Return to Earth Yoga, Meditation & Snorkeling Reconnect to Mother Earth and yourself in the vast nature of Okinawa Return to Earth Every time I am stressed or overwhelmed I notice one thing: I have been feeling disconnected from nature. Just because I live right next to vast nature doesn’t
What is Meditation? Difference between Mindfulness and Meditation I’ve started practicing yoga when I was searching for means to calm my frantically anxious and restless mind to the point of illness. So no wonder I found a Tantra and Tibetan Buddhism mentor to study with in Canada. What is more,
Yoga for Military Healing Our Modern Hearts Okinawa, Japan is the southern most prefecture off the coast of mainland Japan. When you land here, many people are often surprised to see so many American military bases. In the south, bases like Kadena or Camp Courtney are in cities but in
“Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” ~ Elizabeth Stone What a true testament to what it feels like to parent. I am no expert on parenting and I’ve always wondered how people
I feel like I have been avoiding this subject for the longest time ever. I notice a growing trend of instant problem solving without considering individual needs or contextual differences. The other day, I saw a post on social media saying “Yoga Sutras in a Nutshell”. If you know me,
I truly believe that a yoga practice should not be a one-sided information transaction. A teacher standing there in front of students, transferring sequences and famous quotes while students respond quietly to what they were told to do. A yoga practice should be a conversation, an exchange, a dance between
Emotions rule on Mondays One way or another, we’ve all said “Ugh! Mondays are the worst!” Right after a day of worshipping the Sun (sun’s day) comes Monday. So many dread Mondays and have you ever wondered why? When I had a job for a brief period of time in
As I sit and wait for my private yoga student to arrive, I contemplated what this meant. My student is willing to drive 40minutes to arrive at 6am, at crack of dawn, to leave her kids and her husband and have a yoga class with me. What a privilege and
I started practicing yoga when I just moved to Canada from Japan. Back then, there weren’t many yoga studios in the city and the few that were there taught a yoga class in a library, dance studio or church, pretty much wherever they could rent that week. Yoga classes back then
We often live in an imaginary world. We create stories in our head and believe it to be true. The author of traditional yoga texts, Patanjali explained that delusion to be one of the 5 kleshas or causes of suffering. The stories we create in our heads are delusional. Let’s
