By ryan October 13, 2014 niyamas ubud bali yoga musings Eat Pray Love - the Island behind the book Jamie at On the Mat recently posted a nice review of the book/movie event, Eat Pray Love. I have to say that the book fell a bit flat for m...
By ryan February 23, 2013 being true to myself belief honesty roots of yoga yoga musings yoga philosophy How I Help Perpetuate The Modern Yoga Narrative Someone marvellous shared this funny little graphic on Facebook, and it made me laugh out loud. Which is it's own form of yoga, by the w...
By ryan August 23, 2012 injuries learning niyamas pain safety teachers teaching theory in practise yamas yoga musings Taking Yoga (Injuries) Seriously I usually don't weigh in on the heavy yoga debates, and I'm not about to start now. I have the curse of always being able to see bot...
By ryan September 09, 2010 ethics students teachers teaching Transformation truthfulness yoga musings Teachers, Students and Ethics: Oh my! This post was inspired by the discussion on It's All Yoga Baby around the ad featuring Jivamukti teachers from a NY studio posing nake...
By ryan September 06, 2010 dreams yoga musings I dream in yoga Last night I dreamed that I was teaching a yoga class in a huge room packed with people. Every single person there was a beginner, and in a...
By ryan August 23, 2010 journey the river writing yoga musings The River of Yoga (I of IV) After class the other day a new student approached me, and said he wanted to ask me about some of the things I'd said in class that he d...
By ryan August 12, 2010 asanas everyday yoga love Transformation yoga musings Asana and I: A love story Being sick recently with dengue fever has meant that for the last month my asana practice has been completely modified. Stepping to my mat ...
By ryan July 05, 2010 body image community niyamas yoga musings Wherefore art thou Yoga? Ok, before we go any further let's clear up that old misunderstanding. Juliet is NOT asking for the current location of her Romeo (this...
By ryan May 28, 2010 everyday yoga reflections writing yoga musings This is my yoga The smell of rain. Brushing my cat. Being a good friend. Getting lost in a moment of underwater magic, watching the life of fish. Flowing th...
By ryan April 20, 2010 ahimsa asanas reflections yamas yoga musings yoga philosophy (It's alright ma) It's only yoga It seems that a lot of yoga practitioners feel a sense of pressure to live some kind of extraordinary life. And when we're not busy fe...
By ryan April 01, 2010 theory in practise yoga musings yoga philosophy Choosing Peace It's been a hectic week and my blog has been neglected. It's amazing how quickly my time is consumed and my brain is drained when I...
By ryan February 19, 2010 everyday yoga local life students teaching theory in practise yoga musings My amazing students: overcoming chaos and staying in the flow On Fridays I teach a gentle flow class. It's my favourite class of the week - calm music, breath-focused flow - it even leaves me, the ...
By ryan January 23, 2010 aid Buddhism ethics generosity Haiti yoga musings On Generosity, and how (not to) help in Haiti A friend of mine posted this link on FB the other day and I wanted to comment on it. It is an article about how good intentions can fall s...
By ryan January 19, 2010 asanas Meditation teachers theory in practise yoga musings yoga philosophy This is your real Yoga... Brenda over at Grounding Thru the Sit Bones posted this inspiring post . In it, she says: "Your real Yoga is how you live your life....
By ryan April 09, 2009 yoga musings yoga philosophy Sun and Moon: Masculine and Feminine Energies The Yoga we are most familiar with - the practicing of physical poses or asanas - is often called Hatha yoga. In Sanskrit, Ha = sun, Tha...