by stephanie | Oct 30, 2015 | Assessment, IYAC, Personal, Philosophy, Photos, Practice
BKS Iyengar developed a series of syllabi and instructed the founding members of the Iyengar Yoga Association of Canada to follow these syllabi when training and ultimately certifying new teachers. I recently had the privilege (and rich learning experience!) of...
by stephanie | May 3, 2015 | Asana, Personal, Photos, Practice
A funny thing happened to me the other day. I approached the mat with the intention of practicing backbends. I spent much of the morning looking forward to a vigorous and uplifting afternoon practice. Then, as I settled onto my mat, it was not long before I realized...
by stephanie | Jul 21, 2013 | Asana, Photos, Practice
Recently, I had a yoga date. Zhanna (a dear friend and fellow teacher from Yoga Centre Toronto) and I got together to practice. We do this every so often and every time we do, I’m always reminded about just how much I enjoy these practices. We began by...
by stephanie | May 29, 2013 | Asana, Photos, Practice
Everybody’s got something, something they just can’t quite get enough of. I have a friend who, for example, goes wild for shoes. She loves shoes and she ‘must’ have the perfect shoe for every occasion. Or my other friend who loves pens. She...
by stephanie | May 19, 2013 | Asana, Photos, Practice
Not too long ago, I was in a class where my teacher was taking us through some fairly intense backbends. I suffered my way through. I felt like my body was not yet ready for the more advanced presentations of Urdhva Dhanurasana and Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana she...
by stephanie | Mar 6, 2013 | Photos
Here are a couple of shots from last weekend’s photo shoot. Thank-you Felix Vikhman for taking the time to shoot these! And, thank-you Yoga Centre Toronto for hosting.
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