From being in the moment to Mindfulness
Mindfulness
From being in the moment to Mindfulness
Mindfulness is trending these days. Since 2014, mindfulness has made the cover of TIME twice. The practice even has its very own magazine, Mindful, with articles touting the practi …
The sleep puzzle
Mindfulness, Yoga
The sleep puzzle
It’s not so simple Do you have trouble falling asleep? Or staying asleep? If so, you’re not alone. According to data from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), 30-35% of Americans …
The “if only” trap
Mindfulness, Yoga
The “if only” trap
Finding contentment in your life as it is In 1996, I attended a 30-day silent Insight meditation retreats. As with many retreat centers, the cabin where we practiced was designed t …
Students of silence
Education, Yoga
Students of silence
University of Utah students learn from composer Phillip Bimstein about the power of “radical quiet” On a chilly February afternoon, a crew of workmen yelled and their tools clanged …
The practice is the performance
Yoga
The practice is the performance
Undoing the foundation of how we do everything. I’ve played music most of my life. As a member of the Salt Lake Symphony, I practice most days. I practice so that my embouchure (th …
Making peace with our differences
Making peace with our differences
Cultivating equanimity in relationship It’s been a full year since a dear friend succumbed to cancer. A longtime yoga student and generous soul, I was privileged to know her for 20 …
Stabilizing Your Joints
MC YOGI & 10,000 Buddhas visit 21st Yoga
Yoga
MC YOGI & 10,000 Buddhas visit 21st Yoga
On Sunday October 22, MC Yogi and his wife Amanda Giacomini AKA 10,000 Buddhas, made a visit to 21st yoga to promote MC Yogi’s new book Spiritual Graffiti: Finding My True Path, as …
Localist: Yogi Jessamyn Stanley visits Salt Lake City
Community, Social Justice, Yoga
Localist: Yogi Jessamyn Stanley visits Salt Lake City
Touring for her new book, Everybody Yoga, Instagram yogi from North Carolina, Jessamyn Stanley came to the Main Salt Lake Public Library, not only to chat with us about her book bu …
Grounding Your Practice
Move, Yoga
Grounding Your Practice
In 1989, I went to Pune, India to study with Geeta and BKS Iyengar. A group of 30-some dedicated practitioners from around the U.S. joined senior teacher Mary Dunn for a three-week …
Cancer Is Costly—Wellness Will Be Free
Cancer Is Costly—Wellness Will Be Free
Amy Conn’s yoga class helps cancer patients heal. by Sheena Goss Before November 2006, Julia Kuznetsov hardly practiced yoga. But after a breast cancer diagnosis, a close friend en …
Yoga for Everyone: Never too young
Yoga for Everyone: Never too young
What allows kids to use a lot of energy, make funny noises, relax and learn all at the same time? Yoga. Kids derive the same benefits from yoga as adults do—yoga heals and st …
Yoga: A Yogi from the West
Yoga: A Yogi from the West
Rolf Gates comes to the mat via AA and the military. In the interest of full disclosure, I must begin this profile with a confession; I love Rolf Gates. Truly. I love him. Not in t …
