Body Love

Body Love

By Elisabeth Pletcher   Why Body Love at Yess?  Isn’t every class about body love? – May I greet my body with gentleness May I soften when life invites me to harden May I listen to my intuition with wisdom and trust it with ease and May I appreciate...
What is Slow Flow?

What is Slow Flow?

By: Elisabeth Pletcher It is not uncommon to have students ask what Slow Flow yoga is all about and there may be as many different answers are there are teachers. For me, Slow Flow is a combination of all of the things I love about other asana styles rolled together. ...
Yoke

Yoke

By: Lucia Yess   When you hear yoke what do you think of? A yummy breakfast.  Something you hold to limit cholesterol.   When I hear yoke I think yoga. Yoga stems from the phrase “to yoke” or unite. A union of life. Yoga strives to connect your...
End of the Year Ritual

End of the Year Ritual

By: Lucia Yess First, happy solstice! May we enjoy the darkest night with each other and our inner light. Wow, there were plenty of moments to celebrate this year but also places of shadow that came up too. YES! I love this time of year. It is the time to reflect. To...
Off the mat winter practice

Off the mat winter practice

By: Mariah Laqua Another Minnesota winter’s arrival welcomes in temperatures dipping below freezing, oversized jackets, scarves and hats. Whether walking, cycling, waiting for the bus or going from car to building, the cold easily and hastily affects both the third...

What is ritual?

By: Brianna Darling   Short answer: whatever you want it to be. But here’s more on that:   Dictionary.com defines ritual as “an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.” Similarly, ceremony is defined as “a formal religious or...