Jason Crandell wrote the Align and Refine article in the June 2012 issue of Yoga Journal. “When you see yogis doing an arm balance with finesse, they look as light as a feather. They make the pose look so easy that you might forget how much strength it requires. But the inverse
Fire devours everything. And fire, again, is the food of water. –The Upanishads Summertime is the season for growth and expansion. During the warmer months, we become more active and creative, and our heart fire is fueled by the treasures of the season – Nature’s ripe jui
While at the grocery store today I noticed something. I was tuned out. Just going through my regular routine, and to be honest kind of in a funky mood. I was pushing the cart through the aisles tossing the weekly ingredients in the cart when all of a sudden I woke up. What did it? The
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Each year after the spring cleanse it usually takes me a few weeks to go from cleansing mode to “eating normal” again. I personally love those weeks in between. I find it an opportunity to know myself better through my relationship to food. I get to watch my cravings, my desires, my
With early summer often comes an increase in activity – a little more physical exercise outside in the elements, a little fuller social calendar, with outings and later nights during these longer days. Even our emotional and mental activity speeds up with planning summer vacation, tra
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We have been inundated by applications for our One Month Teacher Training starting June 16th, and it just sold out! Due to popular demand, a second Summer One Month program has been added. The new training runs from July 26th through August 24th. We are excited about this new offeri
Yoga Starts With a Good Foundation; the Benefits of a Yoga 101 Workshop In our community, a lot of Yoga Tree teachers and students will tell you that they believe YOGA 101 should be a pre-requisite for any student to enter a yoga class. For the benefit of new students as well as thos
The one and only Shiva Rea is coming here to our humble Yoga Tree home this weekend. With Los Angeles as her home base and a non-stop traveling and teaching schedule, we are fortunate to host Shiva for an 8 hour intensive this weekend at the Castro studio. Shiva Rea has transformed
How to Make the Kitchen Your Friend By Darshana Weill Food Freedom Coach and Yoga Teacher Growing up with a stay at home mom I had mixed feelings. On one hand it was awesome to have mom around all the time, helping me with all the little things, dedicating herself to my interests and
Pose of the Month: Goddess Pose By Chrisandra Fox Walker This month’s Goddess Pose honors the sacred feminine through embracing wholeness and the many life-giving aspects of the divine. Goddess Pose, also called Victory Squat and Utkata Konasana (Fierce Angle Pose) strengthens the low