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Do we have freedom? What is freedom anyway?
Freedom is cherished and defended by Americans and since in July we celebrate Independence Day, the most integral representation of our...
Spira
Jun 26, 20194 min read
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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;...
Spira
Jun 17, 20193 min read
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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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Jun 10, 20191 min read
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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...
Spira
Apr 13, 20193 min read
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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...
Spira
Mar 31, 20192 min read
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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...
Spira
Mar 14, 20191 min read
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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...
Spira
Feb 17, 20193 min read
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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...
Spira
Oct 22, 20185 min read
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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,...
Spira
Jul 22, 20185 min read
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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...
Spira
Jul 11, 20184 min read
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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...
Spira
Jun 24, 20187 min read
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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...
Spira
Jun 11, 20185 min read
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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...
Spira
May 23, 20188 min read
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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...
Spira
May 23, 20182 min read
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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...
Spira
Apr 29, 20184 min read
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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...
Spira
Apr 4, 20185 min read
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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...
Spira
Mar 19, 20187 min read
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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...
Spira
Feb 21, 20184 min read
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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...
Spira
Feb 19, 20183 min read
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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...
Spira
Jan 3, 20184 min read
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