Impatience is the surface of anger. Living Your Yoga: Anger takes many forms. Count how many times today you feel frustrated, or irritated, or impatient. These are the number of times you have disconnected from yourself. Judith Hanson Lasater
Everyone has to go through the woods and meet the Big Bad Wolf in order to get to Grandma’s house. Living Your Yoga: We grow up when we realize no one’s life is perfect or easy. Spend a quiet moment and take stock of your blessings. Say aloud, Today I Read more…
Practice is uncovering the resistance. Living Your Yoga: Step on your mat and practice Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing-Dog Pose). Breathe into your physically tight spots and into your mental agitation. Remember that practice allows resistance to surface so it can fly away. Judith Hanson Lasater
As I mentioned in an earlier post, the quotes that I’ve been sharing are from Judith Hanson Lasater’s A Year of Living Your Yoga. My mother gave me the book for Christmas and today…is her birthday! Happy birthday mom 🙂 Become a larger container for Spirit. Living Your Yoga: Read more…
Life is holy. Living Your Yoga: One of my favourite verses of the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali (I:23) can be expressed as Practice the presence of God. Can you find God in the ritual of a forward bend or the softness of an inhalation done with awareness? When you do Read more…
Hi everyone, I’ve cancelled the class at Green Room Yoga on Tuesdays at 4pm due to low registration. I’ll keep you posted for the spring schedule. Blessings, Siobhan
Each moment has the same potential for wholeness. Living Your Yoga: Wholeness is found not only in the special moments of being lost in an exquisite sunset or feeling the perfect balance of stillness in meditation. Every moment of your life can be just as whole if you allow it Read more…
Welcome back to fall everyone! I hope you’ve had a wonderful summer. The good news is that I’ll be starting a new class at Yoga on 7th! That said, I will no longer be teaching Thursday evenings at The Yoga Space. Cheryl Joseph will be taking over that timeslot. If Read more…
Yoga is for “girls”. It’s one of the most ingrained yoga myths. In North America, the overwhelming perception is that yoga falls decidedly within the realm of all things female. This myth has given birth to at least two unfortunate consequences. One is that women’s monumental achievement in reshaping yoga Read more…