Practicing yoga in a studio or gym can be very expensive. At the onset of the pandemic, all yoga studios had to immediately shut down. I spent everyday during the lockdown outside doing yoga in my backyard.

Last week on the mat, we worked on activating our body’s parasympathetic nervous system. The parasympathetic nervous system is what turns off our stress response and tells our body to relax. Mentally, humans as a population have been becoming accustomed to living in a state of chronic stress. Physically, this can have serious tolls on our health.

When you completely immerse yourself into a task, you enter the flow state. Popularized by positive psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, the flow state is when your mind is entirely focused on what you are doing. You may know this feeling more commonly as “the zone”.

For the first week at our new spot, we’ll be working on balance, both on and off the mat. Balance goes much deeper than just holding Tree Pose. Read below for a breakdown on the ways we can seek balance both in our yoga asanas and in our day to day lives.

With Power Vinyasa yoga classes becoming more and more popular, it’s becoming increasingly more difficult to find a yoga class truly suitable for all levels. Mindful Vinyasa Yoga moves at a slow to medium pace, encouraging students to move at the pace that best suits their individual practice. Yoga was originally created as a way for yogis to deepen their meditation practice, not to achieve a physical pose. Mindful Vinyasa Yoga classes aim to go back to the heart of yoga and its creation, providing students the mental benefits to practicing yoga, not just the physical. Here are 3 reasons why you should try out Mindful Vinyasa Yoga:

Mindfulness is one of those words that everybody uses now-a-days. But, what does it actually mean?