by Catherine Reid | Dec 17, 2012 | Blog, Yoga
At the end of a 45-minute class yesterday, someone told me that her headache was gone. She repeated the good news, obviously pleased, and very surprised. Yoga can act that quickly. I think of it as magic. After all, we were only breathing, and moving slowly, and...
by Catherine Reid | Dec 17, 2012 | Blog, Yoga
Have you ever had a dream that you accomplished, with daily attention and persistence, even when you didn’t feel like it? You were embodying the 3rd niyama, tapas. When you hold a yoga pose for one more breath, because you know the benefits will be worth the...
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...
