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Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. ~Rumi Many years ago when I was young I was very ill and went through about 5 years of multiple surgeries and hospitalizations. It really sucked. In my 20’s and early...

01/17/2020

Why I Love Yoga Nidra

By: Jan Wheeler

I love magic and mystery and Yoga Nidra is magical and mysterious. I love juxtapositions and Yoga Nidra invites us to see opposites working together. I love feeling grounded in the body but yet expansive and Yoga Nidra creates both. I love the process of self-discovery and increased self-awareness and Yoga Nidra fosters these. I love...

12/24/2019

New Year, New Mind

By: Susan Mathis

As we move into the new year, the new decade, each of us has the opportunity to wipe away the old and intentionally step forward into the new. Meditation practice offers the same benefit, the opportunity to step out of the conditioned patterns of...

11/18/2019

Chanting AUMn

By: Luna Langer

Luna shares insight on the meaning of the sound Ohm and how to chant AUMn

11/18/2019

Yogi Bloopers

By: Susan Mathis

Eva loves to chant! Universe—what?

04/29/2019

Walking the Line of Doing Fine

By: Susan Mathis

“How are you? Are you ok? How are you feeling. “ I’m not an “okay-er”. I’ve come to know this about myself. As philosophical as I am, as much as What Does It All MEAN tends to drive my life, I see I am...

01/13/2019

A Quick Guide to the 8 Limbs of Yoga

By: Luna Langer

The 8 Limbs of Yoga were written down by Patanjali over 2000 years ago in the Yoga Sutras. Previously, the yoga techniques were passed down orally from yoga guru to disciple. The Sutras (meaning ‘thread’ in sanskrit) are a collection of 196 short statements on...

12/21/2018

Becoming Still

By: Susan Mathis

Winter brings with it a hectic hustle, unlike no other time. As a yogi and a nature lover, my natural inclination is to become reflective and quiet this time of year. Long cups of tea, reading, and writing by the fire is my preference...

11/06/2018

Staying Sane in a Turbulent World

By: Susan Mathis

Outside a gentle rain is falling on the tin roof of the cabin. Curled up in bed with my laptop, the slanted ceiling of the bedroom loft is alive with the sound of rain.

10/07/2018

Patience and Letting Go

By: Lynn Rossy

At the end of my recent nine day training at the Kripalu Yoga Center in Lenox, Massachusetts, I was asked to reflect on what I wanted to remember about being there and the teachings I learned. If I reduced this to two words, they...

09/01/2015

Deep Stretch

By: Susan

All Levels This experiential class utilizes asanas (postures), several meditation practices, and pranayama (breathing techniques) to slowly open the body and direct awareness inward. A quiet, slow-paced class ideal for all levels of students, Deep Stretch emphasizes holding postures longer so the muscles can relax, leading to...

07/19/2015

Kripalu Yoga

By: Susan

All Levels Kripalu Yoga is a traditional practice of yoga asana (postures) designed to awaken and align the energy in the body, quiet the mind, and access states of deep awareness. A combination of breathwork (pranayama) and postures asana) allows you to explore posture flows...

Exhale Fear

Why I Love Yoga Nidra

New Year, New Mind

Chanting AUMn

Yogi Bloopers

Walking the Line of Doing Fine

A Quick Guide to the 8 Limbs of Yoga

Becoming Still

Staying Sane in a Turbulent World

Patience and Letting Go

Deep Stretch

Kripalu Yoga