Many of the meditation techniques widely taught today come from traditions that developed in very different conditions than the ones most of us live in. They were often refined within monastic or renunciate environments; places where life was intentionally simplified. Fewer distractions. Fewer competing demands. Long stretches of silence. No pressure of family life. A daily rhythm structured around practice. A method designed for one set of conditions is applied to another,

Kendra Coupland, a Black yoga teacher based in Vancouver explores burnout and how activists can make their social justice work more sustainable by pacing themselves and being mindful

When our nervous systems are overwhelmed, we do not become more revolutionary. We become reactive. We repeat. We end up harming or recreating the very systems we seek to escape. We burn out. Movements fracture. Regulation is not about sedation nor is it about obedience and discipline. It is certainly not about pretending everything is fine. When I say “regulation” as a meditation teacher what I am referring to is the capacity to stay.

Accessible yoga focuses on making yoga practices inclusive and adaptable for individuals of all abilities.

Visually mapping emotions can be a powerful tool for self-awareness, emotional regulation, and personal development.

Herbal Bath Tea is a traditional way of creating sacred bathing rituals that not only cleanse the body, but soothe the spirit.

Committing to a daily yoga practice can be challenging. Here are 6 tips to help you maintain your yoga practice over the long run.

Timelines placed on grief are illusionary. Grief does not abide by them. Grief is a guest that visits with it’s own timeline.

Most classical yoga texts like the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali or the later Hatha yoga manuals were written and transmitted by male practitioners, often ascetics.So it’s not surprising that menstruation was rarely discussed in any text; it simply wasn’t part of their lived reality. Some practitioners may feel compelled to keep up their practice. Others may feel compelled to rest. Yoga asks us to listen to our bodies in real time, and be responsive.

Upcycled eye pillows are an easy and creative self care project. They do not cost a lot of money, and don’t take a lot of time to make.

Forgiveness means you choose to understand your own, or another’s actions, because carrying around the weight of ongoing anger is too heavy a burden on your heart, and at some point you need to put the load down for your own health.

Safer spaces refers to spaces where folks who experience marginalization to gather, share common experiences, communicate, heal and organize

Kendra Coupland's homemade hearty autumn tomato soup recipe, made with fresh tomatoes from the vegetable garden.

Are you your thoughts? Learn how yoga and mindfulness help you understand thoughts, beliefs, and values to reduce reactivity and reconnect with yourself.

Choosing love means choosing compassion when it would be easier to shut down. It means choosing honesty when it would be easier to perform. It means choosing presence when it would be easier to distract. It also means taking responsibility. I have to check in with myself constantly. There isn’t a finish line where I “arrive” at love and stay there effortlessly. It’s a practice. Sometimes a difficult one. A question I return to, again and again, is simple: Is this an act of