10 Ways to Stay Fit this Summer
Summer is finally here! That mean's the pressure is on to stay fit. It's the time of the year where BBQ's, pool parties, and loved ones and lots of food are in full swing. It's also [...]
Pilates for Men?
Is Pilates for men? I am a young male, yoga instructor who loves to find new ways to move in his body. I enjoy being challenged mentally, physically and emotionally, whether it be through a [...]
10 Tips to Prioritize Fitness
Happy June everybody! In the Northern Hemisphere this means that bikini season is on the brink of being in full swing and this is often accompanied by a sense of panic. Am I fit enough? How am I [...]
Women’s Weight Training
It is a common misconception for women to believe that weight training will make them bulk up and look like a man. Fear not ladies! It is physiologically impossible for you to put on large [...]
Joyful Inversions and their Benefits
I have always loved going upside down. Regardless of whether I was on the ground, in the water or in the air, since I was just a wee one I have loved it. Because joyful inversions [...]
Change Your Mindset: Movement, Not Exercise
Let me say this: I despise going to the gym. I have never been one of those people who gets excited to spend an hour on an elliptical or rotate through the seemingly endless weight [...]
Why You Should Practice Acro Yoga
For those of you that don't know, Acro Yoga is short for Acrobatic yoga. And I'll just be blunt and tell you, you should practice Acro Yoga! There are many different styles of acro yoga [...]
Finding a New Power in Pilates
I’ve always shyed away from Pilates.. To be honest, I thought that in a way, Pilates was a Yoga impostor. In the last 18 days at the EpicSelf Fellowship, and under the training of Amber [...]
8 Benefits of Foam Rolling
8 Benefits of Foam Rolling Have you started foam rolling yet? If not, get on it-there’s oodles of benefits that your body will love you for! Read my article from yesterday about my top [...]
The Best Full Body Workout: The Kettlebell Swing
Are you wondering what is all the rage about using kettlebells? Well let me tell you that there are hundreds of different workouts you can benefit from using the kettlebell but I’m going to share [...]
Top 5 Foam Rolling Exercises + Tips
Top 5 Foam Rolling Exercises + Tips 1) Upper Back (Thoracic Spine) If you’re sitting at a computer right now, take a moment and notice what your upper back is doing. Are you hunched [...]
Don’t loose that Beach Body while you travel!
Do you spend all your time before that special vacation getting that beach body and then dreading coming home and getting on your scale? We work so hard getting in our workout routine, our favourite [...]
SUP Pilates
SUP Pilates Everyone’s heard of taking your yoga practice to your SUP board by now, right? It gets you outdoors for your fitness, connected to the natural environment, challenges your balance in new ways, and [...]
Get in the mood to move!
Do you ever have those days where you keep putting off your workout because you’re too tired or you have way to much stuff on your to-do list? Well, I'm guilty of it, and the [...]
Overcoming Heat Laziness: Move Your Body in Water
Heat got you down? Feeling sluggish and lazy and unmotivated to move your body? I'm with you. It's summertime right now in Costa Rica and one of my biggest obstacles to staying on top of [...]
How to Recover Quickly From an Injury
If you've been sidelined by an injury, you may be feeling disappointed that you can't partake in all of your normal activities and daily routines. But the good news is, as long as you focus [...]
Presence and Space through Yoga
We have control over two things only... here and now. In this moment is boundless freedom. Yoga allows us to create space in the mind, space in the body, and space in the heart. We [...]
Spread Compassion with Yoga in Costa Rica
How you treat people, how you make them feel, and who you inspire them to become is priceless. These invaluable qualities mean more than what car you drive, how much money you have in the [...]
10 Day Yoga and Ayahuasca Retreat
What you seek is seeking you. Retreat to reset, reconnect, and awaken to deeper levels of you. Meditation is just the beginning. 10 Day Yoga and Ayahuasca Retreat December 23rd- January 2nd, 2016 at [...]
Getting Jazzy
? Getting jazzy with some attitude! In between sets of free weights at the gym I love to jump around, improv and choreograph little sequences rocking out to my blaring beats. Luckily the studio at [...]
Movement Never Lies
Movement never lies. Body language speaks volumes beyond words. Our bodies reveal exactly what our minds believe. They hold our emotional baggage and past traumas. Most of us walk around day in and day out [...]
How is your body today?
How is your body today? Before you hop on your to do list take a few moments to check in. Stand with your bare feet on the ground, close your eyes, and focus on your [...]
Costa Rica Yoga Retreat
Beautiful morning at this Costa Rica Yoga Retreat. Rise, shine, sweat and smile! The BEST way to launch into Sunday Funday ! Show up for yourself. Even if all you do is sit and breathe. [...]
Connection to the Earth
She was swept away by the sheer surging of life, the tidal wave of being, the perfect joy of each separate muscle, joint, and energy pulse. That it was aglow and rampant, expressing itself in [...]
Jungle Living
Welcome to the jungle! The rainforests of Costa Rica are some of the most biodiverse places on Earth. They are so ALIVE. From the red rich soil, to the climbing vines, to the leaf cutter [...]
