Constipation Morning Routine Before you even get out of bed we can start your constipation morning routine with some simple and effective constipation yoga to pull and pressurize the ascending and descending colon. This will help to move the stool along and encourage your bowel movement in the morning. When you get out of bed we will continue with some gentle stretching to lengthen and relax the colon to make elimination of your bowels easier. Moving into the bathroom, I will show...

Breathing Exercise & Visualization for Sleep 1. Rub the bottom of your foot from the heel to the ball of the foot 100Xs (this is the first point of the kidney channel and regulates your mind’s sleep/waking cycles) Here is the first visualization: feel the energy from your head (the thinking that keeps you awake, go from your head, through your chest, your legs and out the bottom of your feet) 2. Switch feet - rub the other foot from the heel to the ball of the foot...

Breathing Exercise for Anxiety In this video I will share 3 acupressure points for anxiety, stress and insomnia that are combined with gentle breathing. These acupressure points along with breathing and visualization are designed to relieve anxiety, nervousness, stress and are also great for insomnia. 1. CALMING NATURE Place your index fingers on the tops of your ears, trace up to the crown point Use first and middle finger to press down, BREATHE out gently and quietly, focus on...

Vagus Nerve Exercises for Relaxation 1. Vagus Nerve Breathing Exercise for Relaxation The vagus nerve does pass through the diaphragm which supports breathing This diaphragmatic stimulation regulates your vagus nerve and stimulates your relaxation response. 2. Sounding A E I O U while rolling down through spine The vagus nerve is connected to your vocal cords and the muscles at the back of your throat. Singing, humming, chanting and gargling can activate these muscles and...

Self Massage for Irritation Spring can be a disturbing season with wild fluctuations of energy surging through nature. There is a strong momentum created by spring Qi. Spring bulbs thrust up through barely thawed ground. In humans the qi rises as well, moving up into the chest where it stimulates the liver with fresh vitality. Rising qi carries with it the potential for problems.This rising liver qi influences irritation, resentment and bitterness If the liver contains any stagnant...

Vagus Nerve Massage for Insomnia * Eye/Neck Magic for Safe Sleep  * Golden Bamboo to Release the Day  * Visceral Massage for Vagal Tone and Deep Sleep  If the ventral branch of the vagus nerve is not functioning properly it is not uncommon to have difficulty sleeping.  Eye/Neck Magic for Safe Sleep  80% of the fibers of the vagus nerve are afferent sensory fibers - which means they bring information from the body to the brain. When we do an exercise like this and...

Vagus Nerve Massage Vagus Nerve Massage for Stress & Anxiety Relief  * PEACEFUL CALM  * DOORWAY TO THE SOUL  * POOL OF WIND  Peaceful Calm - Stress and Anxiety causes hearing loss, reduced hearing and changes the range in which you can hear. Normal conversations are harder to hear and high pitches are easier to hear.  Doorway to the Soul - Your eyes are connected to your entire nervous system. Because we spend so much time on our electronic devices it strains our...

10 Things I Wish I Knew * Purification and Rejuvenation  * Savasana is the most important pose followed by Tadasana * Off the mat is as important as on the mat * Skeletal Structures limit your Poses, but Spiritual Friendship is Magical * The Buddha is the Sangha - Thich Nhat Hanh * Yoga is More than Your Body * The Ordinary is Extraordinary * Yin and Restorative Yoga are Incredibly Powerful * Trauma Informed Yoga is the Bomb * Your Nervous System...

self massage Stress and anxiety have an upward moving energy like butterflies that start in the stomach and move upward to the heart mind. These simple qigong, acupressure and self massage movements will ground and root your emotions, sending them down to the ground and calm your mind. They are simple and easy to do. You will find them soothing and calming for your mind. 

Louis Vuitton Yoga Mat Would you buy a $2,390 yoga mat from Louis Vitton? How about A Gucci one, a bargain at only $500! Chanel’s luxury yoga mat offers a safe and comfortable workout for the price of $3, 304 Or you could slum it with Karl Largerfield for $200 USD or Valentino for $356 USD. I had no idea that luxury designer yoga mats existed, did you? Maybe your yoga mat is looking a little shabby and you are looking to upgrade. Would you upgrade to a luxury, designer yoga mat? Or...

26 Yoga Poses I Don’t Do Anymore In this video I share with you 26 yoga poses I don’t do anymore. This video is honestly quite embarrassing. I couldn’t believe that there are over 20 poses that have been dropped from my yoga practice and yoga teaching over the last 25 years. This video opened my eyes to some of the trends in yoga as well as why they got dropped in the first place. It has me thinking about some of the ways that I can reintroduce the yoga poses that I actually love and find...

Clear Emotional Blockages This is a quick emotional release using qigong techniques that are simple to do and easy to remember. You can repeat these movements any time you are feeling excess emotions such as impatience, restlessness, sadness, grief, depression, anxiety, irritation, frustration and anger. Allow these simple movements that you can do anywhere to transform pent up emotions that are trapped in your body so that your emotions can flow with ease.

Top 5 Hidden Gem Yin Yoga Channels In this video my friend Matt Depuis and I are going to share with you some of our favourite heart centered yoga teachers who are sharing their yoga on YouTube that you may not have come across because they are “smaller” channels. These are teachers that are generously sharing their teachings on YouTube on a regular schedule, that have good sound and lighting and are offering high quality instruction. In this video we will share why we enjoy their teaching...

Abdominal Self-Massage for Constipation Abdominal massage is one of the best ways to solve constipation. You can do it right before you go to bed and right after you wake up in the morning. Usually you will feel the need to clear your bowels after doing this abdominal self-massage for constipation. 1. Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor 2. Rub your hands together until they are warm 3. Take your first two fingers (index and middle) and make...

PART 2  What has been the most challenging part of your YouTube journey? Did you get discouraged at some point and how did you overcome it? (yogastanya) Greatest Gifts? What are the biggest lessons you’ve learned about YOURSELF over the last 12 years? (jupitermoon)  Congratulations! What kept you so persistent over the last 12 years?  Does Tim practice your yoga videos? Does Trinity practice your yoga videos?  Is there a comment or some feedback that stands out in your mind...

INTERVIEW  Carolynne teaches empaths and sensitive souls how to create a collaborative relationship with their bodies through cozy, accessible yoga and self care practices in order to live a life filled with less doing and more being. She is a fellow Canadian who strives to offer a safe and welcoming space for people who might have felt discouraged by lack of options offered in other classes. She releases weekly either yin or gentle hatha with the intention to leave you feeling calmer,...

12 Year YouTube Anniversary Q & A Part 1 | Celebration! Why did you start doing YouTube? Do you still remember the first class you taught? What was your favourite filming location ever? (Brenda Bohun) When did you feel you found your style? (yogastanya) How do you always guarantee to renew your content (keep it fresh). Did you ever think about the positive impact your videos would have on people?

Rituals for Yoga In this video Sharlene Anders, creativity coach, and I will discuss yoga rituals to deepen your yoga practice.  What are yoga rituals?  When should I practice yoga rituals?  How can I deepen my yoga practice with ritual?  How can I start and end my yoga practice with ritual?  Why are yoga rituals important?  How your yoga practice can become more sacred through ritual. Morning yoga rituals to start your day. In this video we will offer you 8 yoga rituals...

#husbandwifetag Celebrate our twenty five year wedding anniversary with this sit down, casual Q & A with us from the beaches of beautiful British Columbia. When did we meet? What was your first opinion of me? When did you know I was the one? How long did it take to plan the wedding? When did we get married? How long have we been married? How did you propose? How many children did I want before marriage? What does my family think of you? What does my friend think of you? What...

Post Pandemic Friendships This video is about manifesting friends in the world of post-pandemic friendship. If  you are looking to recover your post-covid friendships or how to reconnect with your friends after you’ve grown apart in the 2020, 2021 years of coronavirus, then you are going to love my guest Andrea Schulman who teaches people about consciousness, spirituality and the law of attraction. In this session, Andrea and I talked about the impact of covid-19 on friendships and how to...

Book Writing Update July 2021 In this video I will take you through a day in the life of the writing of my forthcoming book The Elemental Self: Five Element Yin Yoga. A lot of you have been asking me when my book will be coming out, so I thought the best thing to do would be to film an update. This update is vlog style and I will show you exactly where I am in the writing process, you will even get to see what I was writing on this exact day. I finished an incredibly rough draft in...

Best Glamping Nature’s Chef Tipi is hosted by Nature’s Chef Tom Kral. Tom is a private chef who forages from the land and sea just outside of Sooke B.C.  Upon arrival we were greeted with a wild, foraged charcuterie board and tepid tea infusion. This appetizer to hold us over until dinner was foraged from the land and the sea. It featured smoked bison jerky, fresh snap peas, young radishes and mustard flowers from the garden, smoked trout from the lake, pickled bull kelp from the...