Namaste Yogis, Meditators, Space and Song Lovers! You are invited to our Kirtan with Maala! Kirtan is a form of sacred yogic chanting which is beautifully simple and deeply powerful. It is a sharing of Spirit though sound. Let the power of song and soul integrate breath, focus, vibration, sound, and community, culminating and merging in the state of Bliss. Bring your Spirit, your Voice, [...]
While I’ve never worn an image of a deity on my yinyang, like the bathing suit model in this photo, I do own a shirt displaying the Hindu God, Ganesha. I bought the shirt in India because it is colourful, cool (or so I thought) and hey, who doesn’t love Ganesha?! He is said to be the remover of obstacles. So where better to carry Ganesha [...]
OmStream is a great website for exploring, purchasing and receiving (for free!) music that relates to but is not exclusive to yoga. Find everything from sounds of nature to kirtan to electronica. There is music to relax to and music to charge up your practice. Enjoy!
Perhaps it’s because I’m pregnant myself that this article from Elephant Journal tugged at my heart strings. I’ll share it in the hopes that you too find it interesting, informative and potentially moving. After all, whether you have a child, intend to have a child, or not – we’ve all participated in the birthing experience. The article’s raw honesty and its subject’s magnitude, yet [...]
Yoga is an excellent compliment to climbing and a great way to condition yourself both physically and mentally for the climbing season now upon us.
“Yoga samatva uchyate.” (Yoga is the state of balance) ~ The Bhagavad Gita
Tonic Lifestyle Apparel has come to Nelson! Do you have trouble finding yoga clothing in the Koots? Well, look no further… Tonic yoga/active wear is sold at Streetclothes Named Desire on Baker at Ward. New styles are arriving in May so pop in and have a look. The company designs and manufactures in Canada. Tonic active wear is made from a high quality supplex fabric called [...]
The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Through violence you may murder the hater, but you do not murder hate. Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.
Yoga on the Wild Side with Jennifer Steed Break out of the studio and step into the wild, spontaneous, luscious lap of mother nature. Enter into an empowering and exciting retreat designed to open new rivers of alignment in body and mind, stimulate refreshed awareness of yourself and your yoga practice, and totally rejuvenate every cell of your being. Join Jennifer for the time of [...]
The Yoga of Effortless Being The intelligence in our body is designed to support us, to ground us, to hold us, and to nourish us. As we ground into our core, and relax into presence, we can open to the clarity that lives in the head, the tenderness that lives in the heart, and the power and strength that live in the belly. For the [...]
May Class Schedule in the Koots!
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