Recently I was in a workshop where the teacher asked if anyone in the room had back pain. I raised my hand, I have had back pain for a very long time. The teacher then looked at me and asked if it was chronic or recent? I paused, like really paused. I didn’t want to say the word. It carried too much meaning. Chronic is …
Continue reading the articleMy Father in-law is an amazing yoga practitioner. A few days ago we were sitting around the table and I asked him what going to yoga or the first time was like as a man and how has yoga changed his life. The following is the answer I received:
I am a guy and yoga has changed my life. And, I couldn’t be …
This month Halifax yoga is offering a challenge called “ The 21 day no complaining challenge”. The way the challenge works is that for 21 days you wear a bracelet on your wrist and every time you complain, you switch the bracelet to the other wrist. The object of this challenge is to see how long you can keep the bracelet on the same wrist. …
Continue reading the articleThere comes a point in everyone’s life where you run out of motivation, or the things that once motivated you don’t anymore. Often times we use a “goal” as motivation, this could be anything from an upcoming wedding, vacation, reunion, becoming newly single, etc. The problem with using these things as motivation is that, at some point, all of these goals pass. Once they do, …
Continue reading the articleThey say when the student is ready the teacher appears. For me, it always seems that when the student is ready the program appears. When I started at the Halifax Yoga studio the teacher training program had just began for the year. I knew it was a special program and month after month when the weekend training would go on, I watched a group of …
Continue reading the articleWelcome to Halifax Yoga,
A place where diversity is welcomed, where you are not judged by your hair color, your attire, or your sexual preference.
A place where people will hold space for those who need it, for those who are overcoming obstacles, and for those who are just plain scared.
A place that offers a community for those in need of community, for those …
I recently had the joy of taking the workshop “ 10 Keys to Safe and Successful Weight Loss” with Ariel Richards. Ariel is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, and has put on many workshops at Halifax Yoga. A few months ago I had participated in her workshop called “ Spring Reboot and Cleanse”. This workshop provided me with great resources and tools to get myself out …
Continue reading the articleIt is the time of year where the stresses of the holiday season are high amongst all of the hustle and bustle, but this can be a perfect opportunity to practice all of the yoga tools you have absorbed in the last year.
Here are some great Holiday tips that you can follow to make this season full of joy and ease;
1. Break out …
Be Challenged.
Still Your Mind.
Find Community.