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Do the words "Yoga" and "Money" seem an unlikely pair? You may be surprised to find out your yoga practice can have a significant impact on your fiscal strategies. In fact, there is more evidence to support a connection between yoga and finance than meets the eye. The word "Yoga" itself means "yoke," or "to unite." It becomes logical to reason that this idea of unity is meant to span more than body with breath, but also our thoughts, principles and actions in daily living. In this age of consumerism, we are barraged continually with promotions aimed at spurring us to spend! The practice of mindful awareness and maintaining focus on our intentions can become as challenging as mastering a...

The direction of our forward movement is influenced by the energy and action of our past. Last month, we shared with you our intention to donate 10% of all Namaste Yoga DVD purchases to Special Olympics during the holiday season. It is with heartfelt gratitude we thank each and every person who purchased a DVD or made a donation through Team Namaste Yoga, thus helping us further our intentions of supporting an organization devoted to creating a world of inclusion and community. We are happy to let you know that our efforts to unite and help make the world a better, healthier and more joyful place resulted in the generation of more than $1,000 for this incredible organization. Our upcoming...

As many yoga blogs or magazines will tell you, fall is a great time to make healthy changes to your routine. Many endorse cleanses or other detoxification processes, meant to "reset" the body and reposition ones entire being on a healthier path. The routines can be rather extreme (try living on lemon water for days!) or seem very fixed (here is your menu for the week, chocked full of ingredients you cannot readily find in your supermarket); but there are ways to reset the mind and body with gentle, gradual processes. One of the goals of Namaste Yoga is to make yoga feel so good, that you want to do it every day! We see no reason why your diet...