Lets play Yoga - follow your bliss!

Last Saturday Anja, Rabea and I went to the Vancouver Yogathon & Blissfest, an anual fundraising event to raise money forcamp moomba, a summer camp for children with HIV/AIDS. After having difficulties to find the Thunderbird stadium in the labyrinth of UBC we were overwhelmed and infected by the energy and bliss of about 2000 participants. Before the actual Yoga programm there was nice Yoga Rock from Scatterheart and a marketplace for all kinds of products connected to Yoga (or not).
The programm was led by Eoin Finn according to his Facebook page a "yogi, writer, surfer, blissologist and ocean worshipper" and a star in the Vancouver Yoga community. He was supported by a team of eight other Yoga teachers including Bernie, Semperviva Yin expert, and Rebecca, the power flow lady. They took turns in describing poses that combined Yin elements, Hatha and Vinyasa Power flow.
The sun was burning on us all day and after an hour of Yoga it was really difficult to focus. We drank litres of water and the provided cereal bars gave back some energy. We still needed cooling of in the ocean at Spanish banks afterwards.


Welcome speech by mayor Gregor Robertson


Scatterhearts singer Jesse Enright showing off :-)


bowing to the sun and whatever else.


Feel the Bliss?

Om Yoga

This week was my Yoga-week. I had a voucher for semperviva a Yoga studio in the Kitsilano area and had the chance to test all their classes and four studios for one week. I did Hatha, Vinyasa Power Flow and Kundalini and liked all of it in its way. Hatha is the less energetic version that I like to do to relax, Vinyasa Power Flow was like what I got to know as Power Yoga before and I like the movement and the sweat. I did not know anything about Kundalini before, still don't understand all of it (what were they singing?) but it was a good workout especially since I did Hatha Yoga before! I will try to go twice a week now. Just makes me feel good even though we chant om in the end! I only miss the change rooms and showers at the studios. That will get better in summer, I'm sure.