On my quest for all things to do with running and Yoga, two great things fell into my lap.

1st.
The new book by Sage Rountree titled The RUNNER'S Guide to Yoga suddenly was in front of me and so it was only moments before I released it from it's shrink wrap (yes... not so nice packaging! yikes!).  I have gone from front to back.  I will properly review this later with all of it's pro's and con's.  But I will simply state she has grown as a yogi and book writer since her other book, "The Athlete's Guide to Yoga".  Lots of great running specific poses, tips to becoming a better runner, not just in the physical training but in the mental capacity and the balance of training and life.

2nd.
Lululemon must have heard me calling. That and well all of their running races are happening across North America!  But let us pretend that they were weighing in on my needs too!  They have come up with a simple blog post providing 5 quick poses to practice before beginning your run to help limber you up for those 10 kilometres and help balance and strengthen your muscles to prevent injury.

Go and visit Lululemon's blog here and try these before your next run and see how it changes the way you move!

Teacher Profile

My profile as a yoga teacher is and will always be a work in progress, as long as I continue to learn and grow as both a student and a teacher, so will the profile that describes what I'm about.  I wrote a new profile to post as a teacher today...

Namaste! My name is Stephanie and it is always such a pleasure to meet you at your mat! My seven years of practice have been an evolution that has taught me that yoga heals both inward and outward, that it can be a dance or place to find stillness and peace, compassion, openness and most of all that yoga is such a joy to share. I strive to provide a safe and nurturing environment that will leaving you craving more, provide you the chance to discover something new, and the ability to take a brand new breath of air. I look forward to practicing with each and every one of you!

Love and kindness,
Stephanie

Thank you to all of my teachers and students, you are all interchangeable because each student I teach, has something to teach me as well!

Events and Opportunities

These last two month have been pretty busy and exciting in my world of yoga.  I have been making plans, picking up classes and making sure I have enough money to follow through with all of these plans!

Rules for Happiness

Yoga and the sports that we do (and a few poses to boot!)

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about different sports that we do and how many of us use our practice to complement these other activities. Or maybe, what you complement is a sedentary work/life!  Either way, we come to our Mats to fill in the pieces!

So how can we optimize our practice to optimize what we do? So what I’m going to challenge myself to is to develop a practice for some of the sports, starting with running and then cycling.