Articles and Interviews

For the recent AGM of the local Vancouver association I created a timed practice with little snippets of BKS Iyengar speaking in Los Angeles back in the seventies inserted sporadically. … Read more In his words

Donald Moyer, a founding member of our local BKS Iyengar Yoga Association and a beloved yoga teacher, passed away on November 7th. Donald was based in Berkeley, California, where he … Read more In memory of Donald Moyer

B.K.S. Iyengar stated, “Backbends are to be introduced when the body is trained, tuned and toned to such an extent that it accepts the pose”. “In backbends one touches the … Read more Why backbends?

I’ve been known to make snap decisions in minutes and always just listen to my gut while others spend a great deal of time before making more considered decisions. As … Read more Thinking of Yoga Teacher Training? What Questions should you ask?

The questions are:Do you know why you’re using them? How to use them? Are they helping you to find correct action in the pose? Are they enhancing your experience or … Read more To prop or not to prop? Is not the question.

The cynic in your might say, “Yeah right, sharing a picture on Instagram or a post on facebook is not caring”. Especially if you’ve read Dave Eggers book “the Circle”. … Read more Sharing is Caring

Three days spent learning, experiencing and rejuvenating with Senior Iyengar teacher, Garth McLean. I had the opportunity to attend Grant McClean’s workshop a few weekends ago, probably one of the … Read more The YoGarth Experience

Last weekend my family and I set out to go exploring. We rode our bikes from our house near UBC to Stanley park. I hadn’t been on my bike all … Read more Discovering

If you ask yoga practitioners why they practice yoga, you’ll hear many reasons. It improves flexibility, strength, mobility, calms the mind and helps them to relax. When you ask non … Read more Relaxing … anywhere