Hanging out for the love of learning – oh yeah, we also just completed 200-hours! I remember back in my university years when I was a fresh immigrant to this country I was surprised by the tenacity and goal-driven nature of my comrades in school. My parents are professors, and I would often come home and talk about this feeling that I had, this feeling that I can only describe as living among zombies. Most students had blinders on like horses, limiting the vision to moving fo

Maybe going against the grain is in my genes, in my blood. My parents fought for a more just system, a more open and democratic system all their lives back in Hungary. I remember going out to the peaceful demonstrations that preceded the fall of the Berlin Wall. My university years in San Diego back in the 1990’s, was not exactly the era of protesting. Those were the times of Wall Street high and absolute bliss. While most of my classmates were busy applying to business schoo

Sarah helping us untangle… This blog has been written by Sarah Steinke. Sarah teaches amazing Spira Power and Yin classes at Spira Power Yoga. She is also a published author of poetry, a mother of three and an amazing friend and confidant… I am blessed by her presence in my life. – Dora ————– A few years back I had the pleasure of taking my children and one of their friend salmon fishing at the pier across from our place. At the time, the kids were 2, 5, 7 & 7, and needed muc

Washington State Private School Certification above Yoga Alliance 200 hour School Certification! After many months of working with Washington State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, I am happy to announce that Spira Power Yoga is now a certified Private Vocational School! What does this mean? After looking through our finances, curriculum, teachers’ backgrounds and physical location, the state has determined that we are a reputable school, that lives up to