Breaking with Bikram
Yoga’s #MeToo moment began more than five years ago, and the community is still trying to figure out what to do with Bikram yoga.
4 Iowa athletes who fell in love with yoga
When preparing to run a marathon or ride RAGBRAI, yoga likely isn’t at the top of the training schedule. But these four Des Moines-area athletes have used yoga to reach…
Goat yoga draws a herd to Palo, Iowa
Iowa Goat Yoga may be the silliest, dirtiest yoga class you’ve ever tried. It also may be the most grounding.
Q&A: Janine Gustafson of Yoga Okoboji
Get a peek into day-to-day operations at Yoga Okoboji during Janine Gustafson’s YogaIowa Instagram takeover March 25-31. Follow YogaIowa: @yogaiowa_magazine Walk me through your yoga journey. How did you become…
Iowa teachers feel called to Christian yoga
Though 77 percent of Iowans are Christian, the idea of connecting Christ with yoga is relatively novel in a state where most yoga is taught from a secular perspective. Teachers in Newton, Cedar Rapids and Sioux City now teach Bible-focused classes at affordable rates.
Buddhist monk and yoga teacher Daishin Eric McCabe found strength is stillness
Ames-based McCabe found Buddhist meditation during an existential crisis in college, and has been on a “journey into the present moment” ever since.
Kino MacGregor discusses her new book, God and the importance of daily practice
Kino MacGregor teaches Ashtanga yoga to a worldwide audience through her popular social media channels, yoga DVDs, vlogs and four published books. She also co-founded OmStars, a subscription-based streaming service offering video courses from 20 yoga stars. Originally from Miami, MacGregor now travels the globe leading classes honoring both traditional and contemporary ideas of yoga.
Elementary teachers bring yoga and mindfulness into Iowa classrooms
Afternoon recess is over, and Gina Ferrel’s fourth grade class is filled with giggling, twirling, desk-slamming chaos. “Find your spread-out yoga spots,” the teacher says. As kids scatter, Mrs. Ferrel…