Neena's Yoga

01/03/2025

Greetings beautiful Yogi's,
Wishing you all a year filled with new beginnings, I hope 2025 will be a year of collective awakening, may we be guided by principles of, peace, Integrity, humility, kindness, love, compassion, Joy, and Awe.
I hope you all had a lovely holiday season with some restful moments of stillness to restore and relax.

It's been a while since we did the Chakra series, and it feels like an appropriate time for resetting and tapping into our Chakra System. The beauty of the Chakras is that it allows you to use your body's wisdom and tap into the subtle energies of each Chakra. We'll touch upon the attributes, the asanas or postures, and the sounds of the Chakras. The sound vibration can truly shift the state of mind when combined with the postures and breadth. I will continue to recommend adaptations of postures, as the practice of yoga is truly for everybody.

It's always my intention that by using therapeutic yoga principles in developing a practice with fluid strengthening yoga postures with an emphasis on breathing, deep relaxation, and insight into meditation that enable the body and the mind to transition into a place of Sukha, a beautiful state of ease, stillness, and joyfulness.

Om Shanti Yoga - Winter 2025 Yoga series
Monday Evening Zoom from 5:15 - 6:30pm
January 6 - February 10, 2025

6 classes in this series - cost $60

I will send you a reminder every week of the Zoom link so that it's easy for you to join.
Your payment is your registration either by e-transfer, or mailed check. Please let me know if you need my mailing address. Prompt payment is appreciated so I know who to expect and who to send the magic link to! Please do let me know if you are NOT registering for this session. Any questions or comments are welcome. You are welcome to share this message with interested friends/family!

I am looking forward to seeing you again and sharing Yogic moments!
Namaste and Hugs,
Neena

neenasyoga.com

09/10/2024

01/08/2024

Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame.” — B.K.S. Iyengar

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
Thích Nhất Hạnh

Yoga keeps you grounded, starting with setting an intention, with breathing, seed sounds, gentle movements that awaken your body to move from the inside out. Relax and be here now🙏🏼💛✨💛.
“Yoga is when every cell of the body sings the song of the soul.” “Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.” “Focus on keeping your spine straight. It is the job of the spine to keep the brain alert.” Yoga is the dance between the light and the dark within you. The light is what brings you back to the mat and the darkness is what you uncover there. BKS Iyengar.

Namaste, forward to seeing you tomorrow evening 🙏🏼

12/22/2023

Let's cast a gaze that’s open hearted, warm, generous and tender as we don’t know what the other is experiencing. The best present we can give anyone is our fullest presence.
May 2024 be a year of collective awakening and let’s be guided by principles of, Integrity, humility, kindness, love, compassion, and Joy.
Much love and Namaste

06/05/2023

Namaste everyone, I’d like to share this video that my son made about his interpretation of Hanuman. It takes modern day examples and may be helpful in spreading the wisdom of Hanuman to more people.

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Who is Hanuman? Why is he a monkey? What lessons can we learn from him? Lord Hanuman is a widely worshipped deity in Hinduism and in this video, we will expl...

03/22/2023

Dear Yogi's,
I Hope you are all enjoying this beautiful week, the longer days are approaching and we will soon have beautiful spring flowers and fragrance in the air. If all goes well we may just remain on daylight savings this year? The debate has certainly been going on for several years now.

I've really appreciated our connection on Zoom, thank you as many of you have given me great feedback. Our Next series will include aspects of transition from winter into spring and the adapting of the body to this change. We will continue towards a deeper understanding of each Asana (yoga postures) and its unique benefits, we'll explore many of the traditional Asanas with flowing movements, with a greater focus on pranayama (pranayama). We will also focus on deep relaxation in the body to replenish our nervous system. It's particularly important that we develop good practices for maintaining an equanimous state of being in these challenging times. Yoga philosophy along with its strong breathing practices helps us connect with our inner being.

It's always my intention that by using therapeutic yoga principles in developing a practice with fluid strengthening yoga postures with an emphasis on breathing, deep relaxation, insight into meditation that enable the body and the mind to transition into a place of Sukha, a beautiful state of ease, stillness, and joyfulness.

Om Shanti Yoga - Moving into Spring 2023 Yoga series
Monday Evening Zoom from 5:15 - 6:30pm
March 27 - May 29, 2023
8 classes this series - cost $80
(no class on April 10th and May 22nd Statutory holidays)
We can start the summer series after Easter.
I will send you a reminder every week of the Zoom link so that it's easy for you to join. I'll record a class(es) for those who will let me know in advance about a class that they are not able to attend.
Your payment is your registration either by e-transfer to this email, or a mailed check. Please let me know if you need my mailing address. Prompt payment is appreciated so I know who to expect and who to send the magic link to! Or please let me know if you are NOT registering for this session. Please forward this message to anyone you think may benefit from these practices. Any questions or comments are welcome.
I am looking forward to sharing Yogic moments with you!
Namaste and Hugs,
Neena

12/24/2022

Dear Yogi’s,
Wishing you all the beautiful blessings of the holidays, may your life be filled with love, laughter, peace and joy❣️
May you continue to be that spark of light and hope into the new year✨💛🤗

Know that you are surrounded by Divine light, emanating divine light, and you are divine light! Your inner GPS is always guiding you🙏🏼🧚🏼‍♂️ many blessings for the New Year, I look forward to seeing you in 2023🙏🏼✨

11/07/2022

May we all have peace, fearlessness, compassion, well-being, kindness in this beautiful world 🌍.
Om Doom Durgayei Namaha🙏🏼Chanting this mantra is about removing the dark forces and bringing light into the universe 💛✨💛

10/24/2022

Wishing you all the peace, joy, love and vibrant ✨health! May your divine spark illuminate all around you 🙏🏼✨💛🪔

10/12/2021

Several months ago I did a couple of Yoga live sessions as a way to connect and do yoga with community, which brought so much Joy! Facebook changed the settings and my Neenas yoga account, which no longer functions as it did. I have therefore stopped posting anything here. If someone knows about these settings and how I can fix it, please let me know! Thank you 🙏🏼🕉

07/04/2021

The new series starts tomorrow! Please DM me if we wish to join!

Dear Yogi's,
Hope you are finding ways to keep cool during this most unusual heatwave that we're experiencing in East/West coasts.
It's been lovely to see so many of you on Zoom. It's truly so heartwarming to see the resilience, in how we've adapted to changes and continue to do so on a day-by-day basis. Yoga philosophy at its essence teaches us to be in the present moment and experience that sense of flow in our lives no matter what we have to deal with.
Many of you have shared that practicing yoga from the comfort of your home has been great. Even on days when you are not feeling well, you choose to keep the video off and practice quietly to your comfort level. Another lovely benefit of Zoom has been that you can join this class from the East to the West coast of North America!

Om Shanti Yoga - Summer 2021 Yoga series:
In this series we will work with the elements: Air, Water, Fire, Earth and Space, as they relate to within your body and Asana (yoga poses). As an example, we will work with the squat pose, often referred to as Malasana. The squat is of the Earth element, we will be working with modifications that may not look like a squat at all, yet will allow everyone to feel the benefits and find their own squat. We will continue to work with specific Asanas, Pranayama in conjunction with the elements and relaxation techniques that work to rejuvenate and strengthen the spine.
An emphasis on feeling the organic movement of each of the Asanas, observing the sensations as you move, breathe, and let go of any tightness that you observe. We'll emphasize working with the neck, shoulders, and spine. An aligned spine encourages alignment of body, heart and mind.
Using therapeutic yoga principles in developing a practice with fluid strengthening yoga postures with an emphasis on breathing, deep relaxation, insight into meditation that enable the body and the mind to transition into a place of Sukha, a beautiful state of ease, stillness, and joyfulness.

Monday Evening Zoom from 5:00 - 6:15pm
July 5 - August 23, 2021
(No class on August 2, Provincial holiday)
7 classes this series - cost $70
I will send you a reminder every week of the Zoom link so that it's easy for you to join. I'll record a class(es) for those who will let me know in advance, about a class that they are not able to attend.
Your payment is your registration either by e-transfer, or mailed check. Please let me know if you need my mailing address. Prompt payment is appreciated so I know who to expect and who to send the magic link to! Or please let me know if you are NOT registering for this session. Any questions or comments are welcome.
Looking forward to sharing Yogic moments with you!

Namaste and Gratitude,
Neena

http://www.neenasyoga.com

“You are a guest. Leave this earth a little more beautiful, a little more human, a little more lovable, a little more fragrant, for those unknown guests who will be following you.”
— Osho