Trinity Yoga

"What kind of yoga is right for me?” What a great question! I have been practicing yoga for nearly 10 years and I’m still asking it. On the most basic physical level - the ‘kind’ of yoga you practice may reflect your desire to get hot, cool down, open up, tighten up, move quickly, flow slowly...etc. On a more fundamental level, you may find yourself called to a particular path of yoga (ie. Kundalini, Ashtanga and… More..

I have often heard the question “why do we roll to the right after savasana?” When I’ve asked the question I’ve received several answers. These are the theories Ive come across: 1. Rolling to the right side of the body is rolling away from the heart (less pressure and weight on the rested and open heart). 2. When rolling to the right the left nostril, which is the yin side remains more open thus… More..

Prana is a term use often in yoga.  It has many different subtle meanings depending on who you are talking to however generally speaking Prana refers to breath and the life force that is carried on it.  In the eight fold or eight limb path Pranayama is the fourth branch.  In this regard Pranayama is used to gain a greater awareness and control over the breath in order to begin the process of bringing stillness and steadiness to the… More..

Relax and Renew by Judith Lasater is a great book full of restful and relaxing restorative yoga postures.  It is easy to follow and there are a number of different sequences for different conditions.  Enjoy. More..

"Our challenge is to remain upright and graceful despite the forces of entropy, faithlessness, and greed - not in an attempt to change the world, rather to create an internal environment that has a peaceful and beneficial affect on our state of mind. When there is equanimity of mind, the affect on the world around us is profound.” 3000 years ago, a being named Patanjali codified the Yoga Sutras, 196 aphorisms which outline the way in which… More..

Yesterday, I had a dark dukha day. I was feeling small and sorry for myself - I got down on my mat and wept. Luckily, the Heart of Yoga was laying near by… Writings from Desikachar’s “Heart of Yoga”: Sometimes terms such as “suffering”, “troubles”, or “sickness” are used to explain the meaning of dukha, but it is best described as a feeling of being restricted. Dukha is a quality of mind that gives us the feeling… More..

In the science of yoga there are eight (ashta) limbs (anga) or aspects that comprise the tree of yoga.  These eight limbs are part of the work of Patanjali, the author of the Yoga Sutras.  Of these eight main branches the third, asana is the one most familiar and initially most accessible to North Americans.  Asana refers to the physical postures performed in Yoga, all of which, regardless of the specific style, fall under the umbrella of “Hatha Yoga”. … More..

All things in life have an ebb and a flow - the flow of the seasons, the rise and fall of the tides in response to the moon, a seed coming forth in spring and the flower unfolding, the creation and destruction of all things mortal and the flow of Suryanakaskar. What do all these diverse phenomena have in common?  They are all Vinyasanas, progressive sequences that unfold with an inherent harmony and intelligence.  “Vinyasa” comes from the… More..