My mood matched the weather as I hurried down Crown Street into a driving rain, dodging dirty slush puddles and whizzing delivery bikes. But as I approached number 216, a man coming the other way said hello with a smile and held the door, and just like that, my world began to shift, all the […]
Deep Breaths
Whether the schedule reads “park” or “parking garage,” students of Breathing Room Yoga Center just seem happy to roll their mats out together. (more…)
Om Room
There are 108 beads on a mala, as well as on a rosary. There are 108 sounds in the Sanskrit alphabet, 108 names for Buddha and 108 stitches around a baseball. Until last night, it’d been 108 years since the Cubs won the World Series. “Now that I’ve told you about it, you’re going to […]
Youth Centered
You might think children—experts at not standing still—and yoga, with its patiently held poses, wouldn’t be a good match. But you probably haven’t seen instructor Lani Rosen-Gallagher work her magic. Through (more…)
Sweat Equity
There’s no delicate way to describe this situation. The sweat—it’s flowing, drenching my shirt as I stand, front leg bent and back leg stretched behind me, in “Warrior Two” position. My arms are extended and my fingers long as I stare at a fixed point on the wall to maintain my balance. But, instead of daydreaming […]