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The supplements these on the go yogis use to stay calm and focused on the road.
The supplements these on the go yogis use to stay calm and focused on the road.
Aadil Palkhivala and Savitri share what really matters in the world of yoga.
Find harmony in your body, mind, and soul with this integrative sequence from Alive and Shine Center founders, Aadil Palkhivala and Savitri.
Plus, five things every yoga teacher training should offer.
Santosh Maknikar, founder of Santosh Yoga Institute in Salt Lake City, has a mission to make the practice more accessible for his community.
At his home yoga studio in Salt Lake City, Santosh Maknikar brought his community together for a complete yoga practice, including kriya and pranayama practices he incorporates into his daily life and trainings.
In Live Be Yoga's first stop of the 2019 tour, the ambassadors learn from legendary Ashtanga teachers why the practice adds up to so much more than the shapes on your mat.
At their final stop at The Subtle Mind in Boulder, CO, the ambassadors reflect on the tour and look forward to what's ahead.
Spending six months on the road calls for acts of self-care that help support the journey. Here, the Live Be Yoga ambassadors learn more about the brand that has kept them grounded and refreshed.
The team joins two Soul Astrologists to discover how asana can help tap into the power and wisdom of astrology.
Through classes and panels that bring together recoverers, organizations, and researchers, Pure Yoga Austin is making a positive impact on local yogis.
The team attends 4 eye-opening studios and events in the ATX that drove home the meaning of community.
Her family would be hit hard if a current lawsuit overturns the Affordable Care Act’s provision on pre-existing conditions. In response, Julie Oliver has her drishti set on a House seat in Texas to try to change the world, one vote—and breath—at a time.
Through his organization Im'Unique, the yoga teacher and activist is using the practice to help facilitate important at-the-table dialogues between people with wildly opposing viewpoints.
Here, watch a video recap of their lively day of practice followed by a toast to adventures on the road.
The team discovers how one principal and community-driven yoga teacher just outside Salt Lake City are empowering kids and teens through movement, meditation, and breath practices—and what students say about it is promising.
The ambassadors visit Better Living Yoga, a SoCal yoga studio committed to serving yogis over 40 through stress-busting practices that help prevent chronic illnesses and support those dealing with disease. Here, Aris Seaberg learns more about its mission, along with supported variations of common postures that calm the nervous system and extend the life of your practice.
A women's correctional facility in Salt Lake City offers a program that brings hope and rehabilitation inside the prison and spreads peace into the community.
Often, when we find a teacher or a class we love, we stick to it. Here, Jeremy Falk makes the case for finding inspiration everywhere—even when we encounter styles we don't aspire to.
Get an inside look at the team's sunset shoot with the legendary photographer, get a glimpse into about the process he calls 'the yoga of seeing'—and, of course, see their final snapshots.
The team sits down with Savitri and Aadil Palkhivala at Alive and Shine Center in Bellevue, WA, for a conversation they won’t forget.
The ambassadors discover that yoga can take many on forms as long as it’s done with intention.
In a peaceful, lush vineyard in Carmel-by-the-Sea, the ambassadors discover the story behind Nirvana Bars.
This trendy yoga class brings your practice onto a vibe board that looks like an electrified descendent of a step aerobics platform. But in a world full of yoga hybrids, is it worth the buzz? Jeremy Falk finds out.
Tiffany Cruikshank shares five creative ways to blend two powerful traditions of healing.
Lucky ambassadors! The Live Be Yoga team enjoys a weekend of yoga study and nourishing meals at 1440 Multiversity.
Practicing across the pond showed the ambassadors deeper insight into ways that yoga opens up new paths and transforms lives.
It seems paradoxical to preach philosophy over fitness before prescribing a boot camp-style class, but Stewart Gilchrist reveals why yoga needs both in its approach.
Ourmala is proving that access to trauma-informed yoga can help anyone heal and start fresh.
For the first time ever, the tour forays across the pond. Here, they meet master yoga teacher Claire Missingham to find out—in between iconic red phone boxes and Big Ben—what the soulful yoga scene in London is really like.
Make no mistake, yoga can really change anyone’s mindset—and from there, transform the world. Here, the team reflects on yoga destinations in Chicago that helped them see the bigger picture.
Before he was incarcerated, Marshawn Feltus had never stepped foot on a yoga mat. Now he runs his own studio and teaches yoga on Chicago's West Side. Here, the LBY team sits down with him to share the incredible story of how the practice turned his life around—so he could help others do the same.
Ambassador Aris Seaberg experiences the power of a single mantra (and mid-class Savasanas) at a studio stop in Chicago.
When you're an ambassador on the road, your footwear better be as strong and flexible as you are.
Aris Seaberg reports on discussions about the not-so-pretty side of the practice, acknowledges how she has contributed to the problem—and ideas that will help create progress.
It's all possible thanks to Jade Yoga, Trees for the Future, and your yoga gear of choice.
I Grow Chicago is making an impact on every resident—from children to the police force—in the community. The Live Be Yoga ambassadors spend a day at the local organization and get a firsthand look at how it is providing a holistic support system that includes yoga practices, hot meals, practical skill-building, and more.
With donation-based classes and booming outreach programs, Small World Yoga has a bold business model that can bring healing to a wide range of communities. Here, the Live Be Yoga team sits down with executive director and founder Liz Veyhl to find out how she made it happen.
“Rigidity doesn’t seem like the right answer to a life in constant flow."
"When you can calm yourself down, you can calm other people down."
The team uses the tools of yoga to dive into difficult conversations on diversity, discovers yogic intentions at the Gaia Herbs farm, and gets salty for self-care.
Her journey, documented on Instagram, empowered thousands of people to get on the mat. Here, she shares her wisdom with the Live Be Yoga team.
Seeking out the future of yoga, ambassadors Jeremy Falk and Aris Seaberg begin their cross-country road trip aboard an innovative bus offering a serene hideaway amid the hustle of Manhattan.
This year during YJ's six-month cross country excursion, ambassadors Jeremy Falk and Aris Seaberg explore the trends that will shape the future of yoga in the West.
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Rosie and Brant reflect on how this “incredibly life-changing experience” has helped them expand how they see yoga.
A big thank you to 2017 Live Be Yoga Tour sponsor CamelBak, who helped keep our tea hot and our water ice-cold in our journey across the country.
The Live Be Yoga team spends a week in San Diego and checks out MINDBODY Online’s BOLD Conference.
Ellen Kaye, CEO of Kindness Yoga in Denver, explains why she’s such a big fan of MINDBODY Online and how they share her vision for a “wellness revolution.”
Our Live Be Yoga ambassadors visit prAna in San Francisco, where they are pleased to learn that everything is composted and recycled.
The team gets to know Jenn Crawford, owner of Zen Riot, a “traditionally basic beginners yoga studio” in Boise, Idaho.
The team has an “incredible” experience out on the mountains in Salt Lake City, and enjoys the “supportive” and “happy” yoga community.
The Live Be Yoga team meets Carrie Coppola, owner of Mudita Be Joy Yoga in Salt Lake City, who explains how yoga helps us open our hearts and love not only ourselves, but everyone in the world.
Our tour ambassadors meet and pose for visual artist Robert Sturman, who uses yoga as a foundation to tell a story about humanity striving to be at its best.
Back home in L.A., we had so much fun practicing at YogaWorks and helping them celebrate their 30th anniversary.
The team meets up with the Phoenix Suns to talk about how yoga brings them together “beyond basketball."
In Boise, the team takes a yoga class mixed with Native American spiritualism—a great example of how the people here have made yoga fit what they need.
Our ambassadors felt so welcomed by the loving yoga community in unique and beautiful Seattle, where people did things “a lot more intentionally.”
The team takes a great class at Be Luminous in Seattle and enjoys healthy organic snacks provided by Made in Nature.
The team has a blast touring the EO Products facility and making their very own custom essential oil. Learn more about this all-natural, sustainable body care company.
Our tour ambassador Brant tries aerial yoga for the first time on behalf of wholesome snack company goodnessKNOWS.
Live Be Yoga Tour ambassador Rosie Acosta shows us around Portland and explains what makes the city such a unique and special place for yogis.
The Live Be Yoga team explains why they love the “effortless cool” of San Francisco, and how the yoga “changes completely” from one neighborhood to another.
The Live Be Yoga team hits San Francisco for a little shopping at prAna and visits Stephanie Snyder at Love Story Yoga.
The Live Be Yoga team spends an “incredible weekend” at 1440 Multiversity, an adult education center nestled in California’s redwoods that helps people bring more power and energy to their lives.
Austin was like a little oasis in the middle of Texas, with a slower pace than some of the bigger cities.
Austin yoga teacher John Mackey explains why yin yoga is so important for strengthening the joints and connective tissues that support the muscles.
Our Live Be Yoga Tour ambassadors can’t get over how big the yoga scene is in Houston, with classes of up to 100 students!
Live Be Yoga meets Dr. Brad Smith, a professor at the University of Houston studying ways to bring yoga and mindfulness to schools.
The Live Be Yoga team says goodbye to amazing New Orleans, where “everyone goes to everyone’s classes” and “all the teachers in the community know each other."
Our Live Be Yoga ambassadors meet Dana Trixie Flynn in beautiful New Orleans and learn more about her “pay it forward” yoga center, the Church of Yoga.
The team heads to Miami to meet Kino MacGregor, who considers herself a “pioneer” in the Miami yogi scene.
The LBY team experiences a wide array of yoga styles in Atlanta, including practicing in an ashram.
The Live Be Yoga team gets to know Chelsea Jackson Roberts and the one studio that's making a difference in promoting black yoga teachers.
Live Be Yoga meets local Nashville yogi James Cuzzort, who started practicing yoga when he was 50 and never looked back.
The LBY team had a great time in fun and friendly Nashville, enjoying the Southern hospitality and checking out the brand-new yoga community.
Our ambassadors took a road trip to Milwaukee to visit direct trade tea company Rishi Tea, which is one of our tour sponsors.
The team discusses the benefits of meditation with Claire Mark from Chill Chicago.
Our Live Be Yoga ambassadors experience a yoga class at Yogaview, which is “like a retreat in the city.”
On the edge of the Midwest, the team enjoys doing yoga in “places you wouldn’t expect a yoga studio."