Yoga Travels to Vancouver Winter Olympics
YOGA is the training tool of choice for athletes competing in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Asana creates balanced yet loose muscles, increased body awareness, and mental focus; while attention to the breath helps to control pre-race jitters. Read more
Dalai Lama Book Discussions
DID YOU KNOW THAT HIS HOLINESS, THE 14TH DALAI LAMA IS VISITING IOWA MAY 18?
In preparation for his visit, we will be holding book discussions at the lounge on February 25 and April 15, at 7pm. Join us for a lively discussion of two titles written in collaboration with the Dalai Lama. Purchase your books now and join us whether you have tickets for His May 18 visit to Cedar Falls or are simply curious and looking to expand spiritually. Read more
2 FREE tickets to see Sugarland!
Every class you attend at the lounge between today and September 13 qualifies you to win TWO tickets to the Sugarland concert at Hilton Coliseum (Ames) on September 17. The more you attend, the better your chance to be the winner! Read more
Bread baking…a quiet meditation
Back again this fall- our popular breadbaking as meditation workshop.
Noodle Zoo will share their kitchen Zen Sept 28 at 7pm. The workshop will begin with hands on mixing and kneading of dough and then proceed to relaxing yoga stretches and meditation while the loaves rise. After baking, we will break bread together and spend time reflecting on the transformative process of creating bread and the possible parallels to life itself.
Baking not only demands concentration and presence but also offers a bit of sanctuary. The process of making bread creates a shift in awareness, becoming absorbed- not thinking of yesterday or tomorrow- but giving your attention to the bread, focusing on the dough in your hands.
call Sandy 515-210-8138 or email sandy@balanceyogalounge.com
(limited to 8 participants)
Show us your Energy Mudra!!!
We encounter many familiar faces as we live, work and play in Central Iowa. Dropping off the kids at school, shopping at HyVee or ordering lunch at Noodle Zoo. There they are; faces we recognize from our community- we might smile, or wave- or spend a few moments trying to remember how we know them….The next time you see a familiar face from yoga class, share the energy mudra!
When you see balance yoga lounge in the Summerfest Parade- hold your energy mudra high!
Place the thumb, middle finger and ring finger together- extend the index and pinky finger. The Apan Mudra has a balancing effect on the mind and gives us patience, serenity, confidence, inner balance, and harmony. In the mental realm, it creates the ability to develop vision. You need all of this when you look into the future, while facing new challenges, and if your wishes are to be fulfilled.
Try using this energy mudra while you are stuck in traffic or waiting in line to calm and re-focus.
What is Yoga?
What is Yoga? Yoga “asanas” or postures are one of the eight branches of the system of human growth to higher consciusness brought out in the Yoga Sutras (Aphorisms) of Maharishi Patajali. Read more
Spring cleaning from the INSIDE out
Being one who naturally seeks organization and cleanliness in my surroundings, I recently became fascinated with the concept of cleansing the inside of my body. Read more
Mandala Meditation for the Long Winter
Mandalas are symbolic pictures used for meditation. If the dreary winter skies and frigid temperatures have dampened your spirit, try this visual form of mediation to clear the mind and renew the spirit. Read more
What do your actions reveal about you?
Speeding down the freeway earlier this week; behind a car that was making the most of both lanes- I started thinking…what kind of person drives like this? After making a conscious decision to stay well behind this unpredictable vehicle, my mind slowed down long enough to start contemplating what might be going on inside the car in front of me. There were no visible signs of distress, and the driver was not holding a cell phone to ear. Read more
Transition of Power
Listening to the television this morning, I overheard plenty of talk about the transition of power that is scheduled to occur this week in Washington. It will certainly be a historical week for our country, and the world. Read more
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