When Healing Flows Both Ways: Lessons from Animal Reiki
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Jennifer Stano recently received her animal reiki certification. Here, she shares about her experience working with horses.
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You Are Made of Heat (Use It as Your Superpower)
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Tapas remains our spiritual kick in the rear to get it together because our true nature knows we are capable. In fact, our true nature depends on us to break through the pains to grow. Can we handle our own flames? Of course we can….
Read MoreSweet Potato Stew: A Meditation in the Kitchen
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Maureen knows that cooking is not just a utilitarian activity. It’s creative, meditative, and artistic. How so? Find out in this intriguing piece, along with a delicious recipe for a fall stew.
Read MoreYoga, Zen, and The Artist's Way: Finding Flow in Uncertain Times
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Feeling stuck in today’s chaos? Carrie shares how ancient Zen teachings, yoga, and creative practices can help you rediscover flow — that energizing, present state when creativity and peace take over. Join us to explore how simply showing up — on the mat, with a pen, or through the breath — can become your path forward.
Read MoreMarking the Turn: From Summer Energy to Autumn Equinox
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Summer is short in Minnesota. We honor each long, warm, slow day. But as the season begins to turn, we consider what makes autumn - especially the equinox - such an important time for ritual.
Read More"If You Build It...": The Gift of Community
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What does community really mean? When individuals come together, they share a collective energy that breathes nourishment in and fears and doubts out. Laura Adam's explores this gift through the lens of mother as well as yoga teacher.
Read MoreDare to Grow: How Positive Risks Shape Our Lives
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Taking risks can be intimidating; if it weren't, it wouldn't be a risk. However, staying stagnant and not challenging ourselves prevents growth. As human beings, growth is essential. We learn, adapt, make changes, and evolve. By taking risks, we can achieve small successes, feel empowered, and experience the positive effects of moving in a direction we desire in our lives.
Read MoreRaising Joyful Yogis: The Power of Yoga for Children and the Adults Who Guide Them
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In today’s fast-paced world, children are more overstimulated than ever before. Yoga offers them a path to stillness and self-regulation. Learn more about the powerful benefits of yoga for kids, and sign them up for a yoga-centered summer camp!
Read MoreMeditating in Loving Kindness with Anxiety and Stress
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We will never live in a stress-free world. So, how do we help our bodies and minds, when we encounter those stressful moments? Zen Buddhism teaches that as human beings, it is the nature of the human condition to suffer. However, there is a path to alleviate those conditions. Luckily for us, you don’t have to be a Buddhist nun or monk, or even commit to the religion itself, to practice helpful techniques deriving from these original teachings.
Read MoreSpring Detox Time
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Spring has sprung! Living here in Minnesota, I always look forward to these first true “coming out of winter” days – the light looks brighter, the air smells different, and we start to see the changes in nature around us. With this seasonal shift, I am always ready for spring cleaning, inside and out, including a good detox!
Read MoreThe Power of Aroma Freedom Technique (AFT) for Emotional Resolution
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The energy of our time is a little intense right now. Naturally, we’re emotional, we’re numb, we’re out of sorts… to say the least. Intense times require us to ground ourselves into what is true, real, and stable…
Read MoreArtist Spotlight: Perry Walters' Hand-Turned Bowls
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Green Lotus’s boutique offers local artisans a place to display and sell their artwork. This month’s featured artist is Perry Walters. His artisan bowls are unique, one-of-a-kind pieces, hand turned on a lathe in his barn.
Read MoreA Gentle, Reiki-Inspired Approach to the New Year
/The new year is when we start to think about our resolutions and the changes we would like to make in our lives. Typically, that starts with a renewed dedication to the gym. Over the years, however, I have come to take a more yin approach to January – one that focuses on doing less, clearing out space in my life, and taking time for gentle reflection…
Read MoreTen Mindfulness Tips for a Healthy Spine
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As a young person I grieved the life I wasn’t able to have because of my spine issues – I suffered considerable pain for years. The way out (which was actually the way in) allowed me to release my pain, straighten my scoliosis, and transform a multitude of patterns that caused me suffering. My practice of yoga and being mindful of my spine has transformed into a great gift.
Read MoreThe Answer is You
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Every time I walk through the studio doors, preparing to hold the seat of the teacher, I whisper two things to myself: May my words flow meaningfully, and may my presence be felt as the safe space I intend for it to be.
Read MoreBalancing Gratitude and Grieving: What do you need to let go of this fall?
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Gratitude and grief often seem like two separate things. They are not. Gratitude, when practiced wisely, is not about pretending everything in your life is perfect. Gratitude requires a fundamental recognition of What Is. Grieving plays an important part in that acknowledgement.
Read MoreThe Cardiovascular Benefits of Yoga: An Evidence-Based Exploration
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Cardiovascular diseases contribute to 32% of deaths globally. Did you know that yoga has proven benefits for your heart health?
Read MoreThe Importance of the Core, On and Off the Mat
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You’ve probably heard the terms core conditioning and training, but do you know which muscles make up the core? A strong core can help you move more efficiently and avoid injury. Use these yoga poses to strengthen your core in as little as 5-10 minutes a day!
Read More5 Self-Care Practices to Relieve Stress at Work
/Even if you love your job, work equals stress. The many causes of stress in the workplace are familiar…
Read MoreThe Sweet Surrender to Spring
/Spring is the time when we see what the seeds planted in the past bring forth. Will the tulips come up, or did the squirrels get them? Will the work that I put into my business, my relationship, or my garden reap rewards or will self-surrender guide me as I realize not all I wished for has come to pass in this present moment?
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