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The OmStays Spirit

By on April 10, 2012   /   Bliss from Paradise   /   7 Comments
The OmStays Spirit

Aloha. Say it with us now, ALOOOOHA! If you know a thing or two about the Hawaiian islands, or have had the chance to visit, then you have some sense of the wonderful word; Aloha. Some of the many translations are “hello” “goodbye” and “welcome”. The deeper meaning however, evokes a sense of great love, of peace and harmony, of complete acceptance. Close your eyes and imagine a beautiful Hawaiian Kumu (healer). You can imagine a she or a he, with long flowing hair, dressed in flowers and ti leaves. Now imagine that this Kumu says to you; “aloha”,

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Downward Dog

By on April 10, 2012   /   For The Dogs   /   Leave a comment
Downward Dog

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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The Alignment of One

By on April 10, 2012   /   Zen Your Space   /   7 Comments
The Alignment of One

“For me the greatest beauty always lies in the greatest clarity.” – Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Our environment has so much influence upon us, emotionally, physically, mentally. It is our center, our root, our core, our main base of support. How is it that your environment is supporting us? Do we feel peaceful, calm, centered? As our body is our physical temple, so our home, our environment is an extension of our soul. As in yoga, as we move, let go, focus, connect, center, our home and office environments are a reflection, a mirror of what is truly being revealed.

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The Ultimate Balance for Me: Yoga and Ultimate Frisbee

By on April 9, 2012   /   Wandering, Wondering Lis   /   8 Comments
The Ultimate Balance for Me: Yoga and Ultimate Frisbee

As a competitive ultimate frisbee player based at Lake Tahoe, I travel a lot. My teams have been based in Reno and San Francisco over the past 7 years so I’ve traveled anywhere from 1 to 4 hours to practice, and then from Las Vegas to Oregon to New Jersey to play in tournaments. Yoga has been something I try to squeeze into my travels, but it’s definitely a big part of my life and training at home. My schedule typically looks like this every month of playing season (May to October): ultimate practice (running, drills), followed by a

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Life Is a Trip: The Transformative Magic of Travel

By on April 9, 2012   /   On Our Bookshelf   /   1 Comment

Ray Bradbury once said that, “Half the fun of the travel is the aesthetic of lostness.” In her book, Life Is a Trip: The Transformative Magic of Travel, Judith Fein gleefully sets out to show us how she has experienced that lostness in her travels. A proponent of spontaneous meetings, arrows pointing in a different direction from the one planned and even “mishaps” that lead to ultimate discovery, Fein spins her stories of the people she has met and the lessons she has learned from them during her travel. Her ultimate message to us is that travel changes us

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