Sept. 6, 2010 5th Annual Free Day of Yoga Opening Ceremony at Discovery Green 8:30am - 11am
Free Day of Yoga at Discovery Green will again be sponsored by Luke's Locker. Lukes is giving each studio two tanks to give on the day of the event. Stop by Lukes if you are a studio owner and pick up your free gift for Free Day 2010 right away. See you at Discovery Green on the stage at 8:30 a.m. Class begins at 9 a.m.!
Then, participating studios across the city will offer free classes as a way for people of every age and every fitness level to try yoga for the first time, experience a new style of yoga or share yoga with family and friends. For participating studios click here.
Now through Sept. 11, 2010
in Houston For Public Events & Lectures
Swami Vidyadhishananda Giri
A Himalayan Monk of the Kriya Yoga Tradition For a flyer of his activities click here
To listen to a podcast of Swamiji on the Yoga Sutras, click here.
In The News:
New Media:
What Makes Kids Happy?
UBC Researchers Surprised at the Role Spirituality Plays By Bud Mortenson
What makes you happy? Spirituality typically accounts for four or five per cent of an adult's happiness, but new research has found a much stronger influence of spirituality in children. Mark Holder, Assoc. Prof. of Psychology at UBC Okanagan, and graduate student Judi Wallace recently tested 315 children aged 9-12, measuring spirituality and other factors. "Our goal was to see whether there's a relation between spirituality and happiness," Holder says. The results were a surprise......To read full article clickhere
Putumayo Presents YOGA
This is Putumayo's first CD release featuring songs selected to accompany yoga practice and serve as a relaxing soundtrack for daily life. Sean Johnson, founder of Wild Lotus Yoga studio in New Orleans, collaborated closely with Putumayo on this project. Sean's expansive liner notes, including a glossary of yoga terms, will help people better understand the practice of yoga and its relationship to music. Yoga features renowned musicians from around the world. Release date Sept. 14th. For more info click here.
Ed is the publisher of Natural Awakenings Magazine and is a cherished citizen of Houston who has tirelessly given his time and energy to promote and bridge understandings of issues of the mind, body, head and heart. He has been quietly behind the scenes of many of the activities that we all enjoy. Now Ed needs your help!
He is in treatment at MD Anderson and is in need of donations of blood and platelets. He needs open-hearted donors to help win the battle against Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma.
Please rsvp to be placed on the reservation list for your preferred time. Drop-ins are also welcome.
You can also donate directly at MD Anderson, Ed's patient ID is 843632.
With Loving Gratitude from Ed and his family for your heartfelt generosity
This is our chance to give back in a way that is truly life-giving
On Saturday, August 28th Organized by NiaMoves Studio 8:00am - 12:00pm 508 Pecore St Houston, TX 77009 Contact Kristie: (713) 864-4260 or Kristie@NiaMoves.com to schedule your time.
On Monday, September 13th Organized by Spectrum Center, The Path of Tea, Lucia's Garden and Body, Mind & Soul. Noon - 6:00pm 4100 Westheimer Houston, TX. 77027 Contact Rosa: (713) 840-8957 or rosa235@earthlink.net to schedule your time.
Using the Neti Pot daily will cleanse sinuses and give temporary relief from allergies. This video is intended to be a guide to using a Neti-Pot. This demo video was created in Honesdale, PA at the Himalayan Institut
Watch Preview of Yoga, Inc. Documentary (Click to start)
Synopsis: World Yoga Champion Esak Garcia and his guru Bikram Choudhury, who has copyrighted his yoga style, want yoga accepted into the Olympics. Now yoga chains are popping up everywhere. Can yoga survive with its good karma intact? You decide.
Freeing the Body- Freeing The Mind
Writings on the Connections between Yoga and Buddhism
www.yoga4peace.org
