Friendly 15 minutes, that is. I am posting extremely casual videos to my Youtube channel.  These are for friends, family, or anyone who does not want to commit to yoga but knows, well, yeah, it is a good thing. Watch me move through tech trauma to make these short practices.  It's harder than you think to frame the practice space and be sure the viewer can see what is going on.  Today marks the second one I've done, the first one didn't record properly.  I think I have a system now.  Here is a link to the Friendly Fifteen Playlist .  Don't worry about my mistakes, I sure don't.   I do have yoga teacher certification and am following the lead of many many fabulous yoga guides . I seldom see my friends and loved ones anymore and hope that this might welcome some engagement.  It isn't just for women - but for some reason, women have adapted yoga into their lives, more readily. Come on guys.  Join in. I will make an effort to embed a f...

Dancingfish Yoga Studio - In Memory of Pat Graham   Yoga with Shane Stonehouse Pilates with Susie Open Hearts Wellness   InspireYoga Studio Joyogamndsa Shell Andréa 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.

My practice has continued to grow. Yoga is not a religion, but when you have a loved one that you know would benefit from a yoga practice but they are so far away from initiating a practice, you find out wishing you could convert them. Here is 5 minute breath and wrist mobilization practice done in a sitting position.   It is for people who have lifestyle issues.  Issues that present a barrier to a regular yoga practice. It is for my sister, and maybe for yours too. Any man can try this practice.  More men can benefit from yoga practice. Children can be introduced by this practice.  

Some of us are unconscious of how we socialize.  Others of us can see our own patterns. As I spend these weeks, or possibly months, in self isolation, I have already learned, that running errands has been my main social passtime.  I didn't realize! I smile at passers by.  I chat with store clerks and business representatives as I grab my staples and pick up my necessities. I am friendly. I get the urge to run an errand - just to connect with folks. Ooops!  No Can Do. I am luckier than some though, because  I have lived alone for a couple of decades and am very familiar with having nobody around when I'm home.  That said, in this time of separation, I realize that now I am actually tidying my house for myself, not "in case" someone comes by (which never happened anyway).  The art on my walls is for me.  The nicely folded linens are for me. The clean kitchen is for me.  Why had it taken me a lifetime to learn to make things nice, for me, not...

Yoga presenters might offer Yin, or Flow, or traditions or relaxation.  Topic presenters might discuss the obvious, the confusing, the controversial or the interesting.  People who knew Pat Graham but didn't practice with her will of course, be welcome.  People interested in yoga, who have never practiced will be welcome.  It will be a day of kindness, memories and good will.  Save the date. A detailed program of the day is in development.  All, every, each - so,so welcome. Free.

A chair is as beautiful as a dance bar. We can poise and have pose. We can stretch and take breath. Inhale. Exhale. Up and fold. The lovely thing about Yandara Flow is that the vinyasa, to plank, chaturanga down, baby cobra up and downward facing dog are optional.  So the whole flow can be done, with breath, without going down to the floor.  So use a dance bar, uhm, I mean, a chair. A bit of a warm up. A chair to flow the Yaranda with. And a bit of a cool down. It is a great option.

Do we sit in front of the small blue screen and scroll and click social media at the same time we binge watch a series of actors portraying comedic and dramatic scenarios that capture us? Do we read our electronic devices in the bath while listening to current folk or jazz radio? Do we buy healthy food for our larders after downing a quicky snack or fast food? I do. I fight with my self and keep the  wellness of my journey of life in the margins. Even learning has dropped into a box of social identity.  But sometimes the dovetail toward simple good living can  happen. And here it is. Better Call Nel! So, yes.  I am bingeing, Better Call Saul .  And Yes.  I am scrolling through my Facebook and Instagram, but my curiosity is piqued!  THIS MONTREAL GAZETTE STORY comes up and I click on it.  It arrived at the exact time that Jimmy decided to (spoiler alert) start selling TV ads. Naturally, I clicked on the Gazette story because...