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Yoga Journal: Eoin Finn’s Dedication to Save Our Oceans

Eoin Finn is like the Thoreau of yoga: As founder of the Blissology school of yoga, which centers on the simple idea of sharing happiness, he believes that to find bliss you must “seek quiet solitude in nature, and your heart will become clear.” In 2014, he launched the Blissology Eco Karma Project, whose mission is to restore coral reefs.

Reader’s Digest Canada: The Blissologist: A Yoga Guru’s Revolutionary Approach to Wellness

Eoin Finn is probably not the first guy to get a great idea while lying in a hammock. But he may be the only one whose great idea was that more people ought to lie in hammocks. Not that Finn himself gets many such opportunities: At 44, this yogi is Canada’s hardest-working relaxation advocate.

The New York Times: At Hawaii Resort, Yoga by Day, Party by Night

It may have been the most beautiful setting for a yoga class anyone ever imagined, the view out the plate glass window framing a dream-perfect slice of Oahu’s North Shore: elegantly arching palm trees, the fabled surf crashing against the rocky shoreline, a set of wispy clouds floating across an azure sky.

Reader’s Digest Best Health: 10 Signs your Body (and your Mind) wants you to Practice Yoga

You know someone who does yoga. We all do. It’s clear they’re devoted to their practice. And many say that it changes lives and bodies. But how do you know if yoga is right for you? Your body knows, says Eoin Finn, who teaches the Yoga Mind Body Medicine course in Ucluelet, B.C.. And it’s trying to tell you to practice yoga with these silent (or maybe not-so-silent) signs.

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On December 6 (Finn’s birthday) 2014, Finn will hold his first Ocean Karma Project retreat in the Florida Keys at an eco-lux hotel Casa Morada.This will consist of teaching yoga daily as well as offering a holiday daily ocean education program. A dive program will be in place to replant coral with the Coral Restoration Foundation. According to The Nature Conservancy, up to 70 percent of the world’s coral reefs may die by 2050, at these current rates.

The Active Times: Eco-tourism with Eoin finn

Yogi, surfer and Blissologist Eoin Finn is bringing the focus of eco-tourism closer to home. This year he’s introducing the Eco Karma Yoga Projects, which are trips within the U.S. that are designed to “deepen the connection with nature and ourselves and take action against climate change.

The Active Times: Health Benefits of Exercising Outside

One 2014 study associated exercising outside with better stress management. “The bench mark for health is the ability to relax. Relaxation is best done under a tree,” says Eoin Finn, a renowned yogi with more than 20 years of yoga experience and a “Blissologist” who spends more than 15 hours a day outside.

Pure Green Magazine: Interview with Eoin

“An extension of his unique Blissology Yoga class and philosophy, Eoin’s intention is to “allow us to deepen our connection to nature, ourselves, and take action against climate change on our travel adventures”. A worthy feat, we’re sure.”

Live Magazine: Naturally Happy

“Getting quiet in nature awakens us to the most serene place in our hearts, a place of deep stillness,” says Eoin Finn, Blissology.com founder and creator of the Earth.Body.Yoga. series.

Sweat Equity: Eoin Finn Teacher Story

Epoch Times: Survival Tips for Modern Life

“You’ve probably experienced greater ease and a sense of rejuvenation after being outside, and maybe you’ve had your breath taken away or felt deep delight while gazing at a scenic view or garden full of flowers.

More rarely and for fewer of us, being outside has given rise to spiritual experiences that we describe as a sense of being connected with all life everywhere or the feeling that the earth itself has a soul.”

Yoga Journal: Earth. Body. Yoga. DVD Review

Yoga Journal: 3 Ways to Align your Practice with Nature

“In honor of Earth Day, we thought: Who better to help us bring our yoga practice a little closer to nature than Eoin Finn, the Canadian yogi and founder of the Blissology philosophy of happiness who believes that getting outside is the secret to health, love and well, bliss.”

Spirituality & Health Mag: Plant your Practice

“Let the beauty of some of Earth’s most spectacular vistas inspire your yoga practice today. Eoin Finn, surfer, yogi, and self-proclaimed blissologist guides you through a grounding series that will help you celebrate the beauty of this planet we call home.”

Women’s Health Magazine: 6 Tips for Bringing your Yoga Practice Outside

“Not only is limbering up in nature totally free (more money for super-cute yoga pants!), it’s incredibly revitalizing—and brings you a little closer to the original purpose of yoga: achieving unity. ‘A yoga studio is such a controlled environment,’ says Finn. ‘But when you do yoga outside, you’re forced to interact with all these other forces—you’re honoring your interconnection with all life.’”

Eco News Network: Earth Body Yoga DVD

“The DVD integrates deep stretching, tough poses that make you sweat, and relaxation into the technical yoga practice. It also highlights the beautiful backdrop where it is filmed, Baja, Mexico. It also shows the landscapes California, British Columbia, and Hawaii. The relaxation practice at the end is important for opening up one’s connection to nature and for healing stressful minds.”

Globe and Mail: Insiya on Why you should Stretch while you Fly

Whether you are in a spacious first-class seat or fold yourself into an economy perch, you are still likely to experience stiffness, compression in the spine, dehydration, a lack of circulation and the lethargy that arises from breathing recirculated air with up to 25-per-cent less oxygen than that found at sea level.

Where Magazine: Save the Planet

Elevate Magazine: Eco-friendly Yoga Products

“Our favourite green yoga gear and routines in time for Earth Day…”

Fitness in the City: Meet Eoin Finn

“Ultimately, the philosophy is what it is all about though. The idea is that there is a place inside of us that is very loving and realizes that in a profound way we are intimately connected to all life. In Blissology Yoga, we are continuously mining for that place. In our physical yoga practice we try and balance out this nurturing side of ourselves with the more driven side of ourselves, aka the ego. Every yoga pose is a balance between these two polarities. The ideal balance is struck when we know how to motivate ourselves and work hard but know when to back up and nurture ourselves.”

yoganews.tv: Eoin at Wanderlust O’ahu

The Active Times: 6 Ways to Spend more Time Outside

“When you think about healthy habits, what sort of practices come to mind? Maybe things like lifting weights, eating vegetables, running, or getting a good night’s sleep. We hear about the benefits of exercise and eating right day after day, but have you ever considered how spending more time outside might actually make you healthier?”

The Yoga Lunchbox: What Yoga Teachers really have to Master

“Eoin dubs his style of yoga Blissology, and it soon becomes apparent why… this is one seriously chilled out dude! But then, his Huffington Post byline reads Yogi, Surfer and Blissologist.”

The Vancouver Sun: More Men in Yoga

“Eoin Finn would also like to see more men in the yoga studio. Finn is a surfer and an internationally renowned yoga teacher who has prepared more than a hundred Olympians as well as pro-athletes for high-level competition. He estimates that most yoga classes comprise 80 per cent women and 20 per cent men.”

Up Magazine: Wanderlust Trailblazers

Shivers Up the Spine: Midwinter Bliss with Yogi, Surfer and Blissologist Eoin Finn

“I recently had a wonderful conversation with the much loved yoga teacher, self-confessed blissologist Eoin Finn who had a number of salient things to say about finding your bliss during this midwinter season that can bring together a confusing mix of want, wish and need.”

Cosmopolitan UK: Earth Body Yoga DVD Review

“Eoin is witty, sharp and inspiring. He’ll get you mastering moves you’ve never seen before, will help tone and hone your physique and leave you in a seriously happy place that feels far removed from your front room.”

Vogue UK: Too Busy for Yoga?

The positive effects of yoga on the mind, body and spirit have been well documented, but sometimes finding the time and energy to actually do it is a little more challenging…

The Speaking Tree, India: Zambhala on the Beach

Yoga Journal: 6 Poses for Winter Sports

Globe and Mail: Swing Theory: how Hammocks can Save the World

Tampa Bay Wellness: Eoin’s Happy Map

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Canadian Health & Lifestyle: A Conversation with Eoin Finn

Origin Magazine: Inspires you the most?

Reader’s Digest: Embrace your Bliss

The Province: Stress-busting Tips to Take the Edge Off

Peppermint Mag: The Blissology Project

If you are having trouble slowing down, and are stressed, the Blissology Project is a great step towards allowing yourself time to smell the roses—and a reminder that time for yourself will make you a happier, healthier and more effective human being!

Where Vancouver: Yoga in the City

Pique: Eoin Finn and Science of Happiness

The Province: Wanderlust

Where: Yoga with Belugas at Vancouver Aquarium

Globe & Mail: For Chef Laura Calder, Yoga Feeds the Spirit

Westender: Blissed Out on Oceans

Better Homes and Gardens India: Living know-how

Elle Canada: 25 Ways to Spring Clean your Life

Spa Magazine: 5 Keys to a Happy Life

Canadian Living: The Blissology Project

Westender: Vancouver Lululemon + Blissology Collaboration

InStyle Magazine: Feel Good Every Day

Sweat equity: Om Vacation

Vista magazine: Organic Planet – Green Gifts

Westender: Know Sweat: The Blissology Project

Ode Magazine: Hammock Enlightenment

Yogi Times: The Blissology Project

If you’re a yogi with an intermediate practice who is looking for a playful, flexible, and holistic Yoga 6-DVD program with which to re-commit to they yogic lifestyle than look no further. The Blissology Project: Yoga, Meditation, and Lifestyle with Vancouver’s Eoin Finn is a 30 day challenge to “open your inner blissologist.”

Daily Candy: Hammock Enlightenment with the Blissologist

Find lasting happiness and relaxation in a Bay-side hammock with world-renowned blissologist (yes, that is an official profession) Eoin Finn. The self-proclaimed happiness expert also hosts a free class at Lululemon’s Cow Hollow location.

Oprah Magazine: Hammock Enlightenment

Yoga Journal: Honour the Sea

Elizabeth Millard: Interviewing Eoin

Mindbodygreen: 11 Qualities of the Ultimate Yoga Instructor

In the past year I’ve been fortunate enough to have practiced with some of the best teachers in the world. So what makes a yoga instructor great? Who is the best?

The Huffington Post: Yoga for Surfers

In town to promote his new yoga DVD, “The Blissology Project: Yoga, Meditation and Lifestyle,” Canadian yoga teacher and, yes, Blissologist, Eoin Finn found time to sit down with me to talk about yoga and surfing. Surprisingly, I also learned about Joseph Campbell and Japanese real estate.

Alive Magazine: Easy Yoga Moves for Men

La Yoga: Food Awareness – Find the Prana in your Food

Mindbodygreen: Q+A with Eoin Finn

Who doesn’t want a little more bliss in their life? You’re in luck as one of Canada’s most well-respected yoga instructors, Vancouver’s Eoin Finn, is bringing his yoga, surfing, and “Blissology” practice here to the USA.

Well + Good NYC: 3 Questions for Eoin Finn

This Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, well-known Canadian yogi-naturalist Eoin Finn (pronounced Ian) is heading to Pure Yoga East and West to lead three Blissology workshops, a style he created that combines yoga, mindful living, and an awareness of the natural world.

Midday Mumbai: Feeling Fit, Finn-ally

Ecocentric Guide: The Art of Blissology

Discover Blissology… an inititative with its heart rooted in the very notion of connecting. The body, mind, heart connection; the connection of our personal relationships; our communities, and the environment.

Globe & Mail: Power Crunch – Why this Soprano likes her Yoga Hot

Globe & Mail: Oversexualization of Yoga

Haliburton Country Echo: Yoga Celebrity Home to Haliburton

The Spoiled Yogi: Eoin Finn’s Pure + Simple Yoga DVD

Eoin Finn is one cool yoga dude! And his DVD, Pure and Simple Yoga for Stiffies & People Who Enjoy Slow Flow, does a great job at making yoga accessible–especially for other cool yoga dudes… and stiff people… and over-worked people… OK. There’s something for pretty much everyone.

24 hrs: Camp Moomba Yogathon

Flare Magazine: Beauty + Health – Strike a Pose

Elle Magazine: Better Half – Hip Moves

Working with tight hips can be an equivalent of exercising while wearing a corset, says Eoin Finn, yogi and creator of the Pursuit of Happy Hips DVD.

Where Magazine: Shopping – Say Om

Don’t let the words downward facing dog and scorpion frighten you, they’re yoga terms.

North Shore News : Happy Hips

Eoin Finn hopes to inspire individuals to live their fullest life possible—treating both themselves and others well.

Montreal Gazette: Profile – Happy Hips

So now, on top of everything, it turns out most of us have tight hips—and that’s whether we’re elite athletes or sedentary office dwellers. Having tight hips means there isn’t a lot of mobility in our hips, says Vancouver-based yoga instructor Eoin Finn, so that movements feel restricted and robotic, and we move inefficiently.

The Province: Your Sundays – Eoin Finn’s Sunday

Over merlot with friends one night, well known Vancouver yoga instructor Eoin Finn coined the term “blissology,” which he calls “the art of creating a path that maximises the highest degree of happiness for you and all beings.”