Modern Yoga: Everything You Want to Know About the Pelvic Floor

April 26, 2019 ~ KerryMcInnesYoga ~ 1 Comment

I am very excited about the publication of this article for Shut Up and Yoga. I began writing this article back in the late fall/early winter when I decided that I wanted to learn more about the mega topic that is the pelvic floor. Researching and writing for this article was a fascinating and educating … Continue reading Modern Yoga: Everything You Want to Know About the Pelvic Floor

5 Tips for a Fruitful Meditation Practice

August 28, 2018 ~ KerryMcInnesYoga ~ Leave a comment

I was asked to contribute a guest blog post for a wonderful yoga studio here in Halifax — Therapeutic Approach Yoga Studio (TAYS). TAYS is a down-to-earth and unpretentious studio with very knowledgeable teachers who study and teach yoga, meditation, and much more! I decided it would be very fitting to write an article about … Continue reading 5 Tips for a Fruitful Meditation Practice

Mind-Body 2: Bottom-Up Processing

December 27, 2017February 9, 2018 ~ KerryMcInnesYoga ~ 2 Comments

In my last post, I discussed interoception — the ability to perceive our internal bodily states1. I discussed how the age-old yogic practice of pratyahara, one of the eight limbs of Patanjali's Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga, is really a practice of interoception. Today, I will expand on this conversation by discussing why it would be a … Continue reading Mind-Body 2: Bottom-Up Processing

Mind-Body 1: Pratyahara & Interoception

December 8, 2017February 9, 2018 ~ KerryMcInnesYoga ~ 5 Comments

In B.K.S. Iyengar’s book, Yoga: The Path to Holistic Health1, he discusses the philosophy of yoga and its sacred eight limbs. We are all too familiar with the most esteemed limb in the Western hemisphere: asana, or physical postures. Of course, those of us dabbling in yoga have probably also come across pranayama or breath … Continue reading Mind-Body 1: Pratyahara & Interoception