Meditation Stories

Meditation Stories

Have you ever looked at someone else’s life and thought it was soooo perfect?  They seem to have their s***  together, unlike your own crazy, overwhelming & messy life!  I get it,  I’ve been guilty of that myself and still have to consciously remind...
Yoga Increases Stress – The Hidden Truth

Yoga Increases Stress – The Hidden Truth

Yoga And Stress You might think I’ve gone crazy for saying that I think yoga is in fact a controlled stress situation!  This idea might seem strange.  You may disagree that yoga and stress go hand in hand. Why would we purposely put ourselves under stress in...
Sukha And Sthira: A Lesson In Cultivating Stability & Ease In Yoga

Sukha And Sthira: A Lesson In Cultivating Stability & Ease In Yoga

Meaning of Sukha And Sthira In Yoga This term in our weekly yoga classes, the theme has been to cultivate both sukha and sthira in our yoga practice.  These Sanskrit words feature in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, a yogic text.  Sutra 2.46 is ‘sthira-sukham asanam’...
5 Tips To Start A Seated Meditation Practice

5 Tips To Start A Seated Meditation Practice

Starting Out A Seated Meditation Practice Can Be Hard Carving out time for you is hard, especially for seated meditation practice.   There, I said it “IT IS HARD” so we can all stop pretending that this is going to be an easy thing to do and instead steel ourselves to...
How To Spring Clean Your Mind With Yoga

How To Spring Clean Your Mind With Yoga

Spring is in the air, my nose has what I call the spring itch!  That’s one of the things I least like about spring I have to admit.  I love the change of season in countless other ways though. There are the obvious ones like gorgeous blossoms and patches of...
Life Outside The Yoga Room ~ How Do We Cope?

Life Outside The Yoga Room ~ How Do We Cope?

So, this year has been an interesting one for me in terms of yoga and life in general.  At times it has been difficult with some tragedy and heartache along the way.  Along with that,  I turned 40 last week.   I didn’t foresee this as being a big deal or life...