Yoga is not a sport Yoga is not a sport, a hobby, a status symbol or a religion. You do not need muscles, a mat, Lululemon or a guru to get your yoga on. It is there for everyone, everywhere, all the time or it is not yoga. All you need to bring with [...]
An Overview of Kundalini Yoga for the Recovery of Childhood Trauma Program One of the symptoms people with PTSD* experience is to feel stressed or frightened even when they are not in danger. The nervous system moves into a fight or flight response, which is a typical reaction, to initiate an action to protect themselves [...]
Sat Nam radiant souls, I'd love to share with you a Kriya (set of exercises designed for a specific purpose) for Purifying the Self. This Kriya is beautifully energizing and helps to purify the mind and body of the stress and toxins that we accumulate through our internal and external environments. If you are [...]
Spring is traditionally a time for new life and renewal. Envision spring to be a time for weeding the garden (de-cluttering and cleaning) and for sowing the seeds and establishing roots (setting intentions and new routines) for the season ahead after the months of hibernation and stagnation that is winter. The Earth is getting closer [...]
Vulnerability is the new word on the block. Thanks to Brene Brown and her inspiring TEDtalk, (if you haven't checked it out yet then jump on board: the word vulnerability is finally being understood and accepted for its authentic meaning rather then the condemning it has received in our culture for so long. vulnerable /ˈvʌlnərəbəl/ [...]
Winter is the season of regeneration and repair, so it is the perfect time to tone the yin and to call on the wisdom of the Water element. This is the most Yin season, energy is now stored deeply down solid in the roots in nature. Winter is the season to nourish and support the kidneys, a [...]
Autumn marks the end of the growing season, having provided the harvest, nature now makes everything bare. In this season nature lets go of its abundant creation of the past year in a grand final display. Just like in nature, our bodies transition through ‘seasons’ with different organs, physiology and aspects of ourselves in focus [...]
“A birth is defined as traumatic if the woman was or believed she or her baby was in danger of injury or death and she felt helpless and out of control, this can occur at any point in labour and birth.”(Beck2004a) As a mother myself, I know plenty of women who have given birth. It’s [...]
Confession of a ‘yogi’, please take a seat… I am a huge lover and advocate of meditation. In fact, I would say that my yoga practice actually began as a meditation practice, long before I knew what trikonasana was, before I could even touch my toes, or focus my drishti on my navel. It is [...]
Kirtan is a practice of traditional Indian Devotional Chanting- an enjoyable and simple way to achieve a blissful state of yogic peace and purification. Traditional Sanskrit Mantras are sung with the accompaniment of Harmonium, Indian percussion and nowadays guitar bass and other instruments. The Kirtan “Leader” sings the mantra and the group repeats in unison. [...]