by Shellie Crow | Apr 17, 2019 | events, inspiration, Sacred Activism, Yoga
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts….” – William Shakespeare, As You Like It Creation stories are important. They are ways human beings...
by Shellie Crow | Feb 13, 2019 | inspiration, Sacred Activism, Yoga
Durga lay down her trident and sheathed her sword. She brushed her dark hair from her eyes. Her hair was sticky with blood. She surveyed the battlefield. The demons Canda and Munda gleefully danced around the carcasses of dead humans and animals alike,...
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...
