Interview: Tegan Dobell
An Interview with Tegan Dobell Tell me about your yoga background. It took a couple false starts before I started practicing yoga regularly. It wasn’t until I moved to New Zealand about 5 years ago and found a studio that became my second home, that my practice...
What is Dharana?
What is Dharana? This article is part of a series exploring ashtanga yoga, or the eight-limbed path. You can check out previous articles on the fifth limb, Pratyahara, the fourth limb, Pranayama, and the third limb, Asana, as well as the articles exploring the yamas (Ahimsa,...
Interview: Ibrahim Altimimi
An Interview with Ibrahim Altimimi Tell me about your yoga background. I started practising yoga about three plus years ago. I still remember when I had just got back to Toronto after being away for about 6 months of travel. I was wandering the streets and yoga found...
What is Pratyahara?
What is Pratyahara? This article is part of a series exploring ashtanga yoga, or the eight-limbed path. You can check out the previous articles on the fourth limb, Pranayama, and the third limb, Asana, as well as the articles exploring the yamas (Ahimsa, Satya, Asteya, Brahmacharya,...
Interview: Elsbeth Schokking
An Interview with Elsbeth Schokking Tell me about your yoga background. I started teaching two years ago after finishing the teacher training at Iam Yoga. I have been practicing for over 10 years though, and Iam Yoga was one of the first studios I ever tried. You...
What is Pranayama?
What is Pranayama? This article is part of a series exploring ashtanga yoga, or the eight-limbed path. You can check out the previous article on the third limb, Asana, as well as the articles exploring the yamas (Ahimsa, Satya, Asteya, Brahmacharya, and Aparigraha) and niyamas (Saucha,...
Interview: Vishana Lodhia
An Interview with Vishana Lodhia Tell me about your yoga background. I started practicing as a child in our cultural Sunday school. We followed the Shivananda Hatha Yoga practice. I never really wanted to be a teacher; speaking in front of groups always made me nervous. In...
What is Asana?
What is Asana? Over the past few months, we have been exploring the yamas and niyamas, the moral principles and qualities that form part of the philosophy of a “yogic” lifestyle. The yamas and niyamas form the beginning of ashtanga yoga, or the eight-limbed path. Small-a...
Interview: Haley Wall
An Interview with Haley Wall Tell me about your yoga background. At age 16 I could say without a doubt in my mind that I hated yoga. It was just not for me. Standing here 7 years later it seems comical looking back at my previous stance...
What is Ishvara Pranidhana?
What is Ishvara Pranidhana? This post is the tenth 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. If you’ve been tuned to our blog over the past few months,...