How Any Body Can Practice Hatha Yoga
Posted on July 9, 2015 4 Comments
Begin your yoga practice with Yogasteya
Have you longed to enjoy the healthful benefits of yoga you’ve heard so much about but feel you’re too large, too overweight, too old? Well, you’re not. Yoga is for any type of body.
Dianne Bondy, founder of Yogasteya, gently guides you into a hatha yoga practice that fits your body’s unique needs.
Dianne was just three years old when her mother began practicing yoga. As her mother relaxed in the poses she bonded with her children. This foundation lead to the practice Dianne now shares with people around the world.
Dianne and her husband, Alan, began the on-line classes, Yogasteya, in 2012. Yogasteya means connection, community, expression, and love, the qualities Yogasteya classes communicate. The Bondys knew many people who wanted a way to fit yoga into busy schedules. These people were a diverse group, many not fitting the media thin model image of a yoga practitioner.
I feel like Yoga has become this exclusive club that not everybody’s invited to. It’s slowly changing though. I am all about supporting people who have been pushed to the margins in society in general and in the yoga community specifically. I’m all about flooding the media, especially social media, with images of all people doing yoga. Dianne Bondy
Yogasteya aims to help people see themselves on the mat.
For less than the cost of two cups of espresso, the monthly Yogasteya membership fee, offers a wide variety of class options. From five to sixty minute sessions, beginners to advanced, emphasis on backs, core, standing poses, and movement flows, presented by Dianne and guest teachers.
I am all about making yoga more accessible to a larger audience by keeping it affordable and available. I want to support non conforming bodies and ideas. Yoga is not exclusive.
To make yoga even more accessible, Dianne has partnered with Amber Karnes to offer a new five week course called Yoga for All. This course, for teachers and students, teaches how to adapt yoga asanas for nonconforming bodies.
We’re all about changing the conversation around who yoga is for, what yoga looks like, and who gets to share this practice.
So, if you’ve been longing to see what yoga can do for your body and inner spirit, check out Yogasteya today.
Joy and Expectation
Posted on June 22, 2015 7 Comments
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What’s your morning ritual to prepare for the day before you jump out of bed?
Years ago, I began doing two stretches for my back and legs to relieve soreness before I got up. Later, I learned a simple Buddhist prayer to say as a blessing and protection for the day. And sometime in the past couple of years I began purposely making myself smile before I leave the bed.
That smile helps relieve any tension or stress I may be holding about what may unfold in the day ahead. Invariably a smile does create a sense of joy and pleasant expectation.
Over the past year of concentrated effort and education to start an online business, these two senses have grown. Yes, I am still in a constant state of “when will it happen.” And my e-mail list is abysmally small.
But my vision is as vast as the universe and I feel my wings are strong as the eagles soaring over the beautiful blue bay I look upon every day.
On Wednesday, June 24, I will officially go into business with a product for sale. I’m participating in Gumroad‘s Small Product Launch. Serendipitously, this contest appeared a few days after I wrote down my goal to offer a product for sale before this summer ends.
The products I offer directly address those questions of What am I Really Living For?
So, tell me what makes you awaken with joy and expectation?
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What are we REALLY Living For?
Posted on June 18, 2015 5 Comments
Before we open our eyes and jump out of bed, do we pause to think of what we have ahead for the day? Do we smile? Or just pull up the covers and snuggle back into bed getting up at the last minute possible?
Do we remember those games we used to play of what we wanted to do when we finally “grew up?”
Have we realized any of those childhood dreams? Or are we still trying to get to them? Are we waiting until we earn enough money? Retire? Get that raise? Find the right woman? Or get that next degree?
Can we answer these questions?
- What is my purpose in life?
- Why am I working?
- Am I fulfilling my fondest dreams?
- Does seeing another sunrise fill me with joy and expectation?
These are questions to think about. Spend some time pondering them.
Next week we’ll look at some ways to answer them.
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Writing a Book – Step 3 – Editorial Advice
Posted on June 11, 2015 14 Comments
Writers are a sensitive lot. Some of us crawl up in our holes and burrow in like scared rabbits after a rejection. At least that’s what I’ve done most of my life. Fortunately, self-publication has become a recognized option with the boom of e-books. So, I’ve published two books.
I want my next book to sale, so I invested in the services of a professional editor. Because this book was not the usual format, I sought the advice of a developmental editor first. A developmental editor provides practical advice on what works and what doesn’t work in the manuscript. I used the online service, Reedsy because it’s easy to use, free for authors, and provides a wide selection of experienced editors and book designers.
After describing my needs, I was presented a list of over 50 editors. Reedsy allows writers to select five editors at one time to make offers. I sent each editor a description of my book and an excerpt. I received three proposals, two kindly said they were too busy. I rejected the costliest proposal of $1,500.00 because the editor did not describe what services she would provide. A second offer was interesting but the editor graded manuscripts, my ego wasn’t up to receiving a C or D.
Instead, I chose an experienced editor, Lourdes Venard. Her website featured several glowing endorsements and she made an affordable offer. I sent her my first edit manuscript. In two weeks she returned not only a detailed five page letter but annotated comments in the manuscript.
Her suggestions were objective and supportive. She pointed out the strong and interesting points of my manuscript and those passages that would not hold a reader’s interest.
In general, you have an engaging, warm style, and it is obvious that you are a strong writer.
Her observations keep me getting up at five a.m. to continue my work. It isn’t easy. Every day presents challenges and decisions. But, I’m doing a work I love and that’s all that matters.
#42 OF 52 GIRLS
Posted on June 3, 2015 Leave a Comment
Creative collaboration continues with play. Enjoy.
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