by Shellie Crow | Sep 19, 2018 | events, inspiration, Sacred Activism, Yoga
International Day of Peace: a brief history. In 1981 the International Day of Peace was established by the United Nations. This important day invited people from all over the world to commit themselves to the cause of peace. Peace is not merely the absence of war....
by Shellie Crow | Jun 27, 2018 | inspiration, Sacred Activism, studio, Yoga
Last week I received an intriguing article in my inbox. It was about some delicate anatomical issues that yoga students may experience as they practice that yoga teachers usually do not address in class. This particular piece was written by a yoga teacher addressing...
by Shellie Crow | Apr 18, 2018 | inspiration, Sacred Activism, Yoga
When students begin a yoga practice, they often notice they feel a deeper sense of peace. We often think about peace in terms of what it is not: stress, conflict, anxiety, violence. The word peace actually means freedom from disturbance. The state of Yoga is the...
by Shellie Crow | Apr 4, 2018 | inspiration, Sacred Activism, Yoga
Yogas citta vrtti nirodhah. The restraint of the modifications of the mind-stuff is Yoga. – Yoga Sutras 1:2 Yoga means union. Maybe. In the west, most of us are introduced to Yoga by practicing asanas, or yoga postures. It often surprises us when we learn...
by Shellie Crow | Feb 7, 2018 | events, Sacred Activism, studio, Uncategorized, Yoga
Marie is a nursing student who dreams of healing accident victims. “…I always stop and try to help when there is an accident in my community,” she says, eager to give back to her community. Through hard work and dedication to her education, Marie is well on her way to...
by Shellie Crow | Dec 6, 2017 | health, inspiration, Sacred Activism, studio, teacher training, Yoga
As woman after woman came forward exposing Harvey Weinstein for sexual assault, #MeToo has been a rallying cry for women all across the country. Program director for Brooklyn’s Girls for Gender Equity Tarana Burke began the movement ten years ago. The past several...
