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This is by far my favorite healthy treat! Raw organic cacao has so many health benefits including boosting serotonin levels (balances mood), it’s an antioxidant and it’s high in magnesium. It’s also no surprise that it’s related to the heart...

 newMy 4yr old nephew is scared of cats but is simultaneously drawn to playing with them. I’ve watched him slowly walk up to a ready cat, toy in hand, eyes popping out of his head at the excitement of being...

Before I begin, let’s get a few details out of the way. I do not consider myself a yogi. I was a fine athlete (25 years retired), who has since been consumed with career, community contributions and celebrating with others....

It’s a little over a week since Tash Scott and I completed facilitating SOYA’s 200hr Immersion Yoga Teacher Training program in the Okanagan. I joked with students at the beginning of the training that they might have thought they were...

Kundalini Yoga is a technology of practice with a long sacred history in India. For thousands of years, the Gurus of the practice forbade its teachings to the uninitiated. Yogi Bhajan, who was a master of this practice, moved to...

I was once asked to come and give a talk to a group of people about what meditation is… I always find it difficult to talk about or write about what meditation is and after weeks of pondering how to...

As long as I’ve been participating in triathlons, which is about 10 years now, my yoga practice has been along for the ride. Here are my top 3 ways yoga has helped me through triathlons. 1.Pranayama. Our breath. We talk...

It was 2004 and I was planning a trip to India. I had been there before with the sole purpose of studying Ashtanga with the founder, Pattabhi Jois, and had wrapped the trip up with some heavenly beach time in...

Once upon a time, there lived a couple named Sita and Ram. They lived together in olden day India. There was also an evil villain named Ravana who lusted after Sita and carried out a plan to kidnap and take...

Not long ago, I was preparing to head into my busiest teaching schedule of the year. The preparation included foreseeing the future a bit, pre planning meals, planning classes, delegating tasks and asking for some short term help at the...