#yogabooks
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The first review of YOGA SONG by Mary is now published on Amazon. Thank you, Mary! If you have read YOGA SONG, please go to Amazon and add your review. From Chapter 7 “A Child Leads,” in YOGA SONG A toddler’s openness and enthusiasm mean they don’t distinguish between yoga or weightlifting, and they don’t
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If you view a photo of someone doing a pose called camel, you’ll notice it looks uncomfortable and it is. Along with it, you’ll frequently see a list of physical benefits that happen over time when doing the camel pose. I’m certain that the combination of the backward-bending camel, alternating with forward bends healed my
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Taj Mahal Review, Vol. 22, 1 notes YOGA SONG. I’ve visited the Taj Mahal and published a story once in Cutbank online, which I wrote while riding the train to Agra, but never thought to be in TMR.
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Breath is yoga’s song and yoga is a breathed form of spirituality. Breath and yoga are threads connecting your soul to the world. It braids the yogi here and now to a light not bound by this world. Your breath in yoga is your yoga song; it is rooted within the body electric in a
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When teaching motorcycle riding for the state of Hawaii, I noticed a few students having trouble on the practice range with the bike. Some tightened up and held their breath when trying to execute a tight figure-8 turn on the range. The figure-8 is a requirement to pass the riding test. During this time, I
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Our world is in need. People are distracted, fractured, busy, angry and vulnerable to emotional hijacking. When this happens, its hard to experience the joy of being alive because we lose touch with ourselves and others. Yoga meets this need by offering time for the busy to rest for a few moments, connect to our
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Chapter 11, Tapas New Year’s Eve resolutions are often made with an eye toward immediate results but without a long-term vision that includes commitment to a future that is different. Not even three full weeks into the New Year, New York University published a story stating that 90 percent of New Year’s Eve resolutions are
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In yoga, we respond to the yoga song that our body is singing, and since we occupy the best position to define and transform our emotions, we use this knowledge – when getting in touch with our emotional bodies – to rewire our lives and release negatives. Yoga teachers rightly say your yoga song might
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Yoga Song is a story of transformation and redemption in 23 lyric vignettes from Dr. Gregory Ormson. Yoga Song’s author states there’s a song at the center of all time, being, and structure, and there’s a song in the center of yoga. The instrument of a yoga song is the yogi’s body which includes: mind,
GREGORY ORMSON'S Notes, Articles, Blogs, Vlogs Gregory Ormson writes from the ecotone, the vibrant intersections of landscape, spirituality, and physical presence. His essays and poems have appeared in literary journals, anthologies, and print magazines. Author of *Yoga Song* and other works, Ormson blends lyrical observation with grounded reflection drawn from his Midwestern roots and global travels. He lives in Arizona and Wisconsin, seeking stillness where stories emerge like bears. 