Tag: fall

Vinyasa flowing into fall

Fall Seasonal Vinyasa Flow classYesterday I continued the Reach Out Challenge with the Fall Seasonal Vinyasa Flow class on My Yoga Online, taught by Melina Meza. I am loving her classes. I’ve gotten used to the fact that the instructions are audio-recorded by the teacher, while a student is shown doing the poses in the video.

Melina is a brilliant teacher. She gives instructions for subtle positioning, and describes the impact the slight change in position has within the body. This helps the student focus inwards and increase their capacity to sense deeply. Her language fosters a sense of spiritual connection with yoga, the seasons, and the nature of reality.

The vinyasa flow class moves more quickly than the restorative classes she teaches. I was feeling quite hot by the end, which is why I didn’t dress very warmly for my run! But I could really feel the impact of the class on my running. The looseness in my body helped the energy flow freely and added to the effects of the cold to help me run very quickly.

Melina’s Fall Seasonal Vinyasa Flow class includes a great sivasana, with a wonderful sensing practice that “stores” attention in the bones of the body. I will definitely do this class again. But first I want to try all Melina’s other classes. However, today my practice is going to be an attempt to learn the 26 poses of the Bikram’s yoga flow, in preparation for the class with my workmates tomorrow night. Yikes!

Thanks to my friends and family who have pledged 50 cents or a dollar a day for the 30-day Reach Out Challenge. If you haven’t done so and would like to sponsor me to raise money for Yoga Outreach, you can use the online donation link. Or phone me at 604.251.6337 or send an email to kyrempel@gmail.com. Thanks!

Embrace the aliveness of fall with 30 days of yoga

De-zombify with Yoga OutreachHas working full-time got you feeling like a zombie? Are you turning into your computer? Have you noticed that the year has turned once again, the trees are turning yellow and red, and the air is getting crisp and fresh?

Align with the season and come back to life with the Reach Out Challenge for Yoga Outreach! Starting October 10, do 30 minutes of yoga a day for 30 days to come alive and to support Yoga Outreach programs.

You can do yoga at home on your own, grab a yoga video from your library, or go to a class at your local community centre or yoga studio. Do it for you! To help others too, get pledges from your friends for each day that you meet the challenge.

Take the 30-day Yoga Outreach challenge and help Yoga Outreach raise funds and friends. Their mission is to identify, develop, and deliver healing and life-affirming yoga programs to people who can not directly access these resources. Yoga Outreach is a Vancouver-based registered charity. Yoga Outreach partners with volunteer teachers and facilities and organizations to provide free yoga.

Support me by pledging 50¢ or $1 a day for 30 days

If you don’t want to take the challenge yourself, I hope you will support me by pledging an amount per day or a set dollar amount. Click here to make a pledge online. Or, call me at 604.251.6337 to make a pledge on my form. Receipts will be issued for pledges over $25. My goal is to raise $300 for Yoga Outreach. Thanks for your support!

Your pledge will support me to do 30 minutes of yoga a day, and it will help bring yoga to people who normally wouldn’t have access to it—people in prison, people with addictions, people with mental health challenges, and so on. Thank you!