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 average adult attention span is estimated to be around 7 seconds. In a world of quick-fixes and instant gratification, to encourage people to slow down can be a tough sell. This is becoming especially true in the yoga world as well, particularly in the movement-based practices of Vinyasa.

When I sat down on my mat in the studio on Vancouver’s East Side for the workshop with this orange-robed guy with a name I couldn’t pronounce, let alone remember, I felt an instant kind of calm. A sort of‘Oh, yeah, this is the right place to be right now’ kind of feeling. Here was a teacher I could identify with. Here was a teacher who would let me teach the way that was right for me, and encourage me to trust my own inner teacher to be my guide.

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.”

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