Tag Archives: yoga


specialized-lululemon gets bendy in portugal

A small team from our Store Support Centre in Vancouver went and met the Specialized-lululemon women’s cycling team in Portugal for their pre-season training camp. Santa Monica-based yoga ambassador Mary Beth LaRue came along with the purpose of sharing a daily practice with these high performance athletes. Mary Beth shares her experience here. My first [...]

JUNA yoga: ocean inspired. forest rooted.

photos by: 1. Allen McEachern  |  2. Marnie Recker  |  3. Allen McEachern With a background in adventure tourism, environmental studies and over ten years of experience teaching yoga,  Nadia Bonenfant found the perfect way to join all her passions into one fulfilling business, JUNA. cross-canada yoga Yoga to me is about breaking through boundaries. [...]

overheard in yoga: gratitude

We overheard this little ditty in a yoga class a few weeks back. It gave us something to think about and we thought you might like it too. That’s all!

come as you are: new orleans

The New Orleans team getting down at their grand opening! come as you are Two weeks ago at our New Orleans store grand opening I witnessed the definition of community. It didn’t matter how old you were, what yoga studio you identified with, or where you came from (in my case, Vancouver): it just mattered [...]

ryan leier: how did i get here?

“I realized the true power of yoga and how it was healing me on a pretty deep level. It wasn’t just healing my body but it was healing my relationships and reconnecting me to something sacred.” – Ryan Leier Epiphanies. Ah-ha moments. Game-changers.  Call them what you want, we have all experienced those pivotal moments [...]

fierce medicine: book review

In my first-ever class with Ana Forrest at the New York Yoga Journal Conference, she asked us while sitting cross-legged to place one hand on our genitals, the other on our anus, and to make a high-pitched buzzing sound with our voices. I consider myself an open-minded individual, but at that moment all I was [...]

meditation for email overload

Email apnea: Holding one’s breath unconsciously while reading an email. (source) I first learned this term at last year’s San Francisco Yoga Journal Conference during a talk called Digital Distractions and Your Practice. The fact is, many of us hold or shorten our breath when opening our inbox, while responding to emails, or while working [...]

catching up with gina

In a city that never sleeps, Springfield Avenue store ambassador, Gina Pachkowski, is an expert at finding stillness in the hustle and bustle. Check out our video and read below to find out more about this meditating yogi. This blanket was made in India from Sarees and is just super cool!. This Buddha sits comfortably [...]

baltimore’s in the house

Yup, those are birdhouses. We asked local Baltimorean and key leader Kaitlyn for a sneak peek of our almost-open new store. Keep on reading to meet Harbor East! After spending some time in Baltimore, Maryland, you’ll quickly learn that a few things reign supreme: crabs, “Natty Boh”, row homes with rooftop decks, active professionals, and [...]

catching up with kate

If one thing is certain about Kate, it’s that she’s hardcore and badass (no fake sweat was added in the filming of this video).  A yoga teacher, spin instructor and Union Square ambassador – Kate is an inspiration. Check out some of her favourite things and learn a few fun facts about her. I love [...]