My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Jul 5, 2011, 8:06 am
Question: What helps you get grounded? The folks at Okabashi have an idea—super comfy flip-flops that are good for you, the environment, and your pocketbook. More than a sandal, the Maui flip-flops have a massing insole, ergonomic foot-bed, extra arch support, are made in the USA from 100%...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Jul 4, 2011, 8:16 am
In the dance of yoga, we can feel inspired and we can feel grounded. Inspiration and connection are manifestations of spirit and soul. For most of us in the West, soul and spirit seem like synonyms: when someone we love dies, we may say his soul has departed, or we may say his spirit has left. What'...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Jun 28, 2011, 10:32 am
Question: Is it important to you to choose ‘green’ products over ‘non-green’ products? Designed for women with style, Green Girl eco-totes are turning heads with a chic “Earth First” fashion statement, easily transitioning from high-end boutiques to the local farmer’s market. Ma...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Jun 23, 2011, 1:36 pm
Wellness has become a buzzword these days, ranging in application from medical diagnoses to spa services. Anyone you ask will have a list of things that make them ‘feel’ well. Mostly we base our happiness and contentment on circumstances and relationships going in our favor. But an overall, sens...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Jun 21, 2011, 7:54 am
Question: What favourite foods give you energy? Health heroine Peggy Kotsopoulos is a fan of plant-based whole foods. Peggy is part of Vega’s health team and the principal of beVibrant wellness consulting, a registered holistic nutritionist, health educator, and culinary consultant focused ...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Jun 21, 2011, 5:00 am
One of the best benefits of our yoga practice is that it helps us not just become more dedicated to our own self-care, but the care of the world around us. Ahimsa is a yama—or recommended tip for bringing yoga into our daily life off the mat—that translates to compassion. We practice it for ours...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Jun 14, 2011, 7:17 am
Question: Where do you most often go straight after a yoga class? The founders of Prancing Leopard were going from the cafe to yoga, then to meetings or an evening out without changing their outfit. They were looking for clothing that would help them live, as they call it, a 360° organic lif...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Jun 13, 2011, 5:00 am
Yoga is everywhere these days, and with good reason. The modern-day benefits of this ancient practice are boundless—and being proven time and again by study after scientific study. If you’re reading this you’re probably aware of all this. But you might be uncertain of how or where to start. &#...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Jun 9, 2011, 10:30 am
Truth is liberating. It can also be complicated. And it is always powerful, so powerful that the Yoga Sutras tell us that when we are “dedicated to truth and integrity, our thoughts, words and actions gain the power to manifest.” Truth is full of consequences - positive and negative. That is why...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Jun 7, 2011, 6:52 am
Question: What helps you increase flexibility in your chest and back? Some yogis say our spine is the key to our health. Here in the My Yoga Online offices, we’re big on back care. Many of us stand at our desks instead of sit, and movement and stretch breaks are biggies. We’re also big o...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Jun 3, 2011, 8:20 am
One of the most difficult tasks to overcome as someone conscious of my role in the relationships I’ve fostered throughout my life is working with my ego. We are all born into a world of things we inherently are attracted to and those we shun as we identify them as sources of pleasure or sufferin...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - May 31, 2011, 11:37 am
Question: What small ways do you practice saucha—the yogic niyama/observance referencing cleanliness and purity of body and mind? Yogic philosopher Patanjali listed five niyamas, aka observances, to help us stay on track on our yogic path. He included saucha, which we translate today to me...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - May 27, 2011, 10:06 am
Humans have a love affair with drama. The action,  suspense, fall from grace, and the phoenix rising again from the ashes. Even in the surprisingly few times  life is not delivering us the drama of one fire to tend and another to put out, we go looking for a spark. And then we blow. Why?  Because...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - May 24, 2011, 11:03 am
Question: What alternate health and healing methods do you use? According to Ayurveda, the 5,000 year old system of healing from India, your dosha determines your unique attributes, tendencies and personal traits and helps to explain the difference between people—for example, why one person...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - May 17, 2011, 6:45 pm
Gotta get away? No matter how zenned out your My Yoga Online yoga practice has helped you to become in your daily life, everyone appreciates a vacation. Enter Blissmo’s Eco-Adventure retreat in Costa Rica. -          5 nights in a bungalow -          3 vegeta...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - May 17, 2011, 7:37 am
Question: What do you eat to fuel up after a yoga practice or other exercise? Brendan Brazier eats plants. Well, plant-based whole foods. For some people, this is a surprise. Especially when they find out Brazier is a professional athlete, bestselling author, sought-after speaker, creator of ...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - May 16, 2011, 9:30 am
It seems that Yoga has become a household term and people of all ages, religions and demographics are enjoying the benefits of this ancient science. However, you mention Ayurveda and the response is still scrunched up faces and scratching of heads. How did these two sister sciences get separated? Li...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - May 10, 2011, 2:00 pm
Question: What small actions can we take to help make a big difference in the world? When companies make it their mission to make the world a better place, we can’t help but want to support them. That’s why we’re thrilled that Yudu is our featured Tuesday Yoga Giveaway. As they s...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - May 9, 2011, 7:55 pm
The inner light of yoga is like a scared fire. It is the true heart and spirit of the practice. While potent and powerful the magic of the practice is also vulnerable and tenuous. The sacredness of the practice can die so easily if we do not tend to it every day. Amidst the cynic's voice and the ine...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - May 3, 2011, 12:58 pm
Question: What environmentally-friendly actions do you take off your mat? Using re-usable bags is just one of the many actions we can take off our yoga mat to keep on practicing an updated take on ahimsa, one of the yogic yamas, or guidelines for living. Ahimsa is most often translated as non...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Apr 24, 2011, 5:00 am
Support a great cause! This week from April 24-30, My Yoga Online is donating $1 to Shanti Uganda for every new Facebook Fan via  the ‘Like’ on our Facebook page—up to $5,000. We’re also giving away 3 My Yoga Online unlimited memberships. To enter, just head over to Shanti Uganda’s Facebo...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Apr 20, 2011, 5:31 pm
Question: What helps you tap into that yoga-vibe when you have to miss your yoga practice? When there’s not enough time to hit the mat, we have some tried-and-tested techniques for helping us tap into our yoga-vibe. Yogic breathing all day long. Off the mat, in the office, in the...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Apr 20, 2011, 5:00 am
John Friend, founder of Anusara Yoga, shares his insights and thoughts on being heart-centred, the importance of play, alignment tips and letting our poses shine. 1. Anusara Yoga is known to be very heart centered. Can you explain why that’s important? The other side of the spectrum ...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Apr 18, 2011, 8:09 pm
Question: What’s your favorite on-the-mat asana? Plainly put, Jade Yoga mats are great. They come in a whole range of vibrant colours, enough grip so we don’t slide even during the most powered-up power class, are comfortable during savasana and—here’s the best part—they’re eco-fr...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Apr 12, 2011, 9:08 am
Question: What helps you feel bliss—on or off your yoga mat? Whether meditating, dancing, bike riding, running or doing a yoga class, when we’re after boosting our bliss we want to be able to move freely. That’s why we’re big on the Devi Surya cropped legging from Bee Bliss. T...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Apr 11, 2011, 6:12 pm
Life is better when we have the energy to meet the challenges, opportunities and experiences that come our way. But, for a variety of reasons, we don’t always have that energy. We feel tired, drained, like we just want to take a nap. That’s why we created My Yoga Online’s Energy Boost W...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Apr 6, 2011, 2:21 pm
If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. Except if it’s the promises behind Alicia Silverstone’s cookbook and lifestyle manual The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight and Saving the Planet. As a lot of our team here at My Yoga Online can attest, a plant-based diet r...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Apr 4, 2011, 5:12 pm
Question: What’s your favorite way to stay active off the mat? Michelle Trantina, My Yoga Online co-founder and Hatha and prenatal yoga teacher, is a big fan of Public Myth’s bamboo tunic. It’s not hard to understand why: Bamboo has a natural sheen and softness that feels and drapes lik...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Mar 28, 2011, 5:10 pm
Question: What’s your favorite after-practice activity that sustains your flow? A big hit in the My Yoga Online office, the After Practice Pullover from Tonic Lifestyle Apparel is made from a sensuous, skin-loving mix of bamboo, organic cotton, and spandex. It’s hypoallergenic, absorbs m...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Mar 28, 2011, 5:00 am
Some organizations inspire us simply through their existence. Yoga Outreach, a Vancouver-based registered charity, is one of them. In 1996, under the direction of Sandra Sammartino, a group of yoga teachers came together with the intention to bring yoga into the correctional system within BC. Today,...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Mar 23, 2011, 2:46 pm
An apple a day keeps the doctor away!  We are excited to announce that you can now practice My Yoga Online with your AppleTV In order to view our videos on your TV, you need the following: 1. AppleTV box.  New version. 2. iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch with OS 4.3 or high...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Mar 21, 2011, 8:57 pm
Question: How important is the sequencing of postures in your yoga practice? Do you love yoga, but want to know more about how to bring the benefits of the yoga lifestyle into your daily life? Certified yoga teacher Melina Meza builds on the asana insights shared in her first book, Art of Seq...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Mar 20, 2011, 11:38 am
My Yoga Online is proud to be supporting the 3rd annual Yoga in Motion event.  On April 10, 2011 participate in the 3rd annual Yoga in Motion benefiting breast cancer research at the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto (ON). On this very special day, our participant...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Mar 17, 2011, 7:44 pm
By now we’re sure you know that on March 11, 2011, a huge 8.9 earthquake and following tsunami hit Japan, causing incredible damage. In times like this, we’re lucky to live in a world with organizations dedicated to helping. If you, like us, are wondering what you can do to help—beyond ...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Mar 17, 2011, 7:21 pm
Michelle Trantina, co-founder of My Yoga Online and certified Hatha and prenatal yoga teacher—plus mom and wellness business woman—recently sat down with Kymberly Williams-Evans and Alexandra Williams, fitness pros and co-hosts of the FunAndFit  radio show. She shared some of her top tips for g...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Mar 15, 2011, 10:54 am
Question: What do you gain by practicing yoga with a variety of teachers? Access some of the best studios in your city with just one pass.  Passport to Prana offers you one class at each participating studio—all under the same pass. You’ve got 10 months to try them all, and choose the st...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Mar 8, 2011, 9:14 am
Question: Do you know what your piriformus muscle does? How much of an impact does anatomical knowledge have on your yoga practice? The answer to the first question, if you don’t know it, is this: Your piriformus muscles externally rotate and abduct the hip. They’re active in baddhakon...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Mar 7, 2011, 8:37 pm
Ever sit down to meditate and feel like you’ve failed? Me too. Luckily, then I get this nice little voice in my head that comes from a great big source. It says, “There is no try. Only do.” Ha. But in all seriousness, Yoda was onto something. Meditation isn’t about trying. It’s about being...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Mar 6, 2011, 1:32 pm
The greatest problem in communication is the illusion that it has been accomplished. ~ George Bernard Shaw  Relationships are built on the degree of effective communication between individuals.  Taking the time to consider the quality of our communication skills can vastly improve the ener...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Feb 28, 2011, 12:43 pm
Question: What’s your favorite way to be eco-friendly within your yoga practice? Generally-speaking, yoga products don’t always have the best impact on the environment. Enter the Yogoco bag, carried by ActivewearUSA.com. It’s made from pre-consumer T-shirt scraps. Not so up on the lates...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Feb 21, 2011, 7:15 am
Who’s not stressed? All of us—no matter how yogic or meditative or all-round relaxed—get worked up sometimes. (Except maybe my always-smiling, always pretty happy friend Swami Maheshananda Saraswati—but he’s a Swami.) Stress is one of the most pressing and prevalent health concerns in toda...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Feb 2, 2011, 1:32 am
A calm mind is more useful state of interacting with the world. If the mind is imbalanced by strong emotions it is not possible to engage the world efficiently. When you see just how powerful an impact your own level of realization makes not just to those around you, but to the whole world there is ...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Jan 14, 2011, 5:42 am
Let’s start with the most important tip: Your body is amazing. It is the multi-functioning, multi-tasking, high-performing vessel for your beautiful soul. No matter what your shape or size, we love it. So why the tips on getting lean? Because for most of us, carrying extra weight isn’t wh...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Jan 9, 2011, 12:56 am
It is easy to want instant strength and a quick fix solution to produce fast, immediate results. But in yoga the learning comes from allowing the body and the mind to unfold in a steady grace over many years of practice. Each breath along the path of yoga is meant to open your heart to deeper levels...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Jan 5, 2011, 2:50 am
My Yoga Online is proud to have Dr. Miranda Demierre as part of our new Whole Health series on Mind Body TV.  Dr. Demierre covers a variety of important topics in these new wellness videos offering simple, practical tips for better overall living.   Enjoy watching these new wellness videos:...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Dec 28, 2010, 1:53 am
My Yoga Online is excited to have added a new Martial Arts Yoga fusion series with Bernie Clark.  The Dragon Dance series is presented in various engaging styles.  The Dragon Dance series is a blend of Indian and Daoist yoga, designed to stimulate the flow of energy (prana or chi) through direct...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Dec 19, 2010, 5:13 am
Each time I step into a lunge yoga pose, I appreciate just how much my hip flexors play on my postural health.  I clearly feel how these large bands of muscles become tight by over-sitting.  I often question, then, just how practical yoga is when addressing most people’s issues with hip flexor i...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Dec 18, 2010, 3:12 am
The glowing heart of the sun rises and sets each day and belongs to no one. The Earth is cut up into segments of private property and national boundaries but no one owns the deed to the whole planet, except maybe all of us collectively unless we just have it on loan from future generations. Nations ...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Dec 13, 2010, 1:48 am
My Yoga Online would like to thank all of our great fans on Twitter who have helped share the word about us and our message of wellness.  We are happy to announce our Twitter Holiday Yoga Giveaway!   From December 13, 2010 to December 17, 2010, you can enter to win great yoga prizes.  Each...
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My Yoga Online posted an article on My Yoga Online - Dec 11, 2010, 4:03 am
My Yoga Online is happy to announce the latest addition of 7 new yoga meditation classes by Padma Meditation.  Enjoy exploring your mental practice and receiving the benefits of more focus, deeper calm, and greater mind/body awareness.  Padma engages your mental practice with 7 inspiring themes: B...
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