6 Gentle Yoga Flows to Reclaim Your Energy After Summer
As Summer Fades: Finding Balance Through Yoga As summer winds down, your body may crave slower rhythms and softer movement. The best yoga poses for revitalization help release tension, restore balance, and steady your energy for the cooler months ahead. Mindful poses and simple breathwork can make the shift from long, active days to grounded […]
Transform Your Yoga Space: Simple Ideas to Boost Calm and Focus
Creating a sanctuary for your yoga practice is more than a luxury, it’s, in fact, a necessity. Whether you’re a seasoned yogi or a beginner seeking consistency, your physical environment is crucial. The more suitable it is, the better it will be at supporting mindfulness, calmness, and focus. Fortunately, transforming your yoga space doesn’t require […]
5 Health Tips to Remember While Doing Yoga
Yoga is one of the best forms of exercise you can practice for your body. Not only are you stretching your muscles, but you’re also working on strengthening them while using your own body weight. Additionally, yoga is one of the best ways to clarify your mental health. The calmness and practice of yoga not […]
Confidence Builders for Overcoming Setbacks
Life’s challenges have a way of getting us down. There’s only so much a person can do to prepare for the twists and turns that fate throws our way. When unexpected events happen, our sense of self sometimes takes a beating. Returning to normalcy sometimes proves elusive. The good news is it’s possible to rebuild […]
Habits That Support a Home-Based Yoga Practice
We all know how our batteries can recharge being in the outdoors. Whether we are under the warm Summer sun or hiking a new path in the misty mountain air, it’s tempting to go outside and finally explore—with friends!—now that this seemingly 2+ year pandemic has made big events possible again. It’s nice to not […]
Habits That Support a Home-Based Yoga Practice
Practicing yoga at home is a great way to keep yoga in your routine. You can develop discipline, improve your fitness level and deepen your yoga practice from the convenience of your house. If you want to start a regular yoga practice at home, consider the following tips from Yogacara Whistler. Build a Custom […]
The Benefits of Outdoor Yoga
We all know how our batteries can recharge being in the outdoors. Whether we are under the warm Summer sun or hiking a new path in the misty mountain air, it’s tempting to go outside and finally explore—with friends!—now that this seemingly 2+ year pandemic has made big events possible again. It’s nice to not only feel the loving hug of a friend, but also the grass beneath our feet or see the morning sunlight streaming through the trees. There is a comfort in stretching our limbs to the sky as fresh air caresses our arms, hair, knees. Even in the solitude of a glacier, people are keen to dress appropriately, hit the slopes and hike up a mountain to remind themselves of their freedom and vitality. Most of my yoga practice is either indoors at home via a virtual instructor lesson or YouTube video (if I’m feeling like I want to stick to home base) or indoors yet again at a yoga studio (typically for a certain practice, like hot yoga, or an instructor is favored).
Confidence Builders for Overcoming Setbacks
Life’s challenges have a way of getting us down. There’s only so much a person can do to prepare for the twists and turns that fate throws our way. When unexpected events happen, our sense of self sometimes takes a beating. Returning to normalcy sometimes proves elusive. The good news is it’s possible to rebuild self-confidence through conscious decision-making. Here are a few choices that’ll have you brimming with optimism.
5 Health Tips to Remember While Doing Yoga
Yoga is one of the best forms of exercise you can practice for your body. Not only are you stretching your muscles, but you’re also working on strengthening them while using your own body weight. Additionally, yoga is one of the best ways to clarify your mental health. The calmness and practice of yoga not only benefit you physically, but also significantly help you through major life transitions along with decreasing feelings of stress, anxiety, and depression. Additionally, taking steps to prepare and introduce healthy habits into your exercise routine can make a good workout turn into a great workout.
Yoga Outside of the Mat: Bringing Yoga Into Real-Life
You have your regular classes, your favourite teachers, and your go-to yoga videos… now what?
Support helps a yoga practice flourish, but no one should have to sell themselves short by staying restricted to a mat. The real magic happens through taking the epiphanies from the experiences on the mat and integrating them into everyday life.
So, how can you make yoga outside your mat happen? Here are a few tips to weave the teachings into real-life situations.
Find Your Happy Place
When you step away from the mundane and give yourself the space to receive, it gives you that extra breathing room to remember what’s important. Whether it’s meditating in the woods, a well-deserved….