Yoga with Sofiya

𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 ✨
I’m loving seeing all the creative ways that yoga teachers, healers and creatives have been bringing their offerings online. Our connection to each other and to our practice knows no bounds! and I have been waking up early to bring you invigorating vinyasa classes VIA zoom. If you’re interested in joining the next session, DM him! 🙏🏼

𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 ✨
I’m loving the creative approaches that yoga teachers & other healers have been taking to bring their offerings online. Our connection to each other and our practice knows no bounds! and I have been waking up early to bring you invigorating morning vinyasa flows through zoom (instructed by him, demonstrated by me). If you’re interested in joining on the next class, DM him! 🌿

Yin + Reiki
Sunday, February 16
6-8

So excited to announce a new offering & collaboration with my Soul Sister
🌜REIKI + YIN 🌛
Join us for an evening of intention setting, guided meditation, yin yoga and energy healing. Allow yourself to sink into bliss & relaxation by the light of the full moon. For more details and to register, tap the link in my bio! ✨

All smiles after teaching at 💛✨ What a perfect way to cap off a beautiful summer. @ Gaia Wellness Retreat

Annual dancer photo ✨ I love yoga, I love and I love when the two come together. 🙏🏽

This place feels like hOMe 🌞 Welcome hOMe ॐ
practice with me at .speakyoga
Mondays 4:30 PM Core Flow & 6 PM PowerSoul

Next Thursday, May 30th, is hosting an open house! My 5 PM Astanga Flow class will be free to attend. If you’ve been interested in checking out the studio or learning more about Ashtanga Vinyasa, this is your chance! I’d love to see you there. 📿🧘🏼‍♀️✨ | photo by

I know that July seems like a lifetime away, but I’m just too stoked to share - I will be guiding a (free!) full moon yoga class at Landsdowne on July 16th at 9 PM! Mark it down in your calendars & come flow it out with me! All levels friendly, bring your mat! 🌚✨

When the roots are deep, there's no need to fear the wind.

'Save all your energies and time for breaking the wall your mind has built around you.' -Nisargadatta Maharaj ✨💛

Before I started regularly practising Ashtanga, I was striving for advancement in my practice by always reaching for the next advanced shape. The next arm balance, the next inversion, etc. Through my Ashtanga practice, I’ve learned that even the most “basic” primary postures can feel new and exciting if one focuses on the details. Paying attention to drishti, bandhas and the breath can make any pose come alive.

2019 ✨ breathe it all in

The key to life is never taking yourself too seriously 👽 So stoked to be part of the SoulSpeak Yoga fam!

I would like my life to be a statement of love and compassion, and where it’s not, that is where my work lies.
- Ram Dass 🌿

Because we all could use a little support sometimes. 💛
Many important conversations happening in the broader yoga community lately. Conversations that are necessary, progressive and long overdue, but at times delivered in ways that don’t necessarily honour compassion. One of the most amazing things about being a student of yoga is being part of a network of individuals all on the path towards a deeper sense of knowledge. If we’re going to move forward, it’s important that we communicate, learn from & lean on each other - and do so from a place of non-violence. That’s my two cents of the day. Happy practicing. 👌

Your body is sacred, look how it can move, look how it can breathe. Your body is a temple - hold your head high.

Japa is a meditation technique in which you repeat a mantra with or without the help of a string of mala beads. A mantra is repeated once for each of the 108 beads on the string. It’s a great practice for antsy people like myself because of its soothing, tactile quality (keeps my hands busy!), and the fact that mantra repetition is a powerful way to focus my often anxious mind. Lately I’ve been working on exploring a new meditation technique which involves simply sitting with the eyes open and focusing on the out-breath, but I also like to return to japa on the days I need an extra boost to still my mind. Today I used ’s mantra - “I am loving awareness” - to cultivate compassion & stillness. Have you tried japa mantra meditation? Did it work for you? Let me know in the comments below. 🙏🏼📿

I’ve been introducing the ashtanga intermediate series into my practice little by little. Today while practicing it during Mysore, I felt such an outpour of emotions, it brought me to tears. Intermediate is an understatement - the series is such hard work, both mentally and physically. There is so much to achieve, so much to aim for. My body was tired after 6 days of practice in a row, and I felt like I was starting from zero. When I walked in to the studio to teach a class later that morning, I was greeted by so many kind souls, all facing their own challenges. The Sanskrit word “yoga” can be translated as “to yoke” or “to unite”. Although we yoga practitioners may all be at different parts of the journey, there’s something that unites us all - we’re all just here to practice. 💛

Spent most of this past weekend in meditation training and was once again reminded of how effective the practice of mindfulness really is. How often do we truly let ourselves slow down and be fully present? It’s hard to tame the monkey-mind (a product of the times) but with practice, we can begin to awaken to the now. After all, now is all there is. 🌞

Have you been meaning to try ashtanga yoga? Swing by on Thursday, November 8th and try one out for free as part of our open house! My 5 PM ashtanga flow as well as all other classes scheduled that day will be free to attend. Plus, save 30% on class packs, so you can keep growing in your practice. See you there? 💌

Next Thursday, November 8th, join me for a FREE Astanga flow class at 5 PM!

spending all my free time at the studio these days 💪🏼 happy reading week to my fellow students 🤓

OM is where the heart is ❤️🕉

having a regular asana practice reveals so much about the self. through daily practice, you can become in tune with both your physical body and your subtle/energetic body. it’s interesting to observe how the practice fluctuates from day to day. on some days i feel strong and energized, but other days are such a struggle. on those hard days, i can feel myself getting frustrated. in those moments, the most important thing is to practice it anyway, but do it compassionately! the body is intelligent, listen to it and meet yourself where you are. nothing is more perfect than the present moment; embrace it & practice on. 📿✨ photo by 📸

forever working on 🦅