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Book Recommendations and October Book Club
due to popular demand, I am putting a book on menopause by an OBGYN as our next book club.
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Dora
- May 31
- 5 min
Success through connection, healing the fabric of our society
By far, it is one of the most emotionally stirring, vulnerable, and breathtakingly beautiful writings I have had the privilege of reading. I
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Dora
- Feb 28
- 1 min
Mukha-mukhi with Dora
Cross-cultural and cross-generational dialogues are very important for a healthy society.
Enjoy this dual-language interview on yoga
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Dora
- Jan 5
- 1 min
New Podcast with Dora
Listen to Sommer (mental health counselor) and Dora (mindfulness teacher) discuss yoga, mindfulness, and current problems with education.
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Dora
- Dec 27, 2023
- 10 min
HOW You START Matters –In 2024, Don’t Repeat the Original Sin – Oh no, Dora just got Biblical!
Learn how to make good decisions, How and Why you start matters, and here, emotional intelligence and spirituality can teach us the most.
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Dora
- Oct 13, 2023
- 4 min
A low sugar high protein cake that kids will love
This is a quick and easy cake that is low in sugar and very high in protein that kids will love.
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Dora
- Aug 4, 2023
- 4 min
Life enriching summer reads
Nowadays, we believe these Eastern and Western traditions are different, but through deep study, we discover that they have much in common
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Dora
- Jun 6, 2023
- 3 min
Panni crossed the rainbow bridge
Remembering Spira's Standard Poodle Panni - faithful and true to the very last beat of his heart.
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Dora
- Dec 28, 2022
- 7 min
New Year, New Goals or are you just Envious?
I know nobody likes to talk about envy, but envy is real, and because we would rather avoid it, it is all the more reason to look at envy.
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Dora
- Dec 16, 2022
- 6 min
Reads for the Holidays-why we need to read from all Religions regardless of faith tradition
Critical reading is a lovely practice of mindfulness. The more we can interpret a text from multiple points of view, the more peace we find.
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Dora
- Nov 3, 2022
- 11 min
Workplace Burnout, Boundaries, and the movie Pretty woman
When is business just business, and when is it personal? How can work be personally meaningful, and stay "business, nothing personal."
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Dora
- Aug 16, 2022
- 4 min
Resist Reductionism - Hold Space for complexity
Yoga aims to teach us awareness. To hold space, to lean into the discomfort, and through examination of our thoughts, emotions, and...
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Dora
- Jul 9, 2022
- 3 min
Our Brains have been highjacked - book recommendations for better brains
Spira Yoga is not just an exercise studio; we also aim to educate on mindful living and nutrition. In this blog, you will find three...
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Dora
- Jan 31, 2022
- 4 min
Closing West Seattle-how did we get here?
As a small business owner, I feel it is important to share our point of view, as I feel that our struggles are quite overlooked in this tech
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Dora
- Nov 1, 2021
- 7 min
Change is Inevitable, but Unchecked Change becomes Destructive to Economy and Mental Health
We generally see that change is good. Still our current struggles with mental health, staffing shortages could be caused by too much change.
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Dora
- Sep 22, 2021
- 9 min
Is Yoga Dead? The corporate takeover of a wisdom tradition and decline of our mental health.
An In-Depth Examination of how yoga changed over the past 10 years and what we can do to reclaim the art.
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Dora
- Sep 12, 2021
- 4 min
IBS awareness, diet, and your health, and a little bit of politics
Now you may not have IBS. But I am willing to bet that you would not mind having more energy. Maybe you got used to being a little bloated,
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Dora
- Mar 25, 2021
- 1 min
chatting with Chuck
Spira Talk-Radio
Listen to this casual 30-minute conversation about raising a family and how yoga and meditation became his anchor.
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Dora
- Mar 11, 2021
- 2 min
Spira Talk-Radio Podcast
Spira Talk-Radio podcasts to be light-hearted, casual conversations with teachers, students, and the community about anything!
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- Feb 22, 2021
- 2 min
We are a Globally Certified Meditation and Yoga School
Dear Students and Community, 2020 has been a challenging year, but I firmly believe that our challenges are often our blessings. Covid...
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