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Gregory Ormson

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Hey riding yogis, a reminder for Wednesday MARCH 13, 4:30 in the Eagle’s Nest

Sunday, March 3, I attended RIDING FOR THE LONG HAUL, a day long event in Phoenix sponsored by the Arizona Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Foundation along with the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, Dignity Health, The Arizona Trauma Association, and Law Tigers.

While I’m no longer a rider/coach with the Motorcycle Safety Foundation, I can help all of us remembering safety tips that could save us or the lives of others. I’m going to incorporate two or three tips into every Yoga and Leather class at Superstition Harley Davidson. There are many, but for now just these three:

  1. Wind gusts and gusts from large vehicles can be a serious hazard for motorcyclists
  2. Motorcyclists have to be much more concerned about road obstructions such as debris, potholes, and railroad tracks
  3. BE SEEN! The most common reason given by other motorists involved in crashes with motorcycles is, “I didn’t see the motorcycle.”

https://www.facebook.com/events/593443927797513/

YOGA BENEFITS FOR BIKERS

Increased strength and muscle tone through weight bearing and power postures / for large bikes and long tours, building strength for long days on the road.

Improved balance by practicing one-leg standing postures / better control in tight U turns and backing.

Increased mental focus and coordination, clarity of thought developed by balance and silence in yoga practice / life and death on the bike is directly related to mental focus and clarity.

Improved sleep after a hard yoga practice / no dozing while driving, deeper sleep leads to increased energy on the road.

Improved posture / back pain can be a thing of the past.

Boost immune system by massage of internal organs through poses of constriction and release / internal organs take a pounding on the bike, and yogas corrective is a full body massage through postures.

Improved flexibility by bending and stretching / pick up what you drop.

Improved adaptability to stress by postures that place stress on the body and the teacher’s admonitions to relax and breathe in the midst of stress / stay calm on the road – the first lesson we learn in driver training.

Tips on how to use the bike for an effective prop.

 

 

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About Greg Ormson

Gregory Ormson is a musician, yoga teacher, and biker. He plays music with Sat Song and teaches yoga for motorcyclists’ (Yoga & Leather) at Superstition Harley Davidson in Arizona.

As a free diver in Hawaii, he learned the importance of breath management and has translated that into teaching Yoga-Breath, Breath of Life workshops accompanied by Sat Song.

He’s traveled widely – starting in India - to study world religions and other non-formal spiritual expressions. His doctoral degree at the Chicago Theological Seminary focused on religious interpretation and the power of touch in ritual healing environments. He blogs on yoga, music, motorcycling, and landscapes under #MotorcyclingyogiG.

Gregory is a regular contributor to OM Yoga and Lifestyle magazine and in the last four years has published over 80 articles on yoga in 16 national and international publications and journals.
In 2017 he won the Lyric Narrative Non Fiction Award from Eastern Iowa Review for "Midwest Intimations," and in 2016 won Indiana Review's contest for 13 word stories. His nonfiction has earned finalist mention in New Millennium and The Bellingham Review.

Dr. Ormson is an alumnus of The Chicago Theological Seminary; Chicago, Illinois; The University of Wisconsin, La Crosse; La Crosse, Wisconsin; Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan; and Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio. Connect with Greg on his website where he writes on yoga, music, motorcycling, and the Midwest.

gregoryormson.com Twitter: @GAOrmson Instagram:#motorcyclingyogiG

His yoga articles have reached millions of viewers through social media and have been translated and shared in Portuguese, Tamil, French, and Spanish.

Many of these article can be found in the following links:

June 16, 2019. Bad Yogi Magazine, “The Way to Sacred Being,”
https://www.badyogi.com/blog/the-way-to-sacred-being/

76 May 14, 2019. BadYogiMagazine, “Let It Be: When Your Yoga Becomes You.” http://www.badyogi.com/blog/let-it-be/

Bad Yogi Magazine, “The Way to Sacred Being,”
https://www.badyogi.com/blog/the-way-to-sacred-being/

BadYogiMagazine, “Let It Be: When Your Yoga Becomes You.” http://www.badyogi.com/blog/let-it-be/

https://www.badyogi.com/blog/yoga-jesus-and-healing/

https://www.yoganect.com/story/show/yoga-as-commencement-ritual/

https://www.elephantjournal.com/2019/02/conducting-the-awesome-what-ive-learned-from-7-years-of-hot-yoga/

https://blog.sivanaspirit.com/nexus-of-a-new-identity-namaste/

https://blog.sivanaspirit.com/embraced-by-joy-and-bliss/

https://blog.sivanaspirit.com/the-delight-song-of-a-new-architecture/

https://blog.sivanaspirit.com/yg-nothing-to-lose-everything-to-gain/

https://blog.sivanaspirit.com/intention-your-golden-egg-for-change/

https://thehealthorange.com/stay-fit/yoga/six-yoga-tips-most-of-your-class/
https://blog.sivanaspirit.com/mantra-for-me-and-you/

https://www.asanajournal.com/slow-down-breathe/

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

https://www.elephantjournal.com/2017/10/how-yoga-ruins-our-lives/

https://www.asanajournal.com/true-presence/

https://www.asanajournal.com/4220-2/

https://www.asanajournal.com/truth-force-on-your-mat/

https://www.yogitimes.com/article/what-you-give-to-yoga-
https://tribegrow.com/key-yoga-teaching-attitude-approach
http://boayoga.com.br/por-que-precisamos-de-yoga-agora-mais-do-que-nunca-gregory-ormson/

https://www.asanajournal.com/enter-the-master-enter-the-child/

http://www.asanajournal.com/the-honorable-yogi/

http://www.asanajournal.com/finding-your-depth/

https://medium.com/tribe-grow/e01a4b508d14/

https://helloyoga.com/midnight-hour-yoga-personal-healing-transformation-4a6369255770#.gkk4n43m6/

http://www.asanajournal.com/gift-from-the-core/

http://www.release-into-savasana/

http://www.asanajournal.com/by-a-thread/

http://www.doyouyoga.com/5-tips-one-requirement-for-coaching-yoga-newbies-93326/
http://www.asanajournal.com/my-beautiful-feet/

https://seattleyoganews.com/5-coaching-tips-for-yoga-newcomers-and-one-requirement/

http://www.asanajournal.com/making-heroes/

http://www.asanajournal.com/the-immigrant-asana/

http://www.yogitimes.com/article/discovering-emotional-body-practice-yoga/

http://www.asanajournal.com/sphinx-pose-to-rise-in-righteousness/

http://www.asanajournal.com/storage-wars-and-yogas-emotional-rescue/

http://www.asanajournal.com/a-parable-of-unmaking/

http://www.doyouyoga.com/a-new-planting-a-new-harvesting/

http://www.asanajournal.com/asana-back-to-the-innocent-age/

http://www.elephantjournal.com/2016/09/the-year-of-the-monkey-yogas-counter-cultural-mathematic/

https://www.asanajournal.com/the-missing-link/

https://www.yogainternational.com/article/view-my-portable-home-finding-refuge-on-my-yoga-mat/

http://www.asanajournal.com/yogi-heal-thyself/

http://www.doyouyoga.com/lessons-from-yoga-and-freediving/

http://www.doyouyoga.com/the-three-stages-of-a-yogis-transformation-59820-97291/

http://www.yogitimes.com/article/peace-just-a-pause-present-now-accepting-practice-yoga/

http://www.elephantjournal.com/2015/06/relinquishment-how-a-trip-to-India-can-redefine-our-lives/

http://www.elephantjournal.com/2015/06/why-bad-prayers-are-good-prayers/

http://www.elephantjournal.com/2015/06/yoga-and-the-place-of-soul/

http://www.yogitimes.com/article/yoga-covenant-agreement-vow-commitment/

http://www.elephantjournal.com/2015/03/how-yoga-makes-us-kinder/

http://www.doyouyoga.com/why-yoga-should-bring-us-to-social-action/

http://www.yogitimes.com/article/who-moved-the-yoga-mat-practice/

http://www.doyouyoga.com/4-reasons-teachers-should-use-touch-in-yoga/

https://www.yogitimes.com/article/story-of-yoga-poem-parable
http://www.elephantjournal.com/2014/12/the-yoga-pose-that-healed-my-lower-back-injuries/

http://www.theyogablog.com/favorite-quote-practice/

http://www.doyouyoga.com/mantra-the-power-of-word/

http://www.theyogablog.com/doing-yoga-30-years-now/

http://www.elephantjournal.com/2014/10/ego-injury-10-questions-for-yoginis/

http://www.theyogablog.com/find-silence-yoga-practice/

http://www.doyouyoga.com/how-yoga-moves-from-it-to-it/

http://www.elephantjournal.com/2014/09/mapping-yogas-breathcentric-diamond-body-gregory-ormson/

http://www.theyogablog.com/take-inventory-yoga-yoga-like-aa/

http://www.elephantjournal.com/2014/08/the-savasana-cloud-gregory-ormson/

http://www.elephantjournal.com/2014/07/the-importance-of-living-in-alignment-gregory-ormson/

http://www.theyogablog.com/reality-check-yoga-teachers/

http://www.theyogablog.com/yogas-hidden-benefit-unconscious-mind/

http://www.theyogablog.com/365-days-yoga-completely-changed-life/

Comments

  1. Cindi Cain says

    March 12, 2019 at 5:46 am

    Hi Greg,
    Thank you for sending the email.
    Sure hope you guys have a great Day riding!
    Wish we could be on the rode riding with you – be safe
    Love ya , Cindi & Barry

    Reply
    • Greg Ormson says

      March 22, 2019 at 11:25 am

      Thanks Cindi, sorry you didn’t make it this year, and thanks! G

      Reply

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