GREGORY ORMSON

Tag: inspiration

  • EXCERPT – tapas

    We’re all flat on our backs in a liminal place, fired by tapas and its heat of transformation. I’m listening as a guru points the way, and slowly my doubt is burned by fire and sent to the trash bin of insecurity.Heat and gravity are my honest teachers, and they’re worthy companions delivering an exacting…

  • EXCERPT

    The land was drunk on money and the illusion of freedom fired the Westlanders’ imaginations. Yoga’s eight limbs twisted in the creative chaos of post-modernism and strange ideas whispered in the wind. Gurus saw it all and wondered where the surf boards came from. They didn’t understand what had happened to their movement and some…

  • YOGA SONG, EXCERPT

    YOGA SONG, EXCERPT

    In shadow and in light, we yoga, and our teachers observe. Together we’re co-creators in a new architecture – a yogatecture – and celebrate moments when a yogi gives shape to an old blueprint written on a banana leaf. Everything is prepared as I enter yoga class where the nexus of a new identity is…

  • Social Distancing and Sacred Space

    And here’s an example of how we use this space for renewal. Dave Swenson, brother of my long-time friend Lee Swenson, couldn’t gig tonight for St. Patrick’s Day, so he did a 40 something minute concert from the porch of his home in Iowa and streamed it to people in the US and afar. This is…

  • SAT SONG: notes from the Salt River (two minute music & video sampler).

    In the yoga tradition of reverence for life, SAT SONG provides music for participation in a magnetic blending of East and West grounded in the language of soul. Through song chant and breath focus, repetitive words and musical phrases are well-suited to accompany yin yoga classes along with yoga workshops, events, retreats, music events, and…

  • Breath Notes

      The practitioner is ATTENTIVE to breath while focused on the process of asana and quiet. In movement, consciously linked to breath, we produce the rhythmic effect of life. It’s what humans have done for centuries; and therein lays yoga’s simple yet profound magic: breath in movement and rhythm. When a yogi comes home to…

  • YOGA AND LEATHER at Superstition Harley Davidson in the Eagle’s Nest – starting its 3rd year this month

  • Yoga for Riders starting again this month

    YOGA AND LEATHER: Yoga for Bikers begins its third year in October at the Eagles’ Nest (outdoor second deck) at Superstition Harley Davidson. Two Wednesday’s a month, riders and anyone interested will gather for simple movement and breath work. This beginner level class is open to all. This is offered to riders to stretch the areas…

  • The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride, 2019, Phoenix (the ride for men’s health)

    I took part in the world’s largest charitable motorcycle event for owners of classic and vintage styled bikes on Sunday September 29th, 2019. This event, called the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride, brings together over 113,000 well dressed riders on sweet, small bikes raising 5 million dollars in 700+ cities for men’s health across 110+ countries. The…

  • ANCHORS: For Kristen and Greg on their 25th anniversary

    One good thing about Facebook is that every now and then someone reaches from the past and makes contact with us in the present. This is the case from someone that contacted me yesterday and I’m glad he did. Today (Aug. 13) is Kristen and Greg’s 25th wedding anniversary. Back then, I was the officiant…