Today is a new day, a new year, a new decade...This morning's class at Clayfield was pretty much a full house which makes me wonder if you are feeling like you need to up the ante with your New Years' resolution? Personally I stop myself in class from saying the usual ‘let go of the [...]
Add more life to the way you flow Do you know that there are many ways to practice? In a general to intermediate level class you may move through a series of postures called Sun Salutations (Surya Namaskar). There are some yoga classes that just do a few rounds of Sun Salutes to warm up [...]
I am changing my perspective on how I look at playing and creativity. We are all well educated on the importance of how eating right, taking vitamins, exercise etc is good for your health, have you ever noticed the effects playing and being creative? Take Mary Lou Cook quote “Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking [...]
Welcome to our Community Library It has been an idea for some time, to finally have our little library up and running is a dream come true. This is a studio community library full of books that have been donated by teachers, friends, and donations from students. All are welcome to come early or hang [...]
What are chakras and why are we talking about them anyway? When I first started yoga all I knew was I needed some time out. Without knowing too much I thought it was the yoga postures that did the magic. It was great to stretch out my body, it was calming to focus on my [...]
With Winter upon us, some changes to our studio have been made to reflect the colder days. The best advice one of my teachers gave me was "If you don't commit to continually moving and learning during winter you start to fall behind in the health and wellbeing goals you set for yourself". Being a [...]
You exercise for your body, what about exercising for your mind? We've heard how beneficial getting up early to exercise is for you, but in winter it's so much harder to get out of a warm cozy bed. Yoga in the morning tips the scales towards being great for your body. You get your blood [...]
