The Dimensions of Wellness & Mental Health
Wellness is defined as the act of practicing habits daily to acquire healthier physical and mental outcomes. When COVID-19 became...
Embodiment and Inclusion: An Interview with Ellie Roscher
Ericka Jones, who leads workshops on diversity and inclusivity in yoga, sat down with fellow yogi Ellie Roscher to talk...
5 Energetic Benefits of Clear Quartz
You’re walking along the beach or lakeshore and a stone catches your eye. This is no accident. Rocks, crystals, gems,...
Book Review: The Energy to Heal
The Energy to Heal, written by yoga and meditation teacher Lauren Walker, is a guide to how harnessing the body’s...
Ayurvedic Lifestyle Practices Improve Your Energy
What do you do to boost your energy and rejuvenate? Do you grab chocolate, a soda, or a strong cup...
What is SomaYoga?
What is SomaYoga? A unique methodology developed by Yoga North ISYI, SomaYoga blends Vedic Traditions and modern wisdom work. This...
Studio Spotlight: Bodhi Studios
Nestled in a small river town just over the Wisconsin border, Bodhi Studios is a brand new, state-of-the-art yoga studio...
Come as You Are…
Have you ever been on your way to a yoga class and spent the entire time talking yourself out of...
Traditional Indian Chai — with a Hint of Ayurveda
A Seasonal Cup of (Authentic Indian) Chai Solves Everything – Even Changing Weather India runs on chai! There are endless...
Embodied Wholeness: The Whole-Being Well-Being Yoga Approach
Through my own trauma recovery and healing journey, professional career as a yoga guide, and a social worker, and yoga...
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Shiva, Shakti, and the Divine Non-binary: Viewing Queerness Through the Eyes of Yoga
March 14, 2025 in Yoga + Movement The original yoga teachings say we all contain divine masculine and divine feminine aspects within ourselves. One cannot exist without the other. Shiva [...]
Strengthen Your Karma Yoga Practice
March 13, 2025 in Yoga + Movement As much as I love yoga, one thing bothers me. Westernized modern yoga focuses far too much on our bodies rather than our [...]
An excerpt from Tap Dancing on Everest: A Young Doctor’s Unlikely Adventure
March 12, 2025 in Lifestyle This excerpt is from the team’s prolonged trek to base camp in Tibet which should have taken five days but was stretching on endlessly because [...]
Blossoming Wellness: The Story of the Minnesota Institute of Ayurveda
March 11, 2025 in Spotlight In the picturesque suburb of Eden Prairie stands a beacon of holistic healing - the Minnesota Institute of Ayurveda (MNIA). The genesis of MNIA is [...]
An excerpt from: Mindful Practice: A Beginner’s Guide To Vibrant Living
March 10, 2025 in Lifestyle Mantra: Just be you. “Let yourself be drawn by the stronger pull of that which you truly love.” Rumi After my car accident, I had [...]
JunoActive: Redefining Fitness and Fashion in the Twin Cities
March 7, 2025 in Spotlight, Uncategorized In the heart of the Twin Cities, where the spirit of innovation and inclusivity thrives, there's a brand that's revolutionizing the way we think [...]
An excerpt from Mental Health Matters: How Ten Psychological Principles Will Enhance Your Mental Health
March 6, 2025 in Lifestyle I am at the ER. Man, I hate this place. I spent too much time here with my husband. For four months, cancer burrowed into [...]
Open Heart Flow
March 5, 2025 in Yoga + Movement ThIs flow, called Open Heart Flow, lasts about 60 minutes. The idea behind it is that if we want to live inclusively, then [...]
Including All of Me: An interview with Dionne Ingram & Shelley Pagitt
March 4, 2025 in Spotlight During this past year Shelley Pagitt and Tracy Vacura had the remarkable opportunity to become friends with Dionna Ingram, or Dee, through Holistic Yoga Teacher [...]
Why Yoga is Incomplete without Āyurveda
March 3, 2025 in Health + Wellness We may know hundreds of āsanas, tens of kramas (sequences), variations of poses from various lineages, and the usage of ample props for [...]