Getting to Know Our Community: Meet Yogi Linda Bender
Jane Morimoto BTY Editor
March 6, 2025
Awareness without judgment can propel your journey.
Awareness without judgment can propel your journey.
Observation can offer a powerful lesson.
Putting a value on your peace is priceless.
Transform your energy by making healthy daily choices.
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.
“Did a cartwheel the other day thinking it was like riding a bike. It’s not.” Lani Lynn Vale This quote I saw the other day
Maria is a wellness practitioner, certified yoga teacher, breathwork facilitator, somatic therapist, and Reiki master. Maria’s passion for the healing arts began over 17 years
Awareness without judgment can propel your journey.
How a yogi’s self-challenge changed his life.
I’ll give you a hint: they’re not the three you’re thinking of.
My journey with meditation and its profound impact on my well-being and daily life.
Bali is three sticks of incense: Faith. Ritual. Service.
How I started making more space for meditation in my schedule.
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.
Poetry is the language of the heart and soul.
A lesson in surrendering (and shifting priorities).
Reflecting on lessons my grandma taught me.
When we give to others, we give to ourselves.
The scientific benefits of getting out in nature.
It’s a pleasure for all the senses.
Build strength and flexibility to avoid those aches and pains.
What happened when I came face-to-face with my biggest fear.
Observation wheel yoga, hot springs, and vegan tacos – oh my!
May it be a catalyst for living more balanced and compassionate lives in a post-pandemic world.
The scientific benefits of getting out in nature.
The wheel explains the causes behind the pain and sufferings of all existence and, therefore, shows us a path out of it.
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.
Soothing blue like a crystal from the sea, Aquamarine is the birthstone for those born in the month of March.
Shelter in place takes on a new, deeper meaning.
Blue-sapphire is a royal stone of spiritual truth and wisdom.
Plus why it’s so beneficial.
Exploring cultural appropriation of Yoga.
Meet Sulabha, a scholarly renunciate that challenged the status quo.
An exclusive new interview with Angela Farmer
“Yoga on Fifth Avenue is a spiritual fake.”
Ask yourself these questions when deciding “so what now?”
Understanding the trauma exposure response is crucial to preventing harm to yourself – and others.
Fire is the agent of great change, an imperative element of transformation.
I hope this poem can exist as a moment in time from my life during the COVID-19 pandemic.
