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Friday, June 26, 2009 by Kelly Golden
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The Yogathon is Catching On
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You’ve probably seen the concept before, a walk-a-thon to raise money for a local shelter, a dance-a-thon to sponsor local high school kids on their senior trip, maybe even a rock-a-thon where participants rock in rocking chairs all night long for a good cause. Now the yoga community is taking on the “a-thon” for good causes all over the country. From small local fundraising to large national projects, the yoga-thon idea is growing. |
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Thursday, June 18, 2009 by Kelly Golden
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Should Yoga Schools be Regulated?
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If you search the web for Yoga Teacher Training schools, you will be inundated with hundreds of styles and approaches in almost every corner of the globe. All of these programs promise to graduate exceptional, knowledgeable teachers with a penchant for presenting the practice of yoga in a safe and accessible way. But as the number of Yoga schools explodes, are the thousands of new teachers they are producing every year really credible and safe? |
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009 by Kelly Golden
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Pay What You Can Yoga
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Donation based yoga classes are on the rise in this economic downturn. As more and more people are becoming frugal about spending, yoga studios and classes are responding to this need by increasing the number of donation based classes in their schedules. Often called Karma Yoga class or community yoga, these are usually all-level classes that encourage students to participate and pay whatever they can. Some studios are even adopting this philosophy as a business model and applying it to all classes. |
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Monday, June 01, 2009 by Kelly Golden
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Remembering "Guruji"
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Regardless of tradition, style, or commitment, yogis all over the world are mourning the loss of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, the father of Ashtanga Yoga. “Guruji,” as he was affectionately known by his students, was a force in popularizing yoga in the West through the strenuous system of practice that is the keystone to modern Vinyasa Yoga. In its traditional forms, Ashtanga Yoga remains one of the most popular yoga styles today. Ashtanga (or “eight limbed path”) has become synonymous with the vigorous style of Hatha yoga that follows a prescribed sequence of movement and breath, advancing students only after commitment and work from series to series. |
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Thursday, May 28, 2009 by Kelly Golden
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Meditation Linked to Bigger Brains
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A study recently published by researchers at UCLA deduced that meditation increases the amount of gray matter in certain areas of the brain, mainly emotional control centers. In essence, your brain can get pumped up on meditation and increase its volume. That is pretty darn cool, if you ask me. But maybe the coolest part is that the space that is growing is the one that we humans often struggle with the most, the space of emotion. |
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Monday, May 25, 2009 by Kelly Golden
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Taking Yoga Outdoors
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The sun is finally out after what has seemed like a long dark winter, and humanity is heading outdoors in droves. In my neck of the woods hiking trails are crowded and creeks are overrun with fisherman. In my neighborhood, everyone, and I mean everyone, is outside soaking in the beautiful spring at any available opportunity. So reluctantly, I drag myself inside to expound upon the joys of yoga asana which at the moment is identifying with the natural instinct to ditch four walls and get out of doors for practice as teachers, students, and studios across the country find a space in nature for their asana classes. |
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