Lotus Yoga Off The Mat Challenge Day Five: Yoga for Yin: How does yoga help you channel your inner calm? I am mostly a peace-maker. If called upon to intervene in conflict, I aim to facilitate compromise. But if I’m a the target of the conflict, I’m baffled. Recently I was in a difficult […]
“My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.” Henry Ford Lotus Yoga Off The Mat Challenge Day Four: Yoga with Friends Hello Yogis! Day four of the Lotus Yoga Off The Mat Challenge theme is yoga with friends. Maybe a friend introduced you to yoga, or maybe you brought […]
Lotus Yoga Off The Mat Challenge Day Three: Yoga and Nutrition Scenario: Tired, hungry, stressed. We know we need food, so we grab the quickest thing available. Hello Yogis! Day three of the Lotus Yoga Off The Mat Challenge theme is yoga and nutrition. How does yoga impact your nutritional choices? How does […]
DAY TWO: Yoga and family (pets included) Mother and Daughter Hello yogis! Day two of the Lotus Yoga Off The Mat challenge is yoga and family – how does yoga impact your family (pets included!)? Do you do yoga together? Do you apply a particular yogic idea or behavior or practice into your family life? […]
Take it off the mat reversed Hello yogis! We are starting our Lotus Yoga Off The Mat challenge with a BIG question: How does yoga energize you? Lately, I’ve been sluggish. I feel more tired than usual, and honestly, completely beaten down by the daily demands of my life. The result is a lack […]
Hello Yogis! I hope you are thinking about ways you take your yoga practice off the mat and into your daily routines in preparation for our upcoming challenge: LOTUS YOGA OFF THE MAT (#lotusyogaoffthemat). This is the schedule that I will follow in my posts. The first one is June 1st, and there will be […]
#lotusyogaoffthemat Hello yogi readers! I am starting a new series on this blog: Lotus Yoga off the Mat, and I want to hear how YOU are applying your yoga practice to “regular life” reality. Beginning June 1, 2017, until June 30 – for next 30 days – this Lotus Wellness Center-sponsored challenge is your chance to take […]
Tammy Holstein, Yin yoga instructor at Lotus Yoga Studio Tammy is a resident of Indiana and is the yin yoga teacher at Lotus Yoga studio. She has been teaching yoga for the past 4 years and at Lotus Yoga Studio since May, 2013. Yin is her passion because of its many, many benefits. Personally, it […]
Yin / Yang is a Taoist concept that refers to the idea of light and dark, strong and soft, high and low, etc.. This contrast, this push and pull of opposite energies, is a part of each of us. These two halves equal a whole, but because we are ever changing, we are never fully […]
Certified Practitioner, Asian Bodywork Therapy Certified Practitioner, Asian Bodywork Therapy Certified Massage Therapist, State of Indiana Shiatsu Therapist at Lotus Wellness Center Tai Chi Instructor at Lotus Yoga Studio Josh Medlin is a resident of Indiana and has been practicing Shiatsu at Lotus Wellness Center for the past 2 years. As he has recently […]
Are you new to yoga and want to see what all the hype is about? Or perhaps you did yoga years ago and want to get back into it but don’t know where to begin. Either way, there are many yoga choices and it can be overwhelming to know where to begin. As a strong […]
Most of us today do not fight battles in an actual war zone. I do not in any way intend to diminish the horrors of war, but I do think it fair to use the word “battle” as a metaphor for the realities of our daily lives. We fight social battles: poverty, human trafficking, for […]