Interview: Charmaine Pang
An Interview with Charmaine Pang Tell me about your yoga background. I first started practicing yoga earnestly about a decade ago, and in 2016 I took the Iam Yoga Teacher Training program to connect more deeply to my practice. I never thought I would teach, but I'm...
What is Svadhyaya?
What is Svadhyaya? This post is the ninth in a series of articles exploring the yamas and niyamas, the moral principles and qualities that form part of the philosophy of a “yogic” lifestyle. Stay tuned to our blog to continue to learn about each of the...
Interview: Hassan Harake
Interview: Hassan Harake Tell me about your yoga background. I went to my first Yoga class in 2007; a friend had been taking Ashtanga classes and dragged me along. I enjoyed it but didn't go back for a while before then settling into a once-a-week, Sunday evening,...
What is Tapas?
What is Tapas? This post is the eighth in a series of articles exploring the yamas and niyamas, the moral principles and qualities that form part of the philosophy of a “yogic” lifestyle. Stay tuned to our blog to continue to learn about each of the...
Interview: Teri Ann Carty
Interview: Teri Anne Carty Tell me about your yoga background. I started practicing in my last year of college (1997!) but got really seriously into it 6 years ago and started teaching 3 years ago. What are you working on right now in your practice and/or in your...
What is Santosha?
What is Santosha? This post is the seventh in a series of articles exploring the yamas and niyamas, the moral principles and qualities that form part of the philosophy of a “yogic” lifestyle. Stay tuned to our blog to continue to learn about each of the...
Interview: Lucy Bian
An Interview with Lucy Bian Tell me about your yoga background. I first started practicing yoga during my undergraduate studies at Queen's University at a hot studio in downtown Kingston. I was doing yoga on and off but I fell in love with Iam Yoga when I...
What is Saucha?
What is Saucha? This post is the sixth in a series of articles exploring the yamas and niyamas, the moral principles and qualities that form part of the philosophy of a “yogic” lifestyle. Stay tuned to our blog to learn about each of the 10 concepts...
Interview: Niya Bajaj
An Interview with Niya Bajaj Tell me about your yoga background. My dad signed me up for my first yoga class a few months after we moved to Canada. It was a lovely expression of care and great way for me to find my literal and figurative...
What is Aparigraha?
What is Aparigraha? This post is the fifth in a series of articles exploring the yamas and niyamas, the moral principles and qualities that form part of the philosophy of a “yogic” lifestyle. Stay tuned to our blog over the next few months to learn about...