How Can Yoga Practices Support Mental Health?
Yoga and mental health are two very, very big topics. The terms themselves mean different things to different people, and understanding...
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EB Ferdig
- Nov 2, 2022
- 1 min
The Upward Spiral of Joy and Gratitude
When looking to understand our emotions it can really be helpful to learn what renowned researcher Dr. Brené Brown has found. For one,...
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EB Ferdig
- Oct 3, 2022
- 4 min
Use Your Yoga to Influence the Midterm Election
With so much riding on the upcoming midterms (i.e. women's health, voting rights and climate justice), it can feel overwhelming and...
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neera malhotra
- Sep 13, 2022
- 3 min
Contemplative Practices and Svadhyaya
Adhyan means to deeply look into or study and Sva means the Self. Svadhyan is a process of self-study either through scriptures or...
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EB Ferdig
- Aug 30, 2022
- 2 min
Svadhyaya - Self-study as a Transition into Fall
The topic of svadhyaya, meaning self-study, has two prongs. One is self-directed study of scripture or wisdom texts. And the other is...
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neera malhotra
- Aug 16, 2022
- 3 min
All we need is to start listening
My ancestors and elders always reminded me to slow down when everything seems to be on fire! Gradually, when I started learning the true...
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EB Ferdig
- Jul 28, 2022
- 2 min
Practicing Contentment in a World of Conflict
Given the need for action and participation these days, it may seem counter-intuitive to practice or pursue santosha, or contentment (the...
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EB Ferdig
- Jun 30, 2022
- 2 min
Reclaiming Bodily Autonomy
Blog post about how yoga allows a practice of bodily autonomy, and can support us in our activism.
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EB Ferdig
- May 31, 2022
- 2 min
Forgiveness - Cleaning our Deepest Inner Spaces
Forgiveness is a contentious topic. Even the world's most longest-standing wisdom traditions don't agree on the who, what, how of...
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Leigh Drake
- May 19, 2022
- 1 min
The Space of the Heart
Tenderness. Love. Joy. Times when our heart just melts; it’s almost painful to experience the heart-felt emotions, the heart becomes...
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EB Ferdig
- Apr 27, 2022
- 2 min
Aparigraha - Allowing Space for Something New
About aparigraha, one of the 5 yama of yoga. This is our monthly topic for May. We use monthly topics to explore yoga in everyday life.
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Leigh Drake
- Apr 5, 2022
- 2 min
Right Use of Energy: Walking My Talk
The practice of yoga is a practice of connection. Whether our practice centers around movement, breath, meditation...
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Leigh Drake
- Mar 10, 2022
- 2 min
Rasa - Deep Appreciation for Everyday Moments
Abundant life is returning to nature all around us. It’s showing up with the early flowers, the faint color of the buds on the trees and...
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EB Ferdig
- Feb 22, 2022
- 2 min
Humility in activism - practicing asteya, or non-stealing
Have you heard of the term "performative posting," or "performative giving"? The idea is that we are showing what we're doing, so that...
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Leigh Drake
- Feb 8, 2022
- 1 min
Keeping it simple
Life is complicated. Time is limited. Managing my needs, the needs of those I love, my community, our planet. It seems to go on and on...
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EB Ferdig
- Jan 24, 2022
- 3 min
Satya - Using the Truth to Find Connection
While I don't always find telling the truth to be a challenging concept, being with the truth (satya) can always bump up the work to a...
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Leigh Drake
- Jan 11, 2022
- 1 min
My Wound Becomes a Portal
We all struggle. We all have pain. My “normal” way of moving through life is to ignore my pain and push on, to push through. Who hasn’t …
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EB Ferdig
- Jan 5, 2022
- 3 min
Ahimsa - Personally Practicing Non-harming
When faced with the harm that is done every day in this world, it can be overwhelming to consider. I know I often feel frustration, fear...
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Leigh Drake
- Dec 15, 2021
- 1 min
The Union of Opposites: Terror and Joy
For a while now, I’ve noticed that I want to focus on the good things in life and pretend that the bad doesn’t exist. It’s not part of...
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EB Ferdig
- Dec 10, 2021
- 3 min
Being Your Own Witness - a Seat of Self-Compassion
Our topic this month is witness, or wisdom presence (vjanamaya kosha). The term witness here refers to the kosha model of the human...
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