Live Be Yoga: We Joined 80 Yoga Classes and Conversations, and Here’s What We Learned
At their final stop at The Subtle Mind in Boulder, CO, the ambassadors reflect on the tour and look forward to what's ahead.
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.
A Tantra meditation with chocolate. A life force-giving tree. Nourishing meals that give back to the community. In photos and vignettes, Aris Seaberg recounts a magical, sustainable retreat in Northern California.
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.
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."
Aris and Jeremy visit the headquarters in the Blue Ridge Mountains to discover the process.
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.
The team gets a respite from traveling and discovers the healing benefits of salt.
When yoga teachers and practitioners come together to confront difficult conversations, the Live Be Yoga team joins and looks beyond its own lenses to understand how to foster inclusivity in classes and studios.
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.
The master teacher and disciple of B.K.S. Iyengar says it takes 5 steps.
A "mind-blowing" day of equine subtle energy work leads to a larger lesson about how we all impact the world.
If there's one high-pressure profession that demands calm, it's in the U.S. Department of Defense. The team gets an inside look.
The Live Be Yoga team discovers the roots of a yoga legend and the timeless Buddhist concept that empowers every practitioner, on and off the mat.
Alison West is blending ancient yoga traditions with modern kinesiology to create a therapeutic program for a healthy spine. Here, the Live Be Yoga team talks to her about the future and gets a taste.
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.