Category: Yoga in the News

Yoga in the News and other mainstream media

Yoga and Music Festival

Paloma Chavez
Yoga Rocks FestivalThe first annual Yoga Rocks! Mountain Fest’ kicks off Friday, August 23 in Lyons, Colorado and runs through Sunday. The weekend will bring yoga teachers, musicians and shared meditation sessions to the Planet Bluegrass Ranch. If anyone gets hungry during the festival, organic and vegetarian vendors will be on hand with a selection of foods as well. Noted yoga teacher Seane Corn is the keynote speaker...
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Enjoying a Gong Bath

Paloma Chavez
Yoga Gong BathYoga students at the Focus Yoga studio in Brookfield, Illinois, are enjoying a nurturing environment of yoga and meditation with the repeated sound of gongs resonating in their ears. This unusual and imaginative way of practicing yoga is known as a “gong bath.” (more…)
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The Giving Message of Yoga

Paloma Chavez
Bunch of Shoes“That’s the message of yoga – not only looking out for yourself, but globally as well.” ~Michelle Pietrzak-Wegner Yoga teacher Michelle Pietrzak-Wegner was deeply moved by the plight of survivors of the natural disasters that occurred in Myanmar and China earlier this year. In an effort to provide some solace to them, she joined forces with Souls4Soles, an international charity organization that provides shoes to people in need. Continue Reading: The Giving Message of Yoga