Tag: meditation
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The quiet between: Where winter solstice, New Year and yoga meet. A yoga practice to start 2026.
There is a subtle moment each winter that often goes unnoticed. It lives somewhere between the longest night and the turning of the calendar. December 21 and January 1st with perhaps a Christmas celebration in the midst. The Winter Solstice has passed, the New Year has not fully found its feet yet, and everything feels…
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Finding mindfulness in the holidays-2 techniques to keep you present
It’s beginning to look a lot like ….already! During the holiday season when things can feel loud, busy, and all over the place, the practice of mindfulness becomes a gentle anchor. What is Mindfulness — and why it matters Mindfulness is simply this: tuning in to the present moment — our body, our breath, our thoughts and…
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The season before Winter solstice is upon us! Top tips to embrace Samhain & yoga.
As October turns to November, we enter the Celtic festival of Samhain — a time the ancient Celts called the thinning of the veil. The final harvest is gathered, the days grow shorter, and the natural world draws inward. At the intersection of yoga, Samhain offers a sacred pause — an invitation to listen, reflect,…
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The gift of the Mandela
Something beautiful has blossomed on the studio wall at Westcoast Duck Yoga—a hand-drawn mandala gifted by a local artist whose spirit is as generous as their brushstrokes are precise. A mandala, in Sanskrit, means “circle”—a symbol of wholeness, unity, and the infinite nature of the cosmos. In many traditions, mandalas are used as sacred maps…
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Tune into summer
Summer brings a different energy to it. Spring is for regrowth, for coming out of our cocoons from the winter, and for thinking of fresh new ideas. Summer is the time to build on those ideas as we feel motivated and full of energy. Summer brings the longest days of sunshine in the year (due…
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Unveiling the nuances: Yoga teacher vs. Yoga therapists
As I am in the middle of my yoga therapist training, it might be helfpful to explore the difference between what a yoga teacher does and what a yoga therapist does. As I am in the middle of my yoga therapist training, it might be helpful to explore the difference between what a yoga teacher…
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