Category: Yoga
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Your Yoga and Breath . . . a way to unfold
I want to unfold. Let no place in me hold itself closed, for where I am closed I am false -Rainer Maria Rilke At times in yoga, locked in with heightened attention and awareness of emotion in motion, we catch glimpses of our story in every breath in and breath out. Fully present and coming…
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500 A Milestone & Therapy for my Spine
My first 26+2 teacher Mark Hough December 2012 @ Bikram Yoga Kona Hawaii; and my 500th session of 26+2 with teacher David King @ The Foundry Yoga, Tempe, AZ March 28, 2023. In between there were many others, and classes in vinyasa, yin, javamukti, and other yogas, but for my spine I choose 26+2 which…
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Yoga and Play: a new way of being
this essay explores how yoga and play meet in lived experience In the book, Work, Play, and Worship in a Leisure-Oriented Society, Author Gordon Dahl issued a stern critique of American culture when he wrote, “We work at our play, worship our work, and play at our worship.” Dahl maintained that we miss the point of all…
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See you at The Foundry Yoga in Tempe, AZ, on Saturday morning. Copies of YOGA SONG are available.
Four reviewers from Canada, the UK, Ohio, and Wisconsin have published their review on Amazon. Here’s a quick sampling: “This is a must-read for anyone who loves yoga, or is simply interested in what it feels like to be completely present and fully connected.” Sara Highfield, yoga teacher, International Yoga Model, and regular columnist for…
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The Song of the Harley and Yoga’s Song. Listen in to Amanda Kingsmith’s podcast episode this week on Mastering the Business of Yoga as we discuss motorcycling, yoga, stress, and more
Mastering the Business of Yoga #mbom is an entrepreneurial podcast created by Amanda Kingsmith, a yogi-businesswoman who’s conducted interviews with yoga practitioners and business owners for over five years now. Great tips from yogi business owners big and small are curated by Amanda and broadcast on M. B. OM, her podcast. This week, I am…
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Like Lava
Emily in Cali found inspiration from this paragraph in Yoga Song. (from IG).
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ON JOINING the 400 CLUB 10/27/22
400 sessions of the 26+2 yoga series known as Bikram Yoga. Each class is 90 minutes in a hot room, a yoga style that builds mental and physical willpower. For ten years now, I’ve observed and experienced how this yoga changes people. The Tapas (fire) of Yoga First, it will get harder Then it will…
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Camel Pose from the Inside
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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UME Studio and Gallery hosting breath-brain-body workshop Sept. 8 in Eau Claire, Wis.
Get your EVENTBRITE tickets here for Breath, Body and Brain (B3) workshop with Yoga Song author Dr. Gregory Ormson. Ume is pleased to welcome Dr. Gregory Ormson to our new studio space located at 407 Wisconsin St, Eau Claire, WI. The Wisconsin native, author, educator, musician and celebrated motorcycle yogi is visiting Eau Claire and…
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The Yoga-Bike Connection from the Wausau Daily Herald
Former NTC instructor Motorcycling Yogi Greg Ormson writes ‘Yoga Song’ (wausaudailyherald.com) Yoga Song: Dr. Gregory Ormson: 9788182539594: Amazon.com: Books