A Yogi Named Perry from Iowa!
I sure hope you will join The Yoga Place in reading The Great OOM by Robert Love this summer. I have read it before, but starting it again at this time in my life with the conversations about yoga and … Continue reading →
Calming the Waves of Consciousness
Our next meeting of The Yoga Sutra Study group will be Sunday, June 27th at 11:00am. As has been the case, it will be LIVE and ONLINE, so sign up for ZOOM link here. It is free and open to … Continue reading →
Yoga – Process, Parallels, and Possibilities
Our Yoga Sutra discussion on SAMYAMA (integration) on Sunday brought up some really nice thoughts about how to approach this third chapter of The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, knowing that a lot of this more internal work of yoga is … Continue reading →
Back to Basics! A special summer series with The Yoga Place
June 14-August 2 we will be offering an in-studio only series on “the basics” of yoga. Maybe you are completely new to the practice of yoga. OR maybe you have wanted to try Iyengar Yoga, but just just haven’t yet. … Continue reading →
The Great OOM – Summer Book Club with The Yoga Place!
I don’t remember when I first read this book, The Great OOM by Robert Love, but it definitely made an impression. All the ways that yoga has been translated and shared from the East to the West is one of … Continue reading →
From Fantasy to Fascination
We are moving into the third chapter of The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali with our Yoga Sutra Discussion Group (meets the last Sunday of every month at 11:00am live online). The third chapter of The Yoga Sutras is called “Vibhuti … Continue reading →
The “CORE” of Yoga – Monday Special Topic for May
When we speak of “the core” or “core work” in yoga, we are typically referring to a multitude of postures, however there are specific asanas that are focused around the strength and the workings of the abdominal-lumbar complex within the … Continue reading →
External to Internal to Innermost Yoga
In our last meeting of The Yoga Sutra Discussion Group, we had a great conversation about Pratyahara (the drawing of the senses inward) and its role in our lives and practice. In this often not talked about limb of yoga, … Continue reading →
Get to Know Your Hips and Pelvis – Special Workshop Offering
Blog Written by Chris Saudek The Yoga Place is offering a special workshop with Chris Saudek on Sunday, April 11th from 2-5pm CST. Sign up HERE ! In this asana class focusing on the hips and pelvis, you will learn … Continue reading →
Withdrawal of the Senses
Our next meeting of The Yoga Sutra Study Group will be on Sunday, March 28th at 11:00am. We are finishing up the second chapter of The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali with Sutras II.54 and II.55. II.54 : Withdrawing the senses, … Continue reading →