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negotiating the lease for your studio
knowing the basics It finally happened! After months of searching, you’ve found the perfect spot. Perfect size, floor-to-ceiling windows, hardwood below and the cutest little...
tips about writing release agreements for yoga teachers
Yoga Business Tips Writing Release Agreements Teachers As a yoga teacher, your legal obligations mirror your spiritual commitments. Simply, you are required both legally and...
gorilla marketing
low-cost techniques to build your yoga business “Hey Alón, it’s not “Gorilla Marketing,” it’s “Guerilla Marketing!” I know, I know. But guerilla is a name...
yoga at school programs for our kids
filling our sups for a bright future A fly on the wall in a Los Angeles classroom is blissing out, witnessing the homeroom teacher preparing...
patience is a yogi’s virtue
Too often we tend to be results-oriented, neglecting the actual process of life and impatiently wanting everything to have been completed yesterday. We live in...
truthfulness
satya is now and everywhere When I was just a pup, I used to tell little fibs a lot: fibs to get more food, or...
reclaiming our masculine identity
the new man “What is the measure of a man?” This is a question that men have contemplated since long before Shakespeare penned it. It...
tittibhasana firefly hatha yoga pose
How to master the Firefly Pose Place a crash pad, I mean a blanket, behind you (just in case). Starting from malasana (squat), place your...
incremental changes on my hatha yoga practice
small changes one day at a time I’m standing in Mountain Pose (Tadasana), arms relaxed at my sides, shoulders back, legs rooting into the earth...
the flaky yogi
Art Poetry Poem The Flaky Yogi om and i’m sorryi’ve been such a flaky yogi lately! i’ve missed classes and burnt matsand bridgesmildewed splashes from...
let’s practice ahimsa, satya & isvarapranidhana
The holidays and the Yamas This holiday season is a bit different from seasons past. Cards are few. Verbal expressions of good will are reserved...
raw cauliflower tabbouleh
from los angeles’ macrobiotic M cafe M Café is about contemporary macrobiotic cuisine ”” It’s about balanced and creative cooking for people who love to...
yantra art for meditation
Yantras are an instrument of geometrical design used in meditation and worship as a way of connecting oneself with energy of the Divine. They are...
challenge yourself with tapas
Tapas is one of the Niyamas, which is the second limb of Ashtanga Yoga in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra. The Niyamas are a list of recommended observances...
outdoor living, indoor comfort
a “couple of architects” marry their skills and dreams with a conscientious spirit Sometimes the most remarkable structures are those which are almost...
the silver screen went green
the sundance style lounge gets an eco makeover For anyone who’s ever been there, the word Sundance likely evokes memories of celebrities, concerts, parties, screenings,...
