There’s a tonne of benefits to living in a big city – culture, entertainment, restaurants, shopping – always somewhere to go, something new to check out.  But after being home now for a month, one thing about this big city that’s getting to me is how hard it seems for people in Toronto to just [...]

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I’m having a little bit of déjà-vu here…it seems like every time I return from traveling it takes me a couple of weeks to wrap my head around the fact that I’m really home and that the trip has ended.  When I got back from my Maui adventure, I had a little more time off [...]

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Clear your calendar this Thursday evening!  The wonderful people at lululemon are putting on what is sure to be an amazing event – Hip Hop Yoga at the Thompson Hotel.  Their guest instructor, Calgary’s Sara Villamil, will lead an energetic vinyasa flow class, accompanied by live beats from DJ Fathom.  A-list venue + FREE yoga [...]

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By Cecily Milne, Yoga Instructor It dawned on me the other day that, while I’m beyond fortunate to study with wonderful teachers both here in Toronto and abroad, that there could be some head-scratching ahead as I come to terms with different philosophies and approaches to the ancient practice of Ashtanga yoga.   I’m first [...]

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Ok…I think I’m ready.  I’ve been home from Maui for two weeks, and have been resistant to “get my blog on” since returning to Toronto.  I think, in part, I was feeling that in writing about my experience, I’d have to finally accept that it was over – or at least that this chapter has [...]

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Last Thursday evening, I was lucky enough to tune into CNN Heroes, the network’s annual gala event honouring ten people whose communities around the world nominated them as everyday heroes.  This program is something I’ve come to look forward to since its inaugural broadcast in 2007.  The stories told are absolutely amazing, portraying individual feats [...]

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For nearly six months, I’ve been living as a self-proclaimed professional hobo; since I gave up my apartment at the end of June, I’ve been staying with family, subletting friends’ apartments and experiencing life in several different Toronto neighbourhoods along the way.  While this has been a rather challenging endeavour, where I’ve often felt less [...]

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This Friday, I’ll be leading 889’s Pranification class with an introduction to the full Primary Series of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga.  This sequence contains the foundational postures from which all other forms of vinyasa yoga have evolved.  We’ll begin with surya namaskar A and B, our sun salutations, and then progress through standing postures, followed by [...]

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Once in a while, something comes along that is so innovative, smart and inspired that it becomes a game changer – one of those things that goes from idea to total necessity overnight.  Last weekend, I wandered into the Evergreen Brickworks for the first time and couldn’t believe that I’d not only never been there [...]

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It’s truly amazing what gems lurk out there in cyberspace just waiting to be discovered.  Every so often I stumble across something on the web that truly makes me appreciate the wonders of being connected to the rest of the world so easily.  The next time you’re having one of those days – the kind [...]

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In the yoga community, there have been many great debates:  When is the best time of day to practice?  Is yoga ok for women who are menstruating? What about women who are pregnant? When to inhale, when to exhale?  What is the best diet for a yogi?  The conversations on these topics have been going [...]

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