YOGA HAPPENS

Yoga Inspiration by Taylor Flynn

August 23, 2011 YOGA HAPPENS

   

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into the uncertainty

May 7, 2011 YOGA HAPPENS

Yogahappening has posted our dear friend Nancy Levin’s poems in the past and we wanted to share the exciting news that she has published a book of poetry. Writing For My Life…Reclaiming the Lost Pieces of Me. Enjoy this poem from the book. into the uncertainty last night or very early this morning he felt [...]

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Confessions of a Type-A Yogi

March 9, 2011 YOGA HAPPENS

Thanks James MacAdam for this wonderful reminder that yoga is a practice, not an achievement. In my early yoga days studying Anusara Yoga with John Friend, he once told me (through my girlfriend) that I could be a great yogi like my friend Darren Rhodes.  To me, this meant that I too would be able [...]

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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAY!!!

December 25, 2010 YOGA HAPPENS

Yogahappening was started from the idea of practicing more yoga-in parks, backyards, and roof tops. We just wanted people to experience the gift of yoga. We have so much gratitude for everyone who has been a part of this journey and we are excited for what 2011 holds. The Yogahappening facebook fan page is our [...]

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Take a day off!

December 1, 2010 YOGA HAPPENS

When you have a daily yoga practice sometimes the best thing you can do is take a day off! Yes you heard it here first!  Stop don’t roll out your mat!  Sleep in!  Don’t even walk by your yoga studio, go for a coffee instead.  Go see a movie! We promise you, your practice will [...]

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Urban Mindfulness-Finding peace in the middle of it all.

November 4, 2010 YOGA HAPPENS

Jonathan S. Kaplan is a clinical Psychologist in New York. He has seen many struggle and manage stress while living and working in the city. The traffic, noise, and fast pace lifestyle can undermine our happiness and well being. He wrote Urban Mindfulness to solve this problem by inviting us to be here mindfully–paying attention [...]

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What are you looking for in a teacher?

October 15, 2010 YOGA HAPPENS

Shared from Ken McLeod’s blog Musings. Teacher, guru, or spiritual friend, what are you looking for? The spiritual path has many challenges. There are many things we need to learn or develop. A short list would probably include motivation, skills in meditation and prayer, contemplation, etc. Like music and painting, most of us learn spiritual [...]

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Stretch/ The Jocks Throw Down Their Mats

October 4, 2010 YOGA HAPPENS

As I tilted my body into a triangle pose last week and stole a glance at those behind me at Jivamukti Yoga Centre in Union Square, I noticed a lot of guys in the room. Not quite half the class, but close. Lately it seems that the number of guys stretching and twisting beside me — [...]

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