THE OYF BLOG
One Night Out
WE’RE SPENDING ONE NIGHT OUTSIDE IN SUPPORT OF VULNERABLE YOUTH On any given night there are between 500 and 1000 young people living on the streets in the Lower Mainland. Many youths are re-victimized on the streets, having fled one unsafe situation only to find...
Pose of the Week Guide: Modified Chin Stand
Chin Stand or Ganda Bherundasana can be an incredibly intimidating pose. In English it’s also called Formidable Face Pose, which is accurate, if you ask us! Putting your chin on the floor and getting your legs in the air, has many of us looking and going, No thank...
Pose of the Week Guide: Chair Pose
Whenever somebody says that yoga is only stretching, we want to challenge them to hold chair pose, utkatasana, for 10 breaths and tell us that it’s “just a stretch”! Benefits: Strengthens the core, shoulders, butt, thighs, hips, and back. Opens the chest, stimulates...
Pose of the Week Guide: Teddy Bear Pose
Taking a step back from last week’s pose of the week, headstand, we find ourselves at what we call teddy bear headstand or teddy bear pose. While this pose isn’t a “true yoga pose” it’s a great way to modify headstand until you’re ready to get yourself all the way...
Pose of the Week Guide: Headstand Pose
Inversions, like headstand, can be very intimidating poses. Being upside down can feel amazing but the idea of getting yourself into that position can feel downright frightening! Many worry that they will get hurt if they come into headstand, but preparing yourself...
Pose of the Week Guide: Bow Pose
Bow pose, or dhanurasana, named after the bow of an archer, can be an intense backbend and heart-opening pose. It’s a beautiful pose that counteracts all the sitting hunched forward that we do, but it definitely requires some practice (and warming up!). Can you modify...
Pose of the Week Guide: Extended Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose
If you find standing balance postures difficult, don’t worry! Most people are in the same boat as you! Extended hand to big toe pose looks intimidating but it’s definitely adjustable to your current level of balance and flexibility! Benefits: Works on flexibility in...
Forest bathing and Live Music Flow – Chilliwack
FOREST BATHING & LIVE MUSIC FLOW With September comes many things! The beautiful change of colours in our trees, the colder air, and more rain! We have decided to move the location of our LIVE MUSIC YOGA class to the Chilliwack Community Forest! That way, rain...
You can Do it, Put your back into it! Part 2 on back flexibility
We’re back again for part 2 of our series in back strength and flexibility! If you missed the first part of the series, you can find it here. Back flexibility is key to getting through many yoga poses and fitness moves but also an integral part of our day-to-day...