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Removing the Filters on Our Gaze: Finding Samadhi in Practice

Removing the Filters on Our Gaze: Finding Samadhi in Practice

by Carmen Champion | Nov 8, 2017 | Carmen Champion, Pranakriya, Samadhi, Teacher Article, Yogic Journey

Samadhi is the state of ecstasy or the pinnacle of yoga. This is not achieved by putting your foot behind your head, but by dedicated practice. The best definition of samadhi I’ve ever received is this: samadhi is achieved when all of our filters are removed. By that,...
Loving Yourself: the power of considering contentment

Loving Yourself: the power of considering contentment

by Carmen Champion | Oct 25, 2017 | Carmen Champion, Teacher Article, Yogic Journey

I have found such joy in the simple things; A plain, clean room, a nut-brown loaf of bread, A cup of milk, a kettle as it sings, The shelter of a roof above my head, And in a leaf-laced square along the floor, Where yellow sunlight glimmers through the door. I have...
I didn’t get into yoga to lose weight: an essay on finding True North

I didn’t get into yoga to lose weight: an essay on finding True North

by Carmen Champion | Oct 11, 2017 | Carmen Champion, Teacher Article, Yogic Journey

Im not in the ‘get skinny’ business. Nor did I start practicing yoga to lose weight, if I had, I’d be a size 2. I began my practice at first, because I felt as though I had gotten lost. My moral compass and energy felt chaotic and I was beginning to spiral out of...
Update Your Mantra: Say yes to you!

Update Your Mantra: Say yes to you!

by Carmen Champion | Sep 26, 2017 | Carmen Champion, Uncategorized, Yamas, Yogic Journey

I was recently talking to a friend of mine about what pulls people away from making regular healthy choices and decisions that can ultimately change their life for the better. She had been telling me about a conversation she had with a client who came into their...
Building Trust in Yourself: Creating Inner Dialogue to Support the Self

Building Trust in Yourself: Creating Inner Dialogue to Support the Self

by Carmen Champion | Jul 26, 2017 | Carmen Champion, Teacher Article, Yamas, Yogic Journey

Can you trust yourself? This phrase has been ringing in my head for the last few weeks. Every now and again, I read something that resonates with me at the exact moment I need it. When I was in my 20’s I read Stephen Covey’s, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,...

Thinking of becoming a Yoga Teacher? Read this first.

by Carmen Champion | Jun 7, 2017 | Carmen Champion, Pranakriya, Teacher Article, Yoga Teacher Training, Yogic Journey

Sitting with two fellow yoga teachers (both of which have multiple 500hr certifications) having lunch, the conversation turned to one of a qualifying nature. By qualifying, I mean, ‘who the hell are we to tell people what yoga is?’ This conversation can at times...
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