Q+A with Ali Duncan of Urban Sanctuary : Resilience in the Wake of America’s Violence
Ali Duncan, intuitive healer and founder of Denver yoga studio Urban Sanctuary, believes action is what the nation needs. As a former police officer turned yogi, she knows firsthand the…
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Transforming Energy + Restoring Balance : Liz Gómez, Shamanic Energy Medicine | By Marisol Cruz
I find myself sitting in a simple lawn chair, inside a tipi, listening to Liz Gómez explain the traditional, Peruvian medicine wheel while the sun sets around us. We are…
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Evan Soroka : Yoga Therapy For The Soul | By Lauren Farrauto
Long before Evan Soroka became a widely recognized yoga therapist and took on yoga like a second skin, she was a teenager battling the detrimental effects of Type I diabetes.…
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Beverly Grant : Healing Denver with Community, Yoga + Food | By Lexi Reich
On July 20, 2020, the rising sun peeked through the Flatirons, enveloping the Front Range in a beautiful, incandescent gold. To many Denverites, Beverly Grant included, this day marked the…
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Madeleine + Alex Hasulak : Acting on Passion | By Shenna Jean
Originally published in the Summer + Fall 2020 issue. It’s clear when you meet Madeleine Hasulak that passion and drive are two things she has never lacked. Her bright, brown eyes sparkle…
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“Why I Became a Yoga Teacher” : Four Inspiring Stories | By Lauren Farrauto
Countless people worldwide enjoy practicing yoga. Be it for mind, body or soul (or some combination of all three), there’s something about it that beckons those of any age or…
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Q&A with Suni Gargaro on Culture, Community, Connection, Business + Mindful Movement | By Lexi Reich
Suni Gargaro’s philosophy with business, as a yoga teacher, mother, wife and immigrant from India, is built on inclusion, diversity and unity. As the founder of Sunia Yoga, she is…
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Q+A with Jordan Smiley : Director of Courageous Yoga | By Lauren Farrauto
Jordan Smiley, former yoga instructor at Kindness Yoga, recently opened Courageous Yoga in the Capitol Hill area of Denver, Colorado. Kindness closed as a result of other teachers speaking out…
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Yoga + Race Relations : Q+A with Khadeshia Beam | By Lexi Reich
View part one of Khadeshia Beam’s story here. Khadeshia Beam is the founder and owner of Akoma (Heart) Bloom Wellness in Atlanta, Georgia. She opened the holistic wellness business in…
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Yoga + Race Relations : Meet Khadeshia Beam of Akoma (Heart) Bloom Wellness | By Lexi Reich
In Sanskrit, one of the oldest known languages in the world, yoga (yuj) means “to yoke,” also interpreted as union, or to join two things together — the light and…
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