Category Archives: Workshops

Resonance: Yoga and Sound

A human being is part of a whole, called by us the “Universe” — a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts, and feelings, as something separated from the rest — a kind of optical delusion …

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Awaken To What Is

By Cameron Gilley, ERYT 200 How often do you catch yourself pretending? I do all the time. Pretending things aren’t the way they are is one of the most deeply entrenched strategies we have as human beings to avoid dealing …

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Practice Outside the Lines: Helen’s Yoga Story

Being new to yoga, it’s a safe bet (at least it was in my case) to stick with classes like hatha and yin. You get to keep a nice slow pace and don’t often find yourself standing on your hands …

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Slow Burn: The Art of Slowing Down

By Cameron Gilley “The only thing for certain is that everything changes. The rate of change increases, and if you want to hang on you’d better speed up. That is the message of today. It could be useful to remind …

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Daring to Go the Distance: Gloria Latham, Gurmukh, Kundalini Yoga

By Lindsey Lewis, www.libreliving.com 5 Q’s WITH KUNDALINI ROCK STAR GLORIA LATHAM, SEMPERVIVA YOGA: 1. Can you share some insight into why Kundalini postures are done for certain lengths of time? GL: The focus of the practice is to strengthen …

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5, 10, oh…A Lifetime of Things I’ve Learned from Kundalini Tantra Wandering Yogi Swami Mahesh

By Lindsey Lewis, www.libreliving.com WHEN LINDSEY MET SWAMI He had the biggest grin I’d ever seen on a yogi. That was the first thing I noticed. And it’s turned into one of the greatest gifts he’s give me: The understanding …

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Back-bending into Bliss with Carolyn Anne Budgell

The first time I pressed up into Urdva Mukha Svanasana , or Upward Facing Dog – a position in the traditional Sun Salutation sequence that opens the chest and shoulders – it was both a liberating and frightening experience. My …

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The Nature of Yoga: Observing stillness in your practice

Nature, like yoga, is a clear mirror that reflects our inner capacity for stillness and peace. I was reminded of this truth last month, when after a long and bare winter, I left Vancouver city for a weekend on the southern gulf island of Salt Spring Island, with the intent to “reconnect with nature.”

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The Simplicity of Happiness: The Way of the Happy Woman Comes to Semperviva

Sara Avant Stover was a senior in college when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer, and forced to examine her own disconnection from her body. Her internal examination led her to ask the hardest question of her life: What does it mean to be a happy woman?

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Mark Whitwell, Founder of Heart of Yoga, Inspires Vancouver

Mark Whitwell is known for his influential and profound teachings. He has studied for over 20 years under the guidance of Krishnamacharya (credited as the “Father of Modern Yoga”) and his son, TKV Desikachar, in India. Mark Whitwell emphasizes yoga’s …

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Gurmukh in Vancouver. Kundalini Yoga and Dance.

Would you like to learn 10 sacred secrets to success? Maybe you would like to explore the meaning of your dreams and learn how to channel that energy to create prosperity and calmness of mind? Semperviva Yoga is thrilled, once …

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Heart of Dance. Self-Expression Through Body Movement

Yoga is about movement and understanding yourself on a different level. From hip hop to Tai Chi, dance expresses many of the same mantras as yoga and it is natural that the two unite. Movement can denote expression and a …

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Kundalini Yoga with Gurmukh

From Danielle Mika Nagel I truly believe that things come to you when we are ready to receive them. If I had been introduced to Kundalini yoga a few years ago, I would not have appreciated this practice of Hatha …

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