Smiling Heart Yoga

Summer Yoga Practice?

A summer yoga practice can be a time where you find more time for practice in your schedule or less… depending on your lifestyle and family commitments. You might attend yoga classes when you normally don’t, or attend more often. Or you may prefer to commit to a home practice. A few ideas to helpContinue reading “Summer Yoga Practice?”

REFLECT, RECHARGE, RENEW

REFLECT Another year, another opportunity to reflect? Self-reflection or Svadhyaya is the Niyama of Self-study. The ending of one year and beginning of another is an opportune time to practice self-reflection, though it can be a more constant daily practice or journaling or meditation. Or as simple as noticing the exhalation as an invitation toContinue reading “REFLECT, RECHARGE, RENEW”

Reflection and Gratitude

Happy New Year! This is a great opportunity to give some thought to what you would like 2018 to be for you, but before setting intentions for the New Year it is worthwhile to reflect on 2017. Spend a little time to pause and ponder before moving forward. Here are a few questions that mightContinue reading “Reflection and Gratitude”

Why Yoga?

This is a question I revisit every now and then. My answer may change each time I contemplate the question depending on where I am in life at that moment. There are many reasons we may be drawn to our first yoga practice – from wanting to touch one’s toes again, improving balance, relieving chronicContinue reading “Why Yoga?”

200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training

NEXT TRAINING STARTING FEBRUARY 2018 With 20 years of experience training teachers and guided by the highest standards, SOYA gives students a diverse and broad exposure to many styles, lineages and philosophies. Ever evolving, SOYA’s Teacher Training is designed with flexibility, accessibility and transformation at its heart. With its roots in the Sivananda lineage, theContinue reading “200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training”

Intention vs Resolution

The New Year is upon us and with it comes renewed possibilities, resolutions, and pledges on areas in our life we would like to improve or bad habits we would like to eliminate. But often our good intentions fade with failure of our first attempt. Deepak Chopra suggests an accessible alternative to setting New Year’sContinue reading “Intention vs Resolution”

January classes…

Just a quick note regarding January yoga classes before I head out of town… Hatha Yoga (Intermediate) – Mondays: starting January 12th 5 – 6:30 pm, Creston Yoga & Movement Studio on 15th Ave. Hatha Yoga – mostly floor! (all levels – moderate) – Wednesdays: January 14th 5 – 6:15 pm, Creston Yoga &Continue reading “January classes…”

Ahimsa

Though this is the season that tends to have us rushing to the stores to shop for gift-giving, another way to practice the seasonal refrain of love and giving is to be kind to others. In yoga practice we call this Ahimsa or non-harming – essentially to be kind to others. Every day we canContinue reading “Ahimsa”

Fall Classes 2014

Hatha Yoga, Intermediate level -Mondays: through Dec 15 from 5 – 6:30 pm Moderately advanced to challenge your body and improve mental focus. Evolve and grow while understanding your body’s adaptations to the deeper layers of asana and pranayama practices. Classes will incorporate flow/vinyasa, sustained holds, intermediate variations of poses and of pranayama, meditation, kriya,Continue reading “Fall Classes 2014”

Winter 2013 Classes

Intermediate Yoga – Mondays, 4:45 – 6:15 p.m. January 14 – March 25, 2013 – 10 classes (excluding Family Day, Monday Feb 11th) A comprehensive class for those wishing to deepen their practice. Moderately advanced to challenge your body and improve mental focus. Vinyasa/Hatha Flow and sustained holds with intermediate variations in poses and pranayama.Continue reading “Winter 2013 Classes”