http://simpleyoga.ca Julie Lefebvre Delivers Simple Yoga in Ottawa Canada Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:55:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Devi Puja by Krishna Das. A beautiful song to relax and enjoy! http://simpleyoga.ca/2010/07/20/great-music-for-your-meditation/ Right before attending to your garden or doing any hard work outside, do a few sun salutations to warm up your body. Before and after would help your body focus on all the muscles. http://simpleyoga.ca/2010/07/12/help-stretch-out-your-body/ Remember if you use the computer or text on your cell phone, be aware of your body alignment. Your shoulders round out and your spine begins to curve. Try to pay special attention to your spine and line up your vertebrae one on top of the other. This will give you perfect ... http://simpleyoga.ca/2010/03/06/alignment/ Because there is less daylight during the winter months, depression can creep up on you. Staying away from these feelings, can be very easy. Do a few rounds of sun salutations and a few stretches. Give yourself a few minutes to sit quietly and do some deep breathing. Try to do all of this ... http://simpleyoga.ca/2010/01/19/feeling-blue/ To bring in the New Year, remember to consider yourself first. Before shoveling, organizing the house, or taking down the tree and ornaments, do a few sun salutations. This way you will not have such stiff joints the next day. And with the bills creeping up, from the gift of giving, do ... http://simpleyoga.ca/2010/01/02/happy-new-year-2/ Don't feel intimidated to start practicing. It has been proven to reduce many health issues. Even if you are not flexible, it is all about the breathing. You will be shown how to breathe properly and as you keep practicing, you will gain flexibility. Come join my Hatha evening program classes. If ... http://simpleyoga.ca/2009/09/19/first-time-doing-a-class/ I will be teaching another Hatha Yoga class. This class will be very gentle and will be conducted at the Bob MacQuarrie Centre in Orleans, Ontario. The class will start at 7:45-8:45pm in Hall D on Septeber 16th. Hope to see you there! Namaste! http://simpleyoga.ca/2009/07/22/new-class-2/ I came across a beautiful shop last month. It is called Three Trees. The store has been there for years and I am sorry I hadn't discovered it before. They sell, beautiful Om jewelry, silver, music and other lovely trinkets. It is beside the Green Door Restaurant on Main Street in Ottawa, Ontario. http://simpleyoga.ca/2009/07/22/new-treasure/ I was very saddened to hear of the loss of Sri K Pattabhi Jois. He brought Ashtanga Yoga to North America and was a great mentor to many teachers. I did my Ashtanga teacher's training with David Swenson. David was taught by Pattabhi Jois in the early seventies. Bless his soul. Namaste http://simpleyoga.ca/2009/05/18/in-memory-of/ I am teaching a spinning and Ashtanga yoga class at the Bob Macquarrie Centre. The Centre is located on Youville Drive in Orleans, Ontario. It will start on May4th until June 29th, from 8-9:30pm. The class consists of 45 minutes of indoor cycling, followed by 45 minutes of short formed Ashtanga yoga. You do ... http://simpleyoga.ca/2009/04/24/great-program/