4 Meditations From Our Spring Retreat
Learn more about the four foundations of mindfulness, and listen to four meditations from our spring retreat.
3 Reasons to Retreat
There are infinite reasons to attend a yoga and meditation retreat. But three in particular have been on my mind. The top 3 reasons to retreat? Travel, practice and community. Keep reading to learn why.
A Brief Morning Practice for More Restful Nights
What we do during the day, or even when we first wake up is just as likely to impact our sleep as what we do in the hour before bedtime. We take a look at a practical, 5-step morning routine for more restful nights.
4 Reasons to Schedule a Home Retreat
A personal, at-home yoga and/or meditation retreat is easy, affordable, and benefits both mind and body. All you need is 24-hours or more to yourself, and a home retreat plan. Learn more about the benefits of a home retreat and why you should schedule one ASAP.
YouTube Yoga Class: Meditation & Movement on Isvarapranidhana
We might equate the practice of isvarapranidhana with 'let go and let god.' In truth, the layers of meaning here have limitless depth. We explore isvarapranidhana in body, speech and mind with the following 60 minute yoga flow.
Maitri Meditation in Response to Covid-19
In this loving kindness, or maitri meditation, we send healing positive vibes to healthcare workers, those who are sick, and all those affected by Covid-19.
Sankalpa: How Yogis Make their New Year's Resolutions
This year in year in my yoga classes, and in my personal life, I approached New Year's Resolutions from a yogic perspective, that of sankalpa. How does a yogi set their New Year's resolutions? We explore.
Buddhist Antidotes to Laziness, So You Can Surf More and Work Less
The Tibetan Buddhist tradition organizes laziness into three types. The first is procrastination, the second is the laziness that comes with being too busy, and the third is the laziness of low-self esteem, or lack of faith. Each one of us has all that we need to live the life we dream of. If you're reading this blog, that dream life likely includes the freedom to travel and surf the world, and the spaciousness to meditate daily. So why aren't you?
Five Common Misconceptions About Meditation
I try time and time again to convince people to meditate, and when I do, I hear a lot of excuses. In this blog, I do my best to debunk common misconceptions about meditation - to motivate you to try it!
Surf Daily. Meditate Daily.
I’m still practicing both surfing, and meditation. I’ve progressed from having no idea what I’m doing to having a little bit of an idea. And having just a bit of an idea is tough. What the mind logically knows, the body cannot yet perform.
Unlocking Nature Mind Through Surf and Yoga
The joy of what Buddhists call "nature mind" is not exclusive to yoga and surfing. But what makes yoga and surfing both appealing, and what makes them complement each other so well, is that they are both conducive to the experience of nature mind.
The Benefits of Meditation While on Vacation
Researchers studied the stress-reducing effects of a resort vacation, compared to the effects of that same vacation with meditation added. The results show that while both are beneficial, a meditation retreat can offer longer-lasting peace than a vacation without yoga and meditation.
The Nature Fix
“I believe in science,” says the luchador in the film, Nacho Libre (which was filmed in Oaxaca). But I believe in something more too. One thing that strikes me regarding the secular approach to contentment and joy is the seeming lack of attention and research to an alternative route – via meditation, spirituality, or however one would like to describe love. Williams does address this, in a particularly poetic chapter about the power of awe.