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. HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE ‘PERGOLA’? Per-go-lah? Perg-ola? Who’s to say. So, here’s the trick, it’s pronounced: YOGA SHALA!! And it feels like: GRATITUDE!! This beauty was built by hand, a process fuelled by love, sweat & I’m pretty sure a lot of gluten-free beers ... by this beautiful man: @jason_welyki! I am still mystified at his diverse & unexpected talents. Mind AND heart = blown. Part office. Part dining room. Part living room. Part yoga shala. It’s all the things! All I asked for was a backyard space so that we could be OUTSIDE as much as humanly possible this summer. This quiet oasis is transforming a less-than-ideal suburban location into a magical getaway, just feet from our backdoor. Jason!!!!! Thank you! I Love You!! . And here’s a quote to describe how the weather this past weekend made me feel: “Just the smell of summer can make me fall in love.” - Unknown Right!?! Oh she’s back alright!!!! Thank you mama nature. I promise to never ever complain about the heat, and lovingly remind others how long we waited for this. Jai! Namaste! xo
. THE SOULIE SERIES { DARYDA } We asked our YTT grads if they would 1) Share feedback & reflections about their experience to help future students who are trying to decide if this program is for them, and 2) If they’d tell us a little about “Life after Costa Rica” - how their journey is unfolding & how they’re living their Yoga – on & off the mat, if they’ve chosen to teach, etc. Here’s a peek into @dairda’s experience: 1 ) “This past November, I jumped outside my comfort zone & participated in @pureyogaottawa’s 200hr Intensive in Costa Rica, led by two wonderful human beings, @tiffaniharrisyoga & @kateudurie. A truly rewarding experience one could invest in themselves that was both challenging & empowering. Each individual had the opportunity to be vulnerable & open their hearts. To dig deep into the Self & reflect. We were in the jungle encompassed by lush green plants, flowers, trees. The rainy season just passed - it was so beautiful seeing everything blossom. There were 3 homes & each had their own pool. Hammocks & swinging beds to relax on, when there was time to reflect & just be. We had 2 amazing chefs that made our gourmet meals + plenty of options for those w dietary needs. The beach was a 5min walk down the hill & sunsets were unreal! My only regret was not spending another week in this beautiful place to reflect on all that I have learned. So much gratitude for this experience & the people I met. 2) Filled with so much emotion right after. Who am I? A daily sadhana practice of meditating, yoga, journaling, reflecting & being conscious of right now was crucial. Gratitude game on the regular. Awareness. Trusting my intuition. Letting go of what does not serve me. Self-love. Love to others. Openness. Non-judgemental. Non-reactivity. Patience. Forgiveness. Practice. Action. Kindness. Humility. I will be bringing the nursing support group back to life [that I started b4 my injury], but this time w the addition of yoga & meditation. The passion is back. Proud to be nurse & only want to empower those in the workforce to feel good in the skin they are in. The vision is clear. Daryda has re-emerged like a Phoenix rising from the ashes...cont’d in comments!
. THE SOULIE SERIES Introducing a multi-part series. We will be shining a lovelight on our 2018 @pureyogaottawa 200hr YTT Costa Rica Intensive Grads. . Are YOU thinking about taking a 200hr YTT? Does the intensive format appeal to you? Has something within you been calling to expand, deepen, explore, grow? Do you feel it’s time to take your Yoga journey into a new sphere - whether on a personal level, a life level, and/or on a service level? Do you feel the call to teach or share this practice? YES? MAYBE? . We want to give you another way to help figure this out AND help you decide if coming to Costa Rica with @tiffaniharrisyoga & I this November is the divine fit for you! See link in my BIO for full program description & deets, registration, etc. . HERE’S HOW the {Soulie Series} WILL WORK: Each post will profile one #Soulie aka YTT GRAD at a time. You will get to hear from each of them, in their own words. Although limited by word count here on Insta, we’ll share a small snippet from their experience, reflections about the training, and their current journey ... aka “life after Costa Rica!” If something about their story resonates with you, you’ll be able to reach out, connect, ask questions, get the real deal, and learn more. How does that feel? Ok then. Let’s do this!! S T A Y T U N E D ... . . . 📸 @sublimeayurvedayoga captures this moment when 5 of our YTT Soulies: @matthew.owers @dairda @martinelalonde7 @frances.prime & @melissainottawa surrounded me in an epic bear hug love bomb after class at @cityofom. This was everything!! . . . #pureyogaottawa #purelove #thesoulieseries #yttgraduates #getreal #ytt #yttcostarica #yttintensive #liveyouryoga #8limbs #asana #pranayama #meditation #philosophy #body #mind #heart #spirit #soul #whole #you #trinity #wearegoingIN #practice #love #onebreath #onemoment #oneintentionalchoiceatatime
. MORNING MEDS This incredible new piece joined my altar family this week ... It’s from @lissabowie’s manifestation collection, courtesy of my forever #girlcrush #boutiquecrush @vamboutique + @reneemorra & @sophiebeau! P.S. if you had the super sads about their boutique closing in Wellington West, fear not, they’re re-opening in the Glebe late summer/early Fall/TBC. Yay! Thank you! Namaste! Hooray! . This piece pretty much latched onto my heart from multiple feet away & pulled me in when I was touring the vendor village at @cityofom on Saturday. . The way it captures the light. Oh my. Even on this grey rainy week, it managed to bring the light to my attention - into my heart - and became my muse. . Clear quartz is my absolute favourite crystal. In a gold triangle. Trinity. So I mean. Right!? And look how it changes colour {pic 2 + 3) as it alchemizes the light & sends it back out. Just like you & me. . Oh the meditations we will share. . Lissa - you are a magical creator! I may have been blessed with an epic, very #GOT #motherofdragons ring from my beloved man, but it’s too big. We were too in love to pass it up! Any tips on how to or where to get it resized? . . . #lovealtar #devotion #meditate #morningmeditation #practice #inspiration #clearquartz #manifest #clarity #intuition #trust #gratitude #abundance #love #iloveyou #thankyou #youknowmesowell
. CITY OF c{OM}mUNITY As I’ve given myself some space to sit & soak & reflect, absorb & integrate & alchemize... all that we envisioned, created & shared at @cityofom on Saturday, all that we experienced... both on an individual level, within our own holy trinities of mind + body/heart + spirit/soul, and collectively, the union of this together... It’s not words that arise, it’s a feeling. It’s beyond words, but it’s so strong, that if I close my eyes & take a few breaths, I can bring myself right back into that moment, into that space in time, staring into your crystal clear eyes, your wide open hearts, your breath & bodies & tears flowing. Thank you for cracking open, thank you for cracking me open, thank you for opening to this practice & going on one incredible journey together! . Thank you to the most soulful, love-fuelled assistants who held space & helped create our magical space: @bronwynle5 @colinjamesyogi @jason_welyki @marianenoiu @sublimeayurvedayoga . As we continue to ride the waves of the incredible juju, the high vibration, awareness & sense of connection, the loving kindness, courage & sense of freedom into the weeks n months ahead, let us give THANKS to all the invisible warriors behind the scenes that make all of this possible: Allison, @mc.messier, @rudiejay, @elisakurylowicz, @_roblittle & the many other souls from the @pureyogaottawa collective. To the HUGE tribe of epic VOLUNTEERS {true seva, service}! To our generous SPONSORS for believing in the magic of an offering like this. To our VENDORS for bringing such amazing energy, presence & offerings to festival experience. Dangerously OMazing. And to the team of TEACHERS who bring & offer their whole Selves to our community, creating unforgettable magic. I humbly bow in deep gratitude for the gift of being a part of this community, this festival, this experience, this extended family, this ripple, this love. Here’s to @cityofom 2019 2020! . . . #inlovewetrust #cityofom #bhakti #metta #lovingkindness #lokahsamastahsukhinobhavantu #meditate #move #breathe #chant #feel #love #trust #youmewe #one #community #unity #awakeandunited #onebreath #onemoment #oneintentionalchoiceatatime
. TO LEARN BY HEART Just heard this saying for the first time in a LONG time, while taking a cabie to the airport! I had expressed gratitude for his patience, explaining that I had gotten used to Uber/App location tracking, etc {Van doesn’t have Uber}. He *joyfully* shared that his cab co. did indeed have an App now too...which led to a chat about how amazing these tools are, how fortunate we are for the ease & convenience they’ve created for him & his customers, even how much he enjoys that you know the driver’s name & that he knows the passenger’s name. I know, right!? . He recalled when it was all done over radio, “back in the day” before Smartphones & Apps, and as great as this technology is, we’re all lost when/if we lose it or forget it somewhere {ahem, in fact, I forgot mine on the plane in LA!!} & how it’s now essential for his job {how did they do it before Google maps, truly!?!}. . He went on to say, “remember how we used TO LEARN at least 20 loved one’s phone numbers BY HEART, but now they’re just in our phones & we don’t know them anymore.” Whoa. The layers. . The conversation continued on. But something about that expression got stuck in my heart. . So I pulled out my phone, opened a notepad, wrote down “to learn by heart”, then put it away & kept on listening. I didn’t want to...forget. ;) . This idea, of comiting something to memory - not by head, or by mind, or by brain ...but by heart. Remembering how devastating losing my ST memory after the accident was (TBI). Something so clearly related to the brain; to injuring, damaging parts of the brain. AND Something that so clearly helped me drop into my heart. THEN THIS, the ability to remember, memorize, recall, recite, to learn or know something - at one point was lovingly attributed, credited to the heart {not the brain/mind}. . Where does this expression come from I wondered!? Oh man! Check it out {see comments below}. LOVE!! . These are just some fave snippets from Google before boarding the plane. . So many layers & synchronicities with our yogic path, w/ wisdom teachings of all kinds. . I’m gotta sit & soak with this one, for a while. . . . 📸 @paprikamarika, after her #Kundalini class!
. BECAUSE, COFFEE A couple months ago I noticed that having coffee first thing in the morning wasn’t sittin’ well with me. So I switched to matcha - this amazing golden turmeric blend from David’s Tea, made super easy to froth with a little hand-frother. But on days I’m not teaching or if I have a pause mid-morning, I still love me some coffee. Sweet sweet coffee. I’ve observed it feels wayyy better in my body at that time of day vs. my normal 5am / first thing. I have a delicate little ecosystem {understatement hahaha} - and traveling can sometimes disrupt my {disclaimer, this may be TMI} - poop regime. Long story short, coffee has been back on the table. LOLLLLLL While my lovie was out doing some food prep for clients {p.s. she’s an amazing private chef - DM her if you’re ever on the hunt: @paprikamarika}, she sent me to the BEST spot for a latte. This masterpiece was the richest, smoothest, creamiest, most decadent, down-right-beautiful almond milk latte I can remember having. Oh. My. Gawd. I may have pulled one of those eyeball side-to-side glance things before I licked the super rich foamy-not-foamy-more-like-pure-cream-clouds from the sides, and pouring it nearly upside down on my face to get to the bottom, before calling it a day things. And, I pooped. Yassssssssss! xo _/\_
. TAKE ME TO CHURCH Life Changing Experiences with this beautiful human. . Los Angeles took me to church. Wholly. Completely. Holy. Over many different days. In 3 different ways. At 3 different places. In 3 different spaces. Guided by different paths, different teachers, different practices & different expressions. On the outside that is. BUT The heart is the same. The source is the same. The message is ultimately the same. The truths are ultimately the same. The actualized living practice that we take into our daily lives is ultimately the same. The same threads runs through & through. L O V E ! . @bhaktiyogashala @ramainstitute @agapespiritualcenter . There really are no words. At least not yet processed. I have cried more tears of joy, tears of knowing, of faith, of yes, full-circleness, of connection, gratitude, and love, than I can count. Recounting my winding path with “faith”, “spirituality”, “seeking” - through churches, bible camps, books, different churches, teachers, YOGA, meditation, spiritual paths, teachings of many kinds - since a VERY young age. AND to arrive at a place, a time in my life, a time in our collective consciousness, a time in the world when THESE kinds of offerings exist, in this way, so inclusively, so accessibly, so exquisitely. My heart broke open. . I must really, r e a l l y LOVE my people, my city, my home in #Ottawa {& yes, I do!}... Because well, this is the trifecta of awesome. Add the ocean, the food, the weather. Oh my. So, I’ll be back. Again & again & again. Until then, each moment left permanent grooves on my heart, brain, spirit, soul, the whole of this one. Here’s to soaking in the moment. Here’s to possibility. Here’s to gratitude. Here’s to practice. Here’s to these courageous, attuned beings {teachers, guides, messengers, conduits, _____, ...} who have listened, aligned with, & shared their gifts w the world in this way! Here’s to LOVE. . Here’s to @paprikamarika my twin flame through what I am sure is countless lifetimes, walking this path w/ me, sharing this wild human journey & being such an inspiration, teacher, mama, sister, soulie & beloved friend. This adventure goes down in the record books. I love you!
. TRUST LOVE | LIVE {in} LOVE morning meditation by the ocean side . . . on route to the most incredible discovery {bhakti yoga shala}. i will be back. feels like home. xo _/\_
. SOUL REJUVENATION So, LA is awesome. And this human is even awesomer. We are in heaven. And yes, one of our very first stops was taking our adorbs fancy bikes from the most epic hotel hook-up { ahem miramar #fourseasons bungalow !? i mean, blessed would be an understatement ! ! ! thank you claudia ! ! ! } to @erewhonmarket. Yes, it was life-altering. Yes, we spent hours. Yes, the only reason we left was because we were going to be late for our dinner reservations. For reals. LOL. Soulmate. Inspiration. Life rock. Food guide. The plan? Continue to nourish our way through this city by way of: LOVE n CONNECTION (God, I missed this woman) Non-stop talkin’ Pre-Sunrise meditating (too good Eating Yoga-ing Bootcamping (@paprikamarika, pas moi, haha) Shopping Wandering Agape-ing Unplug-ing RaMa-ing Beach-ing Coffee-ing Chillin’ Being Freespiriting, open spacing, playing it by earing ... who knows, possibilities are endless. Truly. Thank you, I love you. Grateful beyond measure. . . . P.S. Aren’t palm trees just so gorgeous!? Sweet dreams. Sleep is also awesome. . . .
. CITY OF OM | JUNE 1 Less than 3 weeks away, we unite at Landsdowne for an entire day of Yoga magic, community...a deepening of our love & our connection to this practice, to this path, and to each other. . PROMO CODE If you haven’t bought your ticket: PURE2019 gets you 10% off . JOIN ME FOR A MOST SPECIAL PRACTICE at 10:30am - 11:30am in the Aberdeen Pavilion One Part: SLOW FLOW, think moving meditation, we’ll aim for a continual journey of moving w/ our breath, slow, fluid, intentional, soft & powerful, movement & breath, mind & body, spirit & soul, you & me, we, as one. One part: GUIDED MEDITATION, we’ll gather together in circular love cluster (altar in middle) & explore a seated meditation practice. One part: BHAKTI LOVE JAM, our seated meditation will move from spoken word & silent practice, into chanting, together. Guided. Supported. United. Trevor (my Harmonium) will be joining us. Together we will open our hearts & create a space for something powerful to be felt, to be seen, to emerge, to shift, to be known, to be released, to be shared. I can’t wait to go on this journey with you! . If you’re spending the full day at @cityofom Festival, you have a lot of {amazing} choices to make. What a luxury!! From past experience, I recommend coming up with a bit of a “plan” ahead of time, w/ the intention to mindfully, lovingly pace yourself, balance out your choices, balance effort & ease, thruout the day. If you have any questions about this practice, message me. . BHAKTI!? CHANTING?! Bhakti is many things...at the heart, for me, its the practice, the Yoga of LOVE, of devotion. As Hanuman’s story teaches us {thank you to my teacher @janetstoneyoga for offering these teachings to my heart}, chanting, mantra, meditation are deeply deeply powerful way to help us remember - & when we do it together, transformational. “Chanting is not about becoming something else. It’s not about even losing yourself. It’s about becoming yourself, about sitting within yourself. Because you burn away & you let go. And you burn away & you let go...of all of these things...that are simply just not you.” - #SnatamKaur . A path to the heart, hOMe & on June thru commUNITY! . . .
. HOW CAN I LOVE YOU BETTER “I'm deeply grateful for all of the people who are courageous enough to work on the hard edges of love.” - Brene Brown . WithIN and WithOUT. . I am... Open wide. Living into all the places & spaces of this whole heart. Willing. . Even when it’s hard, especially when it’s hard. Very imperfectly. But deeply committed. . May we move from professing to practicing. Thank you Yoga (& Brene), for reminding me it’s all a practice. And so, we courageously keep stepping in, leaning right into it all, and practice. One breath. One moment. One intentional choice at a time. Again & again. . . . 📸 Outtake at a @pureyogaottawa photo shoot with the amazing @_roblittle behind the real lens, this was taken with my phone by our beloved @ashewch I believe xo _/\_
. STEPPING IN It’s funny how lessons we’ve learned, those that really impacted us, imprinted on our hearts, our souls, our beings, changed our lives in some meaningful way - have a way of resurfacing. Like they’ve been germinating, incubating, percolating, alchemizing with us ... until the next layer of the lesson is ready to be known, seen, lived. Yoga Philosophy is like that, for me. Contemplative & Spiritual teachings from many traditions are like that for me. And ... Brene Brown’s teachings are like that for me. Her work found me when I was in the deep darks of grief, loss, crisis, pain, depression - following my TBI - when I realized I was grieving, grieving me. This was a major “a-ha” on my healing journey, so I decided to take a course in grief to better understand what I was going through. One of Brene’s books was required reading, and created a domino effect. I looked into her other books, her TedTalks, videos and, the love affair continues to this day — albeit with a long pause, until recently. Although her teachings have lived on inside me ever since, I’m being called to start again. Like an uprise from within. Beginning with Daring Greatly & The Gifts of Imperfection. I’m so stoked to embark on this journey, to be weaving these threads into the tapestry anew. . “Vulnerability sounds like truth & feels like courage. Truth & courage aren’t always comfortable but they’re never weakness.” - @brenebrown And they are essential to wholehearted living. I’m all in. . . . 📸 @ellen.strz at @esalen with @janetstoneyoga #wholehearted #living #vulnerability #truth #courage #daringgreatly #brave #weareworthit #steppingin #lifelived #onpurpose #withpurpose #practice #onebreath #onemoment #oneintentionalchoiceatatime
. NO MATTER THE OBSTACLE Breathing this in, through my heart & deep down to my roots: “do humble work with a holy heart.” - kael klassen . No matter the obstacle, this. This brings me home. . “do humble work with a holy heart” . The work of life. ... the inner work. ... the outer work. And all the spaces in between. “do humble work with a holy heart” At home. At school. At our jobs. “do humble work with a holy heart” On the mat. On the cushion. And off. With our loved ones. With our time. With our health, with our healing. With our passions & projects; fulfilling our dreams & intentions. With our fears & obstacles, with change & uncertainty, with our choices in the making. With all our offerings - the work of life. The offerings of our life, lived. . “do humble work with a holy heart” . . . 📸 @_roblittle photographer at @pureyogaottawa . . . #humblework #holyheart #yes #rootingdown #thankyou #iloveyou #igotthis #yougotthis #wegotthis #ganesha #nomattertheobstacle #lifeishappeningforme #heartforward #clarity #trust #love #truth
. UNEXPECTED JOY Some dreams come in very small, fuzzy, packages. This is a dream come true. Having both my fuzzies cocoon with me, together, sharing cuddle time with mama ... !? Well, it’s unprecedented (a first since they were kittens, they’re 12+ yrs old) AND it’s a source of completely unexpected joy! . Just like this incredible sunshine today & warming temperatures, @lululemon’s #PHYoga being less than 1 month away, @cityofom being less than 2 month’s away ... the new addition of golden turmeric matcha (from @davidstea) to my morning ritual aka no more coffee, the eternal joy I feel in moments of connection before, during & after class with students through a fully embodied hug, eye contact, shared tears, a deep breath ... or family meals shared around the dinner table, phones away, and when we go around the table to share a positive experience from the day, instead of 1 ... one of our teenagers shares 3!!! I’m plugging into unexpected joy in as many ways as I can. How? The first step is awareness. By paying attention. Paying attention to unexpected moments of joy. Pausing. Soaking in them. Appreciating them. Reflecting on them. Sharing them. And here’s to consciously cultivating more. . . . #joy #unexpectedjoy #purpose #inspired #lifelived #onpurpose #withpurpose #onebreath #onemoment #oneintentionalchoiceatatime #phy #phyyoga #cityofom #morningritual #meditation #matcha #fuzzybabies #stillness #quiet #reflect #contemplate #connect #love #gratitude #holyshift
. PURE YTT INTENSIVE 2019 is OPEN! We are so excited to be officially opening registration for our 200hr @pureyogaottawa Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) Intensive in Costa Rica. Yogi’s near & far, we keep this program small, intimate, magical...and last year it sold out quickly. . Read on or check out the link in my bio for more deets & to answer that call! Let’s dive deep into this thing we call Yoga, together. Nestled in the jungle, minutes from the ocean, our oasis in Santa Teresa is calling your name! . Remember, although completing this training will 100% prepare you to teach yoga & is 200hr Yoga Alliance Certified...you do NOT have to have the desire to teach. From training to training, at least 50-60% of people (often more) who these trainings have the primary intention to deepen their practice, deepen their Yogic journey and knowledge, across all 8 limbs, and invest in a deep dive within: mind & body, heart & spirit, soul, the whole. . Your Teachers: Partnering with @tiffaniharrisyoga to create & offer this incredible program, this life changing journey...is a privilege, an honour & a blessing I value with my whole heart n soul, and, my precious brain!! This human is the real deal - and like the finest wine, the most delicious kombucha - her spark, wisdom, delivery, knowledge & love for this offering gets more epic with time. We are so passionate about what we do, compliment each other’s strengths & are beyond stoked to be teaming up again. So much so, the planning process for November is well underway! Eeeee! Can’t wait to share what we have in store for you. . To Register: Link in BIO for details about dates, costs, accoms & more. We’ve also given you a rough breakdown of key content areas + schedule. If you have ANY questions about the training, experience, journey, what we’ll be covering, etc...please reach out to myself or @tiffaniharrisyoga. No question is too small or off limits. I remember exactly how I felt when I those first stirrings to explore a 200hr training began. We’re here! Let’s connect! For registration or payment related questions, please contact info@pureyogacentretown.com xo . . . 📸 @ashewch + @tiffaniharrisyoga
. MAT TIME One of these girls will be joining me at @pranashantiyoga for MAT TIME tonight, 5:45pm! ;) Will you? . If you’re setting the intention to cultivate a new weekly ritual to get more mat time in, take a peek at my spring schedule: MONDAY’S 9:30am FLOW @pureyogaottawa Westboro 12:00pm WARM FLOW @pranashantiyoga TUESDAY’S 12:00pm WARM YIN @pranashantiyoga WEDNESDAY’S 9:30am FLOW/YIN @pureyogaottawa Westboro 5:45pm YANG+YIN** @pranashantiyoga ** This class is NOT heated, regular air, and is the same vibe/style as my 9:30am on Wednesday’s) FRIDAY’S 9:30am FLOW @pureyogaottawa Centretown SUNDAY’S 2:00pm FLOW @pureyogaottawa Centretown . We practice in the spaces in between. Between our formal ‘sits’ & our yoga classes. That’s the big practice, taking it off the mat, off the cushion, and into how we live our life. How we spend our time, our energy, who & what we give our attention & focus to. How we live our life & how spend this powerful & precious resource that is our life force. MAT TIME is when we come together ... To unite our hearts & minds, our breath & bodies ... To prepare our minds, bodies & hearts to be strong & mobile, flexible & fluid, aware & open ... To plant & nourish the seeds we want to grow in our life practice ... To reconnect, to remember, to strengthen, to grow, to release, to clarify ... To create a space. To be still. To listen. To wake up. To align. To get a little closer. One breath. One moment. One intentional choice at a time. ... the practice continues! xo _/\_