I spent some time on the water this week. I was on my SUP (stand-up paddleboard.) I’m a yoga teacher. “Is this SUP Yoga?” people asked. They’d seen advertisements. Yogis on boards in warrior and dog poses. I’ll tell you about my experience and let you decide for yourself. On the first day, in between…
These books weren’t all published in 2023 but they made it to the top of my list this year. As with anything that we “take in,” be it food, smells, sounds, or words… what resonates and what nourishes has everything to do with the condition of the vessel that receives it. Another year I may…
The origins of yoga are found, at least in written form, in Hindu texts that are thousands of years old. There it is referred to as “skillful action.” There are also numerous depictions of postures that we still practice today in stone reliefs, textiles, and art of the era. I was taught that the full…
The Golddigger backstory Here’s how it all started… our founder and captain, the indomitable Stephanie L. Johnson from Idaho Springs, CO (home of the OG Golddiggers) found herself as an ardent young professional in Anchorage, Alaska in the early 2000s. She was surrounded by fabulous people telling tales of amazing adventures and realized that she…
Evolve, from the Latin evolvere “to unroll, roll out, roll forth, unfold.” It’s what we do. Here, embodied, we roll, on this planet of ours around the Sun. We roll from one day into the next, one phase of life to another. Our lives unfold before us. I think we assume that there is a progression,…
Yoga for Mental Health is a wonderful way to nourish mind, body, and spirit. We need to be nourished on all of these levels in order to thrive. Yoga shows us how. The word itself means to yolk or bind together. To practice yoga is to practice connecting. It is wisdom in action. The eight…
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