Awesome Yoga Teachers

Hello... thanks for visiting.

Yoga came very naturally to me after a long dance education. I was looking for variation of physical discipline that was less rigorous than ballet but would still give me a wonderful toned, strong body... and quiet mind. I decided to start studying yoga at home with the use of yoga videos/DVD's and thankfully found a series that are not only exceptionally high quality, they're visually appealing and inspiring to work with. I am referring to the Gaiam Video series, featuring the quality teachings of Rodney Yee and Patricia Walden.

Thanks to Gaiam for producing and making the following video clip available for viewing. Take a look at this short 5-minute video... it will give you a little introduction to the value of using specific yoga poses (modelled after the Iyengar method) for strength and toning, as shown by Rodney Yee. This video shows only quick examples of poses featured on the DVD entitled, Yoga Burn" ... worth seeking out if power yoga intrigues you.

Click on this link;

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1768207804553361452&q=gaiam++yoga

This video shows a pretty advanced level of yoga ... one I love when I want to take my yoga much deeper. Rodney Yee and Patricia Walden are two of my favourite yoga teachers and I highly recommend that you look for their work in your local book stores and yoga supply shops. They are true masters in yoga!

If you are new to yoga, I recommend that you look for Gaiam's "Yoga Practice For Beginners" featuring Patricia Walden which offers a gentle, comprehensive guide for building flexibility and strength of body plus postures for calming the body and mind. It is, of course, really important to start gradually, listen to your body and only go as far as your body will allow you to until you can gently take it to a new level.

The 3-DVD set that has served me well over the years features both Patricia and Rodney's work, which includes a DVD to practice relaxation, another for practicing flexibility and the last for practicing strength, each between 70 and 80 minutes long.

If you've not had an introduction to yoga before, perhaps this is a great way to get started. Classes can sometimes be intimidating for newcomers to yoga... no need worrying, choose instead to work in the privacy of your home. Classes at a later date though can take your yoga training to a whole deeper level, for each teacher offers new variations!

Here's to a sculptured body and quiet mind.

Warmly, Carolyn
Inner Fitness(R) Programs
www.innerfitness.ca

The Roads We Choose To Travel

Welcome and thanks for visiting!

Richard and I have been away on a driving holiday, taking four days "on the road" into the lovely Okanagan area of central British Columbia. What a GREAT time we had, seeing the sights, sharing plenty of happy dialogue along the way and even considering some future goals.

It was also a happy time to visit some of our beloved family, time to catch up on each other's lives and have casual time in their beautiful community of Vernon. Our "family batteries" got recharged and our playful spirits renewed.

Time away from the usual routine of life, I realize again, is vital to wellness and joy!

Taking time to step back from all of the day-to-day work and home pressures, the mundane and the stressful means that our experience gets freshly shaken up, providing an opportunity to be a little different and see things in new ways.

Taking time away allows for our minds to quieten, our worries to diminish and our sights to shift to a broader horizon. Following the long road ahead takes us into new communities, seeing people living differently, seeing new terrain and new possibilities to consider . We found ourselves "thinking outside the usual box" of our established lives and entertained some changes we'd like to make in our future.

Stepping out into new places and situations reminds us that we can live in whatever way we choose, we can become a more expanded person and that our current living condition is of our making. Choices appear when the statis quo is stirred up and, suddenly, life doesn't have to be as small as it was before. Life will be what we make of it!

Driving holidays are like placing wings under our feet... and the road will take us as far as we can dare to dream. I love being free to roam and adventure and discover new places, new people and, especially, ME! Travelling has always provided the best atmosphere for knowing myself anew.

How about you? When was the last time you "hit the road" for a little spontaneity and refreshment of soul?

I highly recommend it! These little jaunts need not cost much, but offer so much in return. I can hardly wait for our next driving holiday... perhaps at Christmas.


Warmly, Carolyn
Inner Fitness(R) Programs
www.innerfitness.ca


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