By Ashley Holly McEachern Guilty as charged. Just days after Pokémon Go - Niantic and Nintendos' crowd pleasing app- hit the market, I joined my tech-nerd of a boyfriend for a walk down Toronto’s Bloor West neighbourhood, armed with a big screen iPhone and a map of my city and its lurking Pokémon. During the two hours we ended up wandering through the nooks and crannies of our neighbourhood streets, I felt a blurry collision of complete outrage for the deepening of an already technologically … [Read more...] about A Yoga Teacher’s Review of…Pokémon Go…
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Mixed Up About Mindfulness and Meditation? Here’s your simple guide to blissful living…
It's difficult to pick up a magazine or scroll through our social media feeds without seeing a mention of either mindfulness or meditation. Sometimes it can be confusing, as the terms seem to be interchangeable. Here is a simple explanation on the ways that they are separate, similar, and synchronize together. We can start with two common myths. Mindfulness is NOT thinking really hard about something--that sounds stressful. Meditation is NOT about shutting down the mind like an off switch--that … [Read more...] about Mixed Up About Mindfulness and Meditation? Here’s your simple guide to blissful living…
Meditate to Reset and Relax
A photo posted by Brian (@dailycupofyoga) on Jun 13, 2015 at 5:18am PDT //platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js There is a growing meditation movement happening around the world. Meditation is mainstream and no longer on the fringe. Hip-hop moguls are writing books about it, movie stars blog about it, the yoga studios are packing in stretched bodies with quiet minds. There is a long list of Western spiritual gurus spreading the word too. Balance is the word and meditation is the way to get … [Read more...] about Meditate to Reset and Relax
Pocket Yoga-Practice Builder iOS App Gets a Great Update…and we’ve got redemption codes!
I'm sure most of us enjoy a little spontaneity in our yoga practice, but there's also a lot to be said for showing up to a yoga class with a prepared teacher that puts on a smooth-flowing class. I do most of my yoga at home, but I don't have many worse yoga pet peeves than practicing with an online yoga video where the teacher goes through a bunch of asanas for one side of the body and forgets to do the same thing for the other side. Frustrating, distracting, and seems to happen all to often … [Read more...] about Pocket Yoga-Practice Builder iOS App Gets a Great Update…and we’ve got redemption codes!
Get your virtual chillax on with Yoga Retreat on Facebook…
You know you're curious to find out what this Facebook "Yoga Retreat" game is all about. Well, wait no longer, Yoga Retreat is now live and just waiting for you to unleash your virtual yogic amazingness. Here's more details from the press release: HELSINKI, Finland – August 9th 2012 – Gajatri Studios, an independent and innovative social games development studio, announce the release today of their debut title, Yoga Retreat on Facebook. The first social management game derived from … [Read more...] about Get your virtual chillax on with Yoga Retreat on Facebook…
Airplane Yoga for Holiday Travelers
Traveling during the upcoming holidays has its plusses and minuses. You know it will be great to see family and friends, but the enhanced airport security measures stress you out. Then there’s sitting in a safety-oriented airplane seat that was not built for comfort. With a few planning tips and yoga poses to do at the boarding gate and on the plane you can arrive feeling rejuvenated and refreshed. Whether you're going home for the holidays or are jetting off to a yoga retreat … [Read more...] about Airplane Yoga for Holiday Travelers
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