Saturday Yoga class in Thornton

Class is being held at Lake Village Park in Thornton on Saturday, August 23 and Saturday, August 30 at 10:15.

Stay tuned for other possible classes during this time period-possibly Tuesday, August 26 at 7:00 pm (including sunset meditation!) and Wednesday, August 27 at 7:00 pm.

More to come......

Peace and Blessings........

Shanti Om

Your Yoga practice starts as soon as you wake....

You begin a new segment in the eternal journey-your prior journey never ended, it just evolved.

Step lightly upon the Earth as it will be needed by others who come after us, but don;t be too timid as to leave your mark in the form of footsteps. If you don,t make foot prints, you haven't yet traveled.

Use Yoga props when you need them....

Angie in Pinca Mayurasana, using strap

Any Yoga teacher who tells you that you shouldn't use props when you need them is wrong.

I always start every class by asking my students to grab straps and blocks. If you need a block to get properly aligned into a pose, then it is proper to use blocks! Never worry about it.


My cyber friend, a Yoga teacher named Angie Bee Hotz, better known as "Barefoot Angie Bee", said it best in a recent post that I encourage you to read. You'll get the exact same advice from me in any of my classes here in Colorado.

"Proper alignment and form is far more important than how far into a pose you can possibly get!   Make sure and get two blocks though.  For a lot of poses you need a block for each hand............  

"Modifications are brilliant and are for everyone!

-Angie Bee Hotz, a.k.a. Barefoot Angie Bee

Read all of Angie's post CLICK HERE

Learn more about Angie CLICK HERE

How Yoga Empowers Women-a Yogasynchtv Perspective

 Indeed Yoga empowers anyone who applies her or himself to a sincere, honest practice.

Yoga has become a very positive avenue for women to positively empower themselves

How does Yoga empower women?  CLICK HERE to read Yogasynchtv's perspective

Yoga and Sex-should serious Yogis be celibate?

This question is addressed by Yogasyinchtv,  by yours truly, the author of this blog....

Should serious Yogis be celibate? CLICK HERE to read more!

Horse Yoga....an odd perspective indeed

Yoga is perhaps the oldest athletic discipline, and is very adaptable. But Yoga, but done with horses? Odd.....

Yes.  Horse Yoga

We're not talking about doing Yoga by your horse, like this woman who appeared in Cosmopolitan magazine along with some other people who actually do Yoga poses on horses-we're not talking about that either. Of course, that is worth seeing in Cosmo, so feel free to

 click and see people doing Yoga by their horses or sitting on their horses. 

We're talking about a video of people doing Yoga with the horse that's gotten millions of hits and who knows why........

Just plain weird.   The video is rather popular via the Huffington Post, You Tube and beyond.

Click for video........    conclude as you wish.

I'll just stick to Yoga on my mat, in a regular studio or gym with people, and if the instructor's dog or cat is hanging out, well, no big deal!

Have a Nice Day!

Article in Cosmo is by Dara Adeeyo.  

Photos source:  
big-sky-people.com / stoweretreats.com / horsebackyoga.wordpress.com / flickr

http://www.cosmopolitan.com/advice/health/yoga-horses

Will the real man please forward-onto the Yoga mat?

There are men who do practice Yoga, but why more don't is still an oddity.

It is true that the Yoga environment does provide women with a place where they can excel, but nowadays, women are excelling in nearly every environment-we'd like to see more women have those chances, and feel confident enough to take them-so why don't more men try to excel in this realm of Yoga?

A couple of articles in the Huffington Post tried to tackle the question last fall. There are a lot of variables.
As a Yoga teacher, I ponder the question daily. I have a number of dedicated male students and a few new ones have come of late.

Before I proceed to answer the "man question" I will say that I commend the strong interest in Yoga expressed by women, and that I am pleased to be able to contribute to the positive empowerment of women by being a Yoga teacher.

Why don't more men do Yoga?  

You'll see popular answers based on recent publications, and my answers as well.

• Some men may be turned off by the idea that Yoga is "touchy/feely" and too new-age hippie-ish.

My answer: most Yoga classes will include some short meditations and some spiritual references, but the focus is more basic. Consider that classes taught at gyms and urban studios have to appeal to the general public. I've found that many devoted students do think that chanting and related parts of Yoga are rather odd.

• Men are intimidated by good looking women in tight pants

OK, this probably has some truth to it. But wouldn't it be just as intimidating to go play recreational hockey where, say, two or three of the guys used to play semi-pro or college hockey at the Division One level? Sure, it would be, but what guy who plays hockey would say no?  They'd either be all-too-happy to have the opportunity, or too afraid to be seen as cowardly. Maybe women who want their men to join them should taunt them with traditional male tactics of taunting....hmm......I'm not encouraging anything of the sort.....

• Yoga is too wimpy

I've encountered women who thought this as well. They had a different opinion after they finished their first class. So will any guy who is man enough to show up!

Men could consider the book Real Men Do Yoga-it's been out for 11 years. I've not yet read it myself, but it continued to get good reviews. Author John Capouya shows the Yoga routines of pro athletes who've benefited from a bit of breath and contortion. 

Plenty of male pro athletes do Yoga.  

Former NHL phenomenon Tim Thomas-goalie for the Boston Bruins when they won the Stanley Cup in 2011, credits Yoga for his success. OK, maybe Montrealers are sneering, but that's a hockey thing-and I doubt I'm getting smiles from the Vancouver hockey community.  But let's face it-the man was a stone wall. He stopped almost everything, and the Bruins had the lowest goals allowed numbers in the league-that statistic was what set the Bruins apart from other top teams-and the NHL was extremely competitive that year.

Nate Burleson of the Detroit Lions-who are incidentally, back from the dead was man enough to go to Yoga class, and gave CBS news a headline last November that Yoga isn't just for girls.

Want more info on male athletes doing Yoga, check out Men's Health magazine for a list.

YOU WON'T BE REQUIRED TO WEAR SPANDEX...........

Shanti Om!