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"When you are kind to others, it not only changes you - but it changes the world" - Harold Kusnher One year ago there was a hashtag trend...
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Amy Fitta
Feb 2, 20214 min read
The Masculine and Feminine Energies
“Yin and yang, male and female, strong and weak, rigid and tender, heaven and earth, light and darkness, thunder and lightning, cold and...
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Amy Fitta
Jan 31, 20216 min read
The Key To A Balanced Life Part 3
Based on the work by Jill Willard, it is believed that our one body, is actually comprised of four bodies - physical, mental, emotional,...
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Amy Fitta
Jan 19, 20219 min read
Surfing The Waves Of Our Emotions
As a new surfer, I am very much a student of the sea. Each wave has a valuable lesson to teach me, a message that translates beyond just...
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Amy Fitta
Jan 12, 20214 min read
Finding Center - Balancing the Mental Body
Continuing on from our last blog - The Key To A Balanced Life - this week we are looking at how we can find equanimity within,...
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Amy Fitta
Jan 5, 20216 min read
The Key To A Balanced Life
Not too little, not too much, not too loose nor too tight, not too left or too right - these are all decent strategies for finding...
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Amy Fitta
Dec 10, 20207 min read
Prananyama
Through our struggles and through our joys, day and night, through sickness, age, and in health, the breath is always right there by our...
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Amy Fitta
Nov 13, 20206 min read
Asana - Sthira Sukham Asanam
This week in class we have been talking about asana. Asana means yoga posture, and although it seems that asana IS yoga, it is only one...
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Amy Fitta
Nov 1, 20205 min read
Ishvara Pranidhana - Self Surrender.
You've most likely heard the instruction 'surrender' said aloud in many yoga classes, many times. It is usually led by the phrase, 'just...
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Amy Fitta
Oct 23, 20204 min read
Svadhyaya - Self Study.
I always say in my class that being super flexible, being able to get into the splits or controlled enough to hold a handstand/crow pose...
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Amy Fitta
Oct 18, 20205 min read
Tapas - Do the work!
Today, let's explore the third niyama of Patanjali's 8 Limbs of Yoga, Tapas. No, that's not those delicious little snacks you find...
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Amy Fitta
Oct 11, 20205 min read
Santosha : The secret to a happy life.
Santosha, the second of the niyamas, reminds us to be content with all that we have, and all of who we are. There is alot of money being...
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Amy Fitta
Oct 4, 20206 min read
Saucha - Clean it up.
Welcome to the niyamas! We are now diving into the second limb of Patanjali's eight limbs of yoga. We can think of the yamas and niyamas...
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Amy Fitta
Sep 27, 20209 min read
Aparigraha - No need for the greed.
Welcome back my friends, we have finally made it all the way to the final yama - aparigraha. (Missed a yama or 2? Check them out here:...
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Amy Fitta
Sep 20, 20205 min read
Brahmacharya - Let's talk about sex, baby.
Brahmacharya - I think it's fair to say the least popular of all the yamas and niyamas. Why so? Well, because this yama is often...
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Amy Fitta
Sep 14, 20205 min read
Asteya. Thieves be warned.
Asteya is the third of the yamas from the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, and is the vow that asks of us to refrain from stealing. Well, that's...
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Amy Fitta
Sep 6, 20205 min read
Satya ...Ain't that the truth!
Today, let's start to unpack the second of the Yamas, Satya. Yamas, if you are just tuning in, are the vows of things we shouldn't do as...
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Amy Fitta
Sep 1, 20204 min read
Ahimsa
Ahimsa translates to non-harming or non- violence. It is often associated with why yogis are often vegetarian or vegan, however there are...
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Amy Fitta
Aug 30, 20203 min read
Meet the Yamas and the Niyamas.
When one thinks of yoga, it is not a surprise that images of headstands, warrior postures and seated forward folds spring to mind....
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Amy Fitta
Aug 19, 20205 min read
We must REST to DIGEST
Have you ever noticed that when you are super busy with work, under pressure of a deadline, worried, nervous or even just really excited...
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