Reflections from the Mat 4/8

Burnout and Recovery part one – The Burnout

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Jun 17, 20193 min read

Burnout and Recovery part one – The Burnout

Des and Dora getting ready to lecture at NTI Have you ever experienced burnout? I mean the total absolute collapse of your world;...

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Jun 10, 20191 min read

Looking for an audiobook?

Summer is often the time for ‘light reading; magazines are full of paperback recommendations for the beach. I feel differently about the...

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Shop local movement and technology driven culture – who will be the winner?

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Apr 13, 20193 min read

Shop local movement and technology driven culture – who will be the winner?

Can we change our culture? How could technology help small businesses? Greater Seattle is a very progressive town. Shop local and organic...

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Mar 31, 20192 min read

What sets Spira apart…

Why not more retail and fancy stuff? Instead just my mom’s paintings on the wall. I often get the question; Dora, why don’t you do more...

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Get in shape, the smart way, the peaceful way, the lasting way.

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Mar 14, 20191 min read

Get in shape, the smart way, the peaceful way, the lasting way.

Welcome to Spira Power Yoga – Issaquah We are a local family owned studio located in Issaquah and West Seattle. Our West Seattle location...

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Three Major Health Benefits of Mindfulness and Mindful-Yoga

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Feb 17, 20193 min read

Three Major Health Benefits of Mindfulness and Mindful-Yoga

Three Major Health Benefits of Mindfulness and Mindful-Yoga You may remember the skit on Saturday Night Live with Will Ferrell as he...

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Out running the Viking. Resiliency through history

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Oct 22, 20185 min read

Out running the Viking. Resiliency through history

Out running the Viking; Mid-Evil times, Comparison and Resiliency action. This last week I had a great opportunity to travel abroad to...

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Ageing and Alzheimer’s; Caretaking in America

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Jul 22, 20185 min read

Ageing and Alzheimer’s; Caretaking in America

Des during her time as a volunteer in Haiti We decided to share this article with you because taking care of our parents, elderly care,...

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Jul 11, 20184 min read

What to expect from 200 hour training at Spira – Read a student review

I received this personal letter with the public recommendation from my student who finished 200-hour training at Spira last year. Some of...

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How to Eat Healthy while Traveling and have time to travel!

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Jun 24, 20187 min read

How to Eat Healthy while Traveling and have time to travel!

Since Fourth of July is the traditional start of summer travel season, I thought it may be useful to write about healthy eating while...

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Jun 11, 20185 min read

Pain Knowledge and the Opioid Epidemic

Cultivating Awareness and Healing though Mindful Yoga Integration Today’s blog comes to us from Des Wood. Des teaches at Spira Power Yoga...

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May 23, 20188 min read

Strawberry Jam

Dear Spira Students, On this Memorial Day weekend, I would like to share with you a very personal story. A few weeks ago, my stepfather...

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The Gift of Inner Confidence Through Yoga

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May 23, 20182 min read

The Gift of Inner Confidence Through Yoga

Another amazing year has gone by, and Spira graduated a new class of 200 Hour Teacher Training – Self Enrichment Graduates. You may have...

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Relationship with Anxiety, Law, and Yoga

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Apr 29, 20184 min read

Relationship with Anxiety, Law, and Yoga

Today’s blog was sent to us by Holly; she has been practicing yoga at Spira Power Yoga for four years, and she has completed Spira’s...

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5 things that practicing yoga taught me about relationships.

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Apr 4, 20185 min read

5 things that practicing yoga taught me about relationships.

It was time to let go of these old tapes… I just finished a bit of spring cleaning, and I stumbled onto my old yoga VHS tapes. For those...

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How goal oriented, degree-achievement based learning limits curiosity and joy.

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Mar 19, 20187 min read

How goal oriented, degree-achievement based learning limits curiosity and joy.

Hanging out for the love of learning – oh yeah, we also just completed 200-hours! I remember back in my university years when I was a...

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The Price of a Good Deal is Rock Bottom!

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Feb 21, 20184 min read

The Price of a Good Deal is Rock Bottom!

Panni: “Mom, what are you doing, this cannot feel good.” Dora: “Oh it feels better than dealing with App Discount Stores, it is also...

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The Secret to Taking Your Yoga Practice to The Next Level

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Feb 19, 20183 min read

The Secret to Taking Your Yoga Practice to The Next Level

Yoli practicing mindful yoga The Secret to Taking your Yoga Practice to the Next Level By Yoli Grandjean Yoli completed her 200HR Teacher...

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An Honest And Personal Letter on Fear And Vulnerability

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Jan 3, 20184 min read

An Honest And Personal Letter on Fear And Vulnerability

Joy of working with friends…priceless! Happy New Year – this year I will keep embodying vulnerability as a road to strength. I never...

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Dec 18, 20176 min read

Saying No, Not This Year-

Today’s blog was written by Sharon; she is a professor of Buddhist studies at Seattle University, she is also a teacher here at Spira....

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