At a recent workshop with Yin Yoga Master Sarah Power, she has been emphasizing the importance of being mindful in yoga practice. I agree totally with that approach.

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Sometimes I think my life is perfect and I'm the happiest person on this earth. Maybe I am...because Yoga brings me happiness, awareness and breathe. I am not the most determined student but I am still proud of the fact that I have yoga in my life. Being a yoga teacher, helping others feel what yoga can do, I am proud of myself. I love seeing the transformations in each student, when everyone starts to FEEL the yoga, SEEING the transformations in their mind, body and spirit, I am excited to sharing the experience with them.

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Yoga is... Yoga is awareness. From practicing yoga, one becomes more aware of one’s body, one’s being, and one’s presence. The person would also become more aware of the physical surroundings, the air, the senses, and the presence of others. Yoga is the union of achieving mind-body-soul connections. These 3 aspects are focused and being present when practicing yoga. The emphasis on these 3 aspects brings out the awareness of the practitioner. Yoga is a non-judgmental practice. Every individual incorporates his/her own physical limits, own values and own personal experiences.

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The Resolution of Evolution, Happy New Year!  This year at Westcoast Hot Yoga we are embracing nature’s most fundamental law of change, growth and development.  On the path of evolution to a full service yoga school we are adding Yin and Flow (Vinyasa) Yoga to our schedule.

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I Love this time of the year, 6 more sleeps till Christmas and Friday is the first day of Winter. Buildings and trees are lit up, people are generally quite happy and most of us are consuming waaay too much chocolates/sugar;-) Not to mention I have a month off school, thus I have a lot of time on my hand to relax and chill.

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Have you ever thanked yourself, your body for practicing yoga? Whether you do it religiously or have only done it once. Thank yourself for doing that. It's an experience I am sure you would never forget. It could a bad experience which made you never want to do yoga again :) (If that's the case, I hope you will resurrect that soon) or it could certainly have a positive impact on you and now you are hooked.

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"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter", Martin Luther King, JR.

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The weather is getting colder, we are entering Fall this Saturday (September 22nd) and this is the season when we get busy with work, school and looking after everyone but ourselves. We often get caught up in the demands of daily life and forget to look after ourselves. When was the last time you treat yourself to a yoga class, a walk in the rain, a day at the spa or simply reading a book? The next time you feel the demands of life, sit down, breathe, sneak away for a class or just eat some chocolates ;-)

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We learn something everyday. At least, that's what we are supposed to achieve, "learn something everyday". One day you learn to trust your instinct. One day you learn to treat yourself nicely. One day, you learn to treat other nicely. One day you learn to be truthful to yourself. One day you learn a new approach to an asana. Another you learn the meaning of the posture.

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Do you ever?
Do you still go to your practice when you are feeling sick because you think you have to practice that day?
Do you still go to your practice when you have just finished an overnight project and havent slept but you feel guilty not practicing?
Do you still go to your practice when you have been working like crazy and not being able to eat a proper meal during the day?

When is the last time you listen to your body and let your body guide you what to do? Maybe your body needs the rest than practice. Maybe your body needs to consume more energy before it can spend more.

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