In big bold letters on my mental holiday wish list, I wrote: NEW YOGA MAT. Granted no one but me could see this list, it was still something I really hoped to get.
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The “January Joiner” phenomenon is new to me. It is this annual surge of New Year’s Resolutionaries, the people who sign up at the start of the year for gym memberships only to revert back to their pre-resolution states soon after.
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On New Year’s Day, 2013, 889 Yoga, Four Seasons Toronto, lululemon, and Blissologist Eoin Finn hosted a huge KARMA class for 200 members of our yoga community: #SweatYourIntention 2013. Eoin and his wife Insiya encouraged group hugs to get us moving. The playlist below is what rocked out bodies through this blissful all-levels flow! Here [...]
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By: Sean Ling Sean teaches Pilates at 889 on Yonge street every Tuesday at 7:15pm and every Saturday at 10:20am. We are so lucky and grateful to have him as part of our 889 family! Come try his great classes! Hey, Sean here. I’m a pilates instructor at 889 Yoga + Wellness Spa and I’m [...]
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The distance between the back of my heel and the mat when in downward dog has hardly diminished since my yoga practice began. I am fairly certain that the day my heel meets the floor in one effortless move, I will let out a slight squeal.
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By Vivian Law. Vivian is a dedicated 889 Living Yoga Student, fitness trainer and nutritionist. You can view her website at www.vivianlaw.ca. I saw the National Ballet of Canada production of Alice in Wonderland last weekend. Attending this performance was a long time in the making (very grateful!) and we enjoyed it immensely. More than [...]
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I am the girl who leaves one eye open during meditation.
Am I doing it properly? Am I the only one? I take comfort in the surround sound of knees cracking from my fellow newbie practitioners—you’re my people.
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By: Joy McCarthy Holistic Nutritionist of JoyousHealth.ca I’m teaching a workshop at 889 Yoga (Yonge Street location) this Saturday, November 24th from 1:30-245pm on Inner + Outer Beauty. I will be teaching more healthy hair tips in this workshop! You can register by calling 416.925.7206. Or online here. Is your scalp dry and itchy [...]
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Read and listen to my favourite mantra of the moment. It will help you to feel grounded, connected, and to feel that you are exactly where you are supposed to be, and that life is unfolding exactly as it should in this moment.
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By Riki Richter, 889 Living Yoga Program Anatomy Expert
Sitting in front of a computer for hours at a time can have its challenges. Most of us end up in a forward head posture with the shoulders and upper back rounding forward, the head shifting in front of the rest of the spine, creating a lot of tension in the base of skull and mid neck area. Your body is working overtime to hold the weight of your falling forward head upright. This can result in discomfort in the muscles at the base of the neck and top of shoulder blades, tension headaches, TMJ (temporomandibular joint syndrome) and over longer periods of time cervical (neck) disc issues.
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