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IT’S SUMMER! Kids are off school, weather is fine, time to enjoy all summer has to offer. Now, like the kids, we may not be able to just hang out & play all day long, but we can time moments to pause between our work. Take some time to be in nature, be present with your loved ones, sit with yourself & enjoy your own company. Make the moments count one by one & you will look back & see you made the most out of this season that passes too quickly. So how does our practice fi

Due to the change of the season, I thought I would send my weekly blog now instead of on Sat, as I usually do. It’s almost Summer, take some time to honour the Sun! Summer Solstice occurs at 10:24pm Tues, June 20, making June 20 the longest day of the year. This is the launch of summer, a time when we feel we can take some time to enjoy the fruits of our labour. Attached is an article that gives a bit more perspective on the significance of this seasonal change & how we can

This week our focus in class was the upper back, chest, shoulders & neck. An area that gets tight, tense & even painful. It’s an area we hold our stresses, both physically & emotionally. Over time our body can round forward & cause the head to protrude forward of our body. The muscles of the neck were not designed to hold the weight of our head this way, so pattens of holding happen in our back & front body to try to save us. Add on top of this the mental stresses we go

This weeks blog is going to be short & sweet, as I am off for a few days of respite with my family, to find balance after a busy week. Balance is something we are always striving for. Instead of looking for it outside our ourselves, we should turn inwards & connect to the energy that exists within us. The body is made up of energy & there are believed to be 7 main energy centres called Chakras. Each one connects to different parts of ourselves, emotionally, physically & ene

Self exploration: - the examination and analysis of one’s own unrealized spiritual or intellectual capacities This is one definition I found, but as it relates to our yoga practice we could also add: the examination & analysis of one’s own unrealized physical & emotional capacities as well. Each time we come to our practice, it is an opportunity to let go of our current perceptions of how & who we are. To simply be curious about what we will find & what is possible. When we