by Catherine Reid | Sep 17, 2012 | Classes
With Catherine Reid, B.A., R.Y.T. organa@telus.net MONDAY Sept. 10 – Dec. 10 6 – 7 p.m. Hatha 1 at the Lewis Centre. Contact Courtenay Recreation for details. 250-338-5371 TUESDAY Ongoing 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Good Morning Yoga – at...
by Catherine Reid | May 8, 2012 | Blog, Book Review, News & Events, Yoga
One of the gifts of a long-term yoga practice is an ever-growing sense of ease and inner contentment that underlies anything which takes place in the outer world. This is an embodiment of the second niyama, known as samtosha, or contentment. Here’s an evocative...
by Catherine Reid | May 1, 2012 | Blog, Yoga
Have you noticed the order in most yoga studios? The mats are rolled neatly, the blankets are folded and stacked, the floor is clean. Perhaps when you enter the room, you perceive a subtle, quiet energy, distinct from the outside world. You are noticing sauca, which...
by Catherine Reid | Mar 19, 2012 | Blog, Yoga
What is it about the return of the light that inspires us to declutter, organize, and clean our living space? Maybe the stirrings of new growth in the natural world find an echo in our inner life which stimulates us to clear space for fresh energy. The fifth and last...
by Catherine Reid | Mar 1, 2012 | Blog, Yoga
Good advice, from my mom. She was often referring to food choices, but this concept has great value in many areas. We are now studying the 4th yama, which is Brahmacharya, often translated as celibacy. Literally it means “Walking with God”. So one way...
