Links
Links to sites of interest Yoga-Adan finds useful or enjoyable (if not both!)
“a beginner;s view : the intent of this blog is to incrementally build a body of thought that works toward integrating various topics, yoga, fitness, and the arts – it’s a process…”
sites i visit
San Antonio Riverwalk, Private Collecton
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please note: not alphabatized, listed as i go 
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San Antonio Riverwalk .........Yoga Links
yoga
http://www.himalayaninstitute.org/
Himalayan Institute – conscientious quality org, meditation plus plus plus
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The Magazine of Yoga – no-nonsense (unless intentional), discerning, from scholarly to whimsy to foods to poetry to videos to great interviews
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The Yoga Lunchbox – honest authentic person, traverses the trenches to the tree tops; so timely, hard to believe she’s in new zealand, oceans away
one of the few people who i’ve reviewed an entire article from
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Yoga Dork – if you haven’t sampled the humor that hums daily from this site, well, you’ve got a treat coming
the comment threads are often as entertaining, and informative, as the posts
also one of the few sites i’ve based an entire article response from
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http://liveloveyoga.wordpress.com/
LiveLoveYoga – nikki is commited to her workout, yoga, and truth; assertively honest and fair; i just plain like her work, even though i have no plans to do the range of poses she obviously is highly qualified to do
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Lex Gillan – grew up with the modern day rise of yoga in the U.S. since the early 70s; opened first non-guru yoga studio in the country; did my yoga 200 hr teacher training with him ’cause he advertises himself as non-judgmental and inclusive
will be posting my daily immersion-related tweets as posts soon that validate that decision (link added 0711)
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SuntouchYoga – new “warm” studio opened by fellow lex-gillan-immersion student and his wife in new houston; his father is an M.D., and his wife has extensive teaching experience and training, and carlos’ practice asana presentations and practicum reek of in-depth knowledge and humanity
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The Daily Bandha – one of the most important sites i visit, along with paul grilley below, for conscientious concrete scientificly based asana-anantomical pose instruction; his books and teaching are beyond clarifying – they’re illuminating
site represents Ray Long’s work as a board certified orthopedic surgeon, applied to yoga
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Paul Grilley – along with Ray Long’s site above, are cutting edge for understanding asanas safely, and effectively – there’s not much more valuable grounding than that
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http://www.jillmilleryoga.com/about.html
Jill Miller Yoga – loved her interview on the Magazine of Yoga (listed above); very grounded in the sciences as applied to asanas; focuses on unique viewpoint of bringing “unparticipating” parts of our bodies into conscious involvement
has a fantastic series of short free videos with super clear informative bits of yoga info
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The Yoga Journal – granddaddy of yoga magazines i believe; great stories about the magazine from lex gillan (listed above), who knew the founders “back when;” but you’ll need to contact him for more on that if you like
one of my favorite yoga blogs, beginner’s mind, from kristin shepherd, is based on yoga journal
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Down Dog Daily – can’t remember why i went to this site to begin with, but i know part of it had to do with it’s name, liked it plus, she’s in the U.K., yet also writes for lance armstrong’s site, and my wife and i have live back & forth in austin and galveston for 30 years, and i have a lot of respect for lance’s dedication and efforts
did i mention i like her articles and pictures of flowers?
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Whole Me Programs – very grounded in the wisdom we are born with, “in our DNA” as i posited in a post on asanas; and if you haven’t seen some of brigitta’s videos of children “playing” yoga, then you really need to check this site out
Brigitta White, MS, R-DMT is a Registered Dance Movement Therapist
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Recovering Yogi – if you’ve ever felt that “some” parts or participants of yoga were getting to the attitude, in terms of conformity and authority, same, the Spanish Inquisition or Salem witch trials – or maybe less so, but still like “your parents” -
then this is the place where those feelings are shared
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Flying Yogini – contemporary, thoughtful, hip, fun to read
says, “One of the coolest aspects of blogging about yoga 365 days in a year is that I am acutely aware of patterns of thoughts and themes that show up in my life”
recently moved her blog to dot org for fuller expressive abilities (updated her url 0711)
has maintained a humane groundedness that’s hard to dismiss, and easy to enjoy
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http://thinkbodyelectric.blogspot.com/
Think Body Electric – strong voiced, yet essentially advocating dialog and reasonableness, interesting takes
(updated 071811) – carol horton has become one of my favorite voices in yoga, or anywhere really – and will remain so as an advocate for reasonableness and the balance of all parts human (heart & head) i deeply value
will probably become famous for coining the term “yogging” ;-)
(081411) just noticed this sub-title under the header on carol’s page describing her site :
Yoga & Meditation * Psychology & Spirituality * Democracy & Culture
pretty accurate of her range of interests she’s integrating, nice!
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http://elizabethgallo.blogspot.com/
me and les girls – web site by, as she says, “Full-time wife and mother of two beautiful daughters, yogini, retired singer, poet and teacher on leave”
has a true humanity about her that shines through in her work
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created by the people behind flyingyogini and curvyyoga, this site says,
“Teachasana is..for yoga teachers, by yoga teachers…
“We believe strongly in the value of learning from others’ experience and knowledge, so this site is inclusive of any and all yoga traditions. All of our writers are a minimum of 200hr certified yoga teachers.”
the range of topics is impressive, and the articles seems to be relatively short, but on target, clear, and on target
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“Curvy YogaTM is for people who want to live the lives they imagine, today. Who don’t want to wait until they’re flexible, skinny, have enough money, etc. to start treating themselves well…”
assertive, non-arrogant, compassionate articles, at least those i’ve read, including one on shame that should be a classic, or is but just hasn’t been designated yet
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http://www.breathing-exercises.com/
wow, breathing for health, wellness, sports, illness, yoga, meditation, and even tests to measure one’s breathing quality
and of course, yoga, http://www.breathing-exercises.com/Yoga_breathing.html
“People who breathe optimally rarely or never get sick. They live a lot longer too!”
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http://earthyogi.blogspot.com/
blog site by claudia, an eclectic array of posts on yoga, her personal life, yogging, blogging, dating, asanas, being latin, living in new york – a lot!
quirky, interesting, topical
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hat tip to jill miller for pointing me to this site; lots of fitness info mixed in with breaking news stuff, plus not afraid to tap into more personal issues
i’ve a sense of a true “attempt” at balance in topic and presentation
add a quirky piece or two, and it’s an interesting site
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http://stableroots.wordpress.com/
stable roots, a new site by a young lady off (by?) great britain, promises much, via her honest inquiring thoughts posted so far
brigid’s site’s sub-title/mission statement of sorts, “recovering from depression with yoga and mindful living” – expresses for me her willingness to face her demons and learn to live well
may i do so well myself
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another young person, this time on mainland europe, brussels and france it seems
emmanuelle, exceptionally industrious -
and not just dabbling but engaging with music, asanas, yoga teaching, photography, and her adorable kitten
gifted, and glad she’s also contributing to favorites sites of mine, like magazine of yoga
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http://www.itsallyogababy.com/
from canada, roseanne is another authentic voice i’ve recently discovered online
she adds an emphasize, as roseanne says, she’s “less interested in the commercialization issue and more interested in how yoga intersects with daily life, activism, politics and culture”
the tenor of a site tilted toward those latter concerns, reminds me of carol horton; good company indeed
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interesting perspectives on daily living; link is to a photo-poem that has triggered my own interest in this fascinating combination
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San Antonio Riverwalk ...........Art Links
arts
Greta Olivas – photographer & painter friend in austin; actively creative on many levels; seems to successfully enjoy capturing everyday moments of everyday life, and showing how beautiful those can be at times
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http://fineartstudioonline.com/
Fine Art Studio Online – begun by a former owner of a large well known gallery in san antonio; if you are an artist, this is a well run, well serviced site worth looking into
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Daily Art Fix – i don’t like everything they feature, but then, since they show a bit of everything, that’d be like liking everything “art” that’s in the world, just because it’s Art
art, like yoga, or music, or dance, for me, is expressive of an individual
so we folks thus tend to create all kinds of variations of what and how to do things
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anne pringle burnell - music, audio & video
the founder of stronger seniors is quite creative and darn good at it!
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elena ray art & photography – interesting eclectic mix, though always bordering or residing in the sensuous
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https://twitter.com/#!/SingularVidPix
singularvideo’s twitter pg, i like it over their reg site cause of all the really useful links to tips on using photoshop, great images, iphone apps, etc
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https://twitter.com/#!/_Photography
another twitter photography pg i like (couldn’t find a reg web pg) with cool picture making / taking tips
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http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/
probably the most inspiring active writer i’ve come across, speaks directly to the writing experience, especially useful for anyone also making the transition to ebooks
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http://www.onespoonatatime.com/
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http://www.kindleformatting.com/
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http://kateharperblog.blogspot.com/
lots of useful info on the greeting card industry, art licensing, and ebook publishing (esp shorter works)
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http://neelthemuse.wordpress.com/
an interesting poet, short works with a lingering thought, sometimes with humor, sometimes with a bit of a bite, but interesting; make a point of responding to comments
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“The Backlight is a blog about digital publishing, new media, information products, and internet marketing” – pretty job of it so far
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the consistent quality of this poet / poetry site prompts me to list this from their site :
We have three opportunities each week for you to take the stage and mingle with your fellow poets:
- Poetics - is all about inspiration. You will write about a provided prompt, whether music, art, photography, quotes or other challenges. Poetics opens at 3 pm EST on Saturday.
- OpenLinkNight - is our large gathering where you link any poem you would like. This is a great place to meet and hear new voices. OLN opens at 3 pm EST on Tuesdays.
- FormForAll/Meeting the Bar: Critique and Craft - is our lab, where you will receive teaching on poetry forms and critique. This is where we hone our skills. FormForAll and Meeting the Bar: Critique and Craft will alternate weeks and opens at 3pm EST on Thursday.
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http://matthew-iden.com/
young writer with interesting reporting about publishing, worth a look
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“Dancing the 5Rhythms is practice…dynamic way to both workout and to meditate in the same breath…”
recommended by a friend in colorado, thank you padgett
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San Antonio Riverwalk .....Fitness Links
fitness
Aerobics and Fitness Association of America – where sheila and i chose to start our fitness training, their practicums being a large portion why
currently sheila and i both have group fitness certifications
additionally i’ve taken their online yoga course
we look forward to many of afaa’s wide variety of useful certifications and specialty workshops
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https://www.silversneakers.com/
SilverSneakers – one of the premier senior fitness wellness groups in the country
they offer a wide range of classes, and the most instructor training classes i’ve come across yet
course materials are dense with information, extremely well balanced, and always striving to remain up-todate
sheila and i have both taken one of their three yoga centered instructor courses
i’ve written a review of that course that will appear soon on this blog; the course is impressive (link added 0711)
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zumba – actually much more than the fun fast fitness dance craze one usually thinks of
kid zumba, water zumba, strength zumba, and, of course, seniors zumba
sheila and i have taken both the regular and seniors’ instructor classes
because of zumba’s extraordinarily free-expression policy toward their instructors, one is as likely to find super fast movement classes, as to finding those based on more intense interval training, plus those more focussed on suave latin sway movements
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huge array of fitness articles covering everything i can think of, exceptionally grounded in fitness theory and practice
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http://www.webmd.com/default.htm
the go-to of go-to’s for informative and often entertaining health and wellness information across the whole spectrum of being a person
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http://franklinmethod.com/content-n93-sE.html
i’m still learning about eric’s work, have several of his books, an enjoy his tweets and persepctive
i sense a tremendous compatibility between what he teaches in regard to movement and my own experiences in aerobic dance (zumba, jazzercise), yoga, and fitness
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my favorite of the originals who began appearing when tv and dvds allowed exposure beyond the limitations of where one was located, and probably still my favorite of the many good and knowledgeable caring fitness people today
i’ve used one of denise’s dvds (yoga segment) regularly since 2004, including yesterday morning (071711)
love her style, her manner, her knowledge, her gumption
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my wife’s daily favorite, period
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i’ve practiced since valentine’s day 2001 (my wife’s birthday request), and she’s practiced since around 1990
consistently high quality instructors, routines, and music everywhere we’ve ever taken a class, including locations in texas (austin, houston, league city, clear lake), nyc, vegas, and vermont
has a few dvds, for core work, i think are great
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http://www.strongerseniors.com/
anne pringle burnell heads the best series of chair based senior dvds i’m familiar with
functional fitness, aerobics, strength, stretch, balancing, and yoga
great humor and compassion in all her work
obvious knowledge brilliance
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“A prototype Blue Zones community transformation program, sponsored by AARP and the United Health Foundation, was completed in Albert Lea, MN in 2009 with fantastic results…”
recommended by a friend in houston, thank you michael
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San Antonio Riverwalk .........Misc Links
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INTEGRATING YOGA FITNESS AND THE ARTS
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