Tag Archives: yoga

Prenatal Yoga 2017

Posted on September 13, 2016 by shannoncowan

Offered monthly fall and winter 2017. Monday: 4:30 – 5:45pm (New day and time starts October 23rd) [*no class November 13th for Remembrance Day holiday] 427 Duke’s Road in the creek studio – top level of the green barn. $35/month … Continue reading →

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Self Cleaning Body and Mind

Posted on April 29, 2014 by shannoncowan

Spring is here! We are being called to clean out the habitual patterns – especially what and how and when we eat foods. Letting our diets change with the seasons is especially important for maintaining healthy sleeping and physical rhythms. Yoga … Continue reading →

Posted in Yoga Classes | Tagged asana, cleansing, digestion, kriya, kundalini, mantra, meditation, pranayama, snatam kaur, yoga | Leave a comment

What is ‘Retreat’?

Posted on March 19, 2014 by shannoncowan

For some, the idea of “going on retreat” is like the tastiest food on the tongue and words to be savoured with a smiling soul. For others, retreating from habits, patterns and “what you are used to being and doing” … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aquarian sadhana, awareness, compassion, conscious, habit, kundalini yoga, meditation, Retreat, yoga | Leave a comment

Centering at the Heart

Posted on November 12, 2013 by shannoncowan

Finding our heart spaces and the way of listening from the heart instead of the head is the journey of our lifetime. Yogi Bhajan offered us countless opportunities to discover this for ourselves and to experience the distinction between centering … Continue reading →

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Mind Over Matter

Posted on August 20, 2013 by shannoncowan

“The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently.” – Pema Chodron Is there a … Continue reading →

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40 Day Group Sadhana for Freedom

Posted on May 2, 2013 by shannoncowan

“40 Days of Freedom” Group Sadhana (From The Negative Effects of Stress)! Watch the video here, and read below for text version of the instructions. Disclaimer: The contents of this website and health claims made herein, in writing or in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged asana, ashtang, balance, chant, duality, heart, kundalini yoga teacher, mantra, meditation, mudra, mulabandha, namo, neck lock, prayer, prenatal yoga, sadhana, Salt Spring Island, spine, spiritual, stress, yoga, Yogi Bhajan | Leave a comment

What is Spirituality?

Posted on May 2, 2013 by shannoncowan

What is Spirituality? = anything that promotes heightened human awareness = that which gives meaning to one’s life and draws one to transcend the ordinary = practising mind and action animated by GOD (in Kundalini Yoga this translates as the … Continue reading →

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