Yoga teacher, retreats and massage therapist
For a while now, I have had the honour of sharing yoga with women who have served time in prison and are living in a rehabilitation re-settlement home designed for women returning to community living. These women are encouraged to partake in trauma informed therapy and I have the privilege of sharing yoga with them. …
My yoga journey began in 1994 when I was in South India at the age of 18. I was involved in some voluntary work in Bangalore, and each morning our day started, led by a man named Kumar Chowdhury, with sun-salutations, surya namaskar, on the flat roof of the building, while facing the sunrise. I …
In yoga we practice ‘Ahimsa’ which is a sanskrit word meaning ‘non-violence’. It is a principle of yoga which comes from the Hindu and Buddhist belief of refraining from harming any living being, including yourself. There are many ways to interpret the true meaning of Ahimsa. I like to interpret this principle as a metaphor …