A lot of people talk about Yoga as some kind of mystical cure all- but what does science have to say about that? Below are a few of the benefits that scientific research supports Yoga can offer. But as always- there is still a lot scientists don’t understand. Oxidative Stress Oxidative stress is involved in the development of Cancer, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Parkinson’s Disease, just to name a few.  Oxidative stress is caused as a by product of the way our cells use Oxygen to produce energy. One of the main ways oxidative stress manifests itself is in the production of free... Read More

Hello everyone, This week I went to Brian Saeger’s FREE class in the attic of Wesley Chappel. The class was packed with college  students, and is designed for students. One of the unique things about this class is that Brian is teaching it like a workshop with the goal of giving students a practice they can take home with them. Each week he will be working on teaching students the same flow. He even had handouts with diagrams of the flow for people to take home with them. The workshop feel was very different than a typical yoga class, where students rarely speak. In this class, Brian would... Read More

Welcome to Namaste Boulder. This is my new weekly blog dedicated to the exploration of the people and classes that make up Boulder’s vast and dynamic yoga scene. I have been practicing yoga in Boulder for 5 years. One of the main things I have learned is that yoga can be different things to different people. There are so many classes to choose from here in Boulder, I am confident that there is a class and an instructor who can meet anyone’s needs. When I first started practicing, I had to put in a lot of time and money trying out different instructors and studios to find the right classes... Read More