As a yoga teacher, I often meet people who say they would like to try yoga, but .... they’re a bit overwhelmed by all the different types of yoga (which one should I do?).

The Mindfulness Lectures were launched this past weekend and it was nice to finally “let it go”. Dr. Treyvaud and I entered into the event with a huge sense of unknowing. It was liberating to not have expectations.

A long and active life involves making modifications.

Age is going to happen to those of us fortunate enough to experience it. Aging with grace, for me involves considering "What do I have to do today to keep me in better shape than yesterday?"

I identify with your struggle, for I struggle too.

I identify with your tightness and pain, for I feel it too.

I identify with your self-consciousness and timidness because I know what it's like to be so unsure.

I don't remember the exact circumstances around which Robyn and I first met, the way I also don't remember the day of my birth. I do know however that there was a day I popped out of my mother's womb and the full catastrophe of a lived life ensued. I also know that Robyn and I share a common Yoga mother, Helen Duquette.

It is hard to believe that we just completed our 3rd year of the Mindfulness Lectures. While the numbers are impressive, what they don’t reveal is the blended magic that has come from combining the Creating Space Yoga community with the Mindfulness Centre community.

"Your walking class is giving me a wonderful opportunity to learn how to move into the “cardio zone” properly, without the usual joint strain and bouncing around that comes from running.

Chair Yoga is a class of traditional yoga poses adapted so they can be done while sitting in a chair. It is ideal for people who have trouble standing for long periods, those who have balance issues, or those who find it hard to get up and down off the ground.

As we move through the years and the holidays approach, we usually gravitate towards long-lasting traditions and try to hold on to the same yearly events and gatherings.  But as we all know, things always change and never stay the same.  There is both sadness and freedom in this truth.  The shapes of our families change.  Kids grow up, people move away or we lose someone that we love.  It is hard to envision replicating the same loved traditions with the changing shapes around us.

Although yoga is often associated with flexible women in expensive yoga gear, I’ve found that men really enjoy it too, once they give it a chance. More and more men are finding that adding yoga into their busy lives helps them reduce aches and pains, sleep better, and perform better in their chosen sports, from hockey and rugby, to golf and running.