Yoga Resources
If you are new to yoga, we understand that sometimes it can seem like it has a language all of its own...
We’d like to demystify some of the common words that you’ll hear in your classes by sharing our favourite books and online resources, as well as sharing some of our favourite yoga class Spotify playlists.
Books We Love
One Simple Thing by Eddie Stearn
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts and When the Body Says No by Dr. Gabor Maté
The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer
I Thought It Was Just Me by Brene Brown
Eastern Body, Western Mind by Anodea Judith
Every Body Yoga by Jessamyn Stanley
The Science of Meditation by Daniel Goleman & Richard Davidson
The Yoga Body by Mark Singleton
Other Things We Love
Five Kośas (pronounced Koshas). “There are five layers, sheaths, or kośas to our seemingly individual existence. In becoming aware of, and examining, we can help bring our lives into balance and integration on all these levels and eventually transcend them through a deep knowing of them and rest in the Self—the loving aware presence which allows it all to be possible.” Learn more about Kośas.
Compassionate Inquiry. Compassionate Inquiry is a psychotherapeutic approach developed by Dr. Gabor Maté that reveals what lies beneath the appearance we present to the world. Learn more.
The Seven Chakras. Chakras are energy centres within the human body that help to regulate all its processes, from organ function to to the immune system and emotions. Seven chakras are positioned throughout the body, from the base of the spine to the crown of the head. Read more.
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Five Elements of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The five elements include the internal organs, and the interconnected relationships between them, and provide a master blueprint on the way nature interacts with the body and how the different dimensions of our being impact each other. Find out more about the elements of Chinese medicine.
Hañsa Yoga. This style integrates Eastern and Western thought and methodologies to the practice of yoga. Learn more.
The Yoga Sutras. You may hear teachers referring to Yoga Sutras (thought-threads) during class. The classic Sutras, at least 4,000 years old, cover the yogic teachings on ethics, meditation, and physical postures, and provide directions for dealing with situations in daily life. Learn more.