By Courtney Aldor
Ok, SF Yogis, if you’ve been following along then you already know about my love for the practice of QiGong, the ancient Chinese art (and science) of energy healing, which one can practice as self-care administer to another person...
By Courtney Aldor
Following the Super Qi Summit this past weekend at the renowned Omega Institute in upstate New York, I could not find the words to describe my experience. In fact, when I sat down to write this post, I had just one...
By Courtney Aldor
I first met Jess Rose - DOYOUYOGA.COM star teacher - during a 500-hour intensive training. Her group was studying alignment-based vinyasa 12+ hours a day...
By Courtney Aldor
My favorite part of the book is its message: yoga is for everyone, regardless of what you look like doing it on Instagram because we practice just as much for the mind as for the body. As a social justice activist, Jasmine also outlines why acting with kindness and compassion is just as crucial to your practice as doing a downward dog...
By Courtney Aldor
Well, SF Yoginis and Yogis, it’s almost that time again! Wanderlust Squaw Valley is just around the corner. Now if you read my post on the magical summer weekend I had at last year’s festival, you’ll know that my FAVORITE thing about it was the space it created for women, men, and everyone in between to come together as one loving, nurturing community. So, I couldn’t help but fall in love with Madame Gandhi - who'll be playing live and sharing her beautiful message - when she told me that’s exactly what our female future looks like...
By Courtney Aldor
The team over IMBŌDHI have seemingly been busy. Not only have they just launched a line of bodysuits, 100% California made with prints designed by Bay Area artist Nicolette Stellavato, but they're also working on a series of profiles meant to inspire us to live our own embodied lifestyle... We caught up with Ariel and Carolina to find out more...
By Courtney Aldor
Love Story came to be because it not only aligned with those aspects, but yoga is quite actually the greatest love story of all time as I see it. It's where we fall back in love with ourselves, our gifts and limitations. It's where we fall in love with our life - sometimes messy and sometimes amazing but always worth it...
By Courtney Aldor
Well SF Yogis, the Yoga Journal Live event is just around the corner! And we can’t wait for the master classes to begin. In the meantime, we caught up with SF’s own master of yoga anatomy, Jason Crandell…
By Courtney Aldor
According to the wise women of the upcoming Yoga For Social Justice Conference this January, yoga and meditation are often perceived as solely internal, individual practices. Yet these practices also have the power to effect change in our community by promoting personal and social development. How does this work? Here are 4 ways...
By Courtney Aldor
With the Yoga for Social Justice Conference coming up this January, we couldn't wait to get back in touch with founder Jasmine Tarkeshi on her inspiration and motivation for the upcoming workshop that will teach us all how we can make a positive difference in our community and alleviate social injustice issues through our yoga community!
By Courtney Aldor
Many of you may be familiar with the adorable Lesley Desaulniers, whose classes are so popular, I was once sworn to secrecy about them (before she expanded her offerings). With her masterful teaching style - leading a practice just physically challenging enough to sneak in a tidbit of yoga philosophy cloaked in a hilarious story - it came as no surprise she'd be leading the upcoming Yoga Journal Live workshop, Vinyasa for Inner Awakening...
By Courtney Aldor
Ok so while it's true that I write about yoga, I sometimes forget to actually do yoga....as I'm writing about yoga, that is. But no more! Because the Pono Ola multi-use standing board and exercise board not only serves more than one purpose,..
By Courtney Aldor
Leave it up to the industrious ladies of Open Eye in San Rafael to come up with the most creative ways to get centered! For the next two weeks, the Mandala Mondays workshop will consist of learning how to build and making your own little Mini Zen Garden to take home!
By Courtney Aldor
When I first met the guys at RAD Roller, I thought ok, here's another sales guy trying to sell me another fancy looking foam roller...until a friend ambushed me out of nowhere and got to work on my shoulder with their RAD Rod. Not a minute later, my stubborn hard-to-reach knot had softened significantly and I was SOLD...
By Courtney Aldor
When I first discovered Aline Wachsmuth's Rolfing practice, True Balance Rolfing, in Sausalito, I knew I'd come across a gifted healer. With her passion for anatomy and intuitive sense of the body, she got straight to the issue at hand...
By Courtney Aldor
Let’s face it, much of the country is in a state of fear right now. Whether it be fear of the future led by a candidate they didn’t believe in for this election or the one prior, many of us are feeling off-kilter. But, with hard lessons comes positive change, especially with an open mind and the right attitude. So let’s look at 4 uplifting messages, and what we can do RIGHT NOW to help bring about positive change. Each of us has the power to make this happen...
By Courtney Aldor
Leave it up to a yoga festival just outside of NYC to bring the culture. Ahimsa Festival which happened this past weekend at Hunter Mountain, NY - just 2 hours north of the city - featured Jai Uttal, Donna De Lory, Aya + Tyler, Yoga DJ workshops with Taz Rashid and even photo classes with Robert Sturman...
By Courtney Aldor
Of all the transformation techniques, I can’t think of anything more powerful than facing one’s shadow. Sure, it sounds scary, but simply by acknowledging what's there, you can feel great relief. That's because it takes a huge amount of energy to suppress parts of ourselves we don't want to advertise, so once we're free to use that energy in other ways, it can bring about profound change, both mentally and physically....
By Courtney Aldor
When Sachi Doctor - Ayurvedic expert and founder of Elemental Alchemy - was 10 years old, she was diagnosed with an auto-immune disorder. With 2 Western doctors as parents, she spent years...
By Courtney Aldor
Something interesting happened when I sat down to try to write this post about Kaypacha - the lovable, adorable, and ever-wise Astrologer who brings us the weekly Pele Report...
