by Nancy | Mar 6, 2019 | Challenges of Yoga, happiness, Retreat, Self Esteem, stress and anxiety, Yoga Practice
I spent the last week in Costa Rica, one of the most amazing places on the planet, with my teacher, Beryl Bender Birch – one of the most amazing and inspiring people I know. On the first morning of the retreat, Beryl set the stage for the week by reminding us...
by Nancy | Dec 6, 2018 | Benefits of Yoga, Community, happiness, stress and anxiety, Yoga Practice
“That shouldn’t happen to you, with all that yoga you do.” Many times over the course of healing from a crippling bout of sciatica, I heard this comment. It exemplifies a misconception I find to be fairly common. People seem to have the idea that...
by Sue Mickey | Nov 9, 2018 | Challenges of Yoga, Community, happiness, PTSD, Yoga Practice, Yoga Sutras
A Yoga Tragedy by Sue Mickey At 5:30 pm, Friday November 2, 2018 a man opened fire at a yoga studio in Tallahassee, Florida. 21-year-old Maura Binkley and 61-year-old Dr. Nancy Van Vessem were killed in the attack. Five others were injured. Maura and Nancy were...
by Nancy | Oct 11, 2018 | Benefits of Yoga, Yin, Yoga Practice
Yin Yoga for Clarity this Fall The temperature is cooling off. The wind is drier. There is less sunlight. Nature is telling us it’s time to drop inside our bodies and open those drier tissues after the yang heat and activity of summer. The nature of yin is...
by Nancy | Jun 9, 2018 | Local, Niyamas, Present Power, Special Event, Teaching Yoga, Yamas, Yoga Practice, Yoga Service, Yoga Sutras
This fall, we are honored to be offering – for the 3rd time – The Hard & The Soft Yoga Institute’s 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training. We feel beyond grateful to have this highly ranked extraordinary program right here in our small town in southern...
by Lydia | May 31, 2018 | Boomer Yoga, Yoga Practice, Yoga Sutras
Boomer Yoga is one of our most popular classes at Yoga in ME. It’s no secret that this is one of my favorite classes to teach. The group of yogis who attend this class are enthusiastic, welcoming, and committed to this practice. It is so much fun to be in the...
