Trainings l Retreats
Mindfullness: do I get it? #2 Written by Hillary R. Hoff Shooting star People speak about empty spaces found between the constant flow of thoughts when meditating. Empty spaces that may last for only a milisecond or two. To be…
Mindfulness. Do I get it? #1 Written by Hillary R. Hoff I’ve been pursuing the act of meditating for a few years and it isn’t until recently I feel I understand what it’s mostly all about. Everyone has their own…
Written by Hillary R. Hoff This is a poem I would like to share. I first wrote this poem for an assignment while finishing my first yoga teacher training in 2013. Before beginning the training, I didn’t resinant with this…
What is your yoga? #3 Written by Hillary R. Hoff Part III: Inversions Inversions tap into our inner child, enhance confidence, core strength, balance, and may provide a humbling aftereffect. The reverse blood flow improves circulation, alters our perspective, and…
What is your yoga? #2 Written by Hillary R. Hoff Balancing Balancing poses enhance concentration, memory, focus, coordination, and develop stability. Balancing poses help reduce tension and fatigue. Specific balancing poses help with certain areas of the body. Standing balancing…
What is your Yoga? #1 Written by Hillary R. Hoff While being a yoga instructor many people comment to me with responses such as, “I’m not flexible, I have no time for yoga right now, or I’m just not a…
A break! From negative spiral thinking #3 Written by Hillary R. Hoff Part III: What can we do to change these thoughts and patterns? There are numerous options that trace back thousands of years to how we can heal our…
A break! From negative spiral thinking #2 Written by Hillary R. Hoff Part II: Why do we continue with these patterns of attracting negative thoughts and outcomes? Dr. Alice Boyes explains how we continue giving energy to unwanted behavioural patterns…
A Break! From negative Spiral Thinking #1 Written by Hillaray R. Hoff Those moments in life when you feel that the cloud will not leave from hovering over your head; whether an illness occurs, financial pressure arise, an accident takes…
Explore the three gunas Have you ever heard of the three gunas? The Samkhya philosophy describes the gunas as the threefold characteristics in it’s nature; in this sense every action, thought and event is created due to the interaction of…