by Chris Dormaier | Apr 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
Each arriving bird carries a necessary piece of spring — conical buds bursting through twigs of trees, sinewy blooms gathering strength to pierce the mulch and frozen earth — even the rising sun, earlier by minutes every day, borne on wings of birds across...
by Chris Dormaier | Oct 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
Sometimes I wake up and realize I didn’t sleep very well. My mind is not as sharp as usual and I have a headache. Not a great way to start my day. I automatically roll out of bed and onto the floor for my yoga practice and tune my mind into what I feel. I move and...
by Chris Dormaier | Aug 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
Do you ever wonder why your energy is so different from one day to the next? It might start with the amount and quality of your sleep, the food you eat or how much exercise you do daily. Yoga calls this energy our prana or life energy, which animates all living...
by Chris Dormaier | Jun 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
If you have been in one of my Yoga classes, you will always hear me ask “how is your energy today?” This question may seem simple enough on the surface and our answers even more simple, with responses such as fine or tired. In yogic terms however, your energy can...
by Chris Dormaier | Feb 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
If you are over 50 you probably have an ache or pain in your body from time to time. As we age, recovery from injuries and illnesses sometimes take a little longer. Noticing discomfort in the body is often much easier than noticing the discomfort or ill/ease of our...
by Sound Yoga | Dec 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
When I was young, growing up on an apple orchard in Eastern Washington, winter was a special time for us and there was usually lots of snow. I can remember just standing outside, all bundled up, deep in the snow, just listening. No one was working in their orchards....
