The Yoga Mat
115 Apple Creek Boulevard, Suite 201A L3R6C9 Markham, ON, Canada

Have a lovely Thursday evening or Friday morning. It’s all in the eye of the beholder. Make sure your eye spots self love, peace, gratitude and magical moments. They’re everywhere xxx

Lets chant Guru Gaitri mantra this powerful week before new age starts cleanse the subconscious mind eliminates karmic blocks and past errors, balances brain hemispheres, ... purifies the magnetic field brings compassion and patience See more

Warm up, warm up, warm up Please (especially for beginner yoga practitioners), take a few minutes to warm up to prior to starting Surya Namaskara. And! ... if you are unsure of any exercise/posture please seek a Health Professional’s advice before attempting the practice of Yoga Asana and Pranayama. Below is ‘my’ casual warm up, practiced earlier, before rounds of Surya Namaskara. Warm up before Surya Namaskara: Bound angle/butterfly Stretches Inner & Outer; hips, thighs, arms and spine Lying down Leg Raised Stretch Stretches Hamstrings, calves, posterior leg muscles, arms and spine Happy Joyous Baby Stretches Glutes, ACL, spine Double Leg Lifts Abdominal strengthening Twist Stretches Spine, outer hips, shoulders, neck Clock circles with raised Legs Abdominal strengthening Bridge Stretches abdominals, spine, quadriceps, neck, shoulders Plow Stimulates all inversion benefits of spine, heart, brain, all organs and stretch neck and spine Like to complete the warm up in seated so after the plough, heading back to seated, before standing Neck circles Stretches Neck Sunshine Arm Breaths Palms together above head and in front of chest Stretches Arms, spine, chest, ribs, neck Arm lifts and Side stretches Stretches Shoulders, arms, spine, ribs, obliques, psoas Eagle arms Crossing arms and uniting hands Stretches Shoulders, arms, spine, ribs, obliques, Hands, wrists Seated Pigeon Modified Crossing bent leg and heel over thigh Stretches Hips, glutes, back, arms Seated forward fold with straight back Stretches All west side of body, hamstrings, calves & back, neck and calves Inverted plank Stretches All east side of body, chest, abdominals, quads, shoulder, as Seated forward fold Stretches All west side of body, hamstrings, calves & back, neck and calves Cat/cow Kneeling Pranayama all fours Stretches Spine spine spine and neck Then up we go for Surya Namaskara And btw the sun is shining here now in Toronto ....must have been our Sun Salutations Thank you! #theyogamatschool #yogatrachertrainingkohsamui

Started my day with this! I can’t miss a week with her Do another one for us Angel. Baak Ünver

Happy Hump Day!

Sun and snow and Monday Bliss

Officially accepting Fall OM #theyogamatschool #autumnvibes #autumnyoga

Waiting for my ride making yoga shadow hearts in the meantime #theyogamatschool #shadowyoga #safemotorcycling #motorcycle

Cobra Tips Bhujangasana or Cobra Pose is a reclining back-bending asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. It is commonly performed in a cycle of... asanas in Surya Namaskar as an alternative to Urdhva Mukha Svanasana. ~ Wikipedia Note: Consult a doctor before beginning an exercise regime Strengthens: Vertebral column Stretches: Abdomen, Thorax, Lung, Shoulder. Preparatory poses: Urdhva Mukha Shvanasana, Setu Bandha Sarvangasana Also known as: Cobra pose. See more

A 1 Hour Hatha Floor Class, more stretchy, less balancy #theyogamatschool

Knowing your own darkness is the best method of dealing with the darknesses of other people. ~ Carl Jung #theyogamatschool #camelyogapose #ustrasana #happyhumpday #happywednesday #yogakeepsussane #yogakeepsmehappy

Happy Hump Day Duo Yoga Camel Pose Photo YTT Feb 2019 #theyogamatschool #yogateachertrainingkohsamui #camelpose #ustrasana #ytt200thailand

Happy Hump Day Namaste

Yoga Balancing; From Senior Yoga Medicine teacher Rachel Land: If I had to choose one family of yoga poses to focus my time and energy on, it would probably be balance poses. Firstly, it’s because balance poses offer potent real-world benefits: Physically, balancing teaches us to tap into the deep muscles that coordinate the separate parts of the body into an integrated whole. Mentally and emotionally, working on our balance helps us develop a keener focus as well as the ab...ility to keep an even keel despite the inevitable wobbles that arise in life. Secondly, it’s because these benefits are accessible to almost everyone: While some of us have open hips and others can move into deep backbends, we can all learn to improve our balance and gain confidence in our ability to negotiate the rough terrain of life. Because balance is a learned skill, we must challenge our balance in order to improve it. Before we look at how to do that, though, let’s focus on a few foundational principles relevant to all stability poses and practices Core Breath and Drishti too #theyogamatschool #yogabalance #yogabalancingposes #yogaforeveyone #yogamodifications #safeyogapractice #yogateachertrainingkohsamui See more

Thank you for this precious photo sister Romika ...:in another photo, we will share the story of the two Fairy Sanazes (with BOTH the their last names starting with AAAAAAAAAA ) #theyogamatschool #bestyogaphoto #yogasisters #yogafriendships

Every Graduation is super special in Samui especially when you have the most incredible Thai Goddess Hostess Panita and Mantra Goddess Bashakti #theyogamatschool #yogateachertrainingkohsamui #yogateachertrainingprogram

Although we shouldn’t chose favourites, a favourite pose for many of us is Lord Shiva’s ~ The Lord of the Dance Pose...as it fills us with power and joy and confidence. It’s a regally uplifting pose that can be quite addictive Natarajasana, Lord of the Dance Pose or Dancer Pose is a standing, balancing, back-bending asana in modern yoga as exercise. It is derived from a pose in the classical Indian dance form Bharatnatyam, which is depicted in temple statues in the Natar...aja Temple, Chidambaram. ~ Wikipedia Note: Consult a doctor before beginning an exercise regime Strengthens: Ankle, Leg Stretches: Abdomen, Thorax, Thigh, Inguinal region, Shoulder Preparatory poses: Vrikshasana, Hanumanasana, Virabhadrasana I, Dhanurasana, Ustrasana, Follow-up poses: Ardha Uttanasana Pose type: Backbend, Balance, Chest opener, Standing Also known as: Lord of the dance pose photo by Brent #theyogamatschool #dancerspose #dancersposeyoga #dancerposevariation See more

Tell us you didn’t need a little Dymtri fix today OM Haribo missing you dear friend #theyogamatschool #yogateachertrainingkohsamui #yogamusician #yogainspiration #yogalove #yogalife

Home Practice the best! #theyogamatschool #familyyoga #yogawithyourdog #yogapractice #realyoga

Every Tree has deep roots, The Yoga Mat Markham We’re joyfully preparing some fabulous On Line Fall workshops! Stay tuned xx #theyogamatschool

With no offence this is just too cute not to share #theyogamatschool

Missing these amazing yoga sisters/teachers #theyogamatschool #yogasisters #yogateachertrainingcanada #ytt200 #weloveyoga