As I sat on my cushion last night to do my Soulful Sadhana kriya practice, I spontaneously opened Spotify to make a playlist. It's a New Moon after all... the best time of the month to set new intentions — and one of my intentions right now is to bring back my love for music. Music is one element that helps me feel the magic of yoga. I pressed play and closed my eyes — it was as if no time had passed since my last trip to India. I could see myself, sitting in the front row of a massive yoga hall with my teacher Anand on the stage... music blaring at full tilt — and all of us, all 100+ yogis in that hall, practicing in union. Dancing in union. Feeling... in unison. Photo below, © Sattva Yoga Academy Call me sentimental, but I had tears running down my cheeks, thinking of the electric feeling of being side by side with fellow yogis practicing together. And in the same breath, I realized how lucky I am to be practicing kriya yoga with 30 Yoga Hive yogis around the country every day for the next month. From New Moon to New Moon we stick with the same practice, or Sadhana, until it's time to do it all over again the next month — this is the purpose of Soulful Sadhana. It's truly a gift to have a practice and a playlist that — when combined, and when shared — make me feel so alive that I shed tears. Oops, did I just publicly admit to crying in yoga? YES! Fun fact you may not know about me: I consider a class complete if I get to cry a little... I love the release I get from crying that much. If you haven't already, I hope that each and every one of you can experience a yoga class that touches your heart so deeply that you shed tears... because it feels amazing. Magical, even. (And there's always time to join Soulful Sadhana, if you're curious!) That's the thing about Yoga Hive that I've realized this week... realized (again) what I've known all along. We're not making it to our mats to fix our bodies, or to check a box on a to-do list. We practice yoga on our mat to feel closer to the magic of everyday life off our mat. The way I see it, magic isn't a taboo word we save for tricks and woo-woo... magic is tangible. And accessible. And alive. And it feels SO. FRIGGIN. GOOD. I feel magic when I watch the Northern Lights dance at Arctic Hive: I feel the magic of community when we welcome a new group of yogis to our 200-hour yoga teacher training (TONIGHT!) Each round of training, I marvel at how the universe so eloquently orchestrated the assembly of exactly the right group at the right time to create... magic. Together. I've felt the magic of Himalayan wisdom trickle through my head in the past few weeks and come out the other side as our Conscious Leadership course that starts next week! Including the introduction to the course that I'm offering to everyone... for exactly $0. Details below! Magic... serendipity... connection — it's all out there, waiting for us to see it. So join me this month, if you feel so inclined. Lets commit to feeling the magic of every moment... crying is optional, but you know where I stand. Let it FLOW! In light and magic, Mollie
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6/6/2022 07:31:15 am
Our 200 hour yoga teacher training in Rishikesh is perfect for those who want to deepen their practice and become a certified yoga teacher. We offer hatha yoga teacher training, vinyasa yoga teacher training, and a 200 hour yoga teacher training course. All of our courses are led by experienced teachers who will help you develop your skills and knowledge.
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6/6/2022 07:31:41 am
200 hour yoga teacher training is available in India. The most popular programs are Hatha and Vinyasa yoga. These programs provide a comprehensive education in yoga, including the history and philosophy of yoga, asanas (yoga poses), pranayama (breathing techniques), and meditation. After completing a 200 hour program, students will be able to teach yoga classes with confidence and knowledge.
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MollieOriginally hailing from Wisconsin, Mollie is a cheesehead transplant to Northwest Montana, with degrees in Retail and Journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Today, she lives off the grid, half the year in a Tiny House & half the year in a yurt — both of which she and her husband, Sean, built by hand. Nonprofit Executive Director by day, Mollie also owns and teaches at Yoga Hive — a chain of community yoga studios in the valley. Archives
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