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• My Journey Toward a Sustainable Yoga Practice

  

  by SandyBeauty Supported by Prudence, Scorns the Offerings of Follyby Angelica KauffmanI’d already been studying and practicing yoga for about a dozen years whe... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2021 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Gratitude Meditation for Unsettling Times

  

  by BridgetCommunity by Vicente Mansala Do you have a gratitude practice? When I moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, more than 20 years ago, I kept hearing... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2021 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Breath Practice: Connecting to All Beings During the Pandemic

  

  by Mary Ann O'GormanForest by Edvard MunchMy introduction to pranayama was through asana, coordinating breath with movement, something comfortable to me since... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2021 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Yoga: A Stress Buster for 2021

  

  by Ram Calm and Free by Rockwell KentA single strand of ribonucleic acid virus (Covid-19) literally changed the landscape of the world, leaving people... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2021 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Winter Vacation and Winter Prose Poem

  

  Shoveling Snow, New England by Childe HassamOur blog will be taking a short vacation for the rest of December and will return to posting regularly on Monday,... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2020 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• 6 Ways to Take a Yoga Staycation (Updated)

  

  by NinaBedroom at Arles by Roy LichtensteinBrad and I will be taking a nine-day staycation this year between Christmas and New Years Day. Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2020 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Featured Video: Elise Miller's Three-Part Quick Fix For Your Back

  

  by BridgetIn the days before covid closed most gyms and yoga studios, I taught yoga wall ropes classes at The Yoga Room Berkeley. Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2020 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Opening to Flow: Yoga and Poetry

  

  by Leza LowitzThe Longing for Happiness Finds Repose in Poetryby Gustav KlimtSince I’m a poet, people sometimes ask me how writing and yoga go together.... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2020 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• How Can Yoga Help You Today?

  

  by Nina ZolotowUntitled Question Marks by Saul SteinbergWe’re all going through this pandemic together, but, if you think about it, our individual... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2020 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• How Yoga Can Help with Headaches

  

  by BridgetSunrise on the Yucatán PeninsulaThe thing I like about headaches is this: once they’ve ended, everything in life seems good—better, easier. Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2020 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• The Twentieth Anniversary of "Yoga Poems: Lines to Unfold By"

  

  by NinaToday I thought I’d let you know about a special book by my long-time friend Leza Lowitz (who is now a contributor to this blog!) that was published 20... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2020 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Finding the Eternal

  

  by NinaThe Great Wave Off Kanagawa by HokusaiYoga philosophy tells us that while the material world (prakrti) is ever changing, there is an eternal, unchanging... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2020 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Cultivating Forgiveness (Kshama)

  

  by NinaFreedom by Peter Max “Once we realize that by inwardly blessing an enemy we can melt our own anger and resentment, we no longer feel like such victims... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2020 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Positive Psychology and Yoga, Part 3: Growth and Change

  

  by SandyNew Growth by Jamie WyethPositive psychology is built on the promise that we can increase our own happiness. A leading theory suggests that forty percen... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2020 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Go With The Flow: Swadhisthana (Sacral) Chakra

  

  by BethWinding Brook by Egon SchieleThis is part 3 in my series on the chakras. The last post focused on the Muladhara (Root) chakra, and the qualities of... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2020 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• A Time for Loving Kindness

  

  by BridgetFull moon by Steve JonesHeading into the winter holidays, with the temperature turning down, the pandemic speeding up, and with extended (or chosen)... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2020 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Yoga Jeevana (Yogic Lifestyle) During the Pandemic

  

  by RamThe Garden Steps by Pierre BonardYoga jeevana (jeeva=life; jeevana=living/lifestyle) is a traditional yogic lifestyle that is a key to a happy, healthy,... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2020 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• A Yogic Approach to Caregiving

  

  by Sarah BlunkoskyMother and Daughter by Zinaida SerebriakovaI am the mother of and full-time caregiver for three children ages 14, 10, and 8. The oldest has... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2020 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Practice from the Ground Up: Donald Moyer's Teachings on the Feet

  

  by BridgetI've been walking more since March, when the San Francisco Bay Area's shelter-in-place took effect. In pre-covid life, I tried to get out for a hike... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2020 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Letting Go, Part 2: Universal Kindness

  

  by NinaThe Love Embrace of the Universe by Frida KahloI.33 By cultivating an attitude of friendship toward those who are happy, compassion toward those in... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2020 FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING