I found balance: Marina

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I found balance: Marina

When I first started practicing yoga, I just thought it would be a good activity to pair with my weight training, in order to help me increase flexibility. I honestly had little other expectations of it. What I soon noticed, was that I felt much more balanced mentally after taking a yoga class. And that sense of balance happened every time. The more I practiced, the more it became evident, that yoga was not only good for my body, but was in fact having the largest impact on my mental health. I didn’t understand it, but I knew it to be true. […]

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I am much happier than before: Olivia

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I am much happier than before: Olivia

It was around 5 years ago, at the beginning of my career, as a software developer in a fast-paced company, I was very stressed all the time, and plus I was taking French classes at night to prepare for the Quebec immigration tests, and I didn’t do any exercises. Soon I got many health problems, I got heavy back pain due to sitting all day long, headache and I lost my sleep. Then a friend of mine recommended me to do Yoga and he recommended Luna. […]

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Always more to know: Katy

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Always more to know: Katy

I started practicing yoga long before lululemon and yoga jeans. I first tried it out of curiosity while in university, and stuck with it because it made me feel calm, strong, and connected. […]

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Is Yoga a Cult?

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Is Yoga a Cult?

Occasionally, I encounter folks who ask whether yoga is a cult, or insinuate that it is ‘cultish’. While I am quite….

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Living with lupus

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Living with lupus

Some might be surprised to hear (including my past self if I had a time machine that could allow such an encounter) that living with lupus hasn’t been all that bad. When I first was diagnosed I remember feeling worried, anxious and scared for what my future might hold. I also found myself coming to grips with my mortality at a young age and asking that age-old question: “Why me?” […]

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Vegan Spanish Tapas

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Vegan Spanish Tapas

For Easter this year, I had the idea of making a vegan tapas style brunch. I lived in Seville for 2 years in my late 20s and I’ve been wanting to go back… so this was my way of travelling through making vegan versions of my favourite foods! […]

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