Akupara Yoga Retreats

04/08/2015

Yoga is for EVERY body

What shapes your own personal yoga brilliance?

01/08/2015

Happy Guru Purnima! (The Summer Full Moon Celebration of spiritual teachers who guide us from darkness to light!)

21/07/2015

19/07/2015

Om Shantih, Shantih, Shantihi

"Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy."
~ St. Francis of Assisi
(painting by Ognian Kuzmanov)

16/07/2015

Love & light

"If light is in your heart,
you will find your way home." ~ Rumi
(painting by Elizabeth Harper)

14/07/2015

Beautiful Maya Angelou discussing the difference between love and attachment

I do not own this video and do not claim to be the owner of this incredible work. Just trying to make this inspiring message available to as many people as p...

02/07/2015

So inspired by my mom right now (who I am staying with for a few weeks while transitioning to a new home)! She has a HUGE following for her Gentle Yoga class at Yoga East in Louisville, KY. She is so sweet, gentle and present with her students, it makes heart bubbles come out my ears, eyes and nose!!

01/07/2015

"Do you know what you are?
You are a manuscript of a divine letter.
You are a mirror reflecting a noble face.
This universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself;
everything that you want, you are already that."
~ Rumi
(painting by Angela Gollat)

10/06/2015

Are we "dumbing down" yoga?

05/06/2015

Calm your body and restore your mind with Viparita Karani, often called “Legs-up-the-Wall” pose.

02/06/2015

But isn't everything?

29/05/2015

OM is the mantra of the 6th chakra, the Ajna Chakra, the command center. Come explore this chakra during tomorrow's Chakra Exploration Workshop at Harumi Yoga Plus at 2pm (http://harumiyoga.com/workshops.html)!
“Om is the imperishable word. Om is the universe, and this is the exposition of om. The past, the present, and the future, all that was, all that is, all that will be is om. Likewise, all else that may exist beyond the bounds of time, that too is om.” – Mandukya Upanishad

27/05/2015

PRESS RELEASE Promoting Yoga In The West Bank/ Gaza A new global initiative is underway to expand and harness the power of yoga in the West Bank and Gaza. Rama Vernon, one of America’s yoga...

22/05/2015

Currently, Arizona’s yoga teacher training programs (YTTs) are regulated by the State Board for Private Postsecondary Education (SBPPE) as “vocational programs.” For the following reasons, these regulations are unnecessary and detrimental to Arizona’s yoga community. YTTs primarily serve avocational…

13/05/2015

Free online event to enjoy :-)

Ken Wilber, Kelly McGonigal, Joseph Goldstein, Lama Tsultrim Allione, Rick Hanson, Bhikku Bodhi, Richard Fernandez, Rev. Angel Kyodo Williams, John Dupuy, Richard Reoch, Acharya Fleet Maull, & More!

08/05/2015

From a beautiful yoga teacher and friend in Tucson...

Beautiful. This is a page from the book "That Parent's Tao Te Ching" by William Martin. See: The Parent's Tao Te Ching.

24/04/2015

Ram Dass: "Inside of me there’s a mantra going on that reminds me of who I am. It’s that place inside – that niche in the wall where the candle flame never flickers. Always bringing me right to my heart where we dwell eternally.

Mantra is the repetition of the names of God. Mantra is usually recited silently in the mind. When practiced daily, it has the ability to steady the mind and transform consciousness."

Continue Reading: http://goo.gl/i90QFy

Ram Dass

22/04/2015

18/04/2015

The breath IS the yoga

“Without the breath there is no yoga!” This saying emphasizes the importance of working with the breath in entering the deeper aspects of our being.

17/04/2015

Next week's Yin/Restorative Blend Yoga classes (*FREE*):
MONDAY 4/20 at 7:30pm
WEDNESDAY 4/22 at 7:30pm (Happy EARTH Day!)
Thursday 4/23 at 7:30pm.

Relax, rejuvenate, re-connect

10/04/2015

For everybody AND every BODY

Yoga is for everyone.

10/04/2015

Teaching a Yin/Restorative Blend Yoga class MONDAY 4/13 at 7:30pm. Ahhhh! Best way to recover mind, body & spirit from tough workouts, stress, or having too much fun!
TruHit Fitness Platinum (8499 E. McDonald Dr.; Scottsdale, AZ 85250)! Classes are ongoing, but different days each week. https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/home?studioid=179512

07/04/2015

Teaching Yoga tonight and tomorrow night (4/7 & 4/8) at 5:30pm. Ahhhh! Your body will thank you for this :-D
TruHit Fitness Platinum (8499 E. McDonald Dr.; Scottsdale, AZ 85250)! Classes are ongoing, but different days each week. https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/home?studioid=179512

02/04/2015

Teaching a Power Yoga Class tomorrow (Friday) at 5:30pm. Great way to wind down from your week

14/03/2015

Listening to the message from animal guides! Deer represents Gentleness and Innocence: "When deer show up there is an opportunity to express gentle love that will open new doors to adventure for you." (Animal Speak by Ted Andrews)

12/03/2015

Check out this wonderful workshop coming up the end of the month in Phoenix

Yogi’s & Yogini’s, Counselors, Therapists, Doctors, Massage Therapists, Phoenicians, and anyone else who is interested don’t miss this opportunity!

05/03/2015