by Mission Yoga | Jan 8, 2020 | Benefits of Yoga, Inspiration, KJ Notes, The Study of Yoga, Yoga
Edward (not his real name) had been practicing with us at Mission for a while. Struggling with the isolation of early adulthood, he was determined to uncover a better way to move through the world. Edward is tall and lithe, intelligent and perhaps a bit...
by Mission Yoga | Aug 9, 2019 | Benefits of Yoga, Healing Arts, Inspiration, KJ Notes, The Study of Yoga, Yoga
You have probably heard of the Slow Food movement. Our fast food nation is faced with a health, heart, and planetary crisis that slow food can help heal. If we eat what grows locally, and cook that fresh and local produce at home, we not only eat healthier food,...
by Mission Yoga | May 14, 2019 | Benefits of Yoga, Home practice, Inspiration, KJ Notes, News, The Study of Yoga, Yoga
Lots of people tell the story about how they were dragged to yoga class and hated it at first. They either begrudgingly continued on or didn’t try it again for years. At some point they felt a shift, things clicked, and yoga made sense to them and seemed good...
by Mission Yoga | Feb 19, 2019 | KJ Notes, Studio Notes
We want your experience at Mission Yoga to be a pleasant and supportive one from the moment you arrive until you leave. Here are a few tips and requests to elevate your visit. 1. Consider Parking We have 12 spaces total and they go quickly. The double spaces in front...
by Mission Yoga | Jan 21, 2019 | Benefits of Yoga, Inspiration, KJ Notes, Meditation, Yoga
Yoga is a discipline, a series of actions and inquiries done with consistent effort and attention. It is easy for the western mind, raised on the false idea that we are broken,to fixate on the external practices as a way to prove and earn our worthiness. Practice...
by Mission Yoga | Dec 3, 2018 | Inspiration, KJ Notes
Excerpt from Desert Notes by Barry Lopez: “Explanations will occur to you, seeming to clarify; but they can be a kind of trick. You will think you have hold of the idea when you only have hold of its clothing. Feel how still it is. You can become impatient here,...
