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# Power Yoga Collective | USA

Yoga for All Levels for Peace of Mind

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- [Power Yoga Collective and PRESTO Perks](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/power-yoga-canada-presto-perks/) - Update (January 31, 2026): Our PRESTO Perk rewards partnership offer has ended as of January 31, 2026. Any discounts previously described are no longer available. Supporting accessibility and wellbeing through community partnerships Finding moments of calm and quiet in a busy world can make a meaningful difference to our overall wellbeing. At Power Yoga Collective,
- [From Student to Teacher: A 10-Year YTT Reunion](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/yoga-teacher-training-mentor-reunion-10-years/) - A decade after Nicole first practiced with Denise, they reunite in YTT. A mentorship story about discipline, growth, and full-circle transformation.
- [Yoga Teacher Training Made Jenny Believe in Magic Again](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/200-hour-yoga-teacher-training-believe-in-magic-jenny/) - Jenny discovered far more than yoga poses in YTT — self-inquiry, challenge, inspiration, and a renewed belief in magic.
- [Your 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training Guide](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/your-200-hour-yoga-teacher-training-guide/) - In 15 minutes, PYC’s Co-Founder & Program Director; Kinndli McCollum breaks down everything you need to know about Power Yoga Collective’s 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training. You are ready now.
- [Explore Chakras and Energy](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/explore-chakras-and-energy/) - Explore the chakras, energy fields, and personal alignment in this immersive 20hr module with Jax. Open to all. March 21–22, 2026. Register now.
- [I Finally Did 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training… and It Changed Everything](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/i-finally-did-yoga-teacher-training/) - Nicole finally took the leap into 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training after years of waiting. It was the hardest thing she’s ever done—and it changed everything.
- [“I Never Planned This… But It Changed Everything” - Chanelle’s YTT Journey](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/chanelle-yoga-teacher-training-journey/) - Chanelle never planned to do 200 hour yoga teacher training — but it surprised her with growth, reflection, and a whole new beginning.
- [Why Amber Will Never Be the Same After Yoga Teacher Training](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/200-hour-yoga-teacher-training-amber-authenticity/) - Amber entered yoga teacher training anxious and unsure. She left with courage and the ability to live as her authentic self.
- [PYC Yoga Teacher Training helped Krystel Reveal her True Self](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/200-hour-yoga-teacher-training-reclaiming-authentic-self-krystel/) - Krystel didn’t expect yoga teacher training to help her reclaim her name and embrace her authentic self. Discover her powerful journey.
- [I Came to Learn Yoga, But Left With Confidence for Life](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/200-hour-yoga-teacher-training-natalie-confidence/) - Natalie came to 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training to teach yoga. She left with confidence, calm, and tools that transformed her life beyond the studio.
- [The Life-Changing Leap Seanna Almost Didn’t Take](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/200-hour-yoga-teacher-training-divine-timing-seanna/) - After years of waiting, Seanna found divine timing for yoga teacher training. It gave her tools for life and transformation beyond belief.
- [I Almost Didn’t Sign Up… Raymonde’s Yoga Teacher Training Story](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/200-hour-yoga-teacher-training-raymonde-transformation/) - Raymonde started YTT hesitant and unsure. She left feeling lighter, brighter, and highly recommends the program to anyone curious.
- [Finding & Creating Lifelong Community in Yoga Teacher Training](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/200-hour-yoga-teacher-training-community/) - Nav discovered how quickly lifelong community forms in yoga teacher training in Nicaragua. Connection became the most profound part of the journey.
- [Jasmine’s Abundant Yoga Teacher Training Journey](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/200-hour-yoga-teacher-training-abundance-jasmine/) - With 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training, Jasmine found more compassion, patience, and an abundance of love. Discover how it changed her life.
- [How Yoga Teacher Training Broke Down Jasmine’s Walls](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/200-hour-yoga-teacher-training-jasmine-transformation/) - Jasmine’s 200 hour yoga teacher training broke down walls, built strength, and connected her to a supportive community. Discover her story.
- [Stop Waiting: Dennis’s Yoga Teacher Training Journey ⚡](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/200-hour-yoga-teacher-training-confidence-dennis/) - Dennis waited 2 years to sign up for yoga teacher training. The result was electric — growth, confidence, and authentic self-expression.
- [Beyond Poses: Kat’s Transformative YTT Experience](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/transformative-ytt-kat-burton/) - Kat expected YTT to be about poses. The surprise? Inner growth, healing, and becoming a better human.
- [Top 5 Breakthroughs from Beth’s Yoga Teacher Training](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/top-5-breakthroughs-beth-ytt-story/) - Beth shares her Top 5 breakthroughs from 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training with Power Yoga Collective — from slowing down to finding her voice.
- [Abundant Love: Jasmine’s Life-Changing 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Experience](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/ytt-abundance-jasmine-story/) - Jasmine found more compassion, love, and patience through our 200 hour YTT in Nicaragua. Discover how YTT transformed her life—on and off the mat.
- [Teach With More Purpose | 300 hr YTT](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/teach-with-more-purpose/) - Expand your skills, deepen your purpose, and grow community with PYC’s 300hr Yoga Teacher Training program.
- [Elevate Yoga Leadership | 300 hr YTT](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/elevate-yoga-leadership/) - Deepen your impact and become a transformational leader with our 300hr YTT. Register before Sept 4 to save.
- [Build On Your Foundation | 300 hr YTT](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/build-your-foundation/) - Already 200hr certified? Our 300hr YTT builds on what you know and elevates your purpose, voice, and leadership.
- [Balance Life and Training | 300 hr YTT](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/balance-life-training/) - Yes, you CAN grow as a yoga teacher without putting your life on hold. Discover how our 300hr YTT is built for real life.
- [Advance Your Yoga Path | 300 Hour YTT](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/advance-your-yoga-path/) - Take your yoga teaching to the next level with our 300hr YTT. Save with early bird pricing until Sept 4!
- [Mindfulness Through Movement](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/power-yoga-moving-meditation/) - Struggle with seated meditation? Power Yoga offers a moving meditation practice that delivers mental clarity, calm, and connection—without sitting still.
- [Why Power Yoga Feels So Good: The Neuroscience Behind the Practice](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/power-yoga-emotional-benefits/) - Learn how Power Yoga reduces anxiety and emotional overwhelm by calming the brain—making it more than a workout, but a tool for emotional balance.
- [Power Yoga & the Brain: Meditation in Motion Backed by Science](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/power-yoga-meditation-benefits/) - Discover how Power Yoga works like a moving meditation, rewiring your brain for calm, focus, and emotional clarity—even if you’re a beginner.
- [Yoga as a Practice for Purpose: Listening to the Whispers of Your Heart](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/yoga-practice-for-purpose/) - What is your “why”? Inspired by Kinndli’s Power Yoga Handbook, explore how the practice of yoga helps you align with your life’s purpose and awaken to new possibilities.
- [The Power Yoga Handbook by Kinndli McCollum: A Guide to Modern Practice & Community](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/power-yoga-handbook-kinndli-mccollum-launch/) - Power Yoga Collective co-founder Kinndli McCollum launches The Power Yoga Handbook—a modern guide to practice, purpose, & community.
- [The Five Elements in Power Yoga: Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Space](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/five-elements-yoga-practice/) - Grounded in nature’s wisdom, the Five Elements are foundational to the PYC Flow. Learn how Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Space show up in your body and transform your practice.
- [How Power Yoga Reconnects You to Self: From Separation to Belonging](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/yoga-connection-belonging/) - Feeling disconnected? Discover how Power Yoga Collective practices guide you back to self-awareness, community, and the deep truth that you are never alone.
- [The Five Pillars of Power Yoga: Foundations of Strength and Presence](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/five-pillars-of-power-yoga/) - Breath, drishti, core, heat, and flow — these five pillars are at the heart of every Power Yoga practice. Learn how they bring strength, focus, and transformation.
- [Transformative Power of Tapas: Finding Growth in Challenge](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/yoga-tapas-discipline/) - Explore the concept of tapas—heat, discipline, and transformation. Learn how embracing challenge on the mat builds resilience and growth in every aspect of life.
- [Living Your Yoga Off the Mat: Integrating Practice Into Daily Life](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/living-yoga-off-the-mat/) - Yoga doesn't end with savasana. Explore practical ways to live your practice daily, inspired by Kinndli’s Power Yoga Handbook teachings on mindfulness and intention.
- [Empowering Communities into Action: The Heart of PYC’s Mission](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/empowering-communities-yoga/) - More than a practice, Power Yoga Collective is a movement. Dive into how PYC’s mission of empowering communities into action has fueled its incredible growth and impact.
- [The 8 Limbs of Yoga: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Life](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/8-limbs-of-yoga-modern-life/) - Kinndli McCollum breaks down the 8 Limbs of Yoga, showing how ancient practices can guide your daily life toward greater awareness, peace, and purpose.
- [Why Power Yoga Works: A Practice for Every-Body](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/why-power-yoga-works/) - Power Yoga isn't just about poses — it's a practice that meets you where you are. Learn why Power Yoga’s accessibility and community focus make it transformational for all.
- [The PYC Methodology: The Art and Science of the Power Yoga Collective Flow](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/power-yoga-collective-methodology/) - Uncover the intentional design behind the PYC Flow. From chakras to pose sequences, learn how the methodology creates an accessible and empowering journey for every yogi.
- [The Power Yoga Collective Story: How Community Transformed a Practice](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/power-yoga-collective-history/) - Discover how Kinndli McCollum & Pauline's vision built Power Yoga Collective from a single studio into a thriving community rooted in belonging & connection.
- [The ABCs of Power Yoga Collective: Action, Belonging, Community](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/pyc-action-belonging-community/) - Dive into the core philosophy of Power Yoga Collective with the ABCs: Action, Belonging, Community. Understand how these principles shape every class & experience.
- [10-Day Immersive Yoga Teacher Training at Sugar Ridge](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/immersive-yoga-teacher-training-sugar-ridge/) - Join PYC for an immersive 10-day yoga teacher training retreat at Sugar Ridge. Connect, grow, and become certified in a beautiful, nature-filled setting.
- [From Yoga Student to Teacher: Start Your Journey This Summer at Sugar Ridge](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/yoga-teacher-training-ontario-sugar-ridge/) - Take your practice to the next level this summer at Sugar Ridge with Power Yoga Canada's 200HR Yoga Teacher Training in Ontario.
- [Transform Your Life This Summer with Yoga Teacher Training at Sugar Ridge](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/summer-yoga-teacher-training-sugar-ridge/) - Thinking about becoming a yoga teacher? Discover why the 200-hour summer yoga teacher training at Sugar Ridge is the perfect opportunity to transform your life in just 10 days.
- [Power Yoga Powerhouses Unite](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/power-yoga-powerhouses-unite/) - Power Yoga powerhouses unite! Cleveland Yoga, Power Yoga Canada & Power Yoga Collective join forces to lead a bold, global movement in transformation.
- [Our Core Values & Vision for 2025](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/2025-vision-power-yoga-values/) - In 2025, Cleveland Yoga and Power Yoga Collective unite with a shared mission: to empower communities into action, growth, and connection.
- [An Exciting New Chapter: Cleveland Yoga Joins Power Yoga Collective](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/new-chapter-at-pyc/) - Cleveland Yoga joins Power Yoga Collective! A new chapter begins—same teachers, deeper community, and fresh opportunities to grow your yoga practice.
- [twenty-twenty-thrive](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/twenty-twenty-thrive/) - Twenty-Twenty-Thrive: Step into 2025 with gratitude and purpose. Celebrate 15 years of Power Yoga Collective’s transformative journey and join us in creating a world where yoga and community thrive.
- [Yoga: Your Natural Collagen Mask for Radiant Skin](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/yoga-natural-collagen-mask-radiant-skin/) - Discover how yoga can act as a natural collagen mask, boosting skin health & promoting a youthful glow. Learn collagen-boosting yoga poses for radiant skin.
- [Embracing Mental Health as Wealth with “Be Kind to Your Mind”](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/embracing-mental-health-as-wealth-with-be-kind-to-your-mind/) - Join the "Be Kind to Your Mind" movement this October to embrace your mental health and wellness. Learn how investing in mental health can transform your life.
- [Exploring the Spiritual Dimensions of Power Yoga: A Path to Inner Awareness](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/exploring-the-spiritual-dimensions-of-power-yoga-a-path-to-inner-awareness/) - Discover how power yoga enhances spiritual awareness, grounding your practice with a deeper connection to your inner self. Perfect for all levels.
- [Yoga Teacher Training Testimonial by Carly](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/yoga-teacher-training-testimonial-by-carly/) - Carly unveils key moments during her journey with PYC's 200-hour Teacher Training program. Become grounded with Yoga Teacher Training.
- [Stay for Savasana: Unlocking the Full Benefits of Power Yoga](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/stay-for-savasana/) - Stay for Savasana: The Key to Embracing Power Yoga's Full Benefits Introduction At Power Yoga Collective, yoga is more than a practice—it's a way of living. Our mission is to empower communities into action. In our journey since 2009, we've seen our community grow and transform, all while emphasizing the importance of Savasana, the final
- [Yoga Teacher Training Testimonial by Vanessa](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/yoga-teacher-training-testimonial-by-vanessa/) - This training has empowered Vanessa to embrace her full potential. Listen as she shares her experience in PYC's 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training.
- [Benefits of Yoga Teacher Training](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/benefits-of-yoga-teacher-training/) - Unlock limitless benefits with PYC's 200-hour teacher training. Awaken your spirit, gain clarity, and live with purpose!
- [No Pain, No Gain](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/no-pain-no-gain/) - Fall in love with Chatarunga time and time again :)
- [How Yoga Helps Students Make the Grade](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/how-yoga-helps-students-make-the-grade/) - Discover the importance of yoga for students in building community and fostering healing. Yoga can transform your academic life and personal well-being.
- [Boost Your Fitness Routine: Combining Power Yoga with Other Workouts](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/combining-power-yoga-with-other-fitness/) - Discover the benefits of combining power yoga with other fitness activities. Boost and enhance your strength, flexibility, and endurance with power yoga.
- [Power Yoga for Busy Parents: Finding Time for Self-Care](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/power-yoga-for-busy-parents-finding-time-for-self-care/) - Discover how busy parents can find time for self-care with PYC. Learn tips and routines to integrate 60-minute power yoga studio classes into a hectic schedule.
- [Elevate Your Golf Game with Power Yoga](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/elevate-your-golf-game-with-power-yoga/) - Discover how integrating power yoga into your routine can drastically improve your golf game. Unleash your potential on the green!
- [Here’s why you need to do Breathwork](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/heres-why-you-need-to-do-breathwork/) - In a Breathwork session, participants engage in a circular breathing technique that unlocks the doors to their fight or flight response, to allow healing.
- [A Quick Guide to the Essentials of Yoga](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/a-quick-guide-to-the-essentials-of-yoga/) - In a hectic world, the pursuit of peace is crucial. Yoga, a timeless practice, goes beyond the hype.
- [The Essential Guide to Eating Before Yoga](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/pre-yoga-nutrition/) - Discover the essential guide to pre-yoga nutrition from Power Yoga Canada. Learn how to fuel your body for optimal energy and focus on the mat.
- [Your Questions Answered for Yoga Teacher Training](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/online-yoga-teacher-training-power-yoga-canada/) - As Power Yoga Canada (PYC) excitedly prepares to host the hybrid 200 hour Winter 2024 yoga teacher training, a lot of questions come through from potential participants. How does an online and in-person program function? Will I learn everything I need to in order to become a successful yoga teacher? Can online yoga teacher training
- [200 hour Yoga Teacher Training Testimonials](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/200-hour-yoga-teacher-training-testimonials/) - Are you curious about completing your 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training certification? It's important to do your research and to find the best program for you! We've put together some videos below so you can hear firsthand from participants of the 200 hour program that we deliver. Power Yoga Canada's (PYC) 200 hour yoga teacher
- [What is Power Yoga? Discover the Benefits of this Energizing Practice](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/what-is-power-yoga/) - Unleash your inner strength with power yoga. Learn what power yoga is and explore the benefits of this dynamic and invigorating practice.
- [10 minute Gentle Seated Yoga practice with Kinndli](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/seated-yoga/) - In today's fast-paced world, finding moments of peace and serenity can be a challenge. However, with the power of yoga, you can carve out time for yourself, even in the midst of a busy day. Join PYC Co-Founder Kinndli in her gentle seated yoga flow, as she guides you through a transformative 10-minute practice designed
- [Power Yoga Canada and 5K Foam Fest Join Forces to Promote Health and Wellness](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/power-yoga-canada-and-5k-foam-fest-join-forces-to-promote-health-and-wellness/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Power Yoga Canada and 5K Foam Fest Join Forces to Promote Health and Wellness Toronto, Ontario - June 29, 2023 - Power Yoga Canada ©, a leading provider of Yoga classes, Yoga Teacher Trainings, workshops and wellness offerings, is thrilled to announce its collaboration with 5K Foam Fest, the #1 Fun Run
- [Mastering Power Yoga: 5 Key Tips to Enhance Your Practice](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/mastering-power-yoga-5-key-tips-to-enhance-your-practice/) - You've come to the right place if you're motivated to improve your power yoga practice and are looking for helpful advice to advance it. We'll go into five key tips in this blog post that will help you enhance your practice, master power yoga and improve your experience on the mat. Breathe with Intention: Power
- [4 reasons why you need to complete 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/4-reasons-why-you-need-to-complete-200-hour-yoga-teacher-training/) - No matter if your goal is to become a yoga teacher or not, the 200 hour yoga teacher training offered by Power Yoga Canada can change your life. Participants can enhance their yoga practice, strengthen their mind-body connection, and acquire fresh insight into life in the program's safe and encouraging atmosphere thanks to its immersive
- [Lose Weight with Yoga](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/lose-weight-with-yoga/) - Traditional yoga poses are incorporated with strength-training exercises in a style of yoga known as power yoga. It's an excellent method for losing weight because it not only aids in calorie burning but also helps to develop muscle, which can speed up metabolism. Here is some advice for using power yoga to lose weight: A
- [What is vinyasa?](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/what-is-vinyasa/) - Vinyasa-style yoga necessitates breathing in time with movement. It is commonly referred to as a flowing or dance-like form of yoga because of the fluid transitions between poses. The vinyasa method is widely used to boost body heat and energy due to the constant flow of movement. The poses and sequences used in vinyasa sessions
- [Why do we "om"](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/why-do-we-om/) - Om is a sacred sound and a symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. It is also transcribed as "Aum." It is thought to be the primordial sound that created the universe and is regarded as the sound of the cosmos. Om is frequently recited in power yoga at the start and end of a practice
- [Connecting to a higher power with yoga](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/connect-to-a-higher-power-with-yoga/) - With a history spanning more than 5,000 years, yoga has a strong foundation in spiritual tradition therefore connecting to a higher power yoga can be present. Numerous individuals discover that doing yoga enables them to establish a connection with a higher power, which may be a god, the universe, or simply a feeling of inner
- [Hot Vinyasa Flow Playlists from Power Yoga Canada Teachers](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/vinyasa-flow-playlists/) - ”Yoga is the dance of every cell with the music of every breath that creates inner serenity and harmony.” Check out some of the hottest playlists by Power Yoga Canada teachers that you know and love. Just like vinyasa classes, the playlist's ebb and flow will take you on a journey. From songs you love
- [Power Yoga Canada's Mission in Action](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/power-yoga-canadas-mission-in-action/) - Since the inception of Power Yoga Canada, the mission and vision has always been to empower communities into action and I witnessed and experienced this firsthand dating back to my first yoga class at Power Yoga Canada in 2014. I quickly realized that yoga is the medium and empowered action is the goal. To empower
- [Yoga Workshops Explained with Benefits](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/yogaworkshops/) - Workshops are a great way to expand and grow your practice with the support of PYC Trained Yoga Teachers. PYC Teacher Haze Schepmeyer shares about the current workshops held out of PYC Oakville. Foundations of Flow every month Inversions and Arm Balances alternate every other month During Foundations of Flow, you’ll learn how EVERY yoga
- [Power Of Yoga: Achieving Self-Care Through a Sense of Community](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/thepowerofyoga/)
- [Pauline Caballero](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/pauline-caballero-community-feature/) - When the unexplainable happens, you just go with it! I will never forget trying to explain to potential business investors that we were going to open a yoga studio where you crank up the heat so students sweat profusely and we were not going to build showers. Where we would open with no sign and
- [300 hour Yoga Teacher Training Testimonials](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/300-hour-yoga-teacher-training-testimonials/) - Are you curious about completing your 300 hour Yoga Teacher Training certification? It's important to do your research and to find the best program for you! We've put together some videos below so you can hear firsthand from participants of the 300 hour program that we deliver. Power Yoga Canada's 300 hour yoga teacher training
- [Power Yoga Canada Community Lead & Learn](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/power-yoga-canada-community-lead-learn/) - Power Yoga Canada is excited to announce a brand new initiative called The Power Yoga Canada Community Lead & Learn which is a "how to" or educational presentation led by a PYC volunteer or staff member! On a monthly basis Energy Exchange members, Assistants, Teachers, Studio Managers and Studio Owners will come together to
- [2020 Spring Online 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training Video Testimonials](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/2020-spring-online-200-hour-yoga-teacher-training-video-testimonials/)
- [Community & Conversation](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/2020-energy-exchange-summit/) - - A day of Acknowledgement & Appreciation - We had originally earmarked this weekend as an Energy Exchange Summit - a moment to acknowledge and appreciate our team members cross regionally. We couldn’t come together as a community without acknowledgement of what is occurring in the present moment as the world makes powerful shifts towards
- [Community Feature :  October 2019](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/community-feature-october-2019/) - Author : Susan Wilvert When I was asked to share my story, I was initially hesitant. Being from a broken home and the events in my life that occurred because of this, I thought through the WHY of sharing my story. I realized that there may be someone else out there who needs to hear
- [Community Feature :  August 2019](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/community-feature-august-2019/) - Author : Gail Ramdeyall I would like to begin with two words: Life. Changing. Before I joined Power Yoga Canada City Centre, my whole body was in pain. I also suffered from anxiety and migraine headaches. I tried looking for solutions everywhere; from Chiropractors to Massage Therapists, but nothing seemed to last. Tuesday, April 30th,
- [Community Feature :  July 2019](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/community-feature-july-2019/) - Author : Alycia Novak Before I found PYC Leaside I was at my rock bottom. In February of 2018, I was in a car accident that left my brain and body broken. I was in pain. I was angry. I was lost. The physiotherapy and doctors’ appointments were fixing my body, but I knew I
- [Community Feature : March 2019](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/community-feature-march-2019/) - Author : Ashley Burton My name is Ashley Burton ... and before PYC, I was someone who really didn’t realize who I actually was. I felt like what I did for a living, my culture, age and heritage - all these exterior attributes - made up WHO I WAS. At the time I was living a
- [Community Feature : April 2019](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/community-feature-april-2019/) - Author : Beth Brens I did my first yoga class ever at PYC on Family Day in 2013. My girlfriend had done a few classes and was raving about how PYC was great. At the time, I was a mom of two young children and was trying to establish my career as an accounting professional. With
- [Community Feature : May 2019](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/community-feature-may-2019/) - Author : Larry Bartlett I came to Power Yoga Canada Oshawa looking to expand my fledgling yoga practice of three months. I felt the "Forty Days to a Personal Revolution" workshop would be a great way to make that happen. The workshop asks you to commit to a daily yoga practice, meditation and some self-exploration
- [Community Feature :  June 2019](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/community-feature-june-2019/) - CONGRATULATIONS to our most recent 200 HR YTT Grads! We are so grateful for each and every one of you who participated in the program. The magic that occurs in each teacher training is hard to put into words, so we asked our grads to share about their YTT experience for this month’s
- [Community Feature : February 2019](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/community-feature-february-2019/) - Author: Patrick My name is Patrick and I practice yoga out of Power Yoga Canada Etobicoke. It’s amazing to be writing this and to look back at the journey that brought me to where I am today physically, mentally and spiritually. Back in 2010, I was in a job I did not enjoy and each day
- [Get a Real Job](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/get-a-real-job/) - Author: Aneta Pietruszko “Get a real job” someone said. I have experienced this personally, but I have also heard it said to my fellow teachers. The conversation around teaching sometimes shows up like, "I teach 4 classes a week but my real job as a financial analyst." If teaching yoga is a second job
- [COMMUNITY FEATURE: JANUARY 2019](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/community-feature-january-2019/) - Author: Aneta Pietruszko Before I ever stepped into yoga studio, I was someone who was constantly busy. I worked two jobs while attending university, maintaining a jam packed schedule, living with 7 boys and in a toxic relationship. Two years later I found the courage to leave the relationship, but I don’t even think
- [Community Feature: November 2018](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/community-feature-november-2018/) - Author: Allison & Grant Graham “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it.” – Ferris Bueller Life has certainly been moving very fast for us. Looking for a release from the stresses of work and living in the big city, Allison stepped into the PYC
- [Community Feature: October 2018](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/community-feature-october-2018/) - Author: Harris Beacock I walked into Power Yoga Canada in Leaside about a year ago. I had tried Bikram Yoga at a nearby studio in 2015, actually staying with that practice for almost a year, but the 90 minute classes were simply too much of a time commitment to allow me to continue my practice.
- [Community Feature: September 2018](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/community-feature-september-2018/) - Author: Allan Pitre – Community Member & PYC City Centre Yogi I wanted to try yoga for a long time, but was always too afraid. Living with depression and anxiety for most of my life has been limiting, especially when it comes to unfamiliar social settings. I usually just avoid these situations entirely. My timid
- [Community Feature: August 2018](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/community-feature-august-2018/) - Author: Matt Kowaldd Release your self-imposed limits. Be grateful. This is the wisdom I have learned to live by. Let me explain…I have experienced some turbulence in my life. I was nine when my mother was murdered by my step dad, changing my life and support system forever. I initially moved in with my grandparents.
- [One Breath](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/one-breath/) - Building a Community One Breath at a Time The Stories of Power Yoga Canada & how it takes a village to raise a Yoga Studio As we approach our 10 year anniversary, it has become so clear that Power Yoga Canada would not be what it is without YOU! We have moved together, we have
- [5 Ways to Maximize your Teacher Training](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/5-ways-to-maximize-your-teacher-training/) - Author: Jess Moore - Winter 2017 Teacher Training Grad, PYC Gtown Teacher & Yogi On the eve of another 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training, I wanted to share some reflections on my teacher training experience. The program will challenge you in ways you could never expect, with that in mind, here are five ways to
- [Community Feature: July 2018](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/community-feature-july-2018/) - Author: Janice Mirynech - Community Member & PYC St. Catharine's Yogi “I dare you!” Those three words were what first brought me to Power Yoga Canada St. Catharines. It was January, 2015 and my adventurous daughter was visiting from Banff where she’s into hiking, mountain and ice climbing and more – just for fun! Fitness
- [Community Feature: January 2018](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/community-feature-january-2018/) - Author: Athena Sadler - PYC Leaside Yogi I was introduced to yoga quite a few years ago. Having suffered some losses in my life, I went through a phase whereby I was trying to answer certain questions and find a deeper meaning in my life. I joined martial arts for concentration, discipline, fitness, and selfdefense.
- [Community Feature: February 2018](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/community-feature-february-2018/) - Author: Jenn Moore - PYC Oshawa Yogi When I arrived in Canada last spring, I spent much of my first week in bed absorbing the whirlwind that was previous year. I had left my home, relationship, and career in Northern California and was backpacking through Thailand when my mom called to let me know my
- [200 Hr Yoga Teacher Training:  What's in it for you?](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/200-hr-yoga-teacher-training-whats-in-it-for-you/) - 1.SPACE This program is challenging because it asks you to get real with about who you’ve been and who you want to be in the future. Through inquiry, meditation and asana (yoga practice), you be able to create space between your thoughts and will tune in to your innermost compass and be in the experience
- [Community Feature: March 2018](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/community-feature-march-2018/) - Author: Renee Wain - Mom, Teacher, PYC Georgetown Yogi My life, before I discovered the amazing community of Power Yoga Canada, appeared perfect on the surface, however, internally, there was something missing. My mental health was not in a good state and feelings of stress and anxiety were consuming my daily thoughts. I remember the
- [So you think you aren't ready teach yoga?](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/so-you-think-you-arent-ready-teach-yoga/) - I felt the same way. It was the Fall of 2010 and I was going to yoga every single day. Power Yoga Canada Clarkson was like a second home to me. I was in love with the practice, inspired by the community and was finally starting to understand those people that claimed yoga had changed
- [Community Feature: April 2018](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/community-feature-april-2018/) - Author: Steve Zazulyk, PYC Oakville Yogi, Underwater Adventurer A year ago, I never would have thought so much could change in a short time, or how a 68” x 28” rubber mat would transform me from the inside out. I had no idea what it truly meant to leave it on the mat, or ever
- [Community Feature: June 2018](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/community-feature-june-2018/) - Author: Patryk Moskal - Community Member & PYC Mississauga Yogi After studying at University of Toronto, I earned the opportunity to pursue my dreams playing basketball professionally in Poland. I got to travel the country where my family is from and was lucky enough to play in amazing cities like Wroclaw, Posnan, and Zgorzelec! The
- [Community Feature:  May 2018](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/community-feature-may-2018/) - Author: Roman Tataryn, Power Yoga Canada Teacher & PYC Etobicoke Yogi Hi, Roman here, where do I start? My life before yoga was very much grey, filled with work and parties, and that was all I cared for. On top of that, about half a year before joining the Power Yoga Canada Etobicoke studio, my
- [5 Impactful Lessons from Kids Yoga Training](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/5-impactful-lessons-kids-yoga-training/) - Author: Monica Mallo - Mom, PYC Faculty, & Yogi I didn’t realize we were making memories, I just knew we were having fun - Winnie the Pooh Parenting can be some of life's hardest work and even despite its challenging aspects, the love for my children makes it my mission to get back up every
- [Intention To Action - 2016](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/intention-to-action-2016/) - JANUARY!!!! You know, the month where we start fresh, we make our own condiments and cut back on our consumerism, give of ourselves and our time AND work out/eat clean everyday? Power Yoga Canada has figured out a fantastic and uplifting formula for celebrating this "All-In" time of year. The surrounding PYC locations host a Intention To Action
- [Yogis + Giving (A Christmas Story)](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/yogis-giving-a-christmas-story/) - The Christmas season really ramps up what us Yogis feel year round. Typically Yogis are givers, we want to share our experience and love of yoga year round. December to us, feels like the rest of the world is catching on to what we are laying down... Giving and sharing, when done genuinely and without attachment to
- [I Suffer From Yoga Guilt....](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/i-suffer-from-yoga-guilt/) - I have a secret to share I have a disease, It causes mood swings, emotional eating, angry outburst and the occasional homicidal thought. It is called Yoga Guilt. It is something I know I will probably have forever but the good news is I am learning to manage it. Just like my dad’s diabetes I
- [STRENGTH at PYC Oshawa](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/strength-at-pyc-oshawa/) - This spring has brought fourth so many opportunities for me. I started my own Slow-Pressed Juicing company, increased my responsibilities at my "Big Girl Job" and walked over a dozen clients through my comprehensive compassionate eating starter program. I was enjoying the flow and the expansion I was feeling both personally and professionally. I had
- [Taking Yoga on Vacation - How to keep up your practice Out-Of-Town.](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/taking-yoga-on-vacation-how-to-keep-up-your-practice-out-of-town/) - Vacations can quickly become an opportunity for all sorts of trains to be derailed and wagons to go off track!! We have the best of intentions to use our extra down time while on vacation to get in extra or new workouts. Somewhere between the all-you-can-eat buffet and the late nights our intentions can seem to just
- [PYC Folk!!  Meet Nicole S.](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/pyc-folk-meet-nicole-s/) - A few months back I had a super passionate PM fill my inbox with joy and intensity. It was from Nicole Shaw a Power Yoga Instructor at the Oshawa location. She really wanted people to hear why Private Yoga sessions at PYC where so beneficial to all levels of yogi's! And, she wanted me to
- [Getting Back to Your Mat After Your Whole World Falls Apart - Part 2](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/getting-back-to-your-mat-after-your-whole-world-falls-apart-part-2/) - So I did it!! I made it back to three classes last week! I missed the first two I had intended to catch and then I had a little chat with myself and just did it. It all started with a Jam. I felt supported and loved, just like I suspected. The part I was
- [Getting Back to Your Mat After Your Whole World Falls Apart...](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/getting-back-to-your-mat-after-your-whole-world-falls-apart/) - I am going back to Yoga. I took an unexpected break over the summer - sorry about the lack of Blog posts :) . On June 10th my mom, after having nothing more than a sore tummy, got diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer that had metastasised to her liver – YIKES!!! What happened after that
- [Why Did It Take Me So Long?!](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/why-did-it-take-me-so-long/) - I finally did it!! After several years of loving yoga and over two years at PYC I finally took my first Deep Flow Class!! I had one less kid than usual for the week and a little extra time on my hands, so I decided to get over whatever it was keeping me from a
- [Yoga + Strength = An Interview with Brad Strickert](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/yoga-strength-an-interview-with-brad-strickert/) - I love my early Saturday morning routine...they start with a little warm lemon water, a quick drive to PYC Oshawa...where I promptly get my ass handed to my by Mr. Brad Strickert. Brad is PYC's resident floating yogi, who can make any transition seem effortless. He is also great at convincing you, that you can
- [P.O.T.M. – Warrior III](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/p-o-t-m-warrior-iii/) - The Pose of the Month for PYC this May is Warrior III. Power Yoga Canada has a great incentive every month; they pick a pose walk you through the posture. Check out Sam and Mike walking you through the posture from beginning to end (with three fantastic take-away tips). PYC then invites you to post a picture
- [Finding Your Breath (on and off the mat)](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/finding-your-breath-on-and-off-the-mat/) - Breathing is everything in yoga. It can get you through a difficult pose, quiet your mind by offering something to focus on, all the while, supplying your muscles with some much needed oxygen. At Power Yoga Canada you are taught to use Ujjayi breathing. It is sometimes referred to as “Ocean Breath” because of the
- [Why you should stick with your practice this SUMMER!](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/why-you-should-stick-with-your-practice-this-summer/) - I enjoy Hot Yoga at PYC year-round. A lot of people think that Hot Yoga isn’t necessary (or enjoyable) during the warmer months. Not the case my friends!! Debbie (Co-Owner at PYC Oshawa) completely agrees. We had a little chat about writing this article and she had some great reasons for sticking with your practice this summer.
- [The Art of Being Assisted](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/the-art-of-being-assisted-2/) - One of the things I love most about classes at PYC is the Assistant you find participating in most classes. PYC offers a program called the Art of Assisting. It is geared towards students who want to learn how to properly assist other students. They participate in intensives that teach them proper alignment and the
- [I Can’t LOVE Yoga….I work out!!](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/i-cant-love-yoga-i-work-out/) - I am slightly embarrassed to admit that I actually taught Yoga as a certified instructor before I fell in love with it. I was in the fitness biz and I thought a yoga certification would allow me to take care of my body and add more classes to my roster. I took a fully accredited
- [Spring Equinox: The perfect time to reclaim your practice.](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/spring-equinox-the-perfect-time-to-reclaim-your-practice/) - The Spring Equinox is the mark in time at which the day and night are of equal length. It also marks the beginning of the spring season. This is when we roll down the windows, shake out the carpets, and give everything a good scrub down. Nature uses it as a big old reset
- [Yoga Pose of the Month - Bird of Paradise](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/yoga-pose-of-the-month-bird-of-paradise/) - Bird of Paradise was probably the first advanced pose I conquered near the beginning of my practice! I have had a few “quick, somebody take my picture” moments associated with this pose. So, needless to say, I have a loving, prideful feeling tied to this Power Yoga Canada -Pose of the Month. Bird of
- [Kids Yoga - Putting the “Break” back in March Break](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/kids-yoga-putting-the-break-back-in-march-break/) - Between the strangle hold Winter has had on us and the amped up expectations for Spring, it is no wonder, that the powers that be instituted a week long break at this time of year! It is a chance for the kids to shake off the old, recharge their batteries and get used to playing
- [Hello PYC & Thanks For Proving Me Wrong!](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/hello-pyc-thanks-for-proving-me-wrong/) - Hey PYC! I have been practicing yoga at the PYC Oshawa location since shortly after they opened. Recently I was given the awesome opportunity to dive deeper into the community as a guest blogger for the Power Yoga Canada site. I am super excited to embrace this opportunity and share some of my insights around
- [Stay for Savasana!](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/dont-skip-savasana/) - I find myself craving deep rest throughout my yoga practice, and yet when it’s time for Savasana I’d often rather be running a marathon! I find it hard to be still in those final moments, when I know the class is coming to an end and my workload will return shortly after. Despite the urge
- [40 days: six am.](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/40-days-six-am/) - I recently completed the sunrise challenge through pyc, by attending each six am class for the month of April. Along the way, mostly on my yoga-buzzed drive home, I would take time to absorb the experience that came from meeting with Mike each day for 60 minutes... one. wake-up call battles, happen. a five am
- [40 days: beginnings.](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/beginnings/) - newness is exciting. entering a new realm of possibility, of where we may take ourselves, what we may overcome in the process and expressing what is really holding us back, all demand newness. a new way of thinking is required, not necessarily in changing ourselves, but rather in challenging our current self to WAKE UP.
- [Are You Present?](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/are-you-present/) - I've lived most of my life from my head - over-thinking, over-analyzing and worrying about every little thing. It wasn't until I started practicing yoga that I even began to wrap my worried mind around the idea of presence. My first few practices were confusing. The teacher would ask me to 'be present' and I
- [If I just had more time](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/if-i-just-had-more-time/) - I’ve been really struggling with time lately and feeling like I just don’t have enough of it. I’ve used this as an excuse to stay away from writing. The inspiration hasn’t been there. The words haven’t been coming. So every time I sit down to post, I tell myself I just don’t have enough time.
- [A Work in Progress](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/a-work-in-progress/) - I remember feeling scared and worried a lot as a very young girl. From the moment I’d wake up in the morning for school, until I got home I was nervous. Nervous about myself, about others, about the world around me. I was fortunate enough to experience wonderful things like friendship, sisterhood, sports, music and
- [Connection: What does it mean to you?](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/connection-what-does-it-mean-to-you/) - The impact of connection with yourself and others can be the difference between a happy, joyous life filled with love, and people who support and nurture you, or a sad, angry and resentful existence full of loneliness and wondering why. For many years I lived a life without connection. I thought I was happy and
- [What are you so scared of?](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/what-are-you-so-scared-of/) - I’ve found that I ask myself this question more times than I’d like to admit. Everyone has their own past, their own experiences and their own things that we try to avoid because we are scared. Have you ever taken the time to ask yourself what it is that you are scared of? And taking
- [All That I Can, I Will](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/all-that-i-can-i-will/) - A couple of weeks ago a great friend of mine left the company that I work for. Her and I had formed a bond beyond the normal superficial relationships you develop in the corporate world. We did have a ton in common (come from small town backgrounds, we are both divorced, we like to travel)
- [From one of the worst days of my life...](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/from-one-of-the-worst-days-of-my-life/) - About one year ago I was entering into the summer of my dreams. I was registered to play in two hockey leagues, a soccer league and a basketball league. With some very light dry land training, I was sort of ready. My first event in this amazing summer was basketball. I found a league with
- [Things that Make You Go Hmmm...](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/things-that-make-you-go-hmmm/) - We were stuck in a rut, living everyday like the movie Groundhog Day. If you haven’t seen the movie Groundhog Day, Bill Murray wakes up, eats, goes to work, works all day, comes home, eats, goes to bed and that repeats. That was what we were in a habit of doing. We have a great
- [Grounding and Gratitude](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/grounding-and-gratitude/) - I have been driving from St. Catharines to PYC since the first day the studio opened in Clarkson Village. There was something about the energy of PYC that kept bringing me in, driving an hour each way to a class that I knew would inspire me, and ground me and connect me into something powerful.
- [Celebrate Your Triumphs!](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/celebrate-your-triumphs/) - Have you ever criticized yourself for not doing something perfectly? Perhaps you’ve become frustrated with those things you might not be or might not have (yet)? Or compared yourself, and your assumed ‘short fallings’, to the successes of others? Now (and really think here), do you regularly take the time to sit down and acknowledge
- [Listen Up! It May Be Your Body Speaking](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/listen-up-it-may-be-your-body-speaking/) - Last week was week #4 of the 40 Days to Personal Revolution and its focus was Restoration. I have to add that this is also the week where we are invited to take on a 3 day fruit cleanse. In the past I have always been game, and even excited, to take this on but
- [A Practice in Equanimity](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/a-practice-in-equanimity/) - Reflecting, and blogging, on the week past has been an interesting project to take on. It has really enabled me to get real with what is working and where there may be room for growth and opportunity, not only within the 40 Day journey but also on my mat, in my meditation and my life!
- [Hurry Up and Sit Still](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/hurry-up-and-sit-still-heather-coates/) - If you read last week’s blog then you already know that I find meditation challenging. The simple idea of sitting with myself was often times scary, difficult and ultimately a boring activity for me to anticipate. I realized that I had created a massive block between me and the world of stillness. As we moved
- [Something's Gotta Give](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/somethings-gotta-give/) - I am in my second week of the 40 days program and I must say that I am really enjoying myself. In fact, I love this program so much that I've decided to take it on a seventh time. What's not to love about this personal revolution though?! You get to do 6 days of
- [A Practice in (Im)Perfection](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/a-practice-in-imperfection/) - There have been moments in my life (far too many moments to count) where I have chosen the idea of perfection, the “it’d better be perfect or I’m not going to do it at all” kind of attitude. As I reflect on my first week of 40 Days meditation I have to ask myself what
- [Merry Christmas PYC!](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/merry-christmas-pyc/) - Almost Christmas! I woke up this morning to beautiful snow covered trees, my adorable puppy waiting to play, and thoughts of surprising my fiancé with breakfast in bed. Christmas is near and thoughts of family and friends quickly overcame me! As I planned my breakfast feast and started a grocery list I thought to myself,
- [This is it!](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/this-is-it/) - I am sitting on a plane, jetting back to Canada. I have spent a week in Tulum Mexico in Baron Baptiste’s Level 3 bootcamp. Bootcamp. Doing yoga in Mexico. Gives the illusion that we are spending time on the beach and taking a yoga class. This is an intense program of asana practice, self development
- [Earth to Yogi: Your Body is Calling...Pick up!](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/earth-to-yogi-your-body-is-calling-pick-up/) - Injury can be one of our greatest and most frustrating teachers. Just when we think we are on a certain path in our practice, we are forced to slow down, modify and pull back. We have to set up camp and hang tight. Slowing down is not an easy task and often comes hand in
- [Life's too short.... Eat Dessert!](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/lifes-too-short-eat-dessert/) - I have always wanted to start a nutrition blog. I love all things food. The taste, the smell, the excitement of eating! I know, kind of obsessive. The texture, the flavour and the variety… Ahhh so delicious. I’m getting hungry just thinking about it! I decided to commit to contributing a nutrition blog last week
- [Small Change Adds Up](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/small-change-adds-up/) - It’s a running joke (slash ongoing battle) between me and my husband; my love of using exact change. His aversion to change is so strong, he won’t even carry any. He pays for his purchases exclusively with bills, and will toss whatever change he’s given into the car’s cup holder or our coin tin at
- [Let the Fog Lift](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/let-the-fog-lift/) - Fog has always fascinated me. One moment everything in sight seems crystal clear and then in an instant the fog creeps up. Before we know it, we’re surrounded by this thick fog and can’t even see our own hand in front of our face. Last night, in our Your Life Design meeting, the idea of
- [Just look down...](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/just-look-down/) - The ground is right there beneith our feet, always has been and always will be, but for me it wasn't until recently that I finally looked down to notice it. Moving away from my frieinds, family and my regular practice at PYC has not been an easy transition. I have spent the last 5 weeks
- [Failures happen...and?](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/failures-happen-and/) - I just want to begin with, I consistently post...every six months. However, this time I am not prepared to make some grandiose statement about how I am going to re-commit to posting regularly. The truth of the matter is I am extremely busy, period. Most days I am struggling with making sure my 6 year
- [Mumbo Jumbo](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/mumbo-jumbo/) - It's been over 6 months since the last post, and today is the day that I have decided to resurect the blog and recommit to monthly posts. I have to thank my dear friend for her random call just at the perfect time that completely motivated me to get my act in gear. Once a
- [And so it began......](https://usa.poweryogacollective.com/and-so-it-began/) - Kinndli and I were at TED-x Oakville yesterday and I turned to her and said, "Let's start a blog to capture our journey". The response was "hmmm....okay....really? Who reads that stuff anyways". Well today someone, and whomever you are I thank you, suggested that we start a blog. So here we are, our first ever

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