Yoga Living Project

 

Blogs, Vlogs, Podcasts, & All Things Life, Love, Learning, & Yoga

Curated By Siblings Amber & Austin Richman

 

 

 

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3 Part Breath with Erica Kafka

Join Erica Kafka for a special video featuring Long Deep Breathing- a breath technique that is relaxing and calming as well as helpful in increasing the flow of prana and the strength and endurance of your muscles of respiration.

Looking to contribute your own content? Email Austin at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

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Spiritwell Live Gig, March 2020

As the impact of the coronavirus outbreak started to become apparent in mid-March, Spiritwell cancelled a show at Ohana Kava Bar and decided to take to live-streaming in hopes to get people on their feet, out of their heads, and into their hearts. The musical project, led by Austin Richman, brings original, heartfelt & diverse music and in this session along Erika de la Cuadra and Rebecca Burdick Meyer, offers music to dance to and chant to. Shout out to Tony Paul who we dearly missed that night on the drums! Please enjoy!

Can you contribute to the Yoga Living Project? Yes, please! Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your ideas or content.

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Body Scan & Relaxation by Erica Kafka

In this week's installment of Yoga Living Project, Erica Kafka is back with another tool to help you tune in with a Body Scan & Relaxation meditation. Give it a listen and let us know what you'd like to see more of or if you would like to contribute by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

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Finding My Roots Through Yoga By Deepa Patel

Yoga Living Project is proud to offer a story from first time guest author (and current yoga teacher in training) Deepa Patel. In this installment, Deepa shares her journey from India to the United States and equally her journey into the truth of her yoga practice. This week's work is definitely food for thought as it touches on some important discussions in the yoga community such as appropriation vs. appreciation, decisions to study yoga deeper, and the all-important sangha.

Can we share your story too? Reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to share!

 

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Breath Awareness by Erica Kafka

In this week's installment, cambio teacher Erica Kafka, PA-C. C-IAYT, E-RYT, has a brought to you a 10-minute Breath Awareness Guided Meditation to help you tune in. Click below to give it a listen, and as always, if you would like to share your experience, or have something to offer your fellow cambinos during this time, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
 
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Love Is by Alyssa Corley

As always with Alyssa Corley's contributions to the Yoga Living Project, there isn't much we can put into words to preface it, it's just one you need to read, to let sit on your skin and seep into your heart. If you're looking to challenge the barriers of your love and explore our current theme from one of our teachers who notoriously lives from her heart, this week's contribution has got you covered!

Can you contribute? Why yes you can! We want to hear any and all things from your perspective on life, learning, love and yoga. Send Austin a note with your ideas at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 
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Delightful Detours by Cami Gage

We are about to head into a new theme, to some the most daunting theme of the year: Love. And, as first time Guest Author (and current YTT student) Cami Gage reflects: love starts at home, with yourself. Get a head start on March by giving this installment of the Yoga Living Project a read and let us know your thoughts or future blog ideas by emailing Austin at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

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6 Rules for Spiritual Practice

What makes yoga special? People often make claims that their yoga is this or that referring to something outside of a conventional practice. Then there are the people who know nothing about the benefits of yoga outside of stretching. So what makes yoga different than lifting weights or swimming and couldn’t those activities be someone’s version of yoga? One hallmark of yoga is that it cultivates 2 things specific to it that are not intrinsic to most other activities: being and intention. ‘Being’ in the respect that one shifts the frame of their life from ‘doing’ to ‘being’ in a ways that are subtle yet profound. Intention is in the way that we have the ability to tap into an unlimited resource for creativity and creation in our lives. There are caveats to both however, and restrictions to access this potential as they are only within our ability when we play by their rules, so in this week’s installment of the Yoga Living Project I offer an outline for the 6 rules for spiritual practice that, no matter what the activity, will help cultivate the superpowers of being and intention.

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You Can Run But You Can’t Hide by Erika de la Cuadra

In this week's installment we continue on with the exploration of "What is Yoga?", this time with less philosophy and more day-to-day insights of how it might show up in your life as cambio. Yoga teacher Erika de la Cuadra shares recent experiences as well as some homework to reflect on how you can make the most of your practice and strive for excellence. But now, we want to hear from you! Send your experiences into Austin at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to be feautured on the blog and connect with our Yoga Living Project community.  

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What is Yoga? Vlog by Amber Richman

Amber Richman is back with another Vlog to break down how yoga philosophy answers the pertinent question, What is Yoga? Click the below to watch this installment of the Yoga Living Project and you just might get one of your life answers questioned in this 3 minute video. What is yoga to you? We want to hear! Email Austin at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with anything you'd like to contribute to the project.

 

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New Life Plan by Erica Kafka

"I was hooked. I had a new life plan..." Erica Kafka joined the Cambio Teaching Team in mid 2019 but started her journey 20 years ago. We are honored to not only have her leading Hot Yoga with us, but to now be sharing some of her experience with us in this week's installment of the Yoga Living Project. Read more to learn what hooked Erica and how she unfolded from there. We'd like to hear your stories too, email Austin at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to be featured on the YLP and email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to learn more about your opportunities for Yoga Teacher Training!

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Shoshoni Baby by Jen Barks

Cambio's resident "In-betweeners" teacher, Jen Barks, opens up about her uniquely powerful experience from her Yoga Teacher Training. Each trainee has a different experience in this program but one thing stands in common: you are given the opportunity to create something new in your life. From finding your voice, gaining confidence, building a new career or gaining a Sangha, you are sure to find what you need under our experieinced faculty.

If you are interested in starting your own journey, reach out to our Program Coordinators at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

This is defintately one of the more unique experiences we've heard but we would also love to feature your story to share the spectrum of possibilities. Reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to get your YTT story out there (or anything else you want to see on Yoga Living Project)!

 

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Musings on all things life, love and yoga.

This podcast delivers interviews with yoga students, teachers, studio owners, musicians, entrepreneurs, and anyone else who may have been influenced or involved with yoga in any capacity to help us discover what it means to live your yoga.

Yoga is a way of life and should be accessible to all.

 

Community is important. Everyone is a valuable member and we are here to serve our community.

 

Everyone is perfect just as they are. Everyone has their own path and is at a different point in life.

 

From physical abilities to beliefs, everyone is at the right place at the right time.

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