Since my first yoga teacher training, I’ve often reflected on how I can practise, study and teach some of the other limbs of yoga as well as famous limb number three — asana (yoga poses). I liked what one of my teachers (Krishna) in India said — that you can take a small section from […]
5 of the best pieces of restorative yoga equipment to enhance your practice
I practised yoga alone for years, happy with just me, my mat and my practice. At this time I mainly practiced Sivananda and Ashtanga yoga where additional props aren’t really used. However, when I started to incorporate Yin and also restorative yoga into my practice, and especially during my pregnancy, I started to incorporate yoga […]
Why doing Ekhart Yoga could make you a better teacher and student of yoga
Teaching gives me the chance to express my love for life and to share my love for yoga and all the benefits yoga has to offer with others. — Esther Ekhart I was introduced to Ekhart Yoga by a friend during my 300 hour yoga teacher training and I remember saying, ‘This is exactly what […]
Are we missing the point of yoga and meditation?
In western culture, we often need a goal or a concrete reason to do something, so often when you see yoga or meditation workshops advertised, there will be some solid benefits included like reducing stress, becoming fitter, sleeping better… I even have some benefits listed to advertise my own yoga sessions. Is it, however, misleading […]
11 yoga asana beach photos taken in Rishikesh India
On the day after my yoga TTC graduation at Rishikesh Yog Peeth, a few of us went to the nearby beach for a photo session, thanks to Suzie from Empower Yoga & Fitness who took all these beautiful shots. P.S. And finally, although I think there’s a place to photograph yoga asanas (this was a […]
These yoga cleansing techniques (kriyas) are intense
*Please don’t attempt any of these exercises without the guidance of a teacher as they could be dangerous* I remember reading about kriyas (yoga cleansing techniques) during my first trip to India and thinking how crazy some of them sounded…throwing up, swallowing cloth and sticking tubes down the esophagus… Originally, I thought they were just […]
This is how I’m learning to love anatomy & physiology
When I’m being taught yoga, I love it when a teacher succinctly describes why we’re focusing on a particular part of our bodies. For example, rather than saying, we’re strengthening the soleus muscle, they instead would say why this is important, or give a quick benefit that’s easy to relate to. The muscle of the […]
Trying out nasal cleansing kriyas on my yoga TTC in India
As part of my Yoga Teacher Training at Rishikesh Yog Peeth, I’ve been doing a daily yoga purification technique called Jala Neti. It’s one of the six yoga kriyas or purification exercises that involves tipping your head to one side and pouring lukewarm salt water through one nostril so it comes out of the other. […]
Ganga Aarti in Rishikesh: a devotional ritual on the Ganges
“Ganga Aarti is a time in which we break free from the normal stresses and strains of everyday life and gather together in joy, reverence and peace.” — Mother Divine Last Sunday evening I went to a devotional non religious ritual on the Ganges at Parmarth Niketan Ashram as the sun was setting, which was […]
My first day in the holy town of Rishikesh in pictures
I’m writing this on my balcony in the holy town of Rishikesh — nicknamed the birthplace of yoga — and feeling excited to start my 500 hour yoga teacher training in a few days at Rishikesh Yog Peeth. Here are some photos of my first full day in Rishikesh.