Yoga Vocabulary

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By Emily Kane – Studio owner and member of Yogacara Teacher Training staff Yoga Vocabulary As a yoga teacher our vocabulary speaks volumes about our ability to lead with compassion and awareness. There are certain yoga vocabulary and phrases that should be avoided in the context of a yoga class but not everyone is aware […]

The Kundalini Yoga Experience | Yogacara Studios

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by Janet Ward, E-RYT Lead Teacher 200 Yoga Teacher Training Welcome to the Kundalini Yoga Experience.  It is the year of the Snake, a perfect time to dive deeper into the mystery, magic, meaning and music of Kundalini energy. This bio-electric elemental creative life force energy is in everything. In every person it has its own […]

Snowga | Yogacara Studios

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By Emily Kane, Owner & Teacher at Yogacara Whistler With yoga’s increasing popularity there are many emerging trends branching off to fit every lifestyle. “Snowga” is definitely no exception. For every skier or snowboarder who’s ever thought about trying yoga this may now be your chance… or maybe you’re a yogi who’s thought about giving […]

Karma: Action and Its Imprint | Yogacara Studios

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“How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.” Wayne Dyer We have all heard about Karma, and how if we do something bad to another person or witness something being done, that Karma will “get them.” It’s probably a loaded questions with lots of grey line, but, when we look at […]

Yoga Yin and Yang | Yogacara Studios

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Most of us are familiar with the Yin and Yang symbol that originated in Chinese philosophy, but did you know that this philsophy, literally meaning “shadow and light”, can be used to describe the varying styles of yoga? Yoga Yin and Yang is used to describe how polar opposites or contrary forces are interconnected and interdependent […]