Filed under: Studio Reviews
The following is a studio review from Michael, a long-time reader of this blog:
I know how hard it can be to find a good yoga studio when traveling. If you like vinyasa and ashtanga practice, and you find yourself on Florida’s Central East Cost (between W. Palm Beach and Cocoa Beach, there is a great studio in Fort Pierce. It is owned by a superbly talented teacher , Margarida Tree; and the other teachers I’ve experienced are also very good.
I’m from upstate NY and have been a bit spoiled by excellent teachers in this city, especially at the Blue Lotus studio, where some well-known Anusara teachers are located. For the past few years, I’ve also been spending some time in Vero Beach, FL during the winters. Through a yoga teacher/friend I was led to One Yoga Planet… and I love this studio. (more…)
Filed under: Yoga Musings
In last month’s issue of Yoga Journal, there was an advertisement for an online yoga program you can do at home. The sales pitch was something like this: Retreat at home, because the average South-of-the-Border yoga retreat increases your carbon footprint by over 3000 pounds. The claim seems to be that going on a yoga retreat is a self-indulgent extravagance, and that the detrimental side-effects of taking such a vacation far outweigh any personal benefit you may get. Is this a valid claim? (more…)
Filed under: Yoga News
This timely article addresses the very real risk of injury from yoga, even for the seasoned practitioner.
(One woman experienced a life-threatening stroke as a result of doing Fish Pose!)
Filed under: Health and Nutrition
Here’s a great blog/website with lots of delicious vegan recipes: http://www.fatfreevegan.com/
The vegan pepperoni is superb.
Filed under: Yoga Tunes
Famed NYC-based yogini Cyndi Lee has released another “Om Yoga Mix” CD. I’ve given the collection a thorough listen, and overall I’m quite happy with it. There’s an interesting and eclectic mix of different artists and styles on this CD, and (for the most part) there aren’t any of those cheesy New Age songs you tend to find on these kinds of mixes.
I especially enjoyed the following tracks:
1. Gentle Voice – Michael Hewett
4. Freeze (Yoga Mix) – Kodomo
6. Tulong – The Beyman Bros
8. Swadisthana – Vive
9. Kiss of Bliss – Steve Gorn & Jamie Lawerence
The real highlight of the CD, in my opinion, is track 7, “Hasret”, by Omar Faruk Tekbilek.
Also, if you’re a Krishna Das fan, there are two KD song’s on here for your listening pleasure.
My one complaint about the CD is that it doesn’t make for a good mix from beginning to end–i.e. the CD lacks a smooth arc that would coincide nicely with the ebbs and flows of a yoga class or self-practice session. Nevertheless, I’ll probably pick a few songs off the CD and throw them into my own yoga mixes, but I don’t think that “Om Yoga Mix 2″ is the kind of CD you can just throw and on let play from start to finish, at least not for a yoga class.
Overall: B+ Good CD for background music in a studio or relaxing at home; several good songs, potentially, to thrown on a mix for yoga class or self-practice.
