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12/1/2020 0 Comments

Why don't I feel happy? How can I be happy?

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Happiness is an Illusion.

This time of year can be difficult for so many. Including those who appear "happy".

It can be important to remember that happiness is an emotional response, not a state of mind. Often a response from realizing a desire or gaining an attachment. Self gratification.

We may wonder why we aren't "happy" like others seem to be. We are now, more than ever, in a constant state of comparing. We are being marketed to almost every hour of every day. Our first questions to new people seem to be "what do you do?" as in, how can I compare my ego to yours. Instead of, what outlets bring you joy?

The aim behind the practice of yoga is to develop a state of dispassion. Although that may sound like a state of not giving an F....and it kind of is...it's more a state of accepting the world as it is.

Letting go of desire, attachment, ego.
Giving yourself to a greater purpose, a distraction for the mind, where instead of becoming obsessed with self, with your pain, with your story; you find a purpose greater than yourself and your ego.

  • Do something for someone else.
  • Dance.
  • Sing.
  • Meditate.
  • Let go.
  • Accept what is.

It's called a "practice" for a reason...some moments we suck at it. We give in to desire and quickly become addicted to wanting something "else". - chasing the next fleeting feeling of happiness. Or, we get addicted to the comfort of our own pain and sadness.

Noticing and awareness are the keys to change.

Good luck 🙏🤐

#yogaphilosophy #nonattachment #ego #yoga #meditation #yogainspiration #yogapractice #babaharidass
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10/28/2020

Postpartum Core Recovery & "Mom Bum"

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Postpartum Core Recovery & The Glutes
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Did anyone else have a baby and notice, not only is your tummy pooching or straight squishy, but your butt fell off, never to be seen or heard from again? #mombum⁣
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The first step to post partum core retraining is to release non-optimal postural strategies. ⁣"Mom bum" is a postural strategy we develop during:⁣
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  • Pregnancy - The breasts and belly become heavy and large and to compensate we clench the bum, tuck the tailbone and round through the shoulders.⁣
  • Postpartum - We are now slumped over a baby all day and night feeding, and carrying them around, but because our core is weak and we are #tiredaf we squeeze the glutes and shift our weight forward to balance their weight.⁣
  • AND - if you had a vaginal birth, are experiencing any incontinence, or had any trauma in the nether regions, you likely clench the bum unconsciously 🙋🏼‍♀️ throughout the day as protection.⁣
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Here's the thing: a Tight Muscle is a Weak Muscle. ⁣
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Before you can restore the core you must restore your posture and release the glutes!
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Are you a glute clencher?⁣
  • Stand beside a mirror, close your eyes and settle into your normal posture (without correcting).
  • Check the mirror. Is there a wrinkle in your pants under your cheeks?
  • Is your bum flat?
  • Shoulders rounded forward?
  • Knees over feet/toes?
  • Back lining up behind bum?⁣
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Yes to any of above:⁣
It may be helpful to employ some trigger point glute release with a soft massage ball, or tennis ball (pic 2). Add in some nice chest openers at the end of each night and before any exercise. ⁣
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Remind yourself throughout the day to sit back into your heels. "Blossom" and relax that bum and breathe!⁣
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An invite for mamas looking for online core recovery while the wee one naps - join my waitlist today for January classes. Class will be with other sleepy mamas 3 days a week, where will gain back core strength, continence, confidence and our bums. 30-40mins classes $60 for the month. Pm me or click the link in my bio and join the list!

10/2/2020 0 Comments

YOGA IS NOT COMFORTABLE

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"If you work on yoga, yoga will work on you" - Baba Hari Dass
​Yoga is not comfortable.⁣..
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There's a big misconception, thanks to big brand "yoga" apparel, social media, and the like, that one has to BE something before they can "do" yoga. Ex: thin, flexible, strong, white, Lululemon clad, etc. ⁣
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This comes up over and over as to why people aren't "ready" to try.
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Here's the thing: yoga is not comfortable. It is also not supposed to hurt, make you feel unsafe, or trigger you in any way.⁣
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It is simply not comfortable to allow stillness, silence, emotions, and sensations. To move your body in ways you're not used to moving. To hold positions of strength using muscles you're not used to using. To control the breath. To practice listening to and respecting your boundaries and energy when your ego wants to muscle through. ⁣
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To slowly develop a feeling of "home" within your own self, when you really want to run.
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Yoga, all of its branches, is an ongoing practice. There's no such thing as being bad or good at it because there is always room to modify, expand or deepen. Even if for you that means sitting still for 1 minute instead of not at all. Stopping one bit of inner-dialogue. Letting go of one attachment. Accepting your body does not bend or look like another body, and not compare. Reaching for a tea and allowing a feeling to come through, instead of a (vice of choice) and numbing, even just for one day. ⁣
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A practice developed to create homeostasis. A home within yourself, in a body and mind that eventually, with practice, WILL become more comfortable: stronger, softer, more flexible, maybe even less "flexible" - as your case may be.⁣
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Your instructor, of true yoga, should come from a place of teaching to learn, not teaching to correct. You should feel safe and trigger-free with the language they use and the space they hold. Safe to be you, as you are, safe to practice YOUR practice with your body, your mind, and your spirit, at your own pace and with modifications more suited to your body and mind.

I aim to continue to practice holding this space and learning from others while deepening my own practice.

I always warn my students "if you catch me looking at you, it's only to see how each pose or the language I used is resonating with participants so that I can learn from that, and perhaps offer the class as a whole a variation that might suit certain bodies better next time"
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    Sara Bylo is an ongoing student of Yoga. Specifically, the non-sectarian teachings from Baba Hari Dass through the Salt Spring Centre of Yoga (in Ashtanga Yoga with the roots in practical Hatha yoga )

    She's a dog enthusiast, a Public Relations Consultant for non-profits and small businesses across the Lower Mainland, and an ongoing student of the two tiny humans that live in her house.

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