by Mala Champion | Dec 10, 2018 | Programs
Recently, Ohana announced their second 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training, beginning in late January 2019. When the news broke, I couldn’t help but think back to when they announced their first YTT program. I was fresh off of a win for most classes taken during their...
by Devon Barrow | Oct 2, 2018 | Mindfulness
For the last three weeks, we’ve been talking mindfulness. We’ve discussed the basics, an introduction to meditation, and a strategy to dig in to the practice. This week, we ask some deep questions. What is the state of mindfulness? What actually changes when we’re...
by Mala Champion | Sep 24, 2018 | Lifestyle, Mindfulness
At this point in our mindfulness blog series, we’ve certainly acknowledged what a busy world we live in, and how mindfulness practices such as meditation can help us find balance and ease the stress we feel in our everyday lives. In this week’s post, we’ll discuss...
by Devon Barrow | Sep 18, 2018 | Mindfulness
The Need for Meditation We are living in the busiest time that humanity has ever known. Distractions are at every turn, whether they be from people around us or electronic devices. We often don’t realize it, but our attention is constantly competed for, by...
by Devon Barrow | Sep 11, 2018 | Mindfulness
It’s funny how once a word becomes a buzzword, its definition can start to muddle. Mindfulness is absolutely one of those words. By now, we’ve heard the word so many times that it’s almost natural to start tuning it out. Not because we are opposed to mindfulness, but...
by Alyssa | Aug 31, 2018 | Programs
Within the last year, we’ve had two fitness challenges. Everyone was tasked with one challenge: complete 20 classes in 30 days. We thought that sounded like a lot, but guess what happened? You all crushed it easy-as-pie. Many of you accomplished anywhere from 30-40...
by Devon Barrow | Aug 15, 2018 | Continuing Education
Humans are habitual creatures: hardcore yogis included! Everybody loves a routine, because it’s the closest thing we have to certainty. We like knowing what will come next so that we may be prepared, and so that we don’t have to deal with the fearful territory of the...
by Alyssa | Jun 15, 2018 | Programs
We consider ourselves lucky to have children as a part of our expanding Ohana family. If you’re around our studio during the day, or sometimes after work, you’ll notice a lightness in the atmosphere. Much of this has to do with the kids buzzing around our Little...
by Alyssa | Mar 28, 2018 | Programs
There are a million different Yoga Teacher Training stories. Some people get into training to deepen their practice. Others want to learn to lead. Many have no idea why they sign up, but the reason unfolds beautifully over time. The experiences will vary for each...
by Alyssa | Nov 24, 2017 | Lifestyle
It all began with a warm pot of chicken stock and some freshly toasted arborio rice. Laboring over the stove for what seemed like years, a woman who had stolen my brother’s heart (and soon mine, too) taught me all about life: how the patience and practice of making...
