Christi-an's Blog
Serving the light and the shadows …
I feel so blessed by the community of yogis that surrounds me everyday at Kula Annex. This group lives with a deep desire to effect change in our world. Their inspired company has re-ignited a dear question that lives in my heart, “What does...
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Rumours of Spring Yoga
At significant times throughout the year we begin to prepare for the transformations of the seasons by engaging in practice and meditation to attune with the energetic shifts of the natural world. Each new season offers us each an opportunity for change...
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Practice, eat, live & sleep
After a magical summer of travel and adventure, I welcomed the cozy and grounding feeling of spending more time at home, in the city and at Kula. The outrageous pace of the past year left me feeling depleted, and my foundation in need of attention....
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The wisdom of the cacti
Warning: This story is about suffering. It is raw, dark and heart-breaking. I choose to share it as I have spent much time reflecting on the lessons this brief yet impactful encounter has afforded me. It is difficult enough to learn how...
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Lifting the veil
In the coming months I look forward to celebrating both my sister Tamara and my friend Chantal (one of kula’s wonderful tecahers) as they marry their beloved partners Braden and Gary. It is definitely wedding season and a sweet time to...
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Remembering the pulsation
A reflection from the heart of North America: After missing our flight to Calgary, Chantal and I sit in a corner of the Winnipeg airport stuck waiting for the next flight out of the heart of the continent. It is hard to see the beauty...
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My body, My temple
When I first heard the idea of treating the body as a temple I was inspired by visions of purity and the body of a goddess (more Jessica Alba than Saraswati). I spent a lot of time reading about nutrition to find the most perfect...
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Learning is living
I am always amazed by the people/places/experiences that reveal themselves as teachers. In fact, by not confining where I am meant to learn something, I experience life as a blessing full of opportunities to grow and evolve as a...
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The Power of Yoga
Submitted with love and light by: Josie I recently had the incredible opportunity to study intensely with Darren Rhodes and Christina Sell in Tucson, Arizona. Other than it being an incredible way to escape the frost in December and February, it was also...
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Surfing yogis
Chantal and I were blessed with the opportunity to spend the final days of January in Costa Rica immersing ourselves in sun, study and surf. Opening to grace, Anusara’s first principle was easy to comprehend amidst the enthusiasm and...
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love
What do we do in a world where our natural resources are diminishing, our society is in many ways stressed, depressed and afraid, and our political and economic systems only seem to perpetuate these troubles? Love. It is a renewable resource and one that...
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