Getting to Know Our Community: Meet Yogi Pat Blair
Jane Morimoto BTY Editor
April 24, 2025
Embrace what serves your body.
Embrace what serves your body.
Exploration can enrich your practice and lifestyle.
Awareness without judgment can propel your journey.
Observation can offer a powerful lesson.
Let’s explore why we need more rest.
We aim to improve the flexibility of hamstrings and shoulders, as well as the strength in the arms, thigh adductors, and the core. Variations are offered to develop the sense of balance on the arms. It is an exploration of your own expression in Firefly, whatever stage of life you’re in.
Mudras are highly stylized and symbolized as non-verbal communication. In this introduction to the Buddhist mudras, we will learn five Buddhist mudras and the mudras of the five wisdoms, or five Buddhas. After learning the forms and meanings of the mudras, it’s fun to observe the arts such as Buddha sculptures and paintings.
In this mantra, the 24 Mudras are practiced while chanting the Gayatri Mantra which has 24 syllables. Gayatri Mantra is dedicated to Savitri, a Vedic sun deity. Among various translations of the mantra, I introduce the first line by Tias Little and the rest of the lines by Swami Vivekananda.
Now that social media has become an extension of our own communities, a lot of negative perspectives and habits have made their way from the digital world to our real one. By becoming aware of your emotions and actions, you can get past the bad side of social media and enjoy the company of your social circle.
Forming new habits or having a different mindset can be a challenge, so how long does it take to form a new, healthy habit?
As we all come out of isolation, I find myself teetering between wanting to hang back in the world of the remote, or to bring myself deeply into community.
When a meditation practice meets real life.
Pearl has been a professional dancer and movement educator for over 20 years. She holds a BA in Dance and Performance Studies from UC Berkeley,
Prajna Brianna Vieira has taught yoga āsana, yogic philosophy, and bhakti yoga for over 20 years. A lifelong musician and dancer, she studies and performs
Embrace what serves your body.
How to build resilience with a fast-paced lifestyle.
February babies inherit one of the world’s most beloved gemstones there is: amethyst. Amethyst is an exceptionally well-known and prominent gemstone, notable not only for
The baseline we create in class can invoke a sense of peacefulness that becomes the new normal.
Changing my relationship to chronic pain.
This meditation practice has many benefits.
We will practice the following breathing techniques: Kapalabhati, Box Breathing, and Nadi Shodhana.
Take it from me – don’t wait until you’re choking to recommit to your pranayama.
How to support your well-being during this – and any – uncertain transition.
8 tips for families on how to navigate school closures.
Poetry is the language of the heart and soul.
Say “Bah, Humbug!” to old holiday habits.
How to deal with change, from a school teacher (and parent).
What I heard when I finally quieted my mind.
5 simple steps to balance your health (and life).
Why nature and yoga go hand in hand.
It’s a pleasure for all the senses.
May it be a catalyst for living more balanced and compassionate lives in a post-pandemic world.
Try any of these techniques the next time you want to reconnect with yourself.
All it takes is some space.
Our in-house herbalist shares her top recommendations.
Observation can offer a powerful lesson.
Putting a value on your peace is priceless.
The profound meaning of Diwali and its personal significance to me.
My journey with meditation and its profound impact on my well-being and daily life.
Clear out the old before ringing in the new.
Plus a delicious recipe you can enjoy any time of year.
Creating a learning space and practicing life skills are key.
Shifting our way of being can help improve our connection with those around us.
A five-part world history lesson – part two.
Exploring cultural appropriation of Yoga.
How we can understand and embody yoga right now.
Delve into your five layers of consciousness.
Reflections on having compassion for ourselves and others during times of uncertainty.
What to do if you’re experiencing enmeshment.
Hold on to hope for our future generations.
These four Buddhist virtues pave the way.
