“The most important thing in life is style. That is, the style of one’s existence, the character mode from which all actions arise.” – Tom RobbinsJoin Gaiatri Yoga in Edmonton in 2012 for a full 200 hour course at Yogalife Studios. This course will be split up between a two week Immersion (with every 6th day off) and three weekends.
Nelson, BC
Canada
1 250 5090707
ally@gaiatri.com
There is a reason why Yoga teachers use so many metaphors and associations with nature when guiding a class in asana or meditation. Whether it be inspired by the beauty of trees,…
I’m thinking about becoming a yoga teacher, where do I start?
The individual Yogic path is as diverse and varied as the practitioners themselves. For this reason, it’s impossible to give you…
For me, the start of a new year feels like pure potential. I’m not into resolutions, but I am drawn to the symbolic gesture of starting fresh. For me, 2008 has been…
After a number of years teaching, and a whole bunch of teacher training programs, Anna Colin and Ally Bogard discuss their perspective on the act of demoing while teaching a yoga class.…
What better timing to write on the topic of the evocation of light, than with the smell of spring in the air and longer, brighter days. At a time when the world…
I think we can all connect with times in life when things have felt hard, confusing, stuck and that the entire universe is out to get us. To a dear friend not…
In this brief edition of Gaiatri Yoga’s Om Studio you will be lead through a pranayama practice known as Sama Vritti. This is a calming and balancing breath that can be used…
Want to learn correct alignment of the feet? This is the podcast for you.
I have spent the better portion of the last ten years of my life in, on, and around rivers. Whether it is watching them gently roll by, gripping excitedly while whitewater kayaking,…
In this Podcast, learn Bhastrika Pranayama, an incredibly powerful, toning and deeply effective breath technique to increase cardiovascular health, immunity, and overall vitality.
A quick but effective overview of simple adjustments a teacher can offer a student to create a positive response while utilizing hands-on enhancements.
It is quite common for me to receive phone calls or emails after an Immersion or a Level 1 Teacher Training of people doubting their ability and skill or if they are…
After returning from Bali after a very divinely inspired retreat with my dear friend and gifted teacher, Mara Branscombe, and then right into a Level 1 and Level 2 of the teacher…
I recently attended a workshop with Andrew Harvey on the concept of Sacred Activism. Sacred Activism, he outlines, is a “transforming force of compassion-in-action that is born of a fusion of deep…
Although I am not confident of the source, I am more than assured of the notion that in our current time, there is not going to be the coming of an enlightened…
Testing 1-2, is this thing on? I often wonder if anybody ever reads these things. Of course I know some do, I mean you are reading it right now, and I know…
Well, well well…welcome to 2012. The year that has been overly YouTube’d, speculated about, prophesized around, and for some, deeply anticipated. Actually, before I write about 2012, I’d like to give a…