Category Archives: body

Yoga’s Autumnal Equinox

Our summer and fall have been especially beautiful in the capital city of Alberta, Edmonton. Summer days are warm or cool – not sweltering as they have been elsewhere.This September, the days are balmy. The garden blooms in late-summer nearing autumnal madness. The nights grow cooler reminding us of change. And today, the autumnal equinox announces our mid-point. A time of reassessment for some. A moment to rebalance for others. …I am thinking with admiration of my brother who called yesterday to say he was in the hospital mending his heart.

I am so grateful to teach yoga into my seventies. It fills me with joy.

A New Class I have a new class beginning in January at the Strathcona Community League Tuesdays from 10-11:15am MST for 8 weeks from Jan 7 – Feb 20. Register here. My ongoing Saturday morning class 9:15-10:30 at the Westwood Unitarian Congregation is attended by a wonderful group of students. Join us any Saturday atContinue reading “I am so grateful to teach yoga into my seventies. It fills me with joy.”

Holding the Pose – Yin Yoga & meditation

“The practice of Yin Yoga is the cultivation of resilience.” Pat Harada Linfoot Body Like a River – a spine tingling Yin Yoga class Studying Yin Yoga in my classes with Pat Harada Linfoot at her new on-line Studio Be is such a treat. Pat, one of the founders of the Octopus Holistic Yoga CentreContinue reading “Holding the Pose – Yin Yoga & meditation”

The Beauty of Yoga

We came full circle. In about 1981, I introduced yoga to Kim Echlin, a fellow PhD student, now accomplished writer of many novels and other works. Kim remains my dear lifelong friend. The late inspiring Esther Myers was our yoga teacher then. In 1987, I would move away from Toronto while Kim would go onContinue reading “The Beauty of Yoga”