Yoga: The Art of Transformation is an exhibit by the Smithsonian through their first ever crowdfunding effort, “Together We’re One”. This allows numerous artworks from London and Jodphur to be shipped to Washington, D.C. in October. There will be programs for kids and adults, Indian music concert, a symposium and an arts festival. This exhibit explores the history of yoga through scriptures, devotional icons, manuscripts, photography and film.

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Tim Miller is the founder and director of the Ashtanga Yoga Center in Carlsbad, CA.  Tim has been studying and teaching Ashtanga Yoga for over 30 years.  He was the first American certified to teach Ashtanga by Pattabhi Jois – at the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute in Mysore, India.  Tim’s knowledge of this system is thorough, and he teaches it in a dynamic, yet compassionate and playful manner.  I have been fortunate to take classes from Tim on several occasions – at yoga conferences and at his home studio – then in Encinitas, CA.  Tim’s low-key approach, masterful adjustments, and deep insights make him among the best, and well worth a trip to San Diego – or wherever he is teaching – to study from this Ashtanga master.

“The practice itself, done consistently and accurately, is the real teacher.” ~ Tim Miller, Yoga Teacher

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Grace’s yoga product pick of the week is the Hematite Mala: “What is a mala (Sanskrit for garland)? It is a set of beads, traditionally 109 of them, used to focus awareness while meditating. In some types of meditation, it is used to keep count of a mantra. My pick of the week is the hematite mala. Hematite is said to relieve anxiety, aches and pain, improve blood flow and strengthen the immune system. It is associated with the root chakra.”

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