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Where I Put My Mat

Dancingfish Yoga Studio - In Memory of Pat Graham   Yoga with Shane Stonehouse Pilates with Susie Open Hearts Wellness   InspireYoga Studio Joyogamndsa Shell AndrĂ©a Yoga Kirtan   Rasa Flow Yoga Yoga with Trish  YogaUnny   Minnedosa Valley Yoga Collective   Flipped Bird Yoga ZenryYoga ZenZone Chelsey Yoga Bend it Like Buddha That Cooper House Harvest Sun Music Festival Campground Yoga Follow the Sun Off the Grid Yoga Festival Manitoba Fitness Council West Vancouver Wellness CentreYoga Satori Counselling   Some of the links might not work, but this is my history in yoga.  I moved from exclusively Pilates, across to yoga in 2014 and like to honour the practices that have shown me such great benefit.  My current practices are at the top of the list.

Put Off Stepping on the Mat

They don't realize that procrastination is actually a manifestation of being unable to regulate emotions and accurately predict how we will feel tomorrow, or the next day. It is self-sabbotage, in disguise. ( Giai.com )  The longer we go in our day without eating our first yoga pose, the more likely we are to miss it.  SavvyZen has suggestions about how to get out of the procrastination cycle.  10 suggestions, in fact.  even, to do "fast yoga" if nothing else is working!   Not knowing where to start, or not knowing how to start yoga can offer enough challenge to make anyone hesitant so JynNefer Maat-Brice wrote a primer blog about what to expect in pretty much any yoga class , so there are no surprises.  It also can help us to choose a style, if we live in an area where choice is possible. royalty-free vector - vectorstock.com The Psychology Today writer says when individuals have an incomplete plan uncertainty stops people in their tracks....

Say it On The Mat

generosity - doyouyoga.com I've never been a trend follower. But, yoga is not a trend.  It is a movement.  It is a healthy tsunami that is crossing oceans, land masses, and cultures. Purists, and early adapters may struggle with chagrin, which is very anti-yogic, when they read about Wine Yoga, and Goat Yoga, but the more Zen the practitioner, the better the understanding that it doesn't matter. Yoga for fitness simply works.  Simply, for anyone.  Yes, any age, any gender, any fitness status. gratitude forgiveness joy yogajournal.com  For some, it is hard to break the barrier into yoga, principally because, indeed, it is more than just exercise for fitness.  Truthfully, while it is most visible, physical well being is a fringe (well, okay, pretty important) benefit that is often the nugget of attraction to stepping onto the mat.  But it is not the only one.  Some come to reduce anxiety and find calm.  Some come for socializ...