill and sit on my butt for long periods of time letting my … [Read more...]
March 24: Tauranga, Yin Flow: Tension and Compression
With visiting teachers Zach and Mariam Matheson $55 Through a yin flow you will discover the difference between Tension and Compression in your body. Students will investigate joint development and function by exploring the principles of tension and compression in theory and in a moving practice. The practice will include demonstrations of joint mobility using students as a point of comparison and contrast. The beginning of the session will include a short basic review of skeletal … [Read more...]
Turning Yin – an insider’s look at Yin Yoga
by guest author Jessica Powers While my official Yoga anniversary celebrates the January 2001 DVD sale that got me started, I was doing Yoga back in high school without knowing. In the afternoons I would come in the kitchen door, drop my bags on the table and carry on into the dining room: I only ever managed to get a few steps into the dining room before kicking off my shoes and melting down onto the floor. My knees would fall to either side, the soles of my feet press … [Read more...]