Dr. King’s Words
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Category: The Poetry of Yoga
Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.Poetry of Motion
With the change in the season, night falling sooner and new reflections of the year closely coming to an end, I found myself in “poetic motion” and I was looking for some inspiration.
Perhaps a familiar language that also engages in this journey of taking yoga one day at a time? (more…)Continue Reading: Poetry of Motion
The Body as Sacred
While at the Global Mala Project in Los Angeles, our team had the great fortune to view the inspiring work of Jasper Johal.
Mr. Johal is a photographer of some of the most intimate, artful and beautifully nude views of yoga poses. In his series entitled The Body as Temple we are offered a spiritual and sensuous insight of the body as a sacred being. 
Let the beauty of what you love be what you do. – Rumi
Another month comes upon us and perhaps you are once again, creating a list of what you need to or want to accomplish in this mere 31 days. How long is that list? Is it practical? Is it fanciful? Does it include your health and exercise goals?
How often do we assume that our exercise regime will just take care of itself? ...
To lift my spirits, I sing. And this month - with mercury in retrograde and the fire season in California and a summer of strange and wobbly changes that have affected my bank account, my health and my confidence - I've been singing a lot! 
It takes me a while to get the hang of it -- being on vacation -- but slowly I let go of my daily routine and "let the good times roll" (yes, I am in New Orleans!).
My yoga "routine" too.
Yes, that's what I said. I'm not doing yoga this week because, well, I'm here to sit along the River and dance till my feet hurt and sample beignets and spicy collard greens. ...
Every yoga pose (asana) can also be a meditation. These two functions of a yoga practice are often isolated. In fact, meditation can occur naturally while in one of the hundreds of asanas when you settle into the pose for an extended hold. 
You are your own best yoga teacher. While it's true that 