Mantras: What Are They? Ever mumble your way through chants in class? Here’s your chance to learn the words—and pick up a new practice. These Sanskrit and Gurmukhi mantras are classics you’ll likely encounter again and again. Reading mantras in
Yoga: Chakras Chakra literally means “spinning wheel.” According to the yogic view, chakras are a convergence of energy, thoughts/feelings, and the physical body. Our consciousness (mind) gets projected through these wheels, and this largely determines how we experience reality. This
Yoga: Spring Springs is already in the air in British Columbia, and are you ready for a seasonal change? Nature makes it look smooth, but for us humans it’s not as easy to transition gracefully from one season to the
Yoga: Background As the weather changes to welcome spring, rebirth and blossoming, we too look for ways to renew ourselves. Enjoying the sense of balance and well-being that comes with the first rays of sunlight after the winter. Yoga
Just The Facts Yoga has been becoming a more and more known routine in the modern society, especially Canada. Statistics from google trends show that our country has been leading the way; British Columbia being the top province and Parksville,
Energy Yoga is the stirring of a dormant energy that often takes places when something drastic happens in peoples lives. Moreover, when people come to yoga for many differnt reaons: a bad back, in personal crisis, a death, and many
Yoga Teacher Training: Accreditation? Nowadays, there are many yoga studios which offer yoga teacher training. Not only in Vancouver or Victoria, BC but also across Canada. When you search for yoga teacher training, you may see the words “200RYT” or
Yoga Training: Background The proliferation of 200-hour yoga teacher trainings may be good for business, but is it keeping the practice safe and true to tradition? According to 2016 estimates from Andrew Tanner, a spokesperson for Yoga Alliance (YA)—the yoga