The low back is a sensitive area for a majority people at some point during their lives. There are many causes for low back pain: sitting at a desk all day, a weak core, poor posture, and more. If your low back pain is more of a general achiness or discomfort practicing some gentle yoga …
Relaxation: 10 Minutes of Savasana! “For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.” ~Lily Tomlin “There is more to life than increasing its speed.” ~Mohandas K. Gandhi “Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.” ~Chinese Proverb Relaxation is one of the primary benefits of a hatha yoga practice, as well as …
We may be small, but we’ve got BIG things happening at Village Yoga! Including our Yoga Weekend with Emilie Perz, one of LA’s top yoga teachers, Friday September 9th through Sunday September 11th. Who is Emilie and what is she offering while visiting our unique little sandbar? We thought you’d like to know, so we …
In honor of Spring and Earth Day, April 22, the Kunga monthly service theme for April is “Serving Our Planet!” You may ask yourself, how can I serve Momma Earth? It really isn’t all that hard, or require that much energy! You could: ^ Take your yoga and meditation practice outside.^ Cut your heat down …
SPRING EQUINOX – MARCH 2016 Ahhh, the days grow longer and the breezes blow warmer; spring has sprung, time to celebrate! The Vernal or more commonly “Spring” Equinox is right around the corner. What is this phenomena? Well, to keep things short: “Equinox” is derived from Latin meaning “equal night” and every year on either …
OUR KUNGA YOGA THEME FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH IS 10 MINUTES OF MEDITATION “Kunga” is the Kinyerwandan word for “to help, to serve, to reconcile.” All Kunga Yoga classes have a monthly community service teaching, and all Kunga Yoga certified teachers donate 5% of their proceeds to charity. At the end of …
“For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.” ~Lily Tomlin
Relaxation is one of the primary benefits of a hatha yoga practice, as well as one of the sweet gifts of life itself. When our body and mind is relaxed and at ease, we can function optimally, allowing a balanced, calm and harmonious state throughout.
The intention of this month’s Kunga theme is to learn to express gratitude using the model for appreciation within the methods of “Nonviolent Communication”. Nonviolent Communication was developed by psychologist Dr. Marshall Rosenberg. The NVC model is a concrete set of tools that help us to manifest mindfulness in our lives. Practicing Nonviolent Communication relates …
The benefits of meditation practices are being talked about more in the science and medical communities and, thankfully, becoming more mainstream. We all know that meditation can benefit us in more ways than one. . .but how do you actually meditate?! This page includes 3 beginner meditation tips that are appropriate for all levels and backgrounds.
We sit, a lot. All of us do it…we sit in our cars, on our couches, at our desks, in our beach chairs (the best kind of sitting!), and at tables while eating. It’s part of our culture in the west, and for some of us we might not have even thought about sitting on the floor in years, even decades! I’ve even heard sitting described as the new “smoking”. It causes tightness in our hips, rounding through our spine, and tension in the neck, just to name a few.
