Join me in the 30 Day Meditation Challenge

One of my teachers, Amy Ippoliti, does a great 30 Day Yoga Challenge on Facebook.  The June Challenge is:  10 minutes of meditation practice EVERY day for 30 days.  I'm very excited about this challenge.  A week or two ago I included 10 minutes of meditation in two of my classes.  This is an area of resistance for me (practicing meditation) so I imagine there is quite a lot for me to learn here.  Can anyone relate? 

Yoga Funny

My friend Chloe shared this with me.  I found myself both humored & horrified.  Enjoy!

Beauty Reflected

We were blessed to have Jim Campbell enter our community last week with such grace that I think we all started to believe that he was part of our community:  always had been and always will be.  Jim has a giant spirit and it is really impossible to sum up his personality in a few words.  Although I said it isn't possible, I can't help but try to give you the feeling of his personality with a few adjectives.   Jim is funny, creative, energetic, passionate, fun, and honest.

He invited our kula to participate in his creativity as yoga & spiritual models.  The result, as reflected in his photos, showcases his talent and the beauty that we are so grateful to be immersed in. 

Jim Campbell's photography website:  http://www.omlightphotography.com/

Which style of yoga is best?

All and none.  It seems there are endless options these days to the style or kind of yoga available to practice.  Hatha, Kundalini, Ashtanga, Yin, Bikram, Anusara, Iyengar, Flow -- we're just getting started.  I like this quote taken from the manifesto of the Asmi Yoga studio in Bend, Oregon:  "the best kind of yoga is the one you do."

Read the rest of the Asmi Yoga Manifesto:  http://asmiyoga.com/ourintention/manifesto.html

Forearm Balance - Pinchamayurasana

Our April asana, Pinchamayurasana (Forearm Balance), artfully taught by Adam Ballenger:  http://www.yogavibes.com/videos/watch/instructional-v.ignette-forearm-balance-pincha-mayurasana/.

If you're in Salt Lake City check out one of Adam's classes.  His schedule is online @  http://adamballengeryoga.com/.

The Male Experience & Downdog be Damned

I found myself giggling while reading this blog and I wanted to share. Three cheers for men that find the courage & humble spirit to enter a yoga practice! I love the frustration with downdog. My Bikram practicing friend, Sarah, commented after my class: "I wasn't expecting so many downdogs." Oh, downdog, how easy it is to forget that you were not so easy at first visit!

Thank God For Pregnant Women

Thank you, Dad!

Today is my Dad's birthday.  He is no longer alive and for most of my life we lived many miles apart.  We would often talk on the phone on Sundays and I remember, as I got older, the beginning of our conversation would go something like this:

"How is it going, Dad?"  "It's gotta go, there is no other way!"  He said this with such enthusiasm that I would usually giggle and now remembering it makes me feel like I can deal with whatever life is going to deliver.

Happy Birthday, Dad.  I'm so grateful for all that you shared with me.