YOGA as EXPLORATION * * * *

What a great weekend it was.   We had a great turnout and got a lot done.  We weaved in and out of our poses during a crazy storm on Friday night that pushed rain water through the ceiling and left many of us w/o power for days.  The weekend …

S O L S T I C E

whenever you think or you believe or you know, you’re a lot of other people:  but the moment you feel, you’re nobody-but-yourself e e cummings      ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) O ( …

) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Return to Find a Voice

The Wild Iris At the end of my suffering there was a door. Hear me out: that which you call death I remember. Overhead, noises, branches of the pine shifting. Then nothing. The weak sun flickered over the dry surface. It is terrible to survive as consciousness buried in the …

+ KEEP it SIMPLE +

Back bends made simple and pretty, like this painting…all week.  Really, they don’t have to be hard, or painful or intimidating.  Just keep it simple and do what you can. Come show us your moves.+ Show Up Everyday + www.yogagardenmpls.com ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( …

^ INTERESTING and PRETTY ^

I love it when my students pic the pose.  This week it’s triangle which just so happens to be in my personal top 3, I spend a lot of time here when I practice.  But it’s a tricky one too.  I’m seeing a lot of irritated hamstring attachments from what …

= Without Effort =

I love this time of year when the line between our lives indoors and outdoors is barely distinguishable.  Everything seems easier, like all the overlapping activity of working and meeting with friends unfolds without effort.  I’m looking forward to a full weekend of planting, meeting friends at the studio and …

^ Moon Over Garden ^

People always comment on the gorgeous natural light we get in Yoga Garden, which we do and I love.  In the evenings during summer we get a really beautiful warm reflection off the pretty brick building in back.  And it’s surrounded by trees.  I love this pic, you can feel …

+ the goal of living is to grow +

in time of daffodils(who know  the goal of living is to grow)  forgetting why,remember how  in time of lilacs who proclaim  the aim of waking is to dream,  remember so(forgetting seem)  in time of roses(who amaze  our now and here with paradise)  forgetting if,remember yes  in time of all sweet …