by Michelle Jayne | Jul 14, 2015 | Elephant, Yoga articles
The benefit of exercise is a well-known fact. It can reduce our stress by taking a hard day at the office into the gym, park or beach. Moving the body creates “happy chemicals” called endorphins and, for only 30 minutes a few times a week, we can instantly...
by Michelle Jayne | Jul 14, 2015 | Elephant, Yoga articles
A photographer gets people to pose for him. A yoga instructor gets people to pose for themselves. – T. Guillemets In yoga classes today, a majority of the class consists of yoga poses, but how much are we posing? I’m not convinced that most yoga students...
by Michelle Jayne | Jul 14, 2015 | Elephant, Yoga articles
When you inhale, you are taking the strength from God. When you exhale, it represents the service you are giving to the world. – B.K.S. Iyengar I arrived at studio today to be greeted by a student that I hadn’t seen for a long time. In fact, I hadn’t...
by Michelle Jayne | Jul 14, 2015 | Elephant, Yoga articles, Yoganonymous
The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself. – Anna Quindlen It’s impossible these days to partake in the spiritual path without coming across the seemingly endless jingle of...