Ally Boothroyd is a yoga educator and meditation teacher with a passion for yoga nidra and the healing power of conscious rest. She is the founder of Sarovara Yoga, a yoga space and women's retreat centre in Ontario, Canada. A sanctuary on the water where she fosters local community and supports health, personal growth, emotional resiliency, authenticity, awareness, and awakening. Ally also leads Retreats and Yoga Teacher Trainings in Nosara, Costa Rica
By Ally | Ayurveda , Health , Well Being
Welcome and Namaste 🙂Do you have a Kapha Imbalance? Does that sound like a foreign language to you? (Because it is!) Each year, so many of you reach out to me to confess how your feeling bogged down, stressed out, cooped up, susceptible to colds/flus, even somewhat heavy or depressed you feel during this time of […]
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By Ally | Meditation , Neuroscience
Welcome and Namaste 🙂 Today’s video is brought to you by many requests from trainees and yoga teachers that have worked with me live in continuing educations programs for yoga teachers and yoga teacher trainings, etc. The common theme among the requests being a fascination with learning about the brain. How yoga and meditation affect the brain. […]
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By Ally | Meditation , Spirit
Welcome & Namaste 🙂 Today’s topic is very much relevant to the current circumstances that we find ourselves in as a global community of humans. There are sometimes, often times, circumstances in life that we have absolutely zero control over. This is a hard pill to swallow for many of us. The rapid spread and unpredictability that […]
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By Ally | Meditation , Well Being
Welcome and Namaste, Today’s practice is all about Sangha. This word Sangha is a Sanskrit word that describes “community in truth” or “community in love”. A sangha is a community of humans practicing the dharma together in order to bring about and to maintain awareness. The essence of a sangha is awareness, understanding, acceptance, harmony and love. In […]
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By Ally | Meditation , Well Being
Welcome and Namaste 🙂 Today’s practice is simply meant to nourish you on all levels. I invite you to actually LAY DOWN for this practice (whaaaat?) Please prop your body in a reclined position as I demonstrate in the video to keep yourself upright-ish in your supported position. Feeling supported is so important. […]
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By Ally | Mantra , Meditation
Welcome and Namaste 🙂 Today we are exploring the skill of concentration (vitakka or dharana – the ability to CHOOSE what you want to pay attention to). We’ve explored this concept before and we practice the skill of concentration every time we sit down to meditate. Today we will explore this skill through […]
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By Ally | Meditation
Welcome and Namaste 🙂 Today we are exploring into the practice of EQUANIMITY – one of the main skills that we cultivate in a meditation practice. Equanimity means to “maintain mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation.” Are there certain people or situations that trigger anger, rage, and […]
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By Ally | Gratitude , Meditation
Welcome and Namaste 🙂 Today’s topic is Gratitude. This Gratitude Meditation is meant to lead you into a state of FEELING gratitude deeply in your body. What is Gratitude Meditation? Gratitude meditation is a type of meditation that focuses on expressing gratitude for the things in your life. Did you know that […]
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By Ally | Meditation
Welcome and Namaste 🙂 Today we are exploring one of the skills that arises from a meditation practice which is a deep sense of CARE. One of my beloved teachers, Jeff Warren categorizes many of the compassion practices under the umbrella term of Care. You may be familiar with some of these practices […]
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By Ally | Meditation
Welcome and Namaste, today we are exploring Equanimity. One of the most powerful skills that arises from a meditation practice. Cultivate equanimity in the face of life’s ups and downs, and find deeper access to joy. When we cultivate equanimity, there’s an inner peace that we can abide in in any situation in life. […]
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