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Tips on developing a home practice

March 26th 2009

One of the most difficult things beginners in yoga and/or meditation face is in developing a home practice. We all face this at some point. It’s our nature to want to do what’s easy and comfortable and for most of us, that means we ignore or skip our own practice and instead rely on a [...]

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Heartspring Yoga in Barrie, Ontario supports FTHS

March 13th 2009

For the months of March and April 2009, Heartspring Yoga and Zafu Zafu of Barrie, Ontario, Canada are donating 10% of all sales of yoga and meditation supplies to Freeing the Human Spirit, a Toronto, Ontario-based charity that sends certified yoga & meditation teachers into prisons to teach inmates, in honour of FTHS founder Sister Elaine [...]

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NEW! Intro to Yoga class series in Barrie, Ontario, Canada

March 13th 2009

New INTRO TO YOGA class series in Barrie, Ontario, Canada  - a series of six consecutive classes on Saturday afternoons from 1:30 - 2:30 pm.
FEATURES:

Small class size
individual attention
slower paced
focus on safety in postures
lots of detailed instruction
class notes & handouts
introduction to yoga and meditation
non-competitive
teacher is certified and registered
prepares you for our beginners’ yoga classes.

The next series [...]

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Baby yoga instructor

March 10th 2009

This YouTube video is just too cute not to post! It’s amazing how flexible children are.

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The latest stress frustration: adult acne

March 10th 2009

An article from the Associated Press today talks about the latest “bump in the landscape of the economic meltdown: adult acne”.
What could be more embarassing?
It’s true, as dermatologist Dr. Cheryl Karcher says, that the nervous and hormone systems of the body work together, and when the nervous system is stimulated by stress, acne can be [...]

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Even yoga mats go to heaven

March 8th 2009

How many yoga mats do you have? One, two, four? Have you considered recycling or upcycyling or re-using your mat? Even yoga mats go to heaven!
RECYCLING or UPCYCLING
Heartspring Yoga is now an authorized centre for Recycle Your Mat, a great new company founded by yoga practitioner Stephanie Spano in Eugene, Oregon. Her goal is to [...]

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India patents yoga poses from Western thefts

February 23rd 2009

India is all set to grab the so called rights from patent parties in America and Britain who claim some of the ancient Yoga poses from its treasury of tradition and heritage as their own invention. India has geared up to put an end to the theft of its traditional knowledge by identifying the asanas [...]

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Living yoga to calm your mind

January 20th 2009

Living Yoga to Calm Your Mind

By Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500
For decades, the public has been aware that Yoga brings about a tranquil state of mind. Yoga principles can be applied toward every aspect of improving daily life. Yoga is much more than pictures of people performing postures – it is a complete lifestyle.
If we look [...]

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Yoga and its relation to health

January 20th 2009

Written By Sean M. Anderson

Yoga has been in existence for thousands of years. That is longer than any other form of exercise in use today. It is also safe to say that the medical field has improved since then. Yoga has consistently been helping people overcome and deal with many types of illnesses as well [...]

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Office Yoga: practice yoga in your office

January 20th 2009

By Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500

Office Yoga can improve health and productivity. Constant sitting is not healthy for your circulation or for the skeletal structure. Most of us know that excessive sitting can cause poor circulation in the legs and blood clotting.
Yet, many people do not realize excessive sitting can cause piriformis muscle syndrome (a leading [...]

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