Reflections from the Mat 7/8

Wishing you a year full of breath and joy of new perspectives in 2016!

Spira

Dec 28, 20153 min read

Wishing you a year full of breath and joy of new perspectives in 2016!

So I will not talk of resolutions, I believe that topic has been chewed down to pure bone on mass media. I will rather talk of breath and...

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Spira

Nov 29, 20155 min read

The Prenatal Yoga Journey at Spira

The Mindful Mama Desiree Wood is nurse practitioner at the VA Puget sound and has been practicing yoga in the Seattle area for over 13...

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Spira

Nov 4, 20153 min read

A Shout Out for Liberal Education

Liberal education is not only useful, it’s a prerequisite, the life blood of a healthy society. I am not advocating that we should all...

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Hippocratic Oath re-written for Yoga Healers

Spira

Sep 21, 20153 min read

Hippocratic Oath re-written for Yoga Healers

The first day is always the hardest, brand new students from all walks of life with a thousand different expectations. How do I get them...

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Calling an end to masculine and feminine labels in yoga

Spira

Jul 22, 20155 min read

Calling an end to masculine and feminine labels in yoga

LiEffort with Ease Listen now I occasionally hear instruction from yoga teachers to roll either to the left or the right side of the body...

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Spira

Jun 24, 20152 min read

Reflections on our retreat experience

It seems to me that nowadays we put all of our experiences into images before we had a chance to feel the moment. Selfies and views of...

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Spira

Jun 6, 20154 min read

Age IS in our control – Brenda’s blog

Brenda with her family. Maybe a decade older but feeling a generation younger. This Blog was written by Brenda. Ignore the side note on...

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Local doesn’t end with broccoli and eggs

Spira

May 20, 20154 min read

Local doesn’t end with broccoli and eggs

We all know the benefits of eating local. It’s better, fresher food. It may be a little more expensive but we’re willing to pay the extra...

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Spira

Apr 15, 20157 min read

Measuring ourselves to death….

Listen now I awaken to my alarm, hear the rain on the roof, and slowly open my eyes. Rolling out of bed, I navigate the hallway toward...

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Spira

Mar 31, 20151 min read

Spira is now certified by Washington State as a Vocational School!

Washington State Private School Certification above Yoga Alliance 200 hour School Certification! After many months of working with...

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Let’s talk about vaccines. Dora’s interview with Shannon Schneider PhD

Spira

Feb 11, 20159 min read

Let’s talk about vaccines. Dora’s interview with Shannon Schneider PhD

Listen now I am confused. I am confused about vaccines. When I immigrated with my family to Los Angeles, in order to attend school as an...

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Maybe money does not run the universe…or maybe it is a fluke :-)

Spira

Jan 26, 20152 min read

Maybe money does not run the universe…or maybe it is a fluke :-)

In the last two weeks Spira got named number one yoga studio in Seattle by Seattle SunTimes and was mentioned as one of the best studios...

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Why ‘Setting Goals’ fails for most of us and why we keep doing it.

Spira

Dec 29, 20149 min read

Why ‘Setting Goals’ fails for most of us and why we keep doing it.

You want a New Year’s Resolution that will work guaranteed? Stop setting goals at New Year’s. To this of course you may say, OK Dora, do...

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The funny side of Thanksgiving with a very serious Thank You at the end by Dora

Spira

Nov 19, 20145 min read

The funny side of Thanksgiving with a very serious Thank You at the end by Dora

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. What is there not to like? It is a gathering with lots of food, family and friends. There...

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Spira

Oct 29, 20142 min read

Happy Halloween 2014

It took me a long time to get into the spirit of Halloween. In my home country Halloween corresponds to Day of the Dead. We take flowers...

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Importance of preserving culture but not identity

Spira

Sep 8, 20149 min read

Importance of preserving culture but not identity

The philosophy of yoga is very much occupied with finding “true self”, but what that means can be quite tricky to figure out. We are...

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Spira

Jul 27, 20144 min read

In loving memory…

Listen now I was driving home when I got the call. All I could hear is “terrible” “accident” “dead”. It took me a whole day to put some...

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We are all Students and Teachers in life.

Spira

May 6, 20143 min read

We are all Students and Teachers in life.

We are all Students and Teachers in life. Life is endless learning based on our life experiences and we teach others how to live based on...

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Social Media, Images and Yoga – is it a tool or is it harmful?

Spira

Apr 4, 201410 min read

Social Media, Images and Yoga – is it a tool or is it harmful?

Notice how black and white images make you feel when they do not focus Listenon sexual body parts. Listen now What is in an image? Can...

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Spira

Nov 21, 20134 min read

The Season of gratitude – Thanksgiving

The human body and spirit is amazingly resilient but at the same time shockingly fragile. If we build awareness of our own fragility, if...

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