Once upon a time, not too long ago, I was what some may identify as a perfectionist. You know, the girl who strives for ideals set up by society, has goals of what she thinks she should be doing, and living a life that seemed to fit the mould. Like many young women, I was struggling to find myself. Constantly overwhelmed by (but not …
Continue reading the articleI participated in a performance workshop for my vocal students and I think I learned more than the students did – through witnessing their growth and willingness to work on their songs in front of their peers. There were a lot of breakthroughs and work done for the upcoming busy festival, recital and audition season. I learned so much from collaborating with colleagues – for …
Continue reading the articleSeeing the look of pure joy on my daughter’s face as she moved into each pose was enough….
My three year old daughter watched my husband and I practice yoga in our living room for her whole life. So it wasn’t much of a surprise when she started mimicking the poses alongside of us. She took great pride in demonstrating poses to us …
Stefanie has travelled to Hawaii to train with Baron Baptiste, assisted with the 200 hour Teacher Training Program here at Halifax yoga and travelled to the yoga institute at Kripalu for Yoga Training dealing with victims of post-traumatic stress disorder.
As her personal practice has grown her flow classes reflect her varied interests and incorporate …
Continue reading the articleI recall the moment. Over 12 years ago; I was sitting in rush-hour traffic at the Windsor Street Exchange, on my way to work, like I did for hundreds of days before. And I thought “there has to be more to life than this”. I had no idea of what I truly wanted for my life; I just knew the cookie-cutter mold …
Continue reading the articleYoga has been in my life for almost 10 years now. It has been a dream of mine to spread the love for a while now. I finally took the leap and registered for the Yoga Teacher Training this past August. It has been and continues to be one of the most life changing experiences I have ever had.
Teaching my first Karma Class was a …
Transition-change or passage from one state or stage to another
By definition, it sounds so simple. Why then do many of us have so much trouble with it?
As part of my personal work in Halifax Yoga’s Teacher Training Program, I’ve been thinking a lot about transition and my reaction to it, both on my mat and in my life.
Photo credit: Holly …
After years of playing basketball and being a lifelong gym rat, I was reluctant to try yoga. I was extremely inflexible and thought that there was no way I’d like an activity that was so quiet, and what I thought would be boring. 7 years ago, my sister dragged me to my first class. I went to one of Sherry’s classes and was pushed in …
Continue reading the article“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
My name is Jane and I am part of the Halifax Yoga Outreach Program. I have had the privilege of teaching Yoga once a week at Laing House, a peer support organization for youth living with mental illness.
The minute I walked through the …
There was a time when I was new to Kundalini Yoga. I remember my first experiences in class. It was the only yoga class on campus that fit my schedule and so I went every week. I hated it. I had made a choice to do yoga no matter what, but this strange, challenging and uncomfortable yoga filled me with resentment. One day in class …
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