Contributed by: Julie Peters
Yoga and mindfulness can be tools to living a richer, more meaningful life. Explore with Julie to discover pathways to a radiant heart, a clear mind, and a connected spirit.
One way of thinking about yoga is as a form of education into your own body. There are literally muscles that you can’t feel when you are first introduced to them because there is …
One day, I showed up to my yoga mat with a broken heart. I’d just gone through a wrenching breakup, and it hurt. My body felt heavy and stiff. I tried to flip over from Downward Do…
Have you ever noticed the music yoga teachers play in class?We know intuitively that music affects our emotions. It hits us deeply, unconsciously, elevating us, calling forth an ol…
Many yoga practitioners get curious about the deeper practices behind what we are doing on our yoga mats. What exactly are the philosophies we are following here? What’s the meanin…
Discover a yoga pose to represent each quarter of the moon corresponding to its unique energy...
A rounded yoga practice includes both stimulating and calming postures to tone and rebalance the...
Pain is incredibly useful. A calming yoga practice encourages the brain to create a new samskara.
Sometimes, in the yoga community, it seems that what we are always trying to do is feel good and happy and positive. Smile at all costs!Of course we all want to feel good, but if w…
The most important instruction you’ll get in a yoga class may also sound like the most ridiculous one: “Engage your peeing muscles.” “Engage your vaginal walls like you were holdin…
Two years ago, I was hit by a car on my bike. I doubled over, twisted and rolled on the pavement, and was left with injuries that changed my yoga practice fundamentally. I was sudd…
About the Author
Julie Peters (MA, E-RYT, YACEP) has been practicing yoga and meditation for 25 years and ran Ocean and Crow Yoga Studio in Vancouver, BC, for more than a decade. She has written two books: Secrets of the Eternal Moon Phase...