One Tribe Yoga & Doula

12/21/2025

Lukla to Namche Bazar - our first few days acclimatizing have been such a treat - Cold mornings getting dressed in our sleeping bags, followed by steady, steep climbs to the warmth of the sun. Fighting for space on the trail with the streams of donkeys and yaks - The bells around their necks jingling are so festive and remind us Christmas is just around the corner. Afternoons drinking honey lemon ginger tea while our laundry dries on the line and the bliss of our last shower for a long time. The instant the sun goes down every ounce of heat leaves and we snuggle up cozy around the dinner table to play cards and plan. Namche is carved into a mountain side and every direction we look we’re stunned by the views. Tomorrow we start trekking really, really high, and get our first real views of Everest!

12/21/2025

12/17/2025

Trekking permits secured, flights to Lukla booked, enjoying the last bit of heat we’ll feel for a while - there’s no turning back now.

12/15/2025

The girls’ first blog post of this trip is up :)

https://bishopsandtheirbucket.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-new-bucket.html?m=1

12/11/2025

Why we’re spending 40 days wandering the world with our kids:

1. Toys fade. Memories don’t.
At 30, no one recalls Lego, robots, or dolls. But nights camping by the sea stay vivid forever. Memories anchor identity and shape who we become.

2. On a trip, our children see the real us
Not just “a mom who nags about homework.” But a person - who laughs, fears heights, gets lost, and finds a way out. It’s not a role; it’s a bond.

3. Kids who explore the world feel less anxious.
New places = adaptation training.
Different food, languages, and customs = flexible thinking. Children who’ve seen the world aren’t afraid of life.

4. Trips create shared stories.
Stories are the true currency of connection. In 20 years, you won’t discuss grades, but say, “Remember when we...”

5. What you surround yourself with shapes who you become.
Trips expose you to new places, new people, and new ways of living. Those experiences shape how you think and who you grow into.

6. Traveling turns family into a team.
Not parents vs. kids, not “your fault.” But “us together against challenges.” Lost? We figure it out. Missed something? Plan B.

7. Those who see the world aren’t afraid to live.
The world isn’t scary - it’s wide and open. Each journey tells our children, “You can live anywhere.” Limits exist only in the mind.

8. Time slows down when traveling.
A single day feels like a week. Every moment becomes full, alive, and warm. At home, time vanishes - school, sleep, homework - and suddenly they’re 18.
A trip becomes a lifelong memory.

12/05/2025

One Tribe Yoga — 200hr Teacher Training
Starting this September | Weekends Only

You don’t have to want to teach yoga to take a YTT. In fact, many of the most meaningful transformations happen long before anyone ever steps to the front of the room.

Our 200-hour training is a chance to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and deepen your practice in a way regular classes simply can’t offer. You’ll learn the “why” behind the poses, explore the philosophy that supports a steady mind, and understand your body in a more empowered, intuitive way.

And doing it in community changes everything.
You grow alongside people who are asking similar questions, moving through similar challenges, and showing up with the same desire to become more grounded and conscious. The friendships, support, and accountability that come from a training like this often become the most memorable part.

If you’re craving clarity, confidence, or a reset in how you move through the world, this training is for you — whether you plan to teach or simply want to live your life with more presence.

Weekends only. In-person. Beginning September.
Your practice will deepen. Your perspective will shift. Your community will expand.
Ready to join us? Booking on www.yourtribeishere.com

12/04/2025

Almost ready to take a big leap!

Follow our family’s adventures as we travel toward Everest, at our blog page - The Bishops & Their Bucket - https://bishopsandtheirbucket.blogspot.com/?m=1

If we don’t connect before we leave, we’re sending you wishes for the very happiest holidays and good health, adventure and growth in the new year.

We can’t wait to see you at the end of January and share in the joy of being together again!
Xoxoxoxoxxooxox

11/27/2025

Interspecies yoga assists are unpredictable but so helpful 🤭

11/23/2025

Yesterday One Tribe Studio hosted a fundraiser yoga class to generate awareness and resources to support a very special little boy who could sure use a hand.
His story will move you, so please read it, share it and donate if you can. Scan the QR code in the pics to read more.

guided guests through a powerful, moving class while created a lunch feast to nourish and refuel. From this tiny seed of intention, they raised 1775$ together to support Warwick. It goes to show the power of action! Thank you both for your dedication and care for this cause.

11/22/2025

Wonton and a onesie - A perfect pair 🥰

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11/17/2025

As we come into the last classes of study for this year, I’d like to summarize our last 10 weeks’ work here. Hopefully among all the sutras we learned up to this point, this distillation remains with you.

Yoga is uncovering and seeing yourself clearly.

According to the Yoga Sutras, yoga helps us see ourselves clearly by quieting the mind. When the mind is busy—planning, worrying, comparing—we look at life through a distorted lens. Patañjali says that yoga is the practice of stilling these mental movements. And when the mind settles, something beautiful happens: we begin to see our true nature beneath the noise.

The Sutras teach that clarity isn’t something we “achieve,” it’s something we uncover. With steady practice and gentle non-attachment, the mirror of the mind becomes clean. We stop confusing ourselves with our stress, our emotions, or our roles—and we reconnect with the quiet awareness beneath it all.
Think of your mind like a lake. When the water is rough, you can’t see into it. When it’s calm, everything becomes clear.
Yoga is the practice of calming those waters so you can finally see yourself as you really are.

11/13/2025

It’s been a minute since I’ve introduced myself - if you’re new here, welcome! If you’ve been here for a while, here’s what’s new round here :

My name is Basha, and more often than not you’ll see me in leggings, a messy bun and a whole lot of enthusiastic yammering about yoga, our kids and their passions and what silly adventure we have planned next.

I love yoga - like really, really love yoga. I’ve been at it for a ridiculously long time and STILL find it exciting, thrilling, deep, wonderful and so personal. My practice, and teaching, have changed so much through the years, reflecting the dynamic nature of yoga - How it adapts to meet us where we are.

I’ve taught powerful, fast, crazy pretzel yoga, and baby mama gentle stretching, and a lot of the stuff in between. I’ve taught classes, workshops and trainings both here in Canada where I live, and Mexico, where I play. These courses help folks remember how to breathe, how to eat, how to teach and how to be.

Right now I’m pretty lit up by being in a supporting role. No main character vibes here. I’m about being present for the last few years that our kids are going to be kids, knowing full well everything is temporary and that soon enough I’ll be back teaching full time. For the above reason I only guide a few public classes a week, both at One Tribe and at Oxygen Nanaimo (killer Pilates).
I appreciate the patience the wonderful students I’ve met have had with me and enjoy seeing you all at the classes I offer.

The next session of classes beginning in the new year will be up for booking on my website www.yourtribeishere.com pretty soon, so look out for that. ALSO, the next yoga teacher training starts next September 2026. It’s time to sign up to get yourself mentally, physical and emotionally ready - it’s a weekend only format that will be beautiful and intense (testimonials words, not mine :) )

I’m here to chat, reminisce, question and ponder, so if you have yoga thoughts feel free to send them my way and we can connect :)