And I think to myself...what a wonderful world.

David Attenborough-Wonderful world-BBC

Have you had a C-section recently?

Free Postnatal massage- A small group of BC registered massage therapists who study under Paula Jaspar (also an RMT and mentor), will be studying/ practicing massage therapy care of women “after birthing by C-section” Sunday Nov 20^th from 2-3pm if you are interested. Must be 6 weeks post-partum.

Baby is welcome to come too of course! Each mother will receive treatment by one massage therapist for one hour, free of cost. (Under the guidance of Paula Jaspar).

For more info or contact regarding this : Marie Arcand, RMT at 604 732 7272

P.S. You will love Marie! She is a fellow gardener from my community garden and a wonderful RMT!

Don't know of any better birth preparation than yoga

The practice involves not just exercise but mindfulness as well, opening both your body and mind to what lies ahead. A study of 74 first-time mothers in Thailand found that those who did prenatal yoga experienced less pain and a shorter labour.

Here is my fall schedule and the time to register is now :)

You don't need to bring a thing, just yourself! And registering not only ensures that a class will run, but saves you $3 per class. This is affordable yoga! (just as it should be)

The Roundhouse Community Center

located at the corner of Davie @ Pacific across from the "Roundhouse" Canada Line Skytrain

Prenatal Yoga

Tues and/or Thurs evening from 545pm-715pm

Sept 6-Oct 25/Nov 1-Dec 20

Sept 8-Oct 27/Nov 3-Dec 22

Baby and Me Yoga

Thurs afternoon from 1230pm-2pm

Sept 8-Oct 27/Nov 3-Dec 22

Mixed levels Hatha (always with a little yin and vinyasa thrown in)

Tues evening from 730pm-9pm

Sept 6-Oct 25/Nov 1-Dec 20

**NEW**

Yoga for Limited Mobility

Thurs evening from 730pm-830pm

Sept 8-Oct 20/Oct 27/Dec 8

To register for my Roundhouse classes call 604-713-1800 or click here

Mount Pleasant Community Centre

located at #1 Kingsway @ 7th (corner of Main St and 7th Ave at Kingsway)

Daytime Hatha

Mon and/or Wed afternoon from 1230pm-2pm

Sept 12-Oct 31 (no class oct 10) / Nov 7-Dec 19

Prenatal Yoga

Wed evening from 630pm-745pm

Sept 14-Oct 26/Nov 2-Dec 21

Baby and Me Yoga

Mon morning/afternoon from 1045am-1215pm

Sept 12-Oct 31 (no class oct 10) / Nov 7-Dec 19

To register for classes at Mount Pleasant call 604-257-3080 or click here

*All classes/costs are prorated as well and it is much cheaper to register than to drop in at both places.*

Its time to register & here's my schedule!

All Yoga classes with me begin this week at The Roundhouse!

(Corner of Davie St @ Pacific Blvd-Yaletown)

To register click here

Tuesdays it's Prenatal Yoga from 545pm-715pm

and Mixed Levels Hatha from 730pm-900pm

Thursdays- Baby and Me Yoga is from 1230pm-200pm, Prenatal Yoga is 545pm-715pm and Mixed levels Hatha from 730pm-900pm

Mount Pleasant Community Centre more convenient for you? (Main St @ Broadway)

Mondays it's Baby and Me Yoga from 1045pm-1200pm and Daytime Yoga from 1230pm-200pm

Wednesdays it's Daytime Yoga from 1230m-200pm and Prenatal Yoga from 630pm-745pm

For more information and to register click here

If a session has already begun costs are prorated so you can still sign up (and the classes you missed will be deducted from the price). *Registering not only ensures a program will run but you will save you $3.00 per class

yoga shouldn't cost an arm and a leg. This is affordable yoga. namaste & see you on the mat!

More reasons to get off our chairs and onto our mats.

We know what sitting does to our hips and back (and in turn our knees, neck, shoulders and mood) but the rest of it is pretty scary too! I know personally speaking that I have never sat as much in my life as I have the past few years (and as much as I hate to admit it it is getting worse with each year that passes)!

And our lovely weather doesn't help either at times sigh..

Well, thank goodness for yoga. It undoes all the damage caused by sitting. Bottom line is? Just move. Interrupt the sitting as often as you can.

See you at yoga and we'll chase the sitting blues away together ♥

Registration is on now, and all new Roundhouse sessions are about to start next week.

Prenatal Yoga is Tues and/or Thurs 545pm-715pm

Baby and Me Yoga is Thurs from 1230pm-2pm

Mixed levels Hatha is Tues and/or Thurs 730pm-900pm

To register click here

For my complete public schedule at both places click here

Via: www.medicalbillingandcoding.org

What is flexibility, and how much do we need?

I've been watching Leslie Kaminoff videos all morning long. Enjoy!

Leslie Kaminoff is a yoga educator inspired by the tradition of T.K.V. Desikachar. He is an Internationally recognized specialist with over thirty-one years’ experience in the fields of yoga and breath anatomy.

He is also the author of the book Yoga Anatomy here

For more info click on Leslie click here

East Vanity Parlour and I have got a deal for you :)

East Vanity Parlour and I have a really great mind/body/YOGA/HAIR promotion going on this month! Many of you have already registered, so you can start colllecting (on some gorgeous hair) ASAP!

You can read all about it here on their blog. Yay to looking great AND feeling great!

To make an appointment call 604-637-1122 Their website is here

East Vanity Parlour is located directly across the road from Mount Pleasant CC at 46 Kingsway.

To register for my classes at Mount Pleasant click here The Roundhouse click here

Ever think of studying with one teacher for a while?

My class prices are as inexpensive as my wonderful programmers and myself can make them, and therefore they are like a Groupon every day of the week.

I have both daytime and night-time classes for everybody, including Prenatal Yoga & Baby and Me Yoga for the sweet mamma's in my world.

If you have been thinking of taking up yoga and don't know where to start, registration is on now for ALL classes with me at both The Roundhouse (corner of Davie St & Pacific) and Mt.Pleasant (Main & Broadway). If a session has already begun the price is pro-rated so the class/classes will be deducted.

If you are looking for completely non-threatening classes where you can challenge yourself as much, or as little as you like (provided you are not injured) come and see me.

My classes are not trendy or mystical, but I can promise you that yoga can change your life in more ways then you can ever imagine. Even if you just want to stretch out those tight hamstrings and dump some stress, Or if you want to feel more fluid, get stronger, build endurance, ditch the aches and pains, or improve your golf game...

Whatever it is for you, you will be wondering how you survived without yoga for so long. And thats just the promise of yoga.

My classes are just real people practicing yoga so if you have been afraid and intimidated by all "this yoga stuff" just come to yoga already ♥

There is lot's of fancy yoga out there which is wonderful, but if you are looking for Traditional Hatha Yoga with lot's of variations and Pranayam (always with some vinyasa and some y delicious yin thrown in) come and see me.

Yoga will help to bring you back into balance on all levels. To me, even just one yoga class equals a day at the spa (and yes, I have had my share of days at the spa, and they are lovely!)

Hope to see you very soon. Again, if you are injured you should not be practicing yoga or anything that requires movement without a Doctors ok.

I hope to see you soon! There is a mat with your name all over it. Just bring yourself.

For my schedule look to the top right corner of this blog under Current Yoga Schedule. Namaste xx

Hi friends! Here are a few updates!

Hi friends!

I have a few different things going on that I'd like to share!

1. Shanti Uganda Fun "D" raiser:

Some of you may know that I am an Ambassador for The Shanti uganda Society. An organization I happen to care a great deal about. Website here

I am holding my first fundraiser in my neighborhood on Saturday March 12 from 7-10pm at Our Town Coffee at the corner of Broadway and Kingsway (1 block e of Main St).

Details for the event can be found on my Facebook fan Page here or you could always email me at yoginilori@gmail.com

Hope you can swing by! I will have lot's of gorgeous jewelry and textiles on display lovingly made by the women in Shanti's income generating group (its the jewelry I wear all the time that many of you comment on)! I'll have a huge selection, and there will be live music too! Hollow Strangers and Paul Talbot have generously donated their time to entertain us (Our Town is also licensed for beer and wine as well).

This event is super casual. Feel free to stop by! I'd love to see you.

2. I will be putting a newsletter out very soon. This newsletter will only go out 4 times per year as reminders of new class sessions, freebies and events, and basically everyone on my email list will be getting one. Please know..you can opt out and unsubscribe anytime.

3. I will be giving a talk and Free Baby Yoga demo at The Roundhouse babies group this Thursday Feb 17 from 11am-12 noon in room C. Feel free to stick around for a full baby & me yoga class afterwards, same room..starting at 1230!

4. Registration is on for all my Yoga classes at the Roundhouse. If you want to ensure your program will run, register asap!

I've got:

Tuesdays...

-Prenatal Yoga 545-715pm

-Mixed Levels Hatha (always throw some yin and vinyasa in there so we get the best of all worlds♥) 730-900pm

Thursdays...

-Baby and Me Yoga 1230-2pm

-Prenatal Yoga from 545-715pm

-Mixed levels Hatha 730-900pm.

You also have the option to double up and save by attending Prenatal Yoga or Mixed Levels twice per week if you like. To register click here

All Roundhouse winter sessions end tonight and on Thurs and the new sessions begin the very next week so register away! And the prices are as low as I can make 'em :)

I can't believe The Briefing is just 5 days away!!

Heres the trailer for The 2011 Briefing at UBC.

Are you going? Can you go? I am so sad I can't go but I'll be there in spirit. I've got my yoga classes to teach that night, and I've never been one to miss those!

It takes place Tuesday January 25 from 5-8pm at UBC Woodward 2 and you can register here for a toonie, and make your voice heard!

It's called The UBC Dollar Project (click here for more info).

You can hear about 8 different community projects and vote for your favourite one! And YES Shanti Uganda is one of them! **click here for Shanti's site**

I love the whole concept so much. The fact that you can pay a dollar and make a HUGE impact in the world. Thats so beautiful to me.

And to me, just listening to the speakers and hearing their passion, while learning about the world around me and the various causes being discussed would be so fascinating to me. If you can go, go!

I can't wait to hear all about it! And being an Ambassador for the organization and feeling so passionately about it, I am rooting for The Shanti Uganda Society all the way! We need that fence asap, and every single bit helps! For more info on Shanti's Fence Project click here

To keep up with Shanti Uganda and all the good they do, and their various projects etc, you should sign up for their newsletter. Its lovely and will make you feel really, really good inside. much like yoga. Namaste.

Gosh I love this place. Have you been to the Roundhouse lately? Yoga with me is starting up again. Tonight!

I am so stoked about my Roundhouse classes starting up again this evening! This year will mark 7 glorious years teaching at what I call, the coolest place in Yaletown for sooo many reasons. Yoga, dance, theatre, the staff...and the list goes on! All my classes are super casual, non threatening and affordable so come on down! You can find me there on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The cost of registration is pro-rated too, so if the session has already begun you can still register (or drop in too of course).

You save big by registering before or on the day of, and if you double up to attend twice per week there is a huge savings. (And of course all classes need the minimum number of registrants for the program to run, but luckily I don't seem to often have that problem). Namaste & I hope to see you tonight!

Prenatal Yoga Tues and Thurs 545pm-715pm.

Baby & me yoga Thurs from 1230pm-200pm

Mixed Levels Hatha Tues and Thurs 730pm-900pm.

To register click here

going on 88 and a real inspiration

I love it when she says "when they say it can't be done i've got to do it." This woman is the perfect example of if you use it you "keep it" (as opposed to, "if you don't use it you lose it"). Lifetime learning, trying new things by pushing the evelope, and and moving her body through her her yoga practice and dance has clearly kept her balanced, vital, clear, and both strong and flexible in body and mind.

They say there are two kinds of people. The elderly, and those who will be elderly (if they livelong enough of course). This woman is lovely, though I'd share.

yoga is our natural state.

You cannot do yoga. Yoga is your natural state. What you can do are yoga exercises, which may reveal to you where you are resisting your natural state. ~Sharon Gannon

Todays the day! Bring a clean blanket on your commute!

*Bring a blanket on your way to work/school/yoga Friday Nov 26!

Click here for more info

Let's join Gregory and his young son help keep the homeless warm this winter!

Just want to give a shout out the dads who have been coming to baby yoga lately

It takes a real man to come to baby and me yoga and I've been pleased to see a few lately at both Mt.Pleasant and The Roundhouse. It's yoga, and dad's need yoga too. There have been a few regulars over the years but not too many. Just wanted to make a little post to tell you how cool you are dads. I love my momma's but I love my baby daddies too! Feel free. I know that you will always be few and far between at baby yoga but know that you are more than welcome anytime.

Over the years I have had parents who have occasionally traded off with their partners as well. That is A OK. As long as there is room everyone is welcome. I have had grandparents, nannies, friends and aunties at baby yoga, and yes you are all welcome in my classes. There is simply not enough out there for the lovely men in our lives baby program-wise in my opinion. My baby and me programs are just that. Baby & me. Not strictly mom & baby and they never were. Just wanted to throw it out there. Namaste xo