Features
Malena Lott
When you mention the word “fit” to moms, our first thought is probably kids’ tantrums.
Wednesday 19 Jun
OKG Newsletter
Topic: yoga
No boys allowed
Fitness geared toward moms and moms-to-be makes its mark. Here's your rundown of where to run.
Features
Malena Lott
When you mention the word “fit” to moms, our first thought is probably kids’ tantrums.
Raising the barre
A new workout trend offers locals a graceful alternative.
Sports
Sky Nelson
As the Roman philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero once said, “It is exercise alone that supports the spirits, and keeps the mind in vigor.”
Down with downward dog
Don’t understand the difference between hatha and vinyasa? Here’s your yoga primer.
Features
Malena Lott
According to the American Yoga Association, the classical yoga most often practiced today, ashtanga yoga, was developed sometime between the first or second century B.C. to as late as the fifth century A.D. Yoga centers on breathing and movements meant to bring peace of mind and flow.
Some like it hot
Hot yoga can keep you sizzling during the winter months.
Stretching for serenity
A local woman travels to Uganda to teach yoga to victims of Joseph Kony.
News
Mia Cantu
After an eight-hour drive through back roads and over potholes, Oklahoma City yoga instructor Laura Lester reached the St. Monica Girls’ Tailoring Centre in Gulu, Uganda. She was there at the invitation of Pros for Africa, a locally based nonprofit that had asked Lester to teach yoga to the students between March 8 and March 16.
Shake it
Love dancing and approaching life with a Zen attitude? Give Nia a try!
Features
Sarah Lobban
Nia OKC Weekend
6 p.m. Friday, 12:30 and 2 p.m. Saturday
Pacer Fitness Center
5520 N. Independence
pinkcloudok.com
204-1845 or 226-8561
$15-$80
Downward-facing puppy
Yoga takes a holistic approach to kids’ health through concentration, flexibility and creativity.
Kids
Christina Nihira
Kids can get stressed. Spending the afternoon in “tree” position, flitting around like a butterfly or mimicking a cat may be the remedy.
Yoga it
OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
Get worldly without leaving your yoga mat, as Japan-based musician Shibaten visits the Ashtanga Yoga Studio, 120 E. Tonhawa in Norman. He’ll play the didgeridoo at 7 p.m. Sunday during a 90-minute meditation workshop, as well as give a regular ol’ performance of his original world music at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission for each is $30. Call 503-7779 or visit ashtangayogastudio.com.
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