What better practice to turn to in times of turbulence than yoga? Whether it is self-care, solitude or gratitude you’re seeking, both beginner and experienced yogis can find refuge on the mat. Some yoga studios have reopened with COVID-19 mitigation measures, but there is still no more safe and convenient place to get your yoga […]
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Fields of Yogis promises growth and connection at fourth annual yoga festival
Fields of Yogis was designed to cultivate a sense of community for yoga specific to Iowa, as the name indicates. The event’s motto, “Choose How You Grow,” similarly combines the agricultural context of yoga in Iowa with the sense of self-determination and an orientation toward wellness that is important in the practice of yoga overall.
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Artist as an interrupted yogi
Vipassana is a close observation of sensations in the body and how all sensations ultimately arrive and pass away. This is impermanence. The popularity of mindfulness or awareness is only half the practice of Vipassana, you must also observe the the body from head to toe: scanning piece by piece, part by part, welcoming each […]
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Downward dudes: The past and future of men and yoga
In the past ten years, exactly one man has made the cover of Yoga Journal. Matt Pesendian’s March 2011 cover, featuring the California-based yoga instructor seated in lotus pose, is one in 90 female-dominated covers over the last decade of the most popular yoga magazine in the world. Only 26 percent of those who practiced […]
