July 4, 2010
Joan Park: I do yoga just for me. My first class was six weeks after the birth of my third child. Having been a competitive swimmer, I always assumed yoga would be too easy for me (just a bunch of stretching exercises)! It was only when I felt completely out of shape, overweight and frazzled that I was willing to try it. Yoga is something I do just... Read More
July 3, 2010
Jen at her hair salon downstairs from Yoga Hawaii. For me, yoga is a beneficial positive mindset. It helps me achieve more things in my life. Back in 1988, my husband, Stuart, introduced me to Raquel Welch’s stolen routine from a Bikram yoga video. Now as I continued to practice yoga, I feel my boy, mind and spirit totally align and my love energy... Read More
January 24, 2010
A dedicated student in our morning Ashtanga Mysore program with Zachary Hitchcock, Greg Meredith offers his reflections on yoga in his life... My sciatic problem was at its worst ever this last summer. The sciatic pain was a spear piercing my lower back and exiting my abdomen, leaving my arms and legs numb. Sport-related injuries compounded with years... Read More
August 22, 2009
When John Harris, 54, first started practicing yoga five years ago in Chicago, he was completely surprised by how peaceful he felt afterwards. He was immediately hooked. “The next day I told all my friends at work how great the class was,” he says. “I started going five to seven days a week after that.” His favorite thing about yoga is how calm... Read More
August 22, 2009
Like many men, David Shimizu, 53, began going to yoga four years ago at his wife Cookie’s request. “I had my own exercise regimen and a busy work schedule, so I was reluctant,” he says. “In the beginning, I was more concerned with the physical aspects of the practice; I thought the chanting was weird and savasana an inefficient use of time.... Read More
July 29, 2009
Cyra executes a difficult pose (ashtavakrasana) with a smile. When we asked long-time student and teacher Cyra Sherman about her experience with yoga, she wrote this beautiful essay which explains what her practice has meant to her… I have been practicing yoga for over 14 years. It has been an amazing adventure and journey into myself over the... Read More
July 8, 2009
Lisa, 47, demonstrates one of her favorite poses for building inner strength: Utthita Parshvakonasana It’s not unusual for people to take up yoga when faced with a challenge in their lives, and Lisa Higashiguchi is no exception. “I was caring for my boyfriend who was terminally ill when I started my practice,” she says. “I... Read More
July 8, 2009
Yoga Hawaii’s Katrina Yoder and student Roger Brewer enjoy partner navasana It is commonly believed that it takes seven years for every cell in the human body to be completely regenerated. Environmental scientist Roger Brewer, 46, has now been studying yoga for seven years…here are his reflections on that process. By my late 30s I was... Read More
May 18, 2009
Yoga Hawaii’s Gui Alves and student Tim Whiteside take flight Physician Tim Whiteside, 57, was first introduced to yoga in 1990, but didn’t become a dedicated, regular practitioner until he moved to Hawaii in 1999. During this time he explored different yoga styles and different teachers, looking for the one that suited him best. He... Read More
May 17, 2009
Janie masters Ardha Chandrasana (Half Moon pose) After having quadruple bypass heart surgery eight years ago, Janie Masunaga knew she was going to have to do something different. The 10″ scar left from the surgery was a constant reminder that her health needed improvement. Daughter Analii, a dancer and yoga teacher herself, told her mother... Read More
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