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And... breed – Day 20
Every time we guide someone into a pose... “Now engage your core and as you inhale, lift your...” We sometimes forget to remind people...
Tim Cyr
Aug 20, 20111 min read


Doing nothing is still doing something – Day 19
...going a little deeper... or is that a little higher? Why not just go and sit on top of a mountain and meditate! You could have a stash...
Tim Cyr
Aug 19, 20113 min read


Aspects of ignorance – Day 18
Classic Hatha (hata) Yoga is an amazing union of many aspects and during our philosophy section today (I LOVE philosophy) we talked about...
Tim Cyr
Aug 18, 20113 min read


Dignity in the flow – Day 17
Watching what people are doing is a very important element for any class... and yoga holds no exceptions. Actually yoga is held in very...
Tim Cyr
Aug 17, 20112 min read


The perfect date – Day 16
We don’t have to travel very far. Today’s practice of yoga lead to so many amazing avenues. Yes, the class was as stellar as ever with...
Tim Cyr
Aug 15, 20112 min read


The power of relaxation – Day 15
When one things of yoga, one might think in terms of stretching, pulling, moving, bending, twisting and possibly turning inside-out....
Tim Cyr
Aug 13, 20113 min read


To squat or not to squat – Day 14
...have we really evolved or is this evolution shrouded in myth and conjecture and are we actually de-evolving? “There is a big movement...
Tim Cyr
Aug 12, 20113 min read


In the flow – Day 13
...one leads into another, leads into another. When asked to sit down and create a flow for a yoga class, the first thing that came to my...
Tim Cyr
Aug 11, 20112 min read


Not seeing – Day 12
When we cannot see where we are going... we are in fear. Actually our body instinctively engages hormones in our body that both heighten...
Tim Cyr
Aug 10, 20112 min read


Don’t decorate... – Day 11 addendum
“Don’t decorate the elevator on the way up!” - Shakti Mhi This was the statement that rang so true for me today as well and I just had to...
Tim Cyr
Aug 8, 20111 min read


Poetry in yoga – Day 11
r-h-y-t-h-m... this was the first word that I remember learning when I began playing the flute in band... oh... a few years ago in Junior...
Tim Cyr
Aug 8, 20112 min read


Dreaming about your teacher! – Day 10
Is this something that happens on day 10 or what? I have had the most interesting and lucid dreams about my classes... but more...
Tim Cyr
Aug 6, 20112 min read


Bring yoga to the floor – Day 9
When studying something there are many modes of practice. For some it is the read, read, read, absorb and regurgitate. Others it is...
Tim Cyr
Aug 5, 20112 min read


If your name starts with a “T” – Day 8
As a rule, when when a teacher is needing to correct someone in a classroom setting, their name is not usually mentioned if they are...
Tim Cyr
Aug 4, 20112 min read


If I gave you a cucumber – Day 7
...what does it mean? During the days where we do teaching at the Prana Yoga College here in Vancouver... we wear special t-shirts to...
Tim Cyr
Aug 3, 20112 min read


...and breathe – Day 6
This day lands softly on the heels of a holiday Monday in August. Today was a practice in “breeeaaathing”. An amazing array of ways to...
Tim Cyr
Aug 1, 20112 min read


First hurdle... what hurdle? – Day 5
Sukasana... the easy pose. This was the pose (or Asana) that I was today for our class’s first teaching day. I was the one to lead the...
Tim Cyr
Jul 30, 20112 min read


Don’t think about it – Day 4 (Part B)
My mind completely shut-down and I struggled to connect dot A to dot B. When I was asking my yoga teacher how one might come out of a...
Tim Cyr
Jul 29, 20111 min read


To know one’s body – Day 4 (part A)
Understanding a yoga pose is just the beginning... getting to know how your body responds to the elements that you put into your body......
Tim Cyr
Jul 29, 20112 min read


Bringing light to a pose – Day 3
“Now remember to close your mouth... there are mosquito’s in here that might fly in.” Breathing through one’s mouth is an important thing...
Tim Cyr
Jul 28, 20112 min read


