Core Workout with the Yoga Tree

These 7 movements will get your heart pumping and the muscles working! Using a unique invention, the Yoga Tree, you can take your rope-based workout anywhere. Jasprit and Tawnnie lead you through a 12-minute sequence to build total strength. Stay hydrated and go at your own pace. visit our shop page or email us to [...]

Four Levels of Effort (Karma)

Karma means effort. A pranayam sequence, an asan, a kriya, a session of yoga, making chai, giving a hug, doing dishes, walking, sitting in a plane, and being patted down by a TSA (transportation security administration) agent at the airport can all be experienced at four levels. Level One: Precise and Functional: At this stage [...]

Technology & Good Life

Over the last five decades technology has created a tidal wave that has altered societies and brought incredible gifts to people’s lives. Communications, computation, display, media, entertainment, finance, mobility, healthcare, …there is perhaps no area of human experience that has not been impacted by technology – and mostly – in a positive way.

The Ropes Beckon

Uplift with Rope-Based Yoga. With a blend of anticipation and hesitation I first approached RussaYog Yoga Studio in my wheelchair. My eyes drank in the room, multiple free-flowing ropes anchored from the ceiling, brightly colored mats covering the floor. The juxtaposition of stability and freedom offered by ropes created an “aha” moment.  How wonderful it [...]

If You Give Me Enough Rope (Dianne Armitage)

Dianne is a beloved RussaYogi at the Santa Barbara Studio. Her welcoming smile and her jolly demeanor further brightens up our colorful studio! I always look forward to see Dianne at my class, and would miss her if she didn’t show up at her regular time. Dianne writes a blog on Amoena Lifelines and recently [...]

First time? Learn all you need to know!

You enter a room with brightly-colored mats, jute ropes suspended from the ceiling, gentle music playing. The ropes beckon you to stretch your body gently, ushering in a sense of release. The instructor takes you through mindful breathing, then specific movements with the ropes designed to strengthen and challenge. This ‘child’s play’ is followed by [...]

Power of Ropes: Sculpt your body

Power of Ropes: Sculpt your body with RussaYog. Sample RussaYog in less than 5 minutes.