Swimming yoga At a coaching conference six years ago a prominent American coach pulled me aside to ask me what I thought about yoga. At that time I had been practicing yoga for seven years. At the same time I had also begun including it as part of the training program for the athletes I […]
Yoga for sportsmen These days Yoga is becoming more accepted as a beneficial practice in increasing athletic performance. What is most exciting about this change is that professional sports teams as well as college level athletic departments are beginning to enforce the necessity of using yoga to keep their athletes performing well and injury free.
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Yoga for kids Gymnastics, swimming, dance, martial arts, basketball, football… There are already many choices available to parents for physical, movement-based extracurricular classes for their children. What makes yoga different? And what are the benefits for yoga for children? Yoga is an ancient science which helps to create health and well-being by building awareness, strength,
Vinyasa style yoga: are there that many differences? What is Vinyasa? The term vinyasa refers to the alignment of movement and breath, a method which turns static asanas into a dynamic flow. The length of one inhale or one exhale dictates the length of time spent transitioning between asanas. Asanas are then held for a predefined number
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Being Grateful The time of Thanksgiving is quickly approaching and during this time, we reflect on all of the things we are grateful for. The United States and Canada celebrate an official holiday each year that has historically been for expressing gratitude for the bountiful harvests and the blessings of the past year. Canada’s Thanksgiving
Running Your Own Yoga Business After being in business now for 3 years it is amazing how many things happen that you would never imagine. From getting a partner in the business, to selling the business, to renting yoga space, to karma and problems with electricity and the boiler Yogalinda has seen it all. There
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YIN: The Autumn Yoga Autumn is the season of the year where the biggest changes and transformation take place, not only in nature but within ourselves as well. You can already see the change in climate; the trees begin to lose their leaves, the crops begin to lose their abundance and from one way or another,
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Music and Yoga Yoga practice’s roots are based on a universal idea, but at the same time, it’s a very personal practice. Each individual finds different benefits from movement meditation, since it’s impossible to find two identical minds, as well as two identical approaches to yoga practice. When it comes to talk about music and
Reiki: mens sana in corpore sano Mens sana in corpore sano; a healthy mind in a healthy body. Today’s Western society would be well represented by this quote from Juvenal if we had to define it in one sentence. The wealthy classes of the West are beginning to realize that the food offered by supermarkets
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What is Acroyoga? Acroyoga is a combination of three disciplines; Yoga, therapeutic massage and acrobatics. Through this practice – which is performed solo, trio or in a group – trust, empowerment, empathy and many other physical, mental and emotional aspects are cultivated and developed. During practice each person has a role: the base, serves as