An interview with Kerry MacDonald, RYT-200 Written by: Bernice Thill Kerry MacDonald is a co-owner and operator of Fashion Villa in Wausau, a yoga instructor at 5 Koshas, and also a yoga student. Yoga has been one way she cares for herself so that she can continue to do what she loves for others. As […]
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A two-part interview with Karey Lynn Krampota, RYT-200 (by Bernice Thill) Karey Lynn Krampota teaches Viniyoga, a style of yoga linking your breath with your movement that is adapted to support your physical and emotional needs. She offers classes for students throughout various stages of life: sunrise (children) mid-day and sunset (senior). In this second […]
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A two-part interview with Karey Lynn Krampota, RYT-200 (by Bernice Thill) Part I Karey Lynn Krampota teaches Viniyoga, a style of yoga linking your breath with your movement that is adapted to support your physical and emotional needs. She offers classes for students throughout various stages of life: sunrise (children) mid-day and sunset (senior). With […]
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An Interview with Pauline Zweck, E-RYT 200 Certified Viniyoga Wellness Instructor Summer. It’s officially here. It’s a time of excitement—travel, visiting friends, family celebrations, summer projects. Summer. It also can be a time of excess—excess heat and humidity, over-scheduled social calendars, indulgent celebrations. We pack a lot into our short summers. They can become a […]
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An interview with Mary Kluz, RYT-200, 5 Koshas Yoga Teacher By Bernice Thill, Writer and Yoga Practitioner Your body is an engineering marvel. And like any well-engineered marvel, it needs maintenance and fine tuning. That’s where self care comes into play, according to Mary Kluz, MS, RYT-200, Viniyoga Teacher at 5 Koshas. What is […]
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By Pamela Luedtke, Certified Brain Gym Instructor, Dance Instructor, Certified Pilates Instructor & Creator of em.bodi.ment The Fire Element symbolizes our passion for life through the quality of our relationships with others. The connections we make with each encounter is a balance of giving and receiving unconditional love with others and with ourselves Our heartbeat […]
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Written By: Dr. E. Reenah McGill of The Healing Energy Center (located inside 5 Koshas Yoga & Wellness) Hi, thanks for taking your time to read this short informative blog. Let me introduce myself as Dr. Reenah McGill. I offer acupuncture and acupressure a form of Chinese medicine, at 5 Koshas Yoga & Wellness. This […]
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By Pamela Luedtke: Certified Brain Gym Instructor, Dance Instructor, Certified Pilates Instructor Read More About Pam Here When I was first introduced to the idea of dance improvisation at age 13, the idea of moving how I felt seemed abstract. The structure of my dance experience included my instructor demonstrated and my fellow […]
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By Bette Stephens, P.T., G.C.F.P. “Harmonious efficient movement prevents wear and tear. More important, however, is what it does to the image of ourselves and our relationship to the world around us.” (Moshe Feldenkrais) What is Awareness Through Movement? Welcome to increasing your AWARENESS through Movement from “The Feldenkrais Method”. I’d like to tell you […]
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Written By: Janie Martin, 5 Koshas Yoga Student Photographed above is Janie’s Yoga Buddy Spanky, who watches as she practices daily! I am a yoga student, usually taking twice a week lessons, for four years. I also practice on my own nearly every day. I consider myself a ranked beginner. Before I started taking classes, […]
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by Kerry MacDonald, RYT-200 “Counting sheep to sleep?” There are so many reasons for sleepless nights. Many of us are busy and stressed, unable to shut our brains off. Daily stresses build in our mind and cause anxiety. Others suffer from muscle aches and pains that wake them up and keep them up. Yoga is […]
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by Sally Konkol, RN, BSN, RYT-200 “Can you reach that bowl on the top shelf?” We have all been there. Up on our tip toes, arm stretched as much as possible. Needing just another half inch. “There, I got it!” It is times like that when I continue to appreciate the functional benefits of yoga […]
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By Jessica Jordan Yoga Sutra 2.42 santosha anuttamah sukha labha Santosha: Contentment Anuttamah: extreme, ultimate, unparalleled Sukha: pleasure, happiness Labha: arises, gained, benefit Yoga sutra 2.42 focuses on contentment, achieving unparalleled happiness by engaging the contentment already within us. But how do we put this into practice? We are constantly exposed to a barrage […]
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by Flora Jerde, Vibrational Sound Therapy Certified & Licensed Practitioner, Licensed Massage Therapist, Reiki 2 Practitioner. You may have recently heard the term Journey of Sound, but what exactly is it? The term describes an experience that falls under a broader term: Vibrational Sound Therapy, or VST. A VST practitioner blends vibration and sound with […]
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by Renee Peterson, MSW, RYT, RPYT It’s the season of love. Most people think of February 14th as a day to celebrate and recognize the love of their life and those dear to them. It is, and this is important! But what about celebrating self-love? Some people might think self-love is self-centered and ego driven […]
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How can you bring your yoga practice into the New Year? How can you set the intention of a regular mind-body practice while creating the habit of practice? Practicing yoga is one way to enlist the wisdom of our minds AND bodies, to generate a lasting shift – if we stick with it. A lasting […]
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by Julie Bonasso Krolczyk “What will you do today to keep loving, to keep moving, to keep growing?” I was deeply moved by my amazing sister-in-law who perfected her first paddle board headstand last weekend at our home. But what REALLY inspires me about Katie is how her physical strength is representative of her inner […]
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by Janie Martin “If you wish you were more flexible or more relaxed, give yoga a try. If you are nervous about going to a class, go with a friend. If people with serious diseases can participate and enjoy it, so can you.” Joining a Yoga Class One of the things on my long list […]
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By Karey Krampota, RYT-200, Certified Viniyoga Wellness Instructor “In Yoga Sutra I.12, Patanjali explains that to achieve a state of yoga, or focused concentration, one must utilize both practice (Abhyasa) and detachment (Vairagyam). Practice and detachment are two of the very first tools Patanjali offers to help in this process of refining the mind toward […]
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By: Julie Bonasso Krolczyk “The Power of the Pause” – Shannon Sommerling Are you dealing with physical or emotional pain and have had to slow down? Are you tired of being frustrated? Not sure how to move forward? I recently was sidelined from physical activity for 3 months due to a back injury. Here’s what I learned – just as in a yoga pose, there is strength in stillness, resilience through releasing (what doesn’t serve) and wisdom from wonderment. TIPS […]
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