Updates
Our book club starts this Sunday from 12-2pm. Bring your favorite vegetarian, dairy free dish and join us for a discussion on the first chapter of Fire of Love, "Dharma". The first time I read this book was in 2006. I had just committed to the 2,000hr Purna Yoga teacher training. I knew nothing about Aadil and Purna Yoga, but something about the course description inspired me. I had no idea how I would pay for such an expensive training with my modest yoga salary and I had no idea how I could travel to WA for extended periods of time for the two years of the training. All I knew is I wanted it! With commitment comes Providence. This book has been instrumental for my growth as a student , a teacher, and most importantly, a better human being. "Only when we go inside do we really know how to live outside." Aadil from Fire of Love. Hope you'll join us.
ALIY Book Club
Our book club starts this Sunday from 12-2pm. Bring your favorite vegetarian, dairy free dish and join us for a discussion on the first chapter of Fire of Love, "Dharma". The first time I read this book was in 2006. I had just committed to the 2,000hr Purna Yoga teacher training. I knew nothing about Aadil and Purna Yoga, but something about the course description inspired me. I had no idea how I would pay for such an expensive training with my modest yoga salary and I had no idea how I could travel to WA for extended periods of time for the two years of the training. All I knew is I wanted it! With commitment comes Providence. This book has been instrumental for my growth as a student , a teacher, and most importantly, a better human being. "Only when we go inside do we really know how to live outside." Aadil from Fire of Love. Hope you'll join us. Register here.
honorCode Fundraiser
Join the Dharma Project on September 12th for an anniversary celebration and fundraiser for our partner honorCode. We're so excited to be working with honorCode and can't wait for the opportunity to share yoga and mindfulness with APS school students and teachers. Hope you can attend the fundraiser and hope you will donate to our joint program.
Brad Waites in the A!
We are super excited to host Brad Waites. CPYT, in Atlanta for his first full weekend workshop. The workshop is called Skills for a Soul-Based Life. "This workshop is about choice and freedom. We live in a cause and effect world: you act on a choice; you get a result. When you choose, as most everyone does, from habit, desire, or mental analysis, you become a slave to life’s rollercoaster of fulfillment and disappointment, clarity and confusion, and you will never exit that ride. There is a solution..." Learn More and Register
Aadil Workshop Triad Yoga Greensboro, NC
Aadil will be on the east coast this month at our good friend, Terry Brown's studio, Triad Yoga in Greensboro, NC. Many fun topics like Yoga Nidra, Free Your Neck, Shoulders and Upper Back, Dynamic Digestion will be covered..."Aadil's teaching requires an open and receptive mind, a willingness to change and grow and an urge to progress on the path of yogaPurna yoga is a path to the heart and the practices, though powerful, are designed for students to develop a deeper internal connection."
Many of the ALIY teachers will be there. Join them September 29th-October 1st. Register Here.
Journey to Love: Introduction to Heartful Meditation
I won't get to study with Aadil this fall but I will get to be in the presence of Savitri and study Heartful Meditation from one of the most profound individuals I have ever met. Savitri is a self-taught meditation master. She has never read a book about meditation. All the meditation techniques we practice at ALIY come form her own personal experience. I've taken this introduction to Heartful Meditation so many times over the past 12 years and it changes me every time. Heartful Meditation is the most important thing I do. This worksop takes place in Bellevue, WA on November 11th & 12th. There are still a few spots open. Join me!
Dharma is the Umbrella
According to the Vedas (the oldest scriptures known to man, which came out of India), there are four major reasons for life. They are:
- Dharma: pursuit of purpose
- Artha: acquisition of material wealth
- Kama: experience of pleasure
- Moksha: spiritual exploration
The Vedas explains that the latter three are contingent on Dharma. That means that the amount of wealth you acquire, the amount of pleasure you experience, and even the amount of time and energy you spend on spiritual practices depends entirely on your pursuit of purpose. Anything beyond what is required for living your purpose is excess and fuels the ego. Discovering your purpose, then, becomes the most meaningful life endeavor. Everything else you do is clarified by that purpose.
According to the Vedas (the oldest scriptures known to man, which came out of India), there are four major reasons for life. They are:
- Dharma: pursuit of purpose
- Artha: acquisition of material wealth
- Kama: experience of pleasure
- Moksha: spiritual exploration
The Vedas explains that the latter three are contingent on Dharma. That means that the amount of wealth you acquire, the amount of pleasure you experience, and even the amount of time and energy you spend on spiritual practices depends entirely on your pursuit of purpose. Anything beyond what is required for living your purpose is excess and fuels the ego. Discovering your purpose, then, becomes the most meaningful life endeavor. Everything else you do is clarified by that purpose.
Level I Yoga Teacher Certification
All Life is Yoga's 2017-2018 teacher certification dates are set! This training is appropriate for anyone who wants to deepen their personal practice, understand the why of yoga asana, pranayama, nutrition, meditation, anatomy, alignment, energetics, philosophy, sequencing, service...and learn to teach with confidence.
August 19th-20th
September 9th-10th
September 23rd-24th
October 21st-22nd
November 11th-12th
December 2nd-3rd
January 6th-7th
February 10th-11th
February 17th-18th
For more information and to apply, contact Rutu.
Save the Date:
Brad Waites is returning to Atlanta to teach a weekend workshop on October 27th-29th, 2017 at All Life is Yoga. More information to come soon!
Inman Park Festival Schedule Changes
Due to the street closings for the Inman Park Festival, All Life is Yoga will be closed this Saturday and Sunday, April 29th & 30th for it's 10am classes. Instead, we will be offering a free yoga class in partnership with The Community Farmer's Market at Grant Park on Sunday, April 30th from 10:30-11:30am. Check our Event Page for details. We hope to see you there!
Due to the street closings for the Inman Park Festival, All Life is Yoga will be closed this Saturday and Sunday, April 29th & 30th for it's 10am classes. Instead, we will be offering a free yoga class in partnership with The Community Farmer's Market at Grant Park on Sunday, April 30th from 10:30-11:30am. Check our Event Page for details. We hope to see you there!
What an amazing workshop with Brad Waites on the purpose and practice of Savitri's Heartfull Meditation techniques . Thank you for visiting All Life is Yoga and sharing your concise, comprehensive and heart opening perspective of Purna Yoga. We can't wait till you come back for a full weekend workshop. Stay tuned for fall 2017!
The Dharma Project is so excited to announce we won 3rd place at the 2017 United Way of Greater Atlanta SPARK Prize competition with our joint proposal with honorCode! We will be piloting a joint teacher professional development experience at Thomasville Height Elementary School during the 2017-2018 school year where teachers will learn how to incorporate Computer Science, Sociology-Emotional Learning, Yoga and Mindfulness in their classrooms to support the development of their students. We can't wait to show you allwhat we do and this is the start of many partnership for us to come!
Brad Waites Workshop This Saturday
I'm excited to announce that Brad Waites is coming to Atlanta to teach a workshop on April 22nd! Brad is a fellow Purna Yoga teacher, certified at the 2,000 hour level, who communicates the methodology of Purna Yoga with clarity and precision, while offering students guidance and support as they create purpose-driven change.
Learn more about Brad here and read the workshop descriptions + register online →
Brad Waites is Coming to Atlanta!
There are so many things I love about assisting Aadil in the 500 hour Teacher Training. For one, I spend two weeks learning from one of the most brilliant minds of our time, I get to support the flowering open of a group of teachers in training and spend time with colleagues and friends, but my favorite is having dinner with Aadil every night. The diversity of cuisine that is created to the stories of B.K.S. Iyengar, Indian mythology, yoga philosophy, relationships (yep, he is pretty interested in my dating life), the music, the jokes...It's a once in a lifetime kind of experience. Feeling blessed!
There are so many things I love about assisting Aadil in the 500 hour Teacher Training. For one, I spend two weeks learning from one of the most brilliant minds of our time, I get to support the flowering open of a group of teachers in training and spend time with colleagues and friends, but my favorite is having dinner with Aadil every night. The diversity of cuisine that is created to the stories of B.K.S. Iyengar, Indian mythology, yoga philosophy, relationships (yep, he is pretty interested in my dating life), the music, the jokes...It's a once in a lifetime kind of experience. Feeling blessed!
I'm excited to announce that Brad Waites is coming to Atlanta to teach a workshop on April 22nd! Brad is a fellow Purna Yoga teacher, certified at the 2,000 hour level, who communicates the methodology of Purna Yoga with clarity and precision, while offering students guidance and support as they create purpose-driven change. Learn more about Brad here and check out the workshop descriptions below!
Three Most Important Questions In Life
Asking the right questions daily leads to personal transformation and helps you discover peace, power and purpose in life. Come and learn what questions to ask, as well as the major pitfall of seeking the answers (as most of us tend to do in the West). You will also learn the fundamentals of Heartfull™ Meditation, a simple but profound practice that integrates the power of these essential questions into your daily life.
Open to all, and especially for those who are ready to practice yoga beyond asana (postures). Includes some movement, but primarily focused on philosophy and meditation.
The Yoga of Practical Empowerment
The flow of events in life often seems a mystery. One day you’re up, and the next you’re down. Thousands of years of yoga practice have shed some light on the seeming randomness of life, finding a deep connection between what’s going on inside of you and what’s happening around you. By cultivating a deeper connection with the truth, beauty, and love you hold inside, you can create positive shifts in what happens to and around you. All levels. Heartfull™ Meditation and applied philosophy, with some movement.
When: April 22nd 1-4pm
Investment: $55
Brad Waites in Asheville at One Center Yoga
Hello!
I've been on a blog writing sabbatical for the past couple of months. Some of it is for personal reasons, but mostly because between managing a yoga studio, teaching yoga classes and privates full time, running a 200 hour yoga teacher training, writing a curriculum for a restorative teacher training, re-doing our website (stay tuned!), starting a non-profit, writing and testing the curriculum for the non-profit, going through a fellowship to learn how to run a non-profit, renovating my house...umm...eating, sleeping(sometimes), having a personal practice (but no personal life)...my cup is brimming with adventure. My live is amazing right now. I have never felt so clear about my direction even though the details are nebulous and I'm terrified most of the time.
It's left me little time to blog but I'm writing and reflecting everyday. This year has brought me so much insight and I can't wait to share with you again but, for now, I am writing to share about my friend and Purna Yoga colleague, Brad Waites.
I was the second group to go through the 2,000 hour Purna Yoga training in 2006. The first day of my training we were told that we would get a mentor from the group that was one year ahead of us. We picked these names out of a basket. I didn't know who this person was, never met him or spoke to him, but I knew I wanted Brad Waites as my mentor! And when the basket came to me, I selected Brad Waites! He's an incredible teacher, with tremendous insight and a lens of the Purna Yoga practice that satisfies my body, my mind and my soul!
Brad is gonna be teaching a workshop a few hours away in the beautiful city of Asheville, hosted by the lovely Letitia Walker at One Center Yoga. I hope you'll join us for a transformative weekend.
For Details and Registration, click this link . Oh, and today is the last day to receive the early bird special!
get connected:
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March 2019
- Mar 18, 2019 Black Boys Don't Do Yoga Mar 18, 2019
- Mar 4, 2019 Silence Watching Sound : Yoga and Sanskrit Mar 4, 2019
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November 2018
- Nov 21, 2018 Give Yoga, Get Yoga Nov 21, 2018
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May 2018
- May 30, 2018 If by Rudyard Kipling May 30, 2018
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January 2018
- Jan 24, 2018 Deliver Me From Myself Jan 24, 2018
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November 2017
- Nov 24, 2017 Promo Video for ALIY and the Dharma Project Nov 24, 2017
- Nov 24, 2017 Fundraiser : Using Walls to Build Bridges Nov 24, 2017
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September 2017
- Sep 28, 2017 Classes Cancelled this Weekend + #YogatheVote + Mindfulness for Officers Sep 28, 2017
- Sep 21, 2017 More 'Loaf Love Sep 21, 2017
- Sep 7, 2017 Updates Sep 7, 2017
- Sep 1, 2017 Labor Day Weekend Schedule Sep 1, 2017
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August 2017
- Aug 24, 2017 honorCode and Dharma Project Partnership Aug 24, 2017
- Aug 14, 2017 Creative Loafing Article Aug 14, 2017
- Aug 10, 2017 The Language of the Gods Aug 10, 2017
- Aug 3, 2017 Plug 1 Aug 3, 2017
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July 2017
- Jul 26, 2017 Acres of Diamonds + Yoga with Police Officers + Dirty South + Meet the Trainees Jul 26, 2017
- Jul 21, 2017 We're Hiring Jul 21, 2017
- Jul 20, 2017 Congratulations to Margarita Cruz! Partial Scholarships for Yoga Teacher Training Now Open Jul 20, 2017
- Jul 13, 2017 Early Bird Registration for Yoga Teacher Training Ends This Saturday Jul 13, 2017
- Jul 3, 2017 July 4th Class Schedule and Early Bird Teacher Training Registration Jul 3, 2017
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June 2017
- Jun 29, 2017 Community Strives for Integration Jun 29, 2017
- Jun 21, 2017 Dharma is the Umbrella Jun 21, 2017
- Jun 15, 2017 Aspirations Jun 15, 2017
- Jun 6, 2017 New Pricing Structure Jun 6, 2017
- Jun 1, 2017 New Teachers, New Classes Jun 1, 2017
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May 2017
- May 26, 2017 Weekend Class Schedule May 26, 2017
- May 17, 2017 Farmers with Wrists May 17, 2017
- May 5, 2017 The Wrist Series May 5, 2017
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April 2017
- Apr 27, 2017 Inman Park Festival Schedule Changes Apr 27, 2017
- Apr 19, 2017 Brad Waites Workshop This Saturday Apr 19, 2017
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March 2017
- Mar 31, 2017 Brad Waites is Coming to Atlanta! Mar 31, 2017
- Mar 22, 2017 The Dharma Project, Fellowships and Pitching Mar 22, 2017
- Mar 8, 2017 A Day Without Women Mar 8, 2017
- Mar 1, 2017 Catch Up! New Classes, Workshop And Events Mar 1, 2017
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February 2017
- Feb 27, 2017 Ashley's New Class: Monday Night Delight Feb 27, 2017
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December 2016
- Dec 23, 2016 Holiday Schedule Dec 23, 2016
- Dec 7, 2016 Frenetic to Fearless Dec 7, 2016
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November 2016
- Nov 30, 2016 Sleepless Nov 30, 2016
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October 2016
- Oct 5, 2016 New, Shiny, Pretty! Oct 5, 2016
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September 2016
- Sep 16, 2016 Brad Waites in Asheville at One Center Yoga Sep 16, 2016
- Sep 2, 2016 We'll see you at the Grant Park Farmers Market! Sep 2, 2016
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August 2016
- Aug 25, 2016 Early-Birds! Register today for our Restorative Yoga Teacher Training → Aug 25, 2016
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July 2016
- Jul 21, 2016 I Already Failed! - All Life is Yoga Jul 21, 2016
- Jul 14, 2016 Restorative Yoga Teacher Training Level 1 October 8-9th Jul 14, 2016
- Jul 6, 2016 Meet Ashley Erwin - 200 Hour Certified Purna Yoga Teacher Jul 6, 2016
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June 2016
- Jun 29, 2016 The Bridge To Sarvangasana Jun 29, 2016
- Jun 23, 2016 Restorative Yoga Teacher Training And Class At ALIY Jun 23, 2016
- Jun 23, 2016 Congratulations To WE! Introducing The Dharma Project - Center for Civic Innovation Fellowship Jun 23, 2016
- Jun 16, 2016 The Plane of the Sun - Surya Namaskar Jun 16, 2016
- Jun 8, 2016 200 Hour Purna Yoga Teacher Training starts June 11th Jun 8, 2016
- Jun 1, 2016 The Most Underrated Muscles Jun 1, 2016
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May 2016
- May 25, 2016 Work is Love May 25, 2016
- May 18, 2016 Leggo My Ego May 18, 2016
- May 11, 2016 All Life Is Yoga At The Community Farmers Markets May 11, 2016
- May 4, 2016 I'm So Touched By Your Goodness May 4, 2016
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April 2016
- Apr 27, 2016 New Classes, Workshops And Events Apr 27, 2016
- Apr 20, 2016 200 Hour Purna Yoga Teacher Training Starts in June Apr 20, 2016
- Apr 13, 2016 While I'm Away Apr 13, 2016
- Apr 6, 2016 Community Strives For Integration Apr 6, 2016
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March 2016
- Mar 30, 2016 The Sun Mar 30, 2016
- Mar 23, 2016 Save the Date: April 9th from 10 AM-1:30 PM Mar 23, 2016
- Mar 17, 2016 Yeah, I'm competitive. Mar 17, 2016
- Mar 9, 2016 May Your Medications Bring You Peace, Love and Bliss Mar 9, 2016
- Mar 3, 2016 The Road Less Travelled Mar 3, 2016
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February 2016
- Feb 26, 2016 The Most Prominent Color is Black Feb 26, 2016
- Feb 18, 2016 Most People Are Other People Feb 18, 2016
- Feb 12, 2016 200 & 500 Hour Purna Yoga Teacher Training begins in April Feb 12, 2016
- Feb 3, 2016 Hip Compression and Decompression Feb 3, 2016
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January 2016
- Jan 29, 2016 Gentle Reminder: Registration to Vote for Primaries Ends Feb. 1st Jan 29, 2016
- Jan 20, 2016 Georgia Has Open Primaries Jan 20, 2016
- Jan 13, 2016 Dharma: Action Tinged with Dream Jan 13, 2016
- Jan 6, 2016 Upcoming Events Jan 6, 2016
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December 2015
- Dec 30, 2015 This is Not About Immortality, or Is It? Dec 30, 2015
- Dec 23, 2015 How Many Purna Yoga Teachers Does is Take to Screw in a Lightbulb? Dec 23, 2015
- Dec 16, 2015 Happy Birthday, Mr. Iyengar Dec 16, 2015
- Dec 9, 2015 Closed for the Holidays Dec 9, 2015
- Dec 2, 2015 Words Came Down in Torrents Dec 2, 2015
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November 2015
- Nov 25, 2015 Don't Have a Cow Nov 25, 2015
- Nov 18, 2015 Some people grumble that roses have thorns... Nov 18, 2015
- Nov 12, 2015 How Teachable are You? Nov 12, 2015
- Nov 3, 2015 Ayurvedic Turmeric Drink Recipe Nov 3, 2015
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October 2015
- Oct 28, 2015 Swing Like Duke Ellington Oct 28, 2015
- Oct 21, 2015 Studio's New Direction Oct 21, 2015
- Oct 14, 2015 Practice with Intelligence, Practice Often. Oct 14, 2015
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August 2015
- Aug 17, 2015 Do the Math: Good Health is a Triple Equilibrium Aug 17, 2015
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July 2015
- Jul 27, 2015 The Laws of Successful Business According to The Mother Jul 27, 2015
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June 2015
- Jun 4, 2015 Who Do You Listen to? Finding My Yoga Teacher Part III Jun 4, 2015
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May 2015
- May 18, 2015 The "How" Is Irrelevant: Finding My Yoga Teacher Part II May 18, 2015
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April 2015
- Apr 30, 2015 Finding My Yoga Teacher Apr 30, 2015
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May 2012
- May 28, 2012 Yoga Therapy Testimonial May 28, 2012