Smiles Yoga Wellness & Meditation

09/02/2026

What an amazing opportunity to speak with Benjamin Wally Joof on their Level Of Trust Podcast. ✨ We discussed the history of yoga, meditation, and its connection to Africa (Kemet). This was such a beautiful conversation that I hope encourages people from all over to listen and be open to receive new information about the practice.

You can find the video by searching Benjamin Joof on YouTube or by visiting my YouTube channel, link in bio ✨

09/01/2026

What an amazing opportunity to speak with Benjamin Wally Joof on their Level Of Trust Podcast. ✨ We discussed the history of yoga, meditation, and its connection to Africa (Kemet). This was such a beautiful conversation that I hope encourages people from all over to listen and be open to receive new information about the practice. Take a listen-

Yoga instructor Carmita Smiles unpacks the ancient African roots of...

09/01/2026

✨GRATITUDE POSSSSTTTTT✨

What a summer it has been! I spent much of it guiding classes at various branches of the 📚. They are always a joy to work with for yoga and the GOAT 🐐 yogaaaaa 🤗.

I met so many amazing humans and was lucky 🍀 enough to reconnect with old friends like xplorHer 🙌🏾! Which brings so much joy and love to my heart 💖.

Special shout out to Whitehall branch especially for hosting bi-weekly sessions of specialty yoga workshops. Thank you for sharing your space on a regular basis. And to the students who kept returning to the sessions and to their mats. It offered time for sharing, learning, and blossoming new awareness and inner peace 😌.

Anddddd who doesn’t love flowers? 🙃

08/31/2026

I wanted to think of vocab that'd I use with mes deux neveux as they just went back to school! So, here's trois phrases:

Comment s’est passée la rentrée?
= How did the return to school go? / How was the first day back?

Quel cours préfères-tu?
= Which course/class is your favorite?

Tu prépares ton déjeuner toi-même pour l’école?
= Are you preparing your lunch yourself for school?

Et pour La Rentrée -
La rentrée literally means “the return” or “the re-entry.” In France, it became associated with returning to school after the summer break. So, when French people say « C’est la rentrée! », it’s like saying “It’s back-to-school time!” or “Everyone is back!” 📚🎒



Notice: I’m not a language teacher but a yoga teacher who loves French! I’m dustin’ off my French text books and practicing so I can start back teaching yoga classes in French. Thanks for joining the journey 🇫🇷🧘‍♀️

08/30/2026

“ Ang is ‘a part’. Sang is ‘in every,’ or ‘with every’. Wahe is ‘the indescribable living ecstasy of Infinite Being’. Guru is ‘the knowledge that transforms your mind, emotion and essence.’ The whole phrase means, “The Infinite Being, God, is with me, and vibrates in every molecule and cell of my being.”

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We need tolerance, positivity, and endurance under the pressure of this long war and its many atrocities. The best way is to exercise and change the nervous system first. Change the set points of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves that encode your state of arousal and anxiety. Then, when calmness is achieved, plant a seed for peace and higher thought. Chant a mantra that guides the mind into a pattern beyond the current strife. “

Read this Full excerpt at

https://www.sikhdharma.org/ang-sang-wahe-guru-to-guide-the-psyche

Excerpt from a Commentary by Gurucharan Singh, originally published in The Inner Voice, February 1991 and revised October 2001 Ang is ‘a part’. Sang is ‘in every,’ or ‘with every’. Wahe is ‘the indescribable living ecstasy of Infinite Being’. Guru is ‘the knowledge that transforms ...

08/25/2026

I am THE MOSTEST TIRED 🥱 😴 Allons-y!

C’est Sentence Sunday 🥳 (Let’s pretend it’s Sunday.)

1) L’étudiant est en re**rd pour le yoga.
2) Le prof commence le cours.
3) La posture préférée des étudiants est Savasana. (Very appropriate pour le moment 😁.)

Ok, we’ll catch up in another video on this subject…

Bonne nuit 🌙



Notice: I’m not a language teacher but a yoga teacher who loves French! I’m dustin’ off my French text books and practicing so I can start back teaching yoga classes in French. Thanks for joining the journey 🇫🇷🧘‍♀️

08/21/2026

The fun part about learning is all the different ways different brains take in information. For me, gameifying learning draws me in again and again. So, I decided to make a game out of showing photos of the yoga props.

Creating this game helped me to listen and practice my pronunciation too. Enjoy the learning journey.

NOTICE: I'm not a language teacher but a yoga teacher who loves everything FRENCH! So, I'm learning yoga related vocabulary to grow my knowledge and teach yoga in French (again). Thanks for joining me on this journey. ✨

08/19/2026

La journée est longue 🥴, mais je suis ici et vous aussi 😄.

Aujourd’hui: Les props de yoga… Allons-y!

Les accessoires de yoga = Yoga accessories/props
Une sangle de yoga = A yoga strap
Un bloc = A block
Une couverture = A blanket
Un oreiller = A pillow
Un traversin = A bolster

Quels accessoires (props) de yoga est-ce que vous utilisez?

NOTICE: I'm not a language teacher. The videos I post are for entertainment purposes as I am studying French so I can teach yoga in French! with more confidence! Thank you for joining me on this journey.

08/16/2026

Sentence structure practice (Yoga related bien sûr)
What’s the parts of the sentence(s)? Nouns, subject, pronouns, adverbs, etc…

As if English isn't difficult enough 🤪Actually, most of my friends say English sentence structure is more difficult than French 😁. So, Sundays are built for sentence structure practice (ou pratiquer).

Phrase 1: Les étudiants arrivent. The students arrive.

Phrase 2: La femme déroule son tapis de yoga. The woman unrolls her yoga mat.

Phrase 3: On s’allonge en Savasana. This "on" form is tricky to me... because it's like a general One lies down in Savasana. But if I'm understanding correctly used in the class sense - it's like saying "Let's lie down or We lie down in Savasana. 🧘🏽‍♀️

Voilà ✨



NOTICE: I'm NOT a language teacher but a yoga teacher lookin' to up my skills and conversation as I'm on a learning journey to teach yoga in French (again). Do you teach yoga in French? Drop me a comment of a French phrase you use in yoga class regularly. Are you learning French? What are you excited to learn? Maybe you'd like to teach yoga in French aussi! 😄 Let me know.