Honoring Loss and the Holidays
Late fall and early winter in the Midwest can be bleak with chilly, damp weather, diminished daylight hours, and gray, ...
Late fall and early winter in the Midwest can be bleak with chilly, damp weather, diminished daylight hours, and gray, ...
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine theory the seasons of spring and summer are yang energies. Yang energies represent energetic, fast, ...
My doctor scrutinized the looping family history I'd hastily filled out in the waiting room. I was there, ostensibly, to ...
During a time of great change in her life, Jessica Karpinske found herself in a yoga class for the first ...
I remember the first yoga class I ever taught as a brand new 200-hour graduate. I prepared meticulously, writing out ...
Following years of travel and living in various cities, Twin Cities native, Tanya Boigenzahn returned to Minneapolis and opened Devanadi ...
In the Fall+Winter 2023 edition of MN Yoga + Life magazine (pg. 50), we explored the seasons expressed within the ...
In today's fast-paced world, many of us get caught in a challenging cycle called the Drama Triangle. This cycle involves ...
A deeply traumatic experience, sexual violence can have long-lasting effects on survivors. The journey towards healing and recovery can be ...
It’s a big decision when you make the choice to attend a yoga teacher training. A lot of thought, inquiry, ...
January 31, 2025 in Yoga + Movement Moving to a rural area from a large city a few years ago proved both a challenge and a growing experience as a [...]
January 29, 2025 in Yoga + Movement In the Spring/Summer 2024 issue of Midwest YOGA+Life Magazine, I wrote an introductory article on forest bathing: what it is, how it originated, [...]
January 27, 2025 in Spotlight Picture feeling the gentle breeze on your skin, the solid earth beneath your feet, sunlight streaming through the trees, an eagle soaring above, and the [...]
January 24, 2025 in Lifestyle When I’m training yoga teachers, I often hear them talk about feeling overwhelmed by the amount of knowledge they think they must have in order [...]
January 22, 2025 in Health + Wellness People in the yoga and wellness spaces foist around a lot of shame and guilt as we expect yoga professionals to always embody [...]
January 20, 2025 in Yoga + Movement Imagine a garden where every plant, regardless of its shape, size, or color, thrives under the same nurturing sun. Yoga, in its essence, [...]
January 17, 2025 in Spotlight Blooma is a cozy studio nestled in the Tangletown neighborhood in South Minneapolis. With a coffee shop, grocery store, and pharmacy nearby, it’s a convenient [...]
January 15, 2025 in Lifestyle Inclusion is the act of creating an environment where everyone, regardless of their background, race, gender, abilities, beliefs, or any other characteristic, feels welcome, valued, [...]
January 13, 2025 in Health + Wellness Often perceived as restrictive, selfish, and downright mean, boundaries get a bad rap. When I first began my boundary journey, I shared many [...]
January 10, 2025 in Yoga + Movement When Catherine (who is Black) told the leaders of her TT-500 program Molly and Ann (who are white) that aspects of the DEIA [...]