My journey began within this community, nearly 20 years ago, when I took my first yoga class at Yoga Union. I would go away, and return many years later… a more seasoned student and a teacher, with nearly 850 hours of training. My passion and fire had grown, and was fueled by the realization that yoga…
The following is one of many letters we’ve recently received which has touched us deeply and reminded us of the beauty in the collective experience. These words reveal the value of yoga and community. They remind us of the impact we can make by showing up to fill our cups, and by dedicating what overflows to…
As of Tuesday, March 17, the doors of Yoga Union Community Wellness Center will be closed along with those of our collaborating business, Prema Health. This marks the first closing for anything other than holidays since we opened over 20 years ago. Needless to say, our hearts are heavy from having to make this decision. It…
This is to let you know the cautionary steps we are taking in response to recent news regarding COVID-19. Things are unfolding quickly. We are in a different situation than last week when we sent correspondence related to the issue. Please know that your wellness remains the highest priority to us here at Yoga Union. (After…
Take a look at the latest schedule. Begins 10/1/19
This year’s winter schedule will begin January 1, 2019. It is our fullest schedule yet. Changes include the addition of a Kundalini class. This style is new to YU. It’s being offered by Greg Allen. You may know him as the viola player who has graced the Unity Flow, Restorative, and other classes over the…
We humans have a long lineage of ceremonial behaviors designed to enact during this time of year. Traditionally, this is a time to dramatize our essential understandings of life, its origins, and its perpetual recreation, in an act involving the people who matter most to us, at a place that gets us closer to our hearts, their hearts, and the heart of the world.
Here it is! The new and improved edition of your sweet lovin’ yoga schedule. Some things to notice are: Holistic Yoga Therapeutics™ offered in the South Studio Tues 6-7:15pm Wed 9-10:15am Frid 9-10:15am Vinyasa (All-Levels) in the North Studio Weds & Fridays 9-10:30am Vinyasa (All-Levels) in the South Studio Wed 6pm Classes with * have…
April 1 marks the beginning of our new schedule. With 48 classes on the regular schedule, this spring/summer is our fullest lineup yet. We’ve made substantial improvements to an already great list of offerings. Here’s the highlights:
Welcome to the adventures of the Yoga Union yoga challenge 2016 in the new Breathe Building. The Yoga Challenge begins today, April 1st. The goal is twenty classes in thirty days.
We meet on mutual ground. In a center of beauty and inspiration. We come to inquire within. To seek our own answers. We come because we care. We come to remember who we are and what what life is for. Everyone is allowed to be themselves. They are seen, accepted, approved, and appreciated for their uniqueness. They work to see, accept, approve, and appreciate themselves.
After employing a full time LBC coordinator, making substantial investments in non-toxic, sustainable, LBC-approved materials, and heroic efforts on the part of my design & construction team, I found myself at a crossroads. Should I press on to the high peaks of LBC compliance, risking financial ruin and vast timelines, or should I turn toward practicality, building not with the LBC standard but in their likeness instead.
In therapeutic yoga, no two sessions ever look the same because your body is always different. We’re able to be in the moment and assess the situation as it is.
When I started teaching yoga, it was a natural thing to be thinking about how yoga and music are related. If we say yoga is an act of joining the mind, body, and heart; my first experiences with that feeling was through dancing to live music.
Each time the yogi gets a taste of union with all things, she is rewired with greater sensitivity to the joys and the suffering of the world, and her compassion grows deeper. The effect over time is cumulative. Each experience is a little more real and results in a greater appreciation for the intricacy and preciousness of life, a desire to live it with higher regard, and a passionate lifestyle better aligned with the understanding that all things are connected.
Angelina Vasile shares with us about the power of breathing properly in your yoga practice and your daily life. How did you come to find yoga? I was a dancer and came to Pilates through my dance studies. I quickly got interested in injury prevention and recovery in my Pilates teaching. I started working in a…
Then, the middle of the day hits and I feel with my entire being that I NEED yoga. So I’ll do a little backbend in my office chair, a headstand if the energy is already gone, and breathe deep because I know in just a few short hours I will be back at my sons school…
This month, we sat down to chat with Vinyasa instructor Rocky Heron to learn more about this area of specialty and why he loves the practice of yoga. How did you discover Vinyasa yoga? I started Vinyasa yoga when I was 18, I was living in LA and I was going to school for performing arts. A…
I will never forget the first time that I had acupuncture. Upon walking into the quaint and peaceful clinic in NW Portland, I was skeptical but open. A few of my trusted friends had had good experiences and some even life changing, so I figured I had nothing to lose. This exploration into the unknown began…
“Bhukti” means enjoyment or worldly fulfillment. “Mukti” means spiritual liberation. Tantra is the bridge between bhukti and mukti. It is a way of reconciling the apparent opposition of spiritual and worldly fulfillment. The message here is that in the tantric practices it is possible to enjoy a “worldly” existence and discover full spiritual liberation in this life.