July 2011
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Yoga + Aromoatherapy: Interview with Daria...
1. How did you get started with aromatherapy?
I was always into healing arts. I started to practice Yoga very young, then started to explore other practices for natural health and wellbeing. And discovered Aromatherapy - the art of using essential oils delivered from plants for physical and emotional health. The other factor that contributed into my passion is the fact that I am from ...
June 2011
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Abigail shares her inspiration from Thailand...
We interviewed Life Yoga instructor and Thai Yoga Massage Therapist Abigail Brown about her love of travel and how it influences her yoga practice…we found it absolutely inspiring and hope you do too!
1. Of all the places you’ve traveled, where were you most inspired?
“I have been inspired by culture everywhere I’ve traveled. I absolutely love Asia, and Thailand in...
May 2011
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Getting to the mat isn't always easy...
Some of the most rewarding things in life are the things you have to work the hardest for…
I’ve been practicing yoga since January of 2010 and my biggest challenge has been making it to class regularly. It’s not that I don’t plan to go - it’s always on my calendar at least three times a week, but I tend to make excuses not to go. Excuses like having too much work to...
April 2011
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Yoga Detox Recipe: Smoothie
SMOOTHIE: I just love smoothies so much and this is the time of year to start drinking lots of them. Like salads and soups, but even easier, you can put just about anything into the blender, press a button and voila - smoothie. Experimenting with flavor combinations is lots of fun. Load up your freezer with your favorite (preferably organic) frozen fruits. Buy some bananas and when they get a bit...
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Yoga Detox Recipes: Cold Drink
COLD DRINK: Maple Lemonade: Half gallon clean water 1/4 cup Lemon and/or lime juice 1/4 cup Maple Syrup dash cayenne pepper (if desired) You can juice fresh lemons and limes or you can buy the pre-squeezed glass bottles of 100% organic juice. Blend all together and serve over ice or blend with ice in the blender. Or you can have it warm or at room temperature. Play around with the proportions to...
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DETOX FINALE
Excellent work everyone! We completed this challenge. No doubt we are feeling and looking great. I’ve seen many of you literally blossom before my own eyes. You’ve grown stronger and more flexible, your skin is glowing and your eyes are shining. So now what? What does one do after an experience like this? We made a boundary in our lives and inside that circle we made some deep and exciting...
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Yoga Detox Recipes: Snack
SNACK: Hummus and raw vegetables and/or rice crackers. Hummus: Can chickpeas 2 tablespoons tahini 2 lemons clove garlic seasalt Drain the chickpeas and reserve the liquid. (Of course you can prepare the chickpeas from scratch or even use sprouted chickpeas). Juice the lemons, making sure no seeds get into the juice. Peel and chop the garlic. Put all ingredients into a food processor or blender....
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On Going Green
By: Lela Cloud
By now, we are neck-deep into the Life Yoga 30 Day Challenge and for many of us, the accompanying nutritional detox.
I think that “challenge” is a good word to describe this process. We’re challenged to make the time for class, even when we’re sore or tired. We’re challenged to come up with new, clean, light menu ideas and to resist some of perhaps the best substances on...
March 2011
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Yoga Detox Recipe: Salad
It’s always good to have a few healthy, light things ready to go for when you get hungry and don’t have the time and/or energy to do anything elaborate. Thus, always have the fixins’ for a satisfying, nourishing, soup, salad, smoothie, snack and cold drink in your kitchen.
SALAD:
Salad is a lot like soup in that you can put just about anything over a bed of greens and voila -...
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Yoga Detox Recipes
By Lela Cloud
It’s always good to have a few healthy, light things ready to go for when you get hungry and don’t have the time and/or energy to do anything elaborate. Thus, always have the fixins’ for a satisfying, nourishing, soup, salad, smoothie, snack and cold drink in your kitchen. SOUP: Soup is so great because you can put just about anything from your fridge or freezer or...
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February 2011
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Day 30: A Celebration →
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Day 25: Connecting to a Noble Intention
By: Lela Cloud, Life Yoga Instructor
It is vitally important to be clear about and stay connected to your intention, your reason, for participating in and staying committed to the Life 30 Day Yoga Challenge.
Why? Why this challenge? Why now? Is it the massages? One woman participating in the challenge said she won’t even look at the rewards of completing unless she needs the motivation to...
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Day 24 - Your Power Playlist
We asked our 30-day challengers to submit a song that they loved to practice to - whether it made them feel powerful and strong or calm and zen:
”the loop” by mimicking birds
wake up by the Arcade Fire
love and happiness - stevie wonder
Anything by Thievery Corporation
Porcelain by Moby
Secrets by one republic
anything by deva premal
And we’ll be...
Day 23...already?
It’s good that I haven’t been talking to you up until now because, boy, can I grouse. This challenge has seen me exercising my kvetching muscles almost as much as my bodily ones. Truth be told, though, as the end of the challenge approaches, I’m feeling a touch wistful. In these past few weeks, sheer necessity has made me adept at time management. I’ve learned to schedule...
Going on Day Twenty
I haven’t actually completed day twenty yet, as it’s only 12pm, but there are some things to say about the last week.
First of all, I pulled my right hamstring muscle. It wasn’t a terrible injury, but it does make for a difficult time stretching it out. I’ve been having problems getting into Virabhadrasana I & II (Warrior 1 & 2) and actually staying there. My...
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Day 15: Be Gentle
A few of you mentioned that you felt a bit sore and tired from all the yoga. Of course this is perfectly normal, especially at first, when your body is getting used to this new you. Feel free to take it easy in class. Skip a few vinyasa in favor of a child’s pose. You are engaged in a Challenge that is more marathon than sprint. Sometimes you’ll have more energy, sometimes less. Some of you are...
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January 2011
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Day 12 - Sharon Floyd reflects on Laughter Yoga
Despite describing myself as a “morning person”, I WAS NOT looking forward to getting up at 4am Wednesday morning to make myself presentable enough to be on television, drive across town to the yoga studio, only to encounter God-knows-what-kind of malarkey and wait around for people to get their acts together (Yeah, I’m not very optimistic when it comes to filming. Bad past...
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Day 11 - But what about my target heart rate?
By: Anne Ellyse Kania, Life Yoga 30 day challenger
For me, the decision to incorporate more yoga into my life was a little bittersweet because it meant sacrificing some of my other (beloved!) physical activities. I had this image in my head of my sad running shoes chasing after me while I flitted out the door with yoga mat in tow. I keep a really busy schedule between work, family, volunteering,...
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Day 9: By Christine Ditri
Day 9. 22 more days to go. “Week 1 down, 3 more to go! After going strong every single day this week I found myself in just what I needed tonight- a restorative class. I had taken this same class last Sunday when I was in a much different frame of mind. Today, I was grateful for the ability to slow down and take care of myself in a different way way than say the LED Ashtanga Level 2/3 class...
Day ELEVEN! What!!
So, I made it through the first week…….hell yes!
This morning, I had to review that comment I made last week about willpower. I mean, it’s rainy, cloudy and I’m currently about to have “female” problems….so no, I really didn’t feel like getting out bed this morning.
But I did!
What’s keeping me going? Maybe it’s the fact that I...
The perfect start to my week
Don’t know why it’s so hard to do something that feels so good afterwards. Thank you melissa for making my monday
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Day 9: MAKE IT FUN!
Why not have a Life 30 Day Yoga Challenge THEME SONG? How fun! A theme song is like a friend or a secret you can take with you everywhere. Aren’t there so many inspiring songs? Pick one and keep coming back to it. Good times!
~Lela Cloud
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Day 7: STAYING COMMITTED TO YOUR YOGA PRACTICE
Confronting Resistance…
Congratulations! You’ve taken a big ole giant step - a LEAP towards a more peaceful, fulfilling and energized life.
Daily yoga practice will set your body and mind free. The positive effects will be immediate and profound. Bet you’re noticing some already.
Of course…there is the hurdle of the DAILY part of the practice. It’s certainly not easy to even find...
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“A bit of advice on willpower: Don’t think about it. Once you put that...”
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Day 5: Melissa shares her experience so far...
Day One was a good day. It was just like any other day, except it was the first of a commitment to practice yoga every day for 30 days. This is something I have done before, and so I have an idea of what to expect. But one thing I have learned from my personal yoga practice, is to expect the exceptional.
On Day Two, I discovered what is perhaps the best kept secret (although not a secret at...
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Day 4: Introducing: Laughter Yoga
Laughter yoga combines laughter exercises with pranayamic breathing, which provides the same physiological and psychological benefits as natural laughter Join us Wednesdays at 8p.m. for Laughter Yoga with Jolene
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Day 2: Best turnout for Restorative ever!
Today’s Restorative Class was PACKED! We love full classes, but we hate having to turn people away. We’re going to be clearing some of the props out of the Shala to make more space, and you can also reserve your spot in advance via our online booking system:
CLICK HERE FOR ONLINE BOOKING
Thanks for being a part of LIFE ~ Namaste:)
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the rewards of a consistent yoga practice...
Reduced stress, sound sleep, improvement of many medical conditions, allergy and asthma symptom relief, lower blood pressure, lower heart rate, spiritual growth, sense of well-being, reduced anxiety and muscle tension, increased strength and flexibility, slowed aging process. Everyone practices for different reasons, both physical and spiritual. The real beauty of yoga is that it heals and...
