Non-Attachment Through Yoga Practice: Freedom, Peace, Courage

What have you had to give up an attachment to this year? Some of the attachments may be more superficial, some more deeply difficult. Your list might be long. Family rituals, friend gatherings, travel, work, school life with in-person contact, in-person volunteer work, shared interest with others in hobbies, sports or causes, in-person entertainment. You […]

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Stamina & Soul – Pandemic Ponderings Part 2

“Your Mother is in the closet with the kids.” I paused and tried to picture this. My Dad continued, “I’m not sure if she’s teaching the kids something or trying to find a new perspective?” His voice trailed off as I stared at my cell phone. “Send me a picture Dad. I’ve got to see […]

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Yoga for Focus & Attention as the Season Changes

Autumn brings a distraction, more so this year as we navigate the change along with the pandemic and all its twists, turns and complexities.  Have you noticed how your mind and thoughts run around like squirrels gathering and burying acorns? Squirrel! It is the season of the squirrel.  Summer has said its last goodbye for […]

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Pandemic Ponderings

Tempers, Tools & Pandemic Ponderings, Part 1 What. Are. You. Doing?! A low, loud voice attached to an angry face bellowed to me from an open car window. The honking came next to punctuate the intensity. My emotions rallied and my stress response accelerated. What WAS I doing? The drive north over the Mackinac Bridge […]

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Cultivating Another Mental Attitude with iRest® Yoga Nidra Meditation

“When in distress, cultivate another mental attitude” Yoga Sutra-s of Patanjali, Chapter 2, sutra 33.  As the pandemic drags on, do you find yourself wondering, what is wrong with us? Why are we so dysfunctional? This is depressing. Something seems wrong. Something seems wrong….with me. In my studies for iRest Yoga Nidra certification, I am […]

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How to Reduce Stress with Yoga

The stress from the COVID-19 pandemic is as unprecedented as the the public health regulations and recommendations needed to control it. There’s stress around the fear of getting infected. There’s stress around making a living as the economy contracts. Parents are stressed about their children keeping up with their education.  There’s stress in the uncertainty […]

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Yoga Contentment in Nature

Can We Be Content?

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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Studio Update Covid-19: Staying Present – Moving Forward

We want to take time to thank you for your support of the studio’s transition to online classes during the pandemic. Our number one concern is the safety of every student, customer, teacher trainee, employee, and teacher. We know that technology has its own unique set of challenges, but we hope that you have found […]

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A Different Way of Being through Yoga Nidra

By Jay Coldwell, RYT-200, iRest® Level 2 Teacher The Yoga Nidra experience. Yoga Nidra is an ancient technique, sometimes called “yogic sleep”. It’s signature practice is a guided body scan led in a particular order. The sequence of the body scan typically follows the physical organization of the motor cortex and sensory cortex in the brain. […]

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Journey of Sound

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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