Just in from Mary Flora’s  (Mon Nite NECC) team!!

The ground may be hard and burning hot, but that did not deter these brave, young souls from trying to get a handle on bakasana or crow pose…

Here they are captured in a number of creative variations, with a couple of onlookers making sure all goes smoothly. The guy in the middle just completed a perfect crow pose and now is just trying to find his money that fell to the ground!

Here they are trying their luck at viirbhadrasana II or Warrior II.

They get an A+ for spiritedness – after all the heat index was only 105 degrees, in the shade!!!

So while the back arm may be wilting a touch – their hearts are totally into the pose!!

Nirvana!!!

Anandam!!!!

Bliss!!!

Here are two confident youths doing handstands on the concrete – with the steadiness of mind they neatly pull of the pose. Well Done!!

Now back to the pool!!!

Thanks Mary for sending us these great pics!!!

Ahhhh….vacation time amongst the cool waters. See here what the Crofoots are up to.

Here is Teresa Crofoot (i.e. mom) striking a great Warrior II pose at Great falls MD.

Many of you know Teresa from classes in Dunkirk & events in Galesville, in addition she is a great maker of yoga mat bags & accessories, 1treeeyoga.

But no mother-daughter duo would be so without the daughter…(and these two are a real duo – similar in look, likeness, grace & spirit!)

… here is Ms Amber (i.e. daughter) doing a neat variation of tree pose. She chose a fitting background to her pose.

In fact her pose is so good, one might mistake her for the trunk of the tree itself – save for her sweet smile.

Amber has been known to come to yoga classes in the summers – when she is not on vacation, that is – and show us all a few things about flexibility.

Note: Notice the ankle on the front side of the left thigh.

Going anywhere? On vacation? Strike a pose and send us your photos…

Please welcome Baby Caroline – the latest and greatest addition to our yoga and human family.

Born Caroline Juliette David to parents Sarah (Mon Night NECC) & Buddy David on 24 June 2010, Caroline weighed in at weighed 7 pounds 10 ounces and was 20 inches long. A very warm welcome to Baby Caroline. (Note: In the above photo, she is all of 3 days old!!)

Many of you know Sarah who has been an ardent yoga practitioner the last 3-4 years or more. And she practiced in one of our challenging Strength and Fitness classes all the way to the late stages of her pregnancy. Sarah was doing side plank (vasisthasana) with the best of them – as well as lunges, Warrior III, Half Moon and more.

In fact one night when she was in her 8th month and had a big belly, Sarah calmly turned into side plank with such ease, that I literally stopped the class and we all just watched her as she gracefully held the pose and then seamlessly exited – all the while with Baby Caroline inside!! (I am still kicking myself for not having my camera that night!)

Great job Sarah on a marvelous pregnancy and congratulations to both Sarah and Buddy as they grow their family together.

A sublime shot indeed – part of me feels like it was taken by ‘ol Ansel himself shooting Georgia O’Keefe.

Nature – humanity – light – shadow… inspiration.

This is Sara (Mon NECC) at the Badlands, SD during her summer travels.

Here are more photos from Sara’s trip, Crow & Cat + Parthenon photos, and we hope to have a full gallery up soon of her many great shots.

Going away on vacation this summer!?! Send us your pics, along with a pose or two…

As Sara (Mon Nite NECC) continues her vacation travels and does yoga at all the hot spots – shown here in Albuquerque, N.M. – a grand question comes to mind.

Who is in greater bliss – Sara or the resident feline?

What is your opinion…

More of Sara’s vacation pics are available here and soon we will create a gallery for the many photos she continues to send us.

When you are on your summer holiday, please send us pics of what’s going on and if you are able to strike a yoga pose or two, even better!

Well, while the big snow storm – approx 28 inches – forced us to cancel classes, this fellow made it out in the aftermath of the storm to do a pose or two.

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This is actually the road but I was not too worried about cars coming from either direction. My car was basically immobile and so were most vehicles on this day.

As you can see I was going nowhere fast. My car is at the end of the driveway with the front end facing the “road”. I would have needed a snowmobile or reindeer to get anywhere.

Amidst all this purity and serenity you would have thought a sublime yoga teacher like myself would have achieved perfect peace, i.e. the grand samadhi.

But it was not meant to be…

After hanging around outside for 20 min or so, I went back in only to realize an hour later that I could not find my keys – i.e. a key ring that has keys to all the major and minor halls, studios, and community centers in the area. I was at a loss as to whether I brought them out with me or not. I searched my messy room – nope not there.

The panic began to mount…

I put all my clothes back on and ran back out into the snow. One neighbor had already “gotten out” with his 4×4 and if my keys were out there they had to be found before the snow got disturbed.

I went to my handstand spot. I did not see anything. I got down on my hands and knees and started to scrounge around – even dig. I was losing hope wondering how I would ever find them – as I got up off my knees I saw the tip of a metal piece out of the corner of my eye. I stuck my hand down and alas my whole key chain was there! Never happier…

Skipped all the way back into the house and vowed never again to do handstands with unzipped pockets, especially when mother earth is blanketed with snow ensuring not a sound could be heard!

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One of the famous yoginis of Renaissance Yoga, Alisha, had this divine interaction with an angel!!

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Here is her great wintry message for the holidays and for always!!

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Yes, there are more pics, perhaps I will make an album out of them.

One member of our yoga community - Carolyn Rodis – does yoga in essentially two places. When she is in So Co she is a regular on Wed and Sat at Galesville Hall. That’s about ten months of the year.

When not in So Co she lives at her other residence. Now take a look at her veranda and see her view when she does her yoga outside!!!

YES, we will all be going there soon for a yoga workshop!!! It will be the longest workshop in yoga history!!!!!

Last Friday, July 3rd, we held a yoga session at the Naval Academy’s National Cross Country Camp – 110 in all attended the class. Click here to see all the photos.