WHY GOD MADE MOMS Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions: Why did God make mothers? 1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is. 2. Mostly to clean the house. 3. To help us out of there when we were getting born. How did...
Get Your Prosperity On!
I saw a quote today on the internet, and it resonated with me so much: "Prosperity, prosperity, prosperity, is perpetual with people who prefer to be penetrating, prepared and purposeful. But, prosperity only comes to those who are trustworthy, deliver and who are...
Gaining Control of the Mind With the Breath
Gaining Control of the Mind With the Breath.
Jai Place!
I recently met a powerhouse of a woman--Jess Tomaz, and her charming husband Al, who are doing great things in Grand Rapids. Jess teaches Yoga locally, and she and Al have teamed up with a bunch of like minded, green thinking merchants to create an online store where...
New Releases from Spirit Voyage
As a long-time devotional music fan, I am always happy to hear new music from sincere performers. My personal favorites run from J.S. Bach to Jai Uttal--that's my disclaimer! That's why I was delighted to hear from Karan at Spirit Voyage Records--yes, we all still...
To Sleep. Perchance to Dream
This powerful, but simple forward bending pose helps to reduce the cortisol (a powerful stress hormone) in the bloodstream.
Your Thunder Thighs Are Beautiful!
Forward bends help to reduce abdominal fat.
Pray for Water
Let's all join in and pray with the 13 Indigenous Grandmothers on Tuesday, May 18, 2010. We, the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers Ask you to join us: CONSCIOUS PARTICIPATION IN HEALING OURPLANETARY WATERS OUR MOTHER EARTH NEEDS YOUR HELP!...
Music Makes You Smart!
The latest research shows that the one activity that produces more electrical activity in the brain–second only to a seizure–is sight reading music!
Love Your Body, Big or Small
This body is a perfect vehicle for helping others with weight issues to get friendly with yoga.
Don’t Just Do Something, Lie There!
Savaasana, the Corpse Pose…we train the body to slow down and guide the mind to get quiet.
New Year, New Book!
I wanted to get these people on the mat to discover for themselves the magical powers of Yoga.
One Size Doesn’t Fit All
Today I was watching the Olympics and caught an interview with gold-medalist Evan Lysacek, who is unusually tall for a skater. He was saying that when he was a younger skater, he always wanted to look like the shorter athletes, like his mentor and colleague Scott...
ON BECOMING A YOGA TEACHER
Why did I become a Yoga teacher? I am an admitted Yoga-slacker. When I first started out practicing Yoga, I went with my 2 band-mates. There were three of us girls in Ira Gobu--a piano, bass and drums trio that sang original pop-- and every Wednesday evening, we'd...
Ten Essential Yoga Moves
There are hundreds, maybe thousands, of Yoga poses to choose from, so how do we know which ones are the most essential to our well-being? According to my teacher, Sri Swami Satchidananda, the basic Integral Yoga® Hatha 1 class is ideal to keep the body and mind happy, healthy and in harmony.
