Two yoga books for your New Year’s reading list that promise to evoke and inspire both the heart and the mind

Being new to yoga, it’s a safe bet (at least it was in my case) to stick with classes like hatha and yin. You get to keep a nice slow pace and don’t often find yourself standing on your hands during the class.

The first dozen times I practiced Yoga, I hated it. I’d dragged myself to class based on my physio’s recommendation, after yet another over exercising-induced injury. I didn’t fit the profile of a “yogi”—I was a gym-rat, and proud of it. Like a doctor who smoked, I was a personal trainer who never stretched; and an aspiring psychotherapist who never addressed my anxiety.

Yoga is the best thing ever, I am so committed to it, and it literally changed my life, it’s something I can turn to if I’m scared, lonely, depressed or just want to feel some love and peace.

Kate Clere McIntyre talks about her inspiring documentary film, YOGAWOMAN. DrishtiPoint is a yoga radio talk show that features interviews about yoga, dharma, truth, wisdom, and love. DrishtiPoint airs every Monday from 5-6pm on CFRO 102.7 FM, and freepodcasts are …

Nature, like yoga, is a clear mirror that reflects our inner capacity for stillness and peace. I was reminded of this truth last month, when after a long and bare winter, I left Vancouver city for a weekend on the southern gulf island of Salt Spring Island, with the intent to “reconnect with nature.”

Sara Avant Stover was a senior in college when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer, and forced to examine her own disconnection from her body. Her internal examination led her to ask the hardest question of her life: What does it mean to be a happy woman?

We’ve just arrived on our Greek Island, Kythera and in a few short days our Yoga Retreat Group will be here. By we I mean Gloria and our daughters Tatiana and Gabriella. We’ve done this trip many times over the …

From Fernanda Pellegrini One of my greatest moments in Vancouver until now happened a few days ago, when I completed my 40 day Yoga Challenge at Semperviva Yoga. What an awesome feeling! The best thing I could have done to …

From Barbora Libanska I couldn’t believe my eyes when I read the email from Semperviva congratulating me on winning the first prize in the 40 Day Yoga Challenge. What a great completion of those amazing 40 days! I am grateful …