Devotion and Dedication
Today is a celebratory day for many Hindus. It is the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti, the birth of Lord Hanuman, the monkey god. As many of you know, I am a bit of an indophile and find an affinity for … Continue reading →
Jennie Williford CIYT
An Imagined Letter from COVID-19 to Humans
Thank you to one of our students who shared this poem by Kirstin Flynz with us this week. It says a lot about many of the things the practice of yoga can teach us : stop, listen, be aware, be … Continue reading →
Dear Yoga Place Community,
A LETTER FROM CHRIS SAUDEK – written last week after embarking on our first week of online yoga… During this last week of on line classes I took class from Francie, Pam, Rachel, and Hallie. Saturday morning I took both … Continue reading →
Kids Yoga – Now on Mondays!
Written by Hallie Evans – Join her tomorrow from 9:00-9:30am with your kiddos! I love my 3 boys dearly. Really, I do. But, sometimes their energy and wildness can drive me crazy! Channeled into yoga poses, though, that energy is … Continue reading →
“Back to Basics” on Mondays
Moving all our classes to “live and online” and knowing that everyone’s schedule is not as it was, we initially made the decision to capture as many students as we could by offering mostly “ALL LEVELS” classes. However, after a … Continue reading →
Boost Your Immunity with K-Lea
“Restorative Yoga is all about the relaxation response. In a culture that seems to promote and reward “doing” and “being productive” as the only “valuable” way to live, Restorative Yoga is counter-cultural, perhaps even “revolutionary”. Restorative Yoga invites “being” rather than … Continue reading →
Just BE !
This will be my last post on this lovely Yoga Sutra II.27. Though we are only really getting through the “5th stage of wisdom” according to Patanjali, the next two stages are more “by-products” of the previous levels and realizations. … Continue reading →
Needful and Necessary
Reaching the fourth stage of wisdom, technically speaking, we have reached a stage of enlightenment, samadhi. We have realized that the Truth of our Self is separate from and undisturbed by the outer world. It is a steady light of … Continue reading →
Mental Clarity
The third stage of wisdom is control and understanding of the mind. This leads to the realization and experience of our True Self. Drawing our attention away from the external and toward the internal in stage one and discarding the … Continue reading →
Discard and Detach
The second level of wisdom according to Patanjali is the cessation of suffering. Once we turn our attention and awareness toward our own Self in the first stage, we are able to detach from the external disturbances and discard the … Continue reading →