Portland’s New Green Studio, EXHALE on NE 16th Ave

September 28, 2008 at 9:47 pm (Intentional Community, Yoga Practice)
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green yoga

The term “Green Yoga” indicates our conscious intention to honor & care for the Earth as part of yoga. An important part of yoga is to develop not only a higher awareness of how we live in our bodies, but how we live as guests on the earth. Green yoga asks us to bring yoga into the world and live harmoniously with nature. Exhale is a green yoga studio where we actively engage in and promote eco-living practices in our community.

Yoga is inherently green, but quite often, modern day yoga is anything but green. The average yoga mat is made of PVC, a toxic chemical that does not biodegrade in landfills. At Exhale, we provide students with eco-friendly jute yoga mats, cork yoga blocks and hemp yoga straps. The floors are cork and the walls are painted with non-VOC paint. Schedules and brochures are all printed on recycled paper. We use only natural, chemical-free cleaning supplies and our web site uses carbon neutral web hosting.

Yoga is a practice that acknowledges that all life is interconnected and we must treat all living things with love and respect. Our work is to integrate this lesson into our lives, and to share it with the world. We aim to be a studio for those who want to live by the principles of yoga on and off the mat.

“…We do not inherit the land from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.”

-Native American Proverb

NAMASTE!

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A new blog post by Drea

September 8, 2008 at 9:10 pm (Back on the Scene, Food Communication, Intentional Community, So called self & so called other, Yoga Practice)

If you want to keep up with food wisdom, slow down and enjoy it over at “sacred living”.

INTRODUCING Sacred Living Bonsai Talk.  The new nutrition Blog Here we talk about nutrition, yoga, and massage. Anyone can participate, because it is Universal, spanning from across the country to worldwide.

And by the way, THANK YOU to all the wondeful people we connected with who invited us to stay and do our thing this summer!

It was so good to eat with you, talk story and explore the great city of pdx!

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Keeping up with change and activities – Updates 4 U

November 23, 2007 at 3:54 am (Art, Back on the Scene, Food Communication, Intentional Community, So called self & so called other, Yoga Practice)
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Whats new with you?

We have a lot of new things happening, new people indamix, lots of events and opportunities to gather and share and help others.

We have been spending a lot of time attempting to reach the conscious music crowds of bellingham, and have found lots of good artistry via and among the Click Pop Records music scene. The Soundings group is a lot older and they do not seem to return our calls. So we have been keeping it moving the best we can with who we can reach. We devoted several hours to promoting music and events this holiday which fell on the 22nd of this month. I put in long hours this week doing weaving and yoga too.

We have also been putting up flyers and emailing lots of people in teh addy book and those who we meet online and via craigslist….

The next art show info is here….

Ten Times Amazing:
A Holiday Group Art Show

When: Sunday, December 2nd from 12pm – 6pm
Where: Firehouse Performing Arts Center 1314 Harris Avenue, Fairhaven

Ten local artists combine their individual expressions for this one-day only celebration. From whimsical, woolly, and wild to traditional, twisted and touchable. The show will delight you and someone on your holiday gift list. Warm yourself by the fireplace at the historic Firehouse Performing Arts Center in Fairhaven, support local artists and purchase an affordable original gift.

Featuring:
Andrea Fackler, pottery & weaving
Cris Pauley, metal sculpture
Dave Crabb, rustic lamps
Donald Larsen, acrylic and oil paintings
Harold Niven, batik banners, batik wear, collage magnets
Heather Smith, recycled wool bracelets
Mary Ann Dupree, wreaths
Michelle Van Slyke, hats
Therese Spaude-Larsen, wildcraft, beaded bracelets
Wayne Hagan, photographs

ONE DAY ONLY! ONE DAY ONLY! ONE DAY ONLY!
More info at Therese Spaude-Larsen, Artist (360) 766-4116

Show will be here:

http://homepage.mac.com/mattchristman/firehouse/index.html

We are also starting a weekly movie night at the new studio !!! Did you know we moved? YES! Into a bigger studio, beautiful hard wood floors and wonderful other benefits/aspects we aim to share…..

Please contact me for directions and to schedule a visit or to confirm you are coming to our first yoga session or movie night at the new place!

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Intentional Community

October 2, 2007 at 12:44 am (Intentional Community)

One place I am happy to be aware of is The Lighthouse Intentional Community
Portland, Oregon,
United States

A collective of persons who are lay people (not priests, guru’s, teachers, monks, or shaman, etc.) who are pursuing a spiritual path in meditation, and also each pursuing some for of creative endeavor and social engagement with our community at large.

Website: http://www.lighthousepdx.org/
Contact:
Faddah Steve Yuetsu Wolf
2111 S.E. Madison Street
Portland, Oregon 97214-3835 United States
Phone: (503) 616-4795

I am also interested in being aware of any housing Co-ops in the area. However, the Lighthouse Intentional Community is enough to talk about in one session or phone call or blog.

What do they eat? How did it start? Who are the artists who live there? Do they share yoga? Do they have specials guests that lead meditation? HOw can you get involved? Are they couple friendly? Who determines such things?

Have you seen the inside? Roomy? Happy?

Maybe they have an open house day for people to get to know them.

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