Visual Happiness in All Shapes... The Japanese holistic qi therapist Keiko Matsuo had childhood dreams of a career in medicine... traditional medicine that is. Fate instead found her wandering a more homeopathic approach to healing. As a youth navigating her parents' chronic illness massage therapy especially captured her curious mind. In that modality she poured
SINGLE DAY RETREATS JUST NORTH OF THE CITY Just a short drive north of Boston tucked just off of a winding road tranquilly sits the Insight Meditiation Center of Newburyport. Insight meditation or Vipassana is based on an ancient Buddhist Meditation tradition that is very much relevant today and experiencing tremendous popularity here in the
Kristin Olson, the studio owner at Home Yoga in Andover, is widely known for her intelligent sequencing and precise instruction - skills she has honed over many years under the guidance of her mentor Natasha Rizopoulos. When she is not at home caring for her three young children, she can be found sharing her deep knowledge of yoga
"National Parks Adventure captures the stunning beauty of our wild places and reminds us these landscapes are an essential part of the human spirit." Robert Redford, narrator Narrated by Academy Award® winner Robert Redford, the new film by MacGillvray Freeman (MFF) National Parks Adventure is a sweeping tribute to the undeniable power of America's great
This week, we sit down with former ballet dancer and now popular Boston yoga instructor, Renee LeBlanc. Renee discovered yoga following a tip from a co-worker nearly sixteen years ago and has been practicing "without sabbatical" ever since. These days in her personal practice, she's finding her bliss in the transitions in and out poses. For her, that’s where "the real
MEET BECKY GABRYJELSKI... This week we catch up with Rebecca (Becky) Gabryjelski a once formidable spinning instructor who long ago traded in her clip-on shoes for a yoga mat. These days, when she is not bringing new life into the world as a labor and delivery nurse, you will likely find her at the helm of a packed
Last night I was wide awake at 1:30 AM finishing Big Magic ( Riverhead, 2015), by Elizabeth Gilbert. I snuck in the last few pages while my family slept soundly around me. I could not put it down! Big Magic was just that: magical. Not that I expected much less from the author, but this is pure literary gold. The subtitle is "Creative Living Beyond Fear", and
"One significant event that built my deep connection with yoga was watching my mother practice to Ms. Folan’s PBS show ‘Lilias Yoga and You’ as a young teenager. A couple of years later she would hand me a book of yoga postures to keep me on the right path. She applied no pressure, but the
MEET ARTIST AND NORTH SHORE YOGA INSTRUCTOR MICHELE BOSHAR “I have always left at least a small space in my life for my art with the intention of creating something beautiful and telling a story. the result hopefully satisfies both and is always cathartic.” This week we lean in with popular north shore yoga
Krista fell in love with the practice of yoga in 1999 when she took her first Ashtanga class. Since that day she has devoted her time and energy into exploring the numerous dimensions, both as a teacher and student. Krista teaches retreats around the world and regular classes at YogaWorks in Santa Monica & Yoga Salt in