Yoga classes are winding down for the summer...
This year, yet again, Satori has grown by leaps and bounds. It couldn't have happen without YOU.
DEAR
Thank you for being my teacher, my student and  my friend.
Thank you for allowing me to share my practice with you.
Thank you for reading what I had to say and sharing your thoughts with me.
Thank you for your curiosity, openness and willingness to go " where the sun doesn't shine".
Thank you for your commitment to yoga and your continuous support.
YOU MAKE MY DAY EVERY SINGLE DAY!

 Silence is sweet. Last year I attended " Seduction of Silence" in Whistler, a 5- day event where many of us for the very first time in our lives had an opportunity to be completely silent. It was overwhelming to witness how pre-programmed and habitual my communication with the world really was, and incredibly challenging to step out of those long-standing, limiting habits.
Since Seduction, silence has made its way into my own weekly practice and also became a weighty part of every Satori retreat. Group classes are just about done for the summer, and I look forward to spending a few silent days in the mountains. Rockies and silence have an incredible cleansing effect on both my body and mind.

Give yourself a silent treatment this summer. Be silent by yourself or with someone you care about; just for an hour or may be for a morning on Saturday; try silence with your next meal - it goes particularly well with breakfast. You will be surprised how refreshing, rejuvenating and sweet the silence is.

I emerge from my hiking expeditions with inner vision and clarity that continue to serve me throughout the rest of the year. That's why I chose the majestic backdrop of Canadian Rockies as a stage for Weekend Immersion Retreats. I wanted to combine the transformative power of mountain environment with the insight of Ayurveda to create a healing shift bar none.
Experience it for yourself this October.

Where does your stability come from?
 Many of us tense up, hold our breath, harden our eyes, or weigh ourselves down by perpetually snacking on sweets.
It has been difficult enough challenging the traditional paradigm of "six pack", "rock hard abs" and "buns of steel" as a source of stability. Yet, I'd like to take it one step further - if I am rocking the boat, might as well do a good job of it.
To me, the core is not just a physical concept; it is a multifaceted phenomenon that permeates every level of our being. Our language reflects that; we say " At the core of my being..." or " Down to my very core..." Surely we don't mean "Down to my washboard abs?"
Our mental and emotional core is intimately connected with our ability to find the physical core. If you are feeling half a bubble of center emotionally, it will be nearly impossible to find your inner corset and establish your core stability. Reverse that, and it becomes clear that if your primary means of physical stabilization are body - wide tension or holding the breath, these same patterns will be present in how you stabilize yourself mentally and emotionally. That's when limiting habitual patterns of thinking and feeling come into play.

If integrative body-mind approach to core stability speaks to you, join me for Power to the Core Yoga Camp in August. These and other enlightening topics (as well as a lot of movement) will be at the center of our conversation.

I would absolutely love to hear your thoughts on integrative approach to core stability. Please drop me a line , tell me what you think.