YogaIowa Recommendations: Summer 2018
Books Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth Duckworth was often talked down to by her scientist father for lacking “genius.” By after a long career of...
YogaIowa Recommendations: Spring 2018
Want to go vegan? Start a mini farm? Get “real” about yoga practice? Try these books and podcasts.
Here are the winners of the #IowaOpenHeartChallenge
Thank you to those who participated in YogaIowa’s first-ever yoga challenge, the February Open Heart Challenge. We hope it was able to bring peace, warmth and a bit of fun…
YogaIowa Recommendations: Winter 2018
Browse the books and podcasts that are helping us keep our New Year’s resolutions, ponder Eastern philosophy and meditate on love and relationships prior to Valentine’s Day.
Join YogaIowa on Instagram for our heart-centered February yoga challenge
YogaIowa is hosting the Open Heart Challenge over the month of February, with heart-centered postures posted to Instagram all 28 days. Participants have the chance to win prizes.
YogaIowa Recommendations: Fall 2017
From Baron Baptiste to Waylon Lewis to Big Gal Yoga’s Valerie Sagun, these books and podcasts are keeping our spirits up this fall season.
Talking body positivity with Big Gal Yoga’s Valerie Sagun
There’s still the constant need to show more bodies practicing yoga. I get tired, but I know I need to keep showing visibility, keep posting.
Off the Mat: Amy Wheeler, yoga therapist
Now based in Southern California, she combines yoga tradition with modern psychology to provide therapy to top-tier athletes and patients battling cancer, chronic pain, high-blood pressure and mental illness.
Pursuing creativity: Inspirational ventures on and off the mat
I was led to yoga many years ago, first as it was the “new” and “cool” thing to do at the time. But I’ve stuck with it over the years because it’s what centers and grounds me. When life gets hectic, I know that just by getting my mat, all that melts away, and all that matters is the here and now.
Art museums make for inspired yogic spaces
Throughout Iowa, both beginner and experienced yogis find that classes held in an art museum offer a unique way to generate community and promote engagement with others.
Iowa Arts Council connects local artists to global market
Your vision has come to life. Now what? Find partners who can help you, such as the Iowa Arts Council. YogaIowa talks with Michael Morain, the communications manager for the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs and a former arts reporter for The Des Moines Register.
Off the Mat with Kate Connell Potts
As a private yoga teacher, deep listening is essential. Through my teaching practice, I’m regularly inquiring about my clients’ experiences and pivoting based on the physical and verbal feedback they provide.