We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop ~Mother Theresa Donna wakes up to the blaring alarm at 4:30am. She laces on her running shoes and heads out the door to get in her long run for the week. She gets home just in time to wake her three kids, shovel Eggo waffles down their throats on the way to the mini van, as it’s her turn for carpool. As she pulls up in front of the school, sweaty hair still
Read more →Laugh & Relax: Extended Puppy pose How about a relaxing, stress-relieving pose that also lengthens the spine, opens the shoulders & calms the mind? Extended Puppy Pose: Now, who would not want to try this posture? Cooling for the hot summer months as well! You may want to prepare for Extended Puppy pose by doing Cow & Cat. Sounds like I am bringing in a barn yard full of playful animals. Well, how about doing this pose like a joyful child? Make it fun & frolicsome! Come onto your knees & place your hands on the floor, shoulders above
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Dogs are yogis. It’s a fact. Always have been, always will be. It comes natural. If yoga is the perfect alignment of the body and mind, then I’ve been there since I was a pup. Frankly, I have a hard time imagining how the body and mind can be separate. Even if I tried to separate them, I couldn’t. I don’t even know where my mind is! Is it in my stomach? In my tail? In my nose? My mind is my body and my body is my mind. But fear not, there is hope. Humans won’t be in
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Its hard not to notice the daily influence of the broader society on yoga in this country. We see it in the slick ads, the beautiful yoga clothes, and the way we carry ourselves in the studio and amongst fellow teachers and practitioners. Of course part of the way we carry ourselves in the studio and among our fellow yogi/nis is not always something which reflects our most deeply held values. Amid the beauty of the practice there are some darker aspects of the yoga business and lifestyle which manifest themselves as backbiting, materialism, unethical business practices, exclusivity, cattiness,
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In Flight Yoga As I sit on a plane, headed for someplace sunny and warm, I can’t help but look around me and think what an uncomfortable and unhealthy experience I and my fellow travelers are having. So, I decide to do something about it. In flight yoga, no mat required. Here are ten easy and helpful exercises you can try the next time you find yourself at 30,000 feet. 1) Being confined to a small space gives us a great opportunity to practice breathing. You may want to put in your headphones, select a calm and relaxing playlist
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Meet our newest Featured Member for OmStays, Cindi West. Joe & Cindi West, owners of the Rockin’ JC Ranch, want to share their mission to ensure the future of agriculture through genetic conservation and the promotion of endangered breeds of livestock and poultry. They also host Yoga retreats throughout the year at their beautiful ranch. ” Our vision is for you is to literally get grounded and back in touch with the earth; having a vivid communion with nature in the rustic outdoors. Just you and the views. By doing yoga on the ground, right where I was at,
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Isn’t yoga just for girls, bro? I get asked this question all the time. I am a guy; I served my country, I went to war, I do Crossfit, my best friends are two Doberman Pinschers, and I do yoga. I am not the biggest amongst my friends at the gym yet I lift just as heavy and hard, I am a marathoner, and I do yoga. My gym workouts must be effective, tough, and take me to my limit, and I do yoga. My schedule says easy run; however, the word easy is not in my vocabulary
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Greetings fellow yoga practitioners! My name is Craig Jackson aka Gold Lion and I will be travelling all around Austin, Texas attending potentially every yoga center this beautiful city has to offer, and then writing about my experience there for you all to read about, along with sharing what that particular studio has to offer, the environment, styles of yoga practiced, etc. It is going to be an awesome experience, and I am looking forward to the transformation it is going to give me mentally, physically and spiritually! My first of such journeys was to Eastside yoga, which is
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Yoga. The ancient technique humans practice to master the body and mind. It has been relaxing them, strengthening them and invigorating them since the days of the Indus Valley civilizations, around 3000 BC. Did you know dogs actually invented it? It’s true. For dogs, yoga dates back even before we started hanging around humans 15,000 years ago. We taught you the poses, which to this day are probably the most common for human yogis to practice. Graciously, the humans named them in honor of us, their canine yoga masters. I’m talking about the Downward Dog (or as the Indus
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