GREGORY ORMSON

spirituality

  • Conducting the Awesome: What I’ve Learned from 7 Years of Hot Yoga

    “Conducting the Awesome: What I’ve Learned from 7 Years of Hot Yoga” is live on elephant journal. https://www.elephantjournal.com/2019/02/conducting-the-awesome-what-ive-learned-from-7-years-of-hot-yoga/ This is my 11th article for elephant journal since September, 2014, and the latest installment (73) of what I call YogaInspirationals, a collection of my yoga writing published by elephant and 12 other national and international magazines,…

  • THE WATERS OF BABYLON: A PARABLE

       Once upon a time a mystical movement became water and moved from east to west. The gurus of this movement dreamed it would take root, grow, and change people in the new land. A bold vision drove their mission; they were certain and sure. The gurus taught students but were confused by them. They…

  • THE POWER OF OM: rediscovering the deep, abiding peace of coming home in a frantic world.

    Thank you OM Yoga and Lifestyle magazine (UK) for publishing my 72nd YogaInspirational, “Traveling OM,” December, 2018 Traveling OM By Dr. Gregory Ormson THE POWER OF OM: rediscovering the deep, abiding peace of coming home in a frantic world. “We are stardust, we are golden, we are billion-year old carbon…”  Lyrics from the song Woodstock…

  • A BLOG A DAY TILL EPIPHANY

    Once a day until December 6, Epiphany, I’m blogging a six point synopsis of my yoga writing from the last seven years. These blog posts are all arranged by: 1. The primary sentence. 2. The theologic and yogic summative word. 2. An explanatory paragraph. Your respectful comments are welcome. DAY SIX, December 6, 2018  …

  • MANTRA FOR ME AND YOU

    Read my 64th Yogainspirationals published by Sivana East, by following the link under article snippet below. The power of a word has always been recognized by schools of spirituality and in leadership studies. In the Christian Gospel of John, one reads “In the beginning was the Word.” The Rik Veda strikes the same tone, “In…

  • Yoga Breath, Breath of Life

      In the workshops I’ve done at MOTTO YOGA, I’ve included others to help lead the experience. In January, Dan Meyer showed up and dropped a REAL SWORD down his throat and talked about how that is worship for him. In the other workshops, I’ve had Cindy Cain and Lee Swenson accompany me with fiddle,…

  • YOGA BREATH, BREATH OF LIFE

    Workshop at MOTTO YOGA, Sunday July 29, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. 7529 S. POWER RD. Suite 101, QUEEN CREEK, ARIZONA  480-819-YOGA Pre register for this two-hour workshop at http://www.mottoyoga.com Participants in this workshop will engage the dynamic force of their own breath – yoga’s therapeutic – through breathing exercises and healing sound, asana linked…

  • Slow Down and Breathe

      Slow Down and Breathe Yogis have been attempting to articulate the importance of pranayama for centuries, and the effort is still relevant because when a person starts yoga it doesn’t take long for them to realize its a breath centric practice which changes everything. The practice of pranayama is an important observance by itself,…

  • Yoga Inspirationals number 61.

    https://www.asanajournal.com/tradition-rumps-rendiness/

  • Writer/Yogi/Teacher

    LOOK WHO IS “DOING IT” WRITING ABOUT YOGA! Darlene D’arezzo Maryam Ovissi Gregory Ormson Deborah Crooks   LOOK WHO IS “DOING IT” WRITING ABOUT YOGA.