TAPAS: Playing with Fire by Sonya Kuropatwa With the New Year upon us, conversations turn to resolutions, intentions, and schemes...
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November Focus: Aparigraha: non-hoarding
Aparigraha :: Respect & Release When Patanjali wrote about Aparigraha (non-covetousness / non-hoarding / non-grasping) in the Yoga Sutras, it...
Mid-October Focus: Satya (truthfulness)
Another exploration of Yoga Philosophy from Sonya Kuropatwa: SATYA, one of the ethical guidelines of yoga, asks us to live...
October Focus: Ahimsā (non-harming)
A beautiful and timely blog post from Sonya Kuropatwa: Practicing A H I M S A: Nonviolence and the Art...
Poem of the Month: From Root to Bloom
From Root to Bloom by Danna Faulds Sap is flowing once again from root to trunk, from trunk to branch,...
Pose of the Month: Titthibasana (Firefly)
Have you ever wondered how to create some of the spectacular yoga poses you see in pictures? Titthibasana is one...
Mantra of the Month: May All Beings Be Happy
LOKAH SAMASTAH SUKHINO BHAVANTU लोकाः समस्ताः सुखिनो भवन्तु This mantra has been passed down through generations by way of oral...
April Pose of the Month: Parivrtta Utkatasana
Check out our Pose of the Month: A deep twist that strengthens the hip flexors and calf muscles, opens the...
Reflections from Sheila: Into the Ocean
As I write this post today, I’m looking out the window at the Gulf of Mexico in Destin, Florida. The...