This mantra invokes the primary Creative Power which is manifest in the feminine. It will help you to be free of personal insecurities which block freedom of action. It is a mantra of devotion to the Kundalini, the Mother of all energies, which is the life force stored at the base of the spine. Call …
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This week I shared the Mantra for Healing in my classes. It goes like this:Ra Ma Da Sa Sa Say So Hung When we hear, say, think or chant this mantra, we should visualize someone who needs some healing energy (including ourselves). This healing could be physical, mental or emotional. We visualize this person as …
Each year Yoga Serves volunteers at an Ann Arbor park for Earth Day. This year we had one of our biggest turnouts at Olson Park, where about a dozen Yoga Serves members helped restore a disturbed area of the park by planting native trees.
I’ll be honest. Contrary to what some people believe, a yoga teacher’s life is not all peaceful and stress-free. I have been particularly stressed-out the past few months, dealing with some unpleasant situations and relationships that have been challenging to say the least. Sometimes the stress is overwhelming. Doing yoga helps, but it’s usually when …
“This was my second Song of the Morning Retreat! At the first one I was able to pitch a tent right along the creek and it was beautiful. This time, I brought my partner and he was able to explore the area while I was able to attend yoga events. Both events filled up my soul and I …
This is the name of the book by Jill Bolte Taylor (a brain scientist) that we are reading for The Yoga Room’s October book club. As someone who has been doing a lot of self-reflection lately, I am finding parts of this book really interesting. One of my own insights upon reading the book is …
This past weekend I attended a Mindfulness Yoga workshop at the Ann Arbor Zen Temple with instructor Frank Jude Boccio. He is both a Buddhist practitioner and a yoga teacher. He had a very easy-to-understand explanation of The Four Noble Truths which goes right to the heart of what I have been working on in …
Each year Yoga Serves volunteers at an Ann Arbor park for Earth Day. This year, Yoga Serves members returned to the Leslie Science Center where we cleared brush and planted some more native trees and shrubs.
Yoga Serves members helped out some local senior citizens in our community by raking their leaves and checking the smoke alarms in their homes.
“Our yoga week-end at Song of the Morning was just what I needed to relax. There was time for hiking in a beautiful setting, a massage, great yoga classes, all topped of with wonderful, vegetarian meals. Kudos to Christy for giving us the opportunity for a yearly retreat!” Donna, Ann Arbor
