Loving The Yoga Collective! I know I feel amazing after a yoga practice.  Whether it’s 5 minutes, 45, or 75 minutes, it always feels incredible, and I’m left wondering, why didn’t I do this sooner? The answer is, as a Mom, teacher, coach, and podcaster there is alway something to do, and often my own practice suffers.  Recently, I have recommitted to my personal practice, and my online subscription to The Yoga Collective, adds variety and depth to my practice.…
I love Mind Body Green! It such a great resource and read for anyone looking to improve their life. MindBodyGreen.com is a yoga and wellness lifestyle website, started by Jason Wachob. As Curator and one of the founders of MindBodyGreen, Jason’s goal is to make wellness and yoga accessible. After years of successfully trading equities on Wall Street, and traveling around the country running a national organic cookie company, Jason was told that he required back surgery. He opted for…
“Do no harm. No harm in what I’m eating, what I’m drinking, what I’m thinking”.?Kris Carr Jake over at Wanderlust, sent me this video from Kris Carr’s talk at the Wanderlust Speaker Series. Wanderlust is releasing speakeasy videos from their Vermont and California festivals. The speakers include (but are not limited to) Kris Carr, Majora Carter, Maty Ezraty, Jonas Elrod, Robert “Skip” Backus, Seane Corn, Shiva Rea, John Friend, Vikram Gandhi, Elena Brower, Chris Sacca, and more! Their first video…
Crissy, from Indego Africa emailed me this week, and told me about their awesome new yoga bags. She wrote, “We are Indego Africa a social enterprise part of the Fair Trade Federation that makes high-quality, gorgeous handicrafts that empower women artisans in Rwanda to lift themselves out of poverty.? While our?Yoga Bags are versatile and beautifully made, these products also tell a great story.? All proceeds go towards?training programsfor the women in entrepreneurship, management, literacy, computers, and microfinance. Many of…
Eoin Finn, a Vancouver based superflow surfin’ yogi Blissologist, just released a new DVD, The Pursuit of Happy Hips. I caught up with him this week and asked him about it. Hi Eoin, It’s been a couple of years since our first interview, 1.) What have you been up to? How was Bali? Bali was amazing and so inspiring. We spent three and a half months there last year. Even though I love what I do, mostly when we were…
It’s my understanding, you cannot do for others or the Earth, without first doing for yourself. Everything ripples out from there. Which is why I’m so excited about these yoga peeps in New York City. Doing yoga, dancing, raising their vibration, and rippling that out to the world. That is truly where all of the healing of Planet Earth begins. Here’s what Social Workout wrote about this gathering, “Earth Day celebration at The Standard, produced by our friends at?Flavorpill: Note…
I had wonderful time speaking with Jane Austin, PreNatal Yoga teacher, at Yoga Tree, in San Francisco a couple of months ago. I found her to be relaxed and cheerful, with a sort of inner confidence. Such an important combo for me, and for women in pregnancy, as we are going through a massive life expanding transition in our lives. Round about the time I chatted with Jane, I found out I was pregnant, with my second child. I was…
Kelly McGonigal’s new book,? Yoga for Pain Relief was just released.? You can find it on Amazon. Kelly is a good friend, and Stanford psychology instructor and prominent yoga teacher, in Palo Alto, California.? In this book, she shows readers how the wisdom of yoga and the latest skills drawn from mind-body research can end the physical and emotional suffering of chronic pain. Yoga for Pain Relief is packed with gentle postures and practical? strategies for ending pain. This complete…
I?d like to express my deepest gratitude to you for supporting Yoga Peeps with your love, energy and donations.? Your listening and feedback means the world to me.? You are all up to wonderful things simply by practicing yoga, and I am honored to be a part of your journey. I am reaching out to you, because my goal is to continue my work with Yoga Peeps. Presently, I am caring for my 2 year old son, Luca, as a…
Ekayani and The Tom Glide Space are bringing Yoga to the dance floor.? Ekayani sings sanskrit chants over Tom Glide’s deep house grooves.? Some are slow with deep soulful beats, like Dehino Smin (Sanskrit rap), and Gaura Pahu, and others are faster and trancey, like Parama Karuna.? Listen http://www.ilike.com/artist/Ekayani+and+The+Tom+Glide+Space I also LOVE the yogic dance moves from B-Boy Neo and the Concrete Monkeys in the Parama Karuna video. Brick and Mortar locations are JivaMukti Yoga School located at 841 Broadway…