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Why Do I Practice Yoga
guess I would have to go back to what was like life before yoga. Tired all the time. Busting out of my clothes and heading for the next size. My back hurt, my knees hurt. I couldn't touch my toes. My mind raced. I was filled with anxiety. I worried all the time. I thought I could control just about everything in my world and yet I was pretty sure that all my woes were someone else's fault. I was waiting for something to happen so I could be happier.
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October’s Karma Class – Breast Cancer Awareness
October’s Karma Class will be dedicated to Breast Cancer Awareness and to a very special yogini and BPY teacher—Brianna Allen. When someone you care about is affected by this terrible disease, you think, what can we do to help? One thing for sure, we all know, medical care and the costs surrounding breast cancer treatments are not small. Brianna’s spirit and positive attitude have been driving forces in her life, and are even more important now. Help us raise funds for her treatments and even more, show her our support during her journey to wellness by coming to class October 24th at 10 am. The studio has also been selling a…
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Reading List – The First Five
Reading has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember. I have parents that made reading important and who are still regular customers at their local library. Whenever I’m embarking on something new, trying to figure something out, or searching for some comfort, my habit is to find a good book and to start learning. Books provide us with knowledge and comfort. Often through reading, we find out we are not alone in our neuroses, our questions, our sense of humor, or our quest. Because a lot of people know this about me, I’m often asked for book recommendations, and I’ve had quite a few…
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The Cost of Knowing Best
The cost of thinking you are right or you know best is probably more than you have thought about. The single biggest problem, I believe, with thinking that you are always right is that you stop listening. I bet that if you are one of those type of thinkers, even right now your mind is piping up loud and clear, “nope, I always listen – I’m just always right.” Then, your work if you are the person that believes they are always right, the one that is always interrupting, the first person to shout out their sage advice is to be quiet. It’s going to be super hard at…
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October Schedule Changes
Starting today, October 1st, 2015 – BPY brings in some changes to the studio’s schedule. Can you believe it? Balanced Planet Yoga has had its doors open for just about 6 months. What an adventure it has been and we have loved every second! What an amazing honor it has been to get to know each and every one of us. You continue to inspire us with your hard work, and your unique perspectives on life have enriched our lives and those of our entire community! Looking back at the last six months, we have decided to introduce a few schedule changes. Notably, check out these new class times: Tuesday…
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Getting More From Your Yoga Practice
Sometimes the best answer is rolling out your mat. I started my Yoga practice about 7 years ago, and I have practiced on and off since then. To be honest, when I first began practicing, I did it mostly for the physical aspect and did not have an instant love affair with my initial class. I actually was not into Yoga that much at all. It wasn’t until I was living in NYC and found a solid class with a teacher who I loved that I started to consistently show up, regardless of how my day unfolded or how tired I was, and I began to truly reap the benefits.…
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Aromatherapy Workshop Sept 27th 12 noon to 2 pm
BPY is hosting an Aromatherapy Workshop on Sunday, September 27th from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm Aromatherapy is the use of aromatic plant oils, also called essential oils, to improve mental, spiritual, and physical wellbeing. Aromatherapy combined with yoga can be a powerful way to bring clarity, focus, energy, and stress-relief into our daily life. Aromatherapy, also known as Essential Oil therapy, can be defined as the art and science of using naturally extracted aromatic essences from plants to balance, harmonize and promote the health of body, mind and spirit. The goal of this practice is to bring together physical, psychological and spiritual processes to enhance an individual’s natural healing process. The National…
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What’s your story?
What’s your story? You know, the one you keep carrying around with you that informs all your decisions. The one that may be holding you back. The story that says, “I’m not good enough”. The story that says “I’m too old”. “No one ever likes me.” “I’ll never find the right relationship”. The story that “it’s not my fault”. How are those stories working for you? In Budokon, we talk a lot about our stories. We are not all physical practice – we are a life science; a living art-form. We are committed to doing the really hard work of looking at our stuff. More so, we are committed…
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Budokon Yoga – A Night with the Professor
Find your inner ninja with Budokon Yoga You know how much we love Budokon at BPY! During our last trip to Budokon University we invited Professor Donato to visit us on his way to NYC and we are thrilled to announce Professor Donato will return to BPY, sharing his favorite lessons from the Budokon® system. Budokon®Yoga will reenergize your body with this graceful sequence that took the Yoga Festivals Worldwide by storm. Professor Donato will go pose by pose through our primary series, a powerful uninterrupted flow of Yoga Asana, linked together by aware circular transitions. Experience Budokon®Yoga directly from one of the most advanced teachers in the system.…
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Our Journey Through the Yamas
THE YAMAS Ahimsa – ‘Non-Violence’ Satya – ‘Truthfulness’ Asteya – ‘Non-Stealing’ Brahmacharya – ‘Right use of energy’ Aparigraha – ‘Non-Hoarding’ The last five days we have been exploring the Yamas as part of our Balanced Planet Yoga Instagram challenge – #BPYMindBodyChallenge. We have been able to just provide a drop in the bucket of what understanding and making these precepts a part of your daily living can do. The Yamas and their counterpart the Niyamas are a framework for living. You may have noticed how these first five Yamas are so interrelated. One of the questions that I have explored involves Ahimsa and Satya or non-violence and truth.…
