Category Archives: Deepening One’s Practice
On Being Stuck (aka, The Day I Fell Out of Love With Yoga)
I remember the shock I felt when I uttered the words, “I hate yoga.” I had been struggling with my practice for months, but the realization that I had fallen out of love with yoga felt like being kicked in … Continue reading
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To teach, do not be a teacher.
To teach, do not be a teacher. As the path of Teacher training unfolds in front of me I came across this quote a friend sent me from Ken McLeod, Buddhist meditation teacher, writer and scholar on teaching. To teach, … Continue reading
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The Longer You Practise Yoga, the Happier and Healthier You’ll Be
From Monday’s Globe and Mail When Nina Moliver decided to study the long-term health and wellness effects of yoga for her doctoral research in psychology, one of her professors offered some advice. “The yoga world doesn’t need more testimonials,” the … Continue reading
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Let the Beat Go On…
Octopus Garden is excited to have Anita Katakkar’s drumming beats accompany our Friday 630 to 800pm Level 1-2 class, lead by Alix Bemrose. We asked Anita to share her take on drumming in a Vinyasa class and how it can … Continue reading
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A Moment of Gratitude
As I sit on my porch rubbing my pregnant belly I am thinking about teaching my last class at Octopus Garden before I welcome this little person into the world this July. I am struck by the gratitude I feel … Continue reading
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The Svâdhyâya Car Wash
My alarm goes off and I hit the snooze for the 5th time. ”Who’s idea was it to start practicing daily?” I jump out of bed and trip on my way to the bathroom on the pile of books I … Continue reading
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Gateways
I have been thinking recently how much asana are like gateways. Each pose is a kind of portal, a corporeal threshold through which we enter into new, increasingly subtle relationships with our bodies and various forces or energetic patterns. The … Continue reading
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Yoga Toes and Yoga Apps
Your teacher walks by you as you lay on your stomach ready to come up into Salabhasana, what are those little blue things wedged in her toes? And why don’t I have a pair? And how do I know the … Continue reading
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