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Nurturing Mental Health: The Power of Yoga, Mindfulness, and Community Connection
Each May, the calendar in the U.S. turns its focus to an issue that affects millions of lives: mental health. Since 1949, Mental Health...

Breyn Hibbs
Apr 29, 20246 min read


Soul Recovery
To most people, the word recovery means two things: recovering from an illness or injury, or recovering from an addiction. And although...

Breyn Hibbs
Mar 30, 20246 min read


Seasonal Living: Spring into Renewal, Curiosity, & Play
As the wheel turns, we are entering the threshold time between the end of winter and the beginning of spring, marked by the Spring...

Breyn Hibbs
Feb 28, 20248 min read


Growing & Deepening Connection Through Yoga On & Off Your Mat
The origins of the word yoga can be traced to a word in the ancient Pāli language, yug, before it evolved into the Sanskrit word yoga we...

Breyn Hibbs
Jan 29, 20247 min read


The Business of Yoga
From the places where principles of yoga and holistic wellness – or even more broadly, of spirituality and consciousness in general –...

Breyn Hibbs
Dec 29, 20237 min read


The Namaspa Foundation: Stories of Impact & Ripples of Change
“This is truly one of the best experiences of my life. I truly look forward to coming every week.” ~ Participant, Deschutes County Jail...

Breyn Hibbs
Nov 30, 20235 min read


Karma Yoga for a Cause
“Service to others is enormously beneficial, as well as powerfully soul-satisfying.” ~ Steve Cronin, Namaspa Foundation Teacher at the...

Breyn Hibbs
Oct 29, 20236 min read


Conscious, Mindful Activism
Advocacy. Activism. Advocate. Activist. When you meet a real advocate and a true activist, you just know. Samson Muhalia Angweye is one...

Breyn Hibbs
Sep 29, 20235 min read


Peace: An Inside & Outside Job
Nonviolence, and lasting peace, are serious subjects. And our world is in desperate need of more of both. Peace exists on a large...

Breyn Hibbs
Aug 30, 20234 min read


Inner Truth, Breaking Personal Limits, & Creating Positive Change
Meet Brit Richmond, musician and recent graduate of Namaspa’s True U 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) Program. Brit currently teaches...

Breyn Hibbs
Jun 30, 20235 min read


Empowerment: One Breath at a Time
Empowerment is a pathway of reclaiming personal power and of recovering the Spirit within. For example, one of the most simple and...

Breyn Hibbs
May 30, 20234 min read


Honoring & Celebrating Moms
One of our core values at Namaspa is Unity. Within this value is woven a recognition of the sacredness and interconnectedness of all of...

Breyn Hibbs
Apr 30, 20234 min read


Yin Yoga: Soft & Quiet, Powerful & Strong
When you hear ‘yin yoga’, what are the first words or qualities that come to mind? For Namaspa teacher, Lesley Barr, they are: “soft and...

Breyn Hibbs
Mar 29, 20236 min read


30 Minute Meditation w/PJ Fritchman
Want to catch PJ's next meditation live? Sign up under our class schedule for our Free First Friday Meditation Practice from 9:30 to 10...

PJ Fritchman
Jun 15, 20221 min read


Then Came the Day I Didn’t Suck
I became a yoga teacher on my 60th birthday. That was the fabulous evening I passed my Healing Flow teaching test to become a sub at...

Bruce Morris
Sep 1, 20217 min read


The Healing Power of Yoga in Recovery
Through yoga, we all have the power to heal and reclaim our true authenticity. When I first entered into recovery, I knew I would be...

Julie Bertagna
Aug 3, 20217 min read


Let's Talk About Yoga Teacher Training
Hi. My name is Rebecca Vallie-George, and I’m a graduate of Namaspa’s 2019/2020 TRUE U 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training. If you’re...

Rebecca Vallie-George
Jun 29, 20213 min read
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