Yoshiko (Yoshi) Gray graduated with a degree in Physical Education in Japan where she taught aerobics, swimming and fitness at Central Fitness Club, a Japanese chain of fitness and health clubs. She began studying yoga in the United States in 2002 and became a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 200), trained in Hatha Yoga, seven years
Photo by Cole Garside Seth Monk is a Boston-based (former) ordained Zen Buddhist monk. He has studied and practiced with world-famous Buddhist masters including HH Dalai Lama, XVII Karmapa, Pa Auk Sayadaw, Ven. Ajahn Brahm, Tenzin Palmo and Thich Nhat Hanh. Upon returning to America after his global studies, Seth began responding to the social
Coming to a City Near Us... Let it shine, shine, shine all around the world... Why? Because it's daybreak of course. So charges, the team behind Daybreaker. What began as a small social experiment and an art project among friends in the basement of an New York City coffee shop has swiftly morphed into a movement connecting kindred spirits locally and globally
“There are so many ways in which we re-harmonize our being: the asana, the breath, and the vibration,” says Carolyn Little, a yoga teacher who uses traditional chanting, the harmonium, singing bowls, and cello in her classes. Her quote comes to mind as I uncurl my yoga mat and take my spot in front of
Maine is the state in which blacksmith and painter Lara Max needed to be. She was drawn to its landscape and found its people endearing. It just felt like home. It's now been 25 years since she traveled from California and then Texas to attend college on another coast. And, it is here that she makes her home, crafts her designs
Ayahuasca, the sacred Amazonian plant medicine brew with the power to heal mind, body and spirit, is calling to people from all over the world. I’ve explored ayahuasca in fully immersive ceremonies with hundreds of people from dozens of countries. I’m a seasoned journeyer, yet I know la medicina will continue to surprise me. A
Photo by Ossian Lindholm It's a full house at Winchester's Griffin Museum of Photography as renowned Argentine photographer, teacher, and documentary filmmaker, Ossian Lindholm details his secrets for capturing breathtaking images of the natural world leading group treks atop mountains, through streams and over rambling landscapes across the globe. Recent years have found him also navigating New England's rich
With summer in full swing here in New England, without question we all long to experience as much of our days as possible in the great outdoors... With blue skies and pink sunsets as our drishtis and the breeze and birds as our perfect soundtracks, why not take advantage of summer's natural offerings and turn your
Daniel J. Orlansky has been sharing his knowledge of and passion for yoga both here in the States and in Europe since 1992. In the Boston area, you can find him teaching his weekly classes at Down Under Yoga, and Laughing Dog Yoga and also directing his yoga teacher trainings. In addition, he headlines a number of workshops at
The world needs us. Right now, more than ever, we are being called to serve our brothers and sisters and this planet on which we live. A divide is opening up before us, a chasm between the patriarchal materialistic worldview of the past and the united holistic view coming into focus. The world is