The first spiritual law of of yoga is the Law of Pure Potentiality, which states that at the core of your being you are pure awareness. This is your essential nature, your true Self. Your ego is not your essential nature. It is not who you really are. Your ego is your social mask, the …
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The Essence of Yoga
For our November-December session here at The Yoga Room our theme is The Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga, from Deepak Chopra’s book of the same name. I wanted to share with you all an excerpt from the book about the essence of yoga as we begin our session: “The true purpose of yoga is to …
It’s Time to Give Back!
How often do you volunteer for any kind of community service work? A recent study published by the Corporation for National and Community Service showed that only 26% of Americans volunteer. I heard someone say recently, “If you are privileged enough to be living a good life–blessed with a job, food on your table and a …
The Earth Element
Are you solid, dependable and down to earth? Or do you tend to be stubborn, hypercritical and rigid in your thoughts, habits and even your physical movements? Our earth energy is where energy meets physical form. It is the slowest moving channel of energy in the body and flows relentlessly to the ground, rooting …
Wedding Pictures!
Many of you have asked to see pictures from my recent wedding at Jolly Pumpkin, so here you go! :)
The Water Element
This past week we focused on the Water Element in our yoga classes here at The Yoga Room. Our water energy is where we store our deepest emotions: thus, while it can create our deepest energetic blockages, it is also where we can find our best connections to our energetic and emotional self. The water …
Inn at the Rustic Gate – Fall Yoga Retreat 2012
Last weekend was our annual fall yoga retreat, hosted for the 2nd year by the very gracious innkeepers at Inn at the Rustic Gate near Big Rapids, MI. Thirteen yogis and yoginis enjoyed a variety of yoga classes–Yin, Energy Flow, Ashtanga, Partner Yoga & Thai Yoga Massage–and spent their free time walking and mountain-biking in …
Touching The Earth: Embodiment and Awakening
I wanted to share an interesting article by dharma teacher, psychologist and Yoga Room student Aura Glaser about Embodiment and Awakening. Very appropriate for we yoga practitioners! http://www.crazywisdom.net/assets/aura-glaser-52.pdf
The Fire Element
Last week we focused on the Fire Element in our yoga classes here at The Yoga Room. Fire is light and heat. Fire is transformative and is associated with willpower and creative force. Fire is connected with the south, the summer, and purification. In the body Fire is associated with the head, solar plexus and …
The Air Element
This past week’s classes focused on the Air Element. Air is lightness and movement. On a still, humid day we feel listless and heavy, while on a breezy day we feel refreshed and enlivened. If you are quick and alert and come up with lots of ideas and can be a great inspiration to others but …