Six months in and we are still taking the majority of our yoga classes from home. Of course, nothing replaces the support of a connected community in class, the feedback from a trained teacher, the smell of the incense burning, or the respite of just slipping away to our sacred studio space, but if yogis are anything, we are flexible. We’ve made due, we’ve adapted, some of us have even created our own sacred spaces at home. This is our NEW normal.
Read MoreWe are in need of Śiva’s destructive force right now. We need his help to dismantle our biases. We need his help to dismantle our individual racism. We need his help to dismantle the system of white supremacy we’ve been living under for long enough.
Read More“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.” - Buddha
Read MoreRead MoreNot being tense but ready.
Not thinking but not dreaming.
Not being set but flexible.
Liberation from the uneasy sense of confinement.
It is being wholly and quietly alive, aware and alert, ready for whatever may come.”
~ Bruce Lee
“ In the yoga tradition death is not viewed with displeasure. It is the final rite of passage that prepares us for the promise of a new tomorrow. It gives us a sense of purpose that can inspire us to make good use of the time we have on earth.”
Read MoreRead MoreIn order to come closer to finding peace, Santosha is undeniably one of the most important practices to come back to consistently - we cannot love, trust, give or live fully until we have enough of that love inside ourselves.
- Emma-Louise Newlyn
When we start infusing our lifestyle and relationships with sthira and sukha, we pave the way for a life of balance and spiritual insight.
Read More“The true yogi freely gives the fruits of spiritual wisdom and love as generously as trees offer us shade, flowers, fruits, and wood.” -Myths of the Asana by Alanna Kaivalya & Arjuna Van Der Kooij
Read MoreYou may have noticed when checking out our bio page that all of our teachers hold the designation RYT, E-RYT, or RYT500, but you might not know what that means. The designation RYT stands for Registered Yoga Teacher and indicates that your teacher is registered with Yoga Alliance.
Read MoreRead MoreThe best way to receive love is to give it. Love is a currency and whatever you give will come back to you.
~Michelle Fondin