YogaAndLeather

  • A Western Yogi’s Evolving Precis

    My yoga starts when I acknowledge the Western inheritance of the yoga tradition or some blended combination of traditions. Western yoga shares widely in the thread known as hatha, a tradition of opposing forces coming into balance and working together for the yogi’s mental, spiritual, and physical development. A scholarly treatment of ancient texts or…

  • January BREATH & MOVEMENT FOR BIKERS OUTDOORS (formerly yoga for bikers)

    Yoga outdoors happening for year 5 at Superstition Harley Davidson. Short read below about yoga for bikers (breath and movement) the how and why. Two January classes on the outdoor deck – facing north to the Goldfield Mountains in the east valley – open for anyone. January 11 at 5:00 pm, and January 25 at…

  • Breath and Movement for Longevity in the Saddle (Nov. 10 and 24) @ SUPERSTITION HARLEY-DAVIDSON

    Come on up to the eagle’s nest (outdoor patio) at Superstition Harley-Davidson (2910 W. Apache Trail), for breath and movement for bikers a week from today (November 10 at 5:00 pm). It’s the fourth year of breath and movement designed to keep bikers at ease and in the saddle long term. Teaching riders for the…

  • Got 5 (koshas) On It

    Got 5 (koshas) On It

    “I got dreams that are too big for mass.”   #thisbeinghuman When dreams meet Self, descriptions abate and prophesies grow into fullness, while the wisdom of silence and balance of polarities root and branch in the 5 koshas. Got 5 Koshas When dreams meet self, every yogi is shattered and burned. Forgetting everything they thought they…

  • Peace: Just a Pause Away

    peace: just a pause a – YOGI TIMES “Peace, Just a Pause Away,” originally published July, 2015 by YOGI TIMES; republished August, 2021 by YOGI TIMES. #yogainspirationals number 24 be here, now When my yoga class begins, one of my teachers will often remind me to “let go” of what happened during the day. This…

  • In The Golden Moment: A riders journal on sunset, highway, and wind by Gregory Ormson

    September’s issue of Thunder Press includes a 2021 review of Sturgis Bike Week and my story below. Thanks Kevin Duke (ed)., and Oliver Touron for this photo of Debbie and I heading west on I-8 closing in on Yuma, AZ. Riding for #MMIWC on the way to San Diego’s #MedicineWheelRide. Link to full issue below…

  • WIFJ TV report on yoga 4 bikers

    Thank you WIFW and Kyle Pozorski! https://www.wjfw.com/storydetails/20210823070608/connecting_yoga_to_motorcyclists\

  • Thank you Wisconsin Public Radio

    https://www.wpr.org/wisconsin-native-motorcycling-yogi-shares-his-love-bikes-and-yoga

  • YOGA 4 BIKERS at Bull Falls HD

    https://www.wausaudailyherald.com/story/news/2021/08/18/motorcycling-yogi-teach-yoga-moves-bull-falls-harley-davidson/5416236001/?fbclid=IwAR07msLeXONfmeVRqaIXKbJZACQNn1V6WN9erv05pc5SS-xCWbP-itnf1vk The ‘Motorcycling Yogi’ brings his calming yoga methods to Bull Falls Harley-Davidson Keith Uhlig https://twitter.com/gaormson/status/1428311933388787712?s=21 Wausau Daily Herald 14278f8d-b827-4fe2-a5aa-91bbd5d9f48d-Tree.jpg.webp https://www.wausaudailyherald.com/story/news/2021/08/18/motorcycling-yogi-teach-yoga-moves-bull-falls-harley-davidson/5416236001/?fbclid=IwAR07msLeXONfmeVRqaIXKbJZACQNn1V6WN9erv05pc5SS-xCWbP-itnf1vk

  • ON WISCONSIN: This is for bikers at Bull Falls Harley-Davidson August 21

    Learn how to extend your riding life and improve overall well-being through a FREE 90-minute yoga workshop at on Saturday, Aug. 21, where Gregory Ormson #motorcyclingyogig will lead “Yoga for Bikers” from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Bull Falls Harley-Davidson, located on 1570 County Road XX in Rothschild. “Ultimately,” Ormson said, “both motorcycle riding…