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Why Do I Do Yoga?
by Renee Fedun, teacher and life long student It was a challenging year – the deaths of two close cousins, an intense illness, periods of pressing work demands – that left me depleted emotionally and physically. Still, yoga was a constant in my life – most of the...
The Practice of Letting Go
I can think of numerous personal occasions when this, “letting go thing just didn’t work.” However, this concept of detachment or surrendering is in all the yogic teachings for a reason so maybe it is worth taking a closer look.
Finding Stability in the Midst of Change
Yoga is like a beautiful gyroscope at the center of my life, spinning, twirling, whirring, and whooshing all the time. And like a gyroscope, my yoga never loses its position in space.
The Healing Power of Tears
Our tears are a powerful tool for healing, a gift given to all of us – if only we would accept it. Let’s allow tears to serve us, in the multitude of ways they were meant to do
On The Other Side Of Change
I invite you to join me in taking some time to check in with yourself. Learn to sit with your strong emotions; welcome them with your curious and affectionate attention.
Tone’s BIG News
It is partly with sweaty palms and butterflies in my belly that I am writing this. Each time I leave Tone to go home I leave with a full heart. Delivering this message gives me some jitters for sure!
Living Yoga in Nicaragua
Eye opening, heart centering, laughter stimulating, and physically restoring. How a group of nine from Grey Bruce practiced Living Yoga in Nicaragua.
Prenatal Yoga for Back Pain
Natalie Phillips shares a quick yoga video – Prenatal Yoga for Back Pain. As she says, you don’t have to be pregnant to enjoy this flow.
Chilling out at OSDSS!
Chilling out at OSDSS: Yoga for Teens with Becky Thorne
Maxine is Going to Nicaragua – Want to Come?
Maxine is Going to Nicaragua –
Want to Come?
February 2 – 9,
2017
Love Versus Kindness
If you find it difficult to show your love – to self and to others – this article might give some insights. Shannon talks about how replacing the word love with kindness has shifted her perception.
Singing with Community: Kirtan with Brenda McMorrow
At our last Kirtan at Tone, with Brenda McMorrow and Chris Gartner I had such a sense of singing with community. Kirtan offers such healing and joy.
Finding a Balance: Perfect Posture
Sometimes it takes an outer eye to point out our alignment of body or mind. On Friday June 20th we had Chiropractor Lindsay Johnston come in to facilitate a lecture and practice called ‘Finding a Balance’…
Party on at Tone!
For our kids, birthdays are magic! They wait for them, and anticipate them, and dream about them. It is our chance to honor the work, and play, of growing up and maturing. When we invite yoga into the experience we are also able to help our children slow down, be present and savor the magic.
What I didn’t Learn in Bali
…How to forget everything I knew, and remember everything I had forgotten about the mysterious nature of this world. It was a melting pot of recollections from curiosity I inhabited in the lifetime of childhood with a heavy dose of female empowerment and celebration for life.
4 Myths About Meditation Practice That Are Keeping You Stressed
Meditation practice has many benefits, such as greater focus and stress relief. But myths about meditation keep many people from ever trying this practice.
Piriformis Syndrome
Piriformis Syndrome occurs when the sciatic nerve is compressed by the piriformis muscle.
The piriformis muscle is located under the gluteal (buttock) muscles and it is involved in almost all movements of the hip and leg.
Reframing New Year’s Resolutions
Instead of busting our butts to fit into a disconnected resolution,
what if we reframe the way that we conceptualize our New Year’s resolutions? In other words, what if we say what we mean and mean what we say? A resolution revolution!
New Year’s Resolutions: Three Steps to Embrace Change
New Year’s resolutions are tricky things. One survey in 2008 found that 35 percent of people had broken their resolution by the end of January. Before you start down that path, throw away the notion of making resolutions only when the New Year’s Eve party ends.
Restorative Yoga
When Tracy Young offered to donate on my behalf a Restorative Yoga with Sound Healing class as a by-donation initiative to raise funding for my 500-hour Women’s Leadership & Yoga Training, it tested my boundaries of self-worth.
Meditation Questions
When someone first begins learning meditation with me for a duration of eight weeks, we start off with sitting for ten minutes per day day. This allows the student to familiarize themselves to coming to the same place each day, building the basic skills of concentration while focusing on the breath at the abdomen. After two…
Thanks and Giving
To honour the tradition of Thanksgiving our Tone staff have come up with their own gratitude lists.
Happy Thanks and Giving to you and yours!
Baby Sign Language
Learning baby sign language has many of the same benefits as learning a second language such as increased brain function, increased memory, increased ability to multi-task, better problem solving…
The Courage of Vulnerability
I used to think of vulnerability as a place within myself, painted with the shame and guilt of my ego, that I would (be forced to) visit from time to time.
30-Day Yoga Challenge
Our 30-Day Yoga Challenge is here again. This time we have prizes to give away and we have extended the time to include 3 months.
Equanimity Yoga
Equanimity Yoga (on the mat): Maxine provides her story of really learning equanimity and then offers some ideas to bring equanimity into a yoga practice.
“Yoga Helps with Everything” ~Amanda
“Yoga helps with everything!” Amanda said with a pause and a laugh when I asked her how yoga affects her daily
life. “It has been transformative for me.”
Yoga for Menopause: How to Relieve Symptoms
Studies show that yoga for menopause improves symptoms such as hot flashes and mood swings. Yoga also has many other benefits for women of all ages.
Is Restorative Yoga the Same as Yin Yoga?
Is Restorative Yoga the Same as Yin Yoga?
Tracy, who teaches Restorative Yoga at Tone Studio in Owen Sound replied:
Sitali & Sitkari Pranayama
Sitali & Sitkari Pranayama are great for calming, cooling. They can help to reduce anxiety and even can lower the body temperature. Both are easy to learn.
The Long Exhale and Viloma Pranayama
What are the benefits of a long exhale or viloma pranayama? Here is an article to outline why and how to do both breath practices.
Humming Bee Breath (Bhramari Pranayama)
by Shawn Radcliffe, CYT and writer Regularly practicing the yoga breathing technique called bhramari may help you relieve stress, sleep better and reduce sinus infections or thyroid problems. If you have ever listened to chanting in a church or a high-ceilinged yoga...
Cathy’s Start to Yoga
Cathy Bailey is a yoga teacher by night, but during her workday she embraces the side of her that is "a bit of science head, into organizing and math...a bit geeky." She works full time as an IT manager for a municipality and this doesn't mean that she sits in a quiet...
Making Yoga a Girls Night Out
by Anne Kaarid My gals-pals and I discussed going to Yoga on a regular basis over Christmas time. This was so exciting, as I knew it would be great for them, and me of course – but more importantly, going together would mean better success at keeping a regular...
How I Felt As a Beginner Yoga Student
by Maxine Iharosy, CYT So it’s nearly the middle of January, it’s cold, the snow banks are high, and the general mood around town is relaxed with an attempt to be upbeat, in lieu of the fresh new year laid out ahead. At the studio we usually see a jump in numbers in...
What is Restorative Yoga?
As of January of this year we now have Restorative Yoga at Tone Studio. So what is that exactly and why has it become so popular? "Why You Need A Restorative Yoga Practice This Winter" by Kate Siber of Yoga Journal highlights all of the benefits, especially for the...
Wondering If There is Class at Tone Studio Today?
With all the winter we have been having and with our big storm week in January we wanted to write an article to help you to check if classes are running. photo of Snow Path by Evgeni Dinev on freedigitalphotos.net Ways to check if...
How Much Snow Fell In Owen Sound Last Week?
by Shannon Crow, studio manager Well that sure was a winter storm for Owen Sound and surrounding area last week. A couple of our classes were cancelled, but less than last year. Maxine reported waist high snow one morning at the door of the studio! Thanks to all of...
Why I Needed A Break from Teaching
by Stephanie Mills photo by samuiblue This past summer I found myself overwhelmed by stuff going on in my family, and had to take a break from teaching. I felt that until I was able to deal with me, and my reactions to the "stuff", I couldn't possibly offer...
Finding My Way OM: A Journey of self-inquiry
On October the 9th 2014, I became a Permanent Resident of Canada. More than a status and a card, it’s been a journey of self-inquiry.
A New Baby for Tone
Welcome baby Thea! As many of you know, Amanda is off on maternity leave. We are happy to share her baby news! Thea was welcomed by Mommy Amanda, Daddy Ian and big brother Alex on July 19th. Amanda began as a yoga student at Tone, attending all classes including...
A Note from Joanne
We have been so blessed to get to know Joanne as an amazing person and yoga teacher at Tone Studio. We will miss her and we hope that she will return to do some workshops with us in the future. Below is a note from Joanne to the staff and students of our studio. May...
3 Reasons to Register for Class
Reason #1 - We notify you of cancellations/changes We have amazing teachers at Tone who make getting to class a top priority. When illness or weather gets in the way - they start calling and emailing for a teacher to cover their class and if, (and it is...
Can Chanting Shift Perception?
A Tale of How Chanting Reveals the Power of Perception by Amanda Eriksen, CYT I was driving home after a busy day at the office. I turned the corner and landed myself behind a particularly slow driver. The car was driving around ten UNDER the speed limit. Now I am...
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Benefits of Meditation
The benefits of meditation are unique to each individual, but some of the natural effects are, you are calmer and more relaxed.
Can’t You See I’m Meditating?
I remember when I was first learning how to meditate. My mind would chase every thought upon entry and it was exhausting to think of everything at once, like a giant to-do list had dropped into my lap.
5 Ways to Beat the Holiday Blues
Like I always say, “Yoga makes everything better.” The effects of a consistent yoga practice are profound. If you won’t do it on your own, find a regular class you like and go every week, twice if possible.
My Best Teachers
What brought me to teach Prenatal and Baby and Me Yoga By Shannon E. Crow When my first child was born I remember feeling so tired, isolated, unorganized and frazzled. It was August 1998 when Wyatt was born. It was a heat wave and I just couldn't wait until I had this...
The Benefits of Yoga
by Shannon E. Crow of Sacred Awareness If you have ever been to a yoga class then you will know first-hand what the benefits of yoga feel like in your body, but how might our Western scientists explain some of this? How can you encourage a friend to try a yoga class...
June 2012 Round Robin Playlist
Listen to and download any songs that you like on itunes Rejuvenation Yoga: Music For Mind, Body & Soul Ascent Josh Brill Lotus Heart Desert Dwellers K-Hálft Óhljóð Múm The three of us Ben...
Helping the Community Through Yoga — The Owen Sound Bandstand
Tone Studio shows that yoga is more than stretching. The yoga studio is helping the community by supporting the Owen Sound Bandstand Project.
Three Steps To Embracing Change in the New Year
Every January 1st, I find myself staring at a blank page in a new journal, with a fresh ballpoint pen in hand. “This will help me create an even better year,” I think to myself. In a way it does. Something tells me, though, that it has nothing to do with my choice of...
Nine Ways to Get Motivated in Your Yoga Practice
I know all of the benefits of yoga (I wrote an article on it even!) and I know for myself, yoga and meditation are the foundation of my day. Now with the inspiration of September schedules and the energy of everyone else getting back to class, how can I find the time and motivation to return to my own daily practice?