Change Your Mind/Change The World (Part #2)
The second talk of his Holiness the Dalai Lama was the next day and was held in a different venue than the day before, a much more intimate setting with wonderful acoustics and sound system. This was...
View ArticleRollin', Rollin' Rollin'.....
As I stated in a few posts ago, I started my week of a lifetime with the Dalai Lama and finished with a 2 day silent retreat. The retreat center is Lake Huron Retreat Center and it is a beautiful...
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Namaste Miss Liz
The word Namaste is a greeting or salutation that is most often said at the end of a yoga class, one of the translations is "I bow to you". That is why the title of this post is "Namaste Miss Liz" who...
View ArticleLighten Your Load....
The other day a student came in to the studio that I hadn't seen in a while and she looked different. She had a big smile on her face and for the first time I noticed that she had two adorable dimples....
View ArticleSantosha, Contentment, Gratitude....
We lost our power due to the storms this past Monday, but this time it was at our home and not at the studio. I am at a place in my spiritual journey that I believe when I am in need of a teaching....
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Blowing Off a Little Steam
What is a blog? "A blog is a personal diary. A daily pulpit. A collaborative space. A political soapbox. A breaking-news outlet. A collection of links. Your own private thoughts. Memos to the world."...
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Yoga and the Ones You Love
Ok, one more quiet rant. You just discovered yoga and it was love at first down dog. You want everyone to experience the buzz that you do. Or that hot yoga class that kicked your asana, sweat was...
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My Yoga Off the Mat Day
This past Sunday I had the privilege of practicing yoga off the mat with a vengeance. If your not sure what yoga off the mat means think of the last time you were stuck in traffic and late for work or...
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The Real "Rock Stars" of Yoga
This past Friday night I attended a workshop that was being taught by yoga teacher extraordinaire, Jason Crandell. Jason was recently named “one of the next generation of teachers shaping yoga’s...
View Article$100 Worth of Karma
I went to get the mail the other day and there was an envelope addressed to Santosha Yoga without a return address. I opened it up and out fell a crisp $100 bill along with a two page typed letter. It...
View ArticleJust A Coincidence?
I just got back Saturday from a trip my family takes each year to Ludington MI. It started out 20 years ago with one cottage and around 12 of us. This year it was four cottages and including all the...
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Good Morning, Namaste
Good morning, Namaste. That was the note that greeted me this morning when I came to the studio, it was written on the back an envelope and tucked under the outside mat. How sweet I thought. Then I...
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Taking Yoga to New Heights
Yep, that's me at the very top in the orange about 55 feet up. Crazy huh? What's even more crazy is how very yoga like it was. One of my students, Paul, is an climber extraordinaire. He has climbed...
View ArticleMeditation not Medication!
"The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large." ~ Confucius ~ We had our monthly meditation class two Sunday nights ago (the 3rd Sunday of the month)...
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Take A Seat......Please!
This past Wednesday was the first day of a new class on our schedule, chair yoga. I have been wanting to offer the class at Santosha since we first opened the doors 4 years ago. We keep on preaching...
View ArticleJust Get Off the Couch Damn It!
Wow, if I that title came off a little harsh sorry about that. But I believe I got my point across. The reason for my unintended harshness is also the reason I haven't blogged in a while.Jennie, my...
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A Quote a Day.....
"Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year' to the honest man it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow". ~Edward Sanford Martin~I love quotes. I am a self...
View ArticleHuman Perfection...it doesn't exist.
Belated Happy New Year everyone!"The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection..." ~George Orwell~When I first stared blogging, I checked out other yoga related blogs for ideas and...
View ArticleWatch Your Thoughts!
I have a dear and wonderful person in my life whose has been though a lot in his life, I mean he has really have been through a lot. I don't want to go into great details so you are going to have to...
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East Meets West at Santosha Yoga
This past weekend we hosted two workshops at Santsoha but both with a common theme and great information.Saturday we had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Joel Kahn. Dr. Joel is a good friend of Cindy, one...
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