“In modern intellectual terms, we take buddhi to be a monolithic entity. This is unhelpful when trying to understand its true role in our lives and in our yogic practice.”

How can we lean into our yoga practice as a vehicle for real transformation?

I have found that the following 4 core elements are the alchemical special sauce of yoga.

I had the pleasure of speaking to the Kinesiology students of Vancouver Island University this past week on the health of the human spirit through the lens of yoga. One of the topics we talked about was on how ailments of the human spirit such as anxiety, depression, difficulty concentrating, sleep difficulty, feelings of discontent or disconnect, loneliness - are some of the main concerns of yoga, and that the technology, lineages and practices of yoga are designed to address exactly this.

Who benefits when one helps another heal?

Who benefits when someone awakens to their innate power and potential?

We each have a measure of strength and how we direct it can make all the difference in the world.

What are you looking to get out of your practice today?

In transforming and releasing ourselves from trauma we must face, as does the newborn child, an uncertain world.

This movement meditation has a ton of cognitive, proprioceptive, and energetic benefits - however done repetitively over time will also grant you a more subtle and delightful access to the energy within your inner body and spinal column.