Queen Codes

This topic has been on my mind a lot lately. How does one balance the higher and lower energies; the spiritual and the Earthly endeavours. It is quite the task...

WHEN IS IT NOT GOOD TO PERFORM TOE STANDING POSES? You may have been told that Toe Stand Poses strengthen your abdominal muscles, hips, knees, ankles, and toes.... Have you actually experience that without straining? Going on your toes in Downward Dog or other poses using both feet equally can be fine, even helpful sometimes. However, poses on toes with a high level of imbalance is unlikely to be done by the average person without promoting injuries down the line. When in a class using lots of these poses, I could not help but noticing in other yogis body distortions and compensations. Those, I knew, were causing muscles and joints straining which promotes body stiffness. It is not because your yoga teacher can do a pose that the pose is good for your own body. Nor does it mean that staying in a straining pose is how you get better at it, it is how you get injured. Staying in a pose using a tool to activate your whole-body guidance and get its 100% approval is how you prevent injuries and get the most out of your practice. The first principle of yoga is "Ahimsa", do not harm anyone. That includes yourself! And despite the widespread belief that strain is good for you, it is not so, this is only a "belief" that is getting outdated! Strain may indicate that you are bringing unconscious habits of movements from your daily life to the mat. It is also the first step of injuries to come. The Body Intelligence Activation Process or B.I.A. Process is an awesome solution to these challenges. If you want to learn more about how to activate your whole-body intelligence on demand so you can prevent injuries on and off the mat and get the most out of your practice, check my free email seminar and other offerings on my blog site homepage: http://offthematyogablog.com/

FOUR spaces remain for tomorrow's Full Moon Shakti Circle! Email [email protected] to reserve your spot! (And read the post below if you would like to hear the gruesome tale of 'Simon: The Jungle Cat!').

For all you lovely women out there! I have created a page for women to rejoice in the company of one another. It was initially created as a place for the women of the `Red Tent` at Envision Festival (where I recently offered a workshop series) to maintain connection and share with one another. HOWEVER, I am choosing to leave this group open to anyone who would like to join in a safe space for feminine expression in all its forms....Continue reading

Today is International Women's Day. I'm feeling called to speak about one of the more controversial aspects of the work I choose to do with women, which is the fact that I restrict my workshops to "women or those who identify as women." This is a firm boundary that I hold with my women's ceremonies with the clear intention of maintaining sacred feminine space. It may not seem controversial to you that a women's circle caters to... you guessed it... WOMEN. However, there have...Continue reading

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