Friday, April 1, 2011
Yogi Tea
What's your favorite tea? Personally I love the throat comfort, not just for the smoothing comfort but I also really like the taste. Oh, and I love the sayings that come on each tea bag!
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Yoga Hip-Hop?
Check out MC Yogi, a yoga inspired hip-hop artist. My cousin gave me this CD for Christmas (which is kind of oxymoronic). I enjoy listening to it while meditating, dancing, doing yoga, cleaning or working out. It's fun, educational, inspiring and musically interesting.
"Be the change that you want to see...in the world, just like Ghandi."
"Be the change that you want to see...in the world, just like Ghandi."
Joyful Living
Just ordered The Art of Joyful Living by Swami Rama.
"Your culture teaches you to smile at others, but such smiles are only momentary and do not reflect your real feelings. Actually, there should be a perennial and real smile on your face all the time. To achieve that, you should have a clear concept of the meaning in life, and the philosophy of life. Then, you will start to live on a deeper level, and will begin to enjoy your life." (Swami Rama)
Excited to dig into to some Yogi philosophy.
"Your culture teaches you to smile at others, but such smiles are only momentary and do not reflect your real feelings. Actually, there should be a perennial and real smile on your face all the time. To achieve that, you should have a clear concept of the meaning in life, and the philosophy of life. Then, you will start to live on a deeper level, and will begin to enjoy your life." (Swami Rama)
Excited to dig into to some Yogi philosophy.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
eco-friendly mat
I recently bought a new yoga mat and was very pleased to find one that was eco-friendly and non-toxic. I highly recommend Yoga Rat.com. They have a line of eco-friendly mats made without the use of rubber, latex or toxic chemicals. The printing ink is also non-toxic. This is very important to me as I especially don't want to be breathing in toxins during my yoga practice, face down, nose to the mat deep breathing. And the even better thing was I found my mat at TJ Maxx! Things can be hit or miss there..but you can also find them online.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
hot yoga
I went to the women's expo in Kalamazoo yesterday, mainly for the yoga demonstrations. I saw Awake and Aware and Sumits Yoga. What I got from the Awake and Aware demo was a good reminder to incorporate yoga in small doses into my day. It doesn't just have to look like a focused time on the mat, but can do done at work at my desk. I think I might have occasional yoga breaks at work and invite others in our suite to do some stretching with me. We'll see how that goes.
I was very excited to see Sumits Yoga because it is a lot like Bikram Yoga which I fell in love with in Hawaii and LA. So Summit is literally Bikram's nephew that why the two styles are so related. In case you were wondering what makes this yoga so unique, well it's because it is in a heated room...around 105 degrees. Watching the demo yesterday my body was aching to join in. I am so excited there is now a hot yoga studio in Kalamazoo/Portage. I found such great benefits from this practice because of the detox that happens when you are so hot and sweaty and the deep stretching and flexibility the heat allows. I discovered this yoga in Hawaii (although I first heard about it from a friend back in Chicago). It was the last couple of months that we lived in Kailua and there was studio walking distance from my apartment. I went 3-4 times a week. Which I think is important for this type of yoga. Yes, it did make me naseuous the first time or two, but once you get over that hump it's good. I am a little nervous for my body to adjust again to this first class since I haven't done hot yoga in almost a year. But again, it's totally worth it. It was a great practice for me physically, emotionally and spiritually. Yoga is my happy place. I'm glad to have a place to practice hot yoga now in Kalamazoo. Although I'm not sure how I feel about having music playing during my yoga class...which is something new and unique to Sumits. I do love music and like to work out to music, but for me yoga is a more meditative experience. I love the silence to help me focus and I usually choose a mantra for the class that I do in my head. But I'm willing to give it a try with an open mind. I probably will like it, but will just need to follow class with my own meditative or spiritual practice as well.
Sumits offers a great introductory offer of 2 weeks unlimited for $20. Now I just need to find a good week to start when I have time to go at least 3-4 times a week. I think it will be soon, maybe in a couple of weeks.
www.sumitsyoga.com
I was very excited to see Sumits Yoga because it is a lot like Bikram Yoga which I fell in love with in Hawaii and LA. So Summit is literally Bikram's nephew that why the two styles are so related. In case you were wondering what makes this yoga so unique, well it's because it is in a heated room...around 105 degrees. Watching the demo yesterday my body was aching to join in. I am so excited there is now a hot yoga studio in Kalamazoo/Portage. I found such great benefits from this practice because of the detox that happens when you are so hot and sweaty and the deep stretching and flexibility the heat allows. I discovered this yoga in Hawaii (although I first heard about it from a friend back in Chicago). It was the last couple of months that we lived in Kailua and there was studio walking distance from my apartment. I went 3-4 times a week. Which I think is important for this type of yoga. Yes, it did make me naseuous the first time or two, but once you get over that hump it's good. I am a little nervous for my body to adjust again to this first class since I haven't done hot yoga in almost a year. But again, it's totally worth it. It was a great practice for me physically, emotionally and spiritually. Yoga is my happy place. I'm glad to have a place to practice hot yoga now in Kalamazoo. Although I'm not sure how I feel about having music playing during my yoga class...which is something new and unique to Sumits. I do love music and like to work out to music, but for me yoga is a more meditative experience. I love the silence to help me focus and I usually choose a mantra for the class that I do in my head. But I'm willing to give it a try with an open mind. I probably will like it, but will just need to follow class with my own meditative or spiritual practice as well.
Sumits offers a great introductory offer of 2 weeks unlimited for $20. Now I just need to find a good week to start when I have time to go at least 3-4 times a week. I think it will be soon, maybe in a couple of weeks.
www.sumitsyoga.com
Saturday, January 22, 2011
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