MSY Blog
Life is unpredictable… how do you maintain balance? June Week 1
Cycling along the Western Maryland Rail Trail today we came upon this boulder that had dislodged itself from the steep mountainside above and landed at the edge of the trail. This one has been here long enough for other cyclists and walkers to build balance cairns...
Video Delivery Change for June! Exciting News!
Due to a new feature in our registration system, your video link will now appear on your purchase receipt! That means that you can begin practicing as soon as you buy your video! How does it work? Like a dream! When you complete the transaction to order a video from...
Visions of hope – what a difference a week makes!
With warmer temperatures, the glorious flowers of May opened their petals and graced our gardens with blooming irises, clematis, and weigela! If you watched my Yoga for Gardening video tour of my bird garden, take a look at the difference now!
Memorial Day a time to pause, remember, honor, and look forward! May Week 4
On this Memorial Day weekend, it is only appropriate to pause and honor those who have served our country in the traditional way through the armed forces. Even more poignantly this year, we need to pay tribute to the thousands of people on the front lines of fighting...
Yoga for Gardening! May Week 3
Get rid of those garden-achy low-back blues! Gardening is a dance with Nature, an opportunity to explore plants' infinite variations of color and form brought forth by light and soil, wind and rain... an attempt to understand her rhythms, but not control them, as...
Honoring Mothers Everywhere! May Week 2
When I think of favorite memories of my mother, I smell sweet and sour cabbage on the stove, see her in the garden cutting long stalks of her beloved gladiolas, hear her voice cheering on the Atlanta Braves as she listened to games on a transistor radio, and feel her...
Online May Session Starts Today!
May 4 - May 30 - 4 more weeks of classes! Following on the heels of our very successful Online Spring Session... The new May session will operate just like the Spring Session, with a few changes. We are excited to offer some different classes with more themes to...
Exuberance of Spring! May Week 1
After an unexpected nightly cold snap last week, many of our beautiful spring plants suffered from die back, browned crinkly edges, and collapse of my beloved bleeding hearts... but not the grand dame of our gardens - this gorgeous flaming red azalea! While only...
Completion and Regeneration – Week 5
Daily Life - renewal and regeneration regeneration - "In biology, the process of renewal, restoration, and growth that makes organisms and ecosystems resilient to natural fluctuations that cause disturbance." On this rainy afternoon we transplanted this bush to its...
Resilience and Riding the Wave – Week 4
While clearing honeysuckle and grapevines from trees in the woods behind our house, I was struck by their tenacity and resilience against all efforts to remove them. We have some giant old grapevines that have been cut to die and get blown out of the treetops by the...
We’re in the 5-Year Club!
Come experience why Mountain Spirit Yoga has been a Top Finalist for Best Yoga Studio in Frederick County for the past 5 years!
Free Monday Morning Yoga with Audra
Every Monday morning at 8:15 am, Audra offers a new, live 9-12 minute yoga practice on our Facebook page. You can also view them on our YouTube channel.