Jurian Hughes

Two powerful humans who walk their talk and have managed to stay connected to their strong center through challenging days. Enjoy!!

Anne Lamott, What is the Key to Lasting Love? | Ep 10 | Soul Boom Anne Lamott joins Rainn Wilson this week on Soul Boom for an enlightening conversation about the complexities of love, spiritual growth, and self-acceptance....

I'm headed to Iceland, but you can still practice yoga and dance with me via recording. Visit jurianhughes.com and go to Online Classes.

Jurian Hughes: Embodying Joy! Yoga, Dance, Voice, Play

Have you planned your 2024 "getaway" yet? There's still space in all of my 2024 retreats, but that won't be the case forever! We just added two more beautiful rooms to the Mexico retreat; the Costa Rica dance retreat has a great special going until October 15; Italy and Scotland are both intimate venues, so don't wait too long! Each retreat has its own webpage with oodles of details. Go to https://jurianhughes.com/events/ to find links to them all. Questions? Email me at [email protected].

Each destination and trip is amazing in its own way. I've been to all of them and am choosing to return because I love each of them -- the places, the hosts, the beauty. I hope to be able to share one of them with you soon!
One Yoga Global Mar de Jade Pura Vida Retreat & Spa La Rosa dei 4 Venti Bishop's House Iona Linden de Voil

Yesterday, I got on my yoga mat, made better food choices, got to a class at the gym, drank more water, skipped the wine at dinner, connected to like-minded souls, got some sleep. As a result, when I woke up today things were already moving in the right direction.

COSTA RICA. In Winter. Dancing. Need I say more? March 2-9, 2024 I'll be leading a week-long immersion and Let Your Yoga Dance Teacher Training for anyone who loves to dance! Whether you're looking for the confidence and tools to teach, have no interest in teaching, or you're already a teacher, you are welcome! Reconnect to the joy of movement, inhabit your body fully, and let your passion flow freely. March is just six short months away, and I only lead this training every few years, so don't wait. The best news yet? Register with a friend before Oct 15 and each of you saves $250!
https://www.oneyogaglobal.com/costa-rica-lyyd-with-jurian/

Wanted: a Kripalu Yoga teacher in Northern Virginia/Washington, DC to take over a few successful, thriving, well-paying gentle-to-moderate yoga classes from another teacher. Message Cheryl Sabo at https://www.facebook.com/cheryl.a.sabo/

ICELAND, land of fire and ice. David and I have one room available. Sep 30-Oct 7, 2023. Grab it while you can! Adventure, mystery, yoga, poetry, breathtaking beauty.
https://www.oneyogaglobal.com/iceland-with-jurian-hughes/

Enjoy a DANCE PLAYLIST: Woke up on the wrong side of the bed yesterday, but Saturday’s 12:00 Let Your Yoga Dance at Kripalu fixed that! Take a listen -- and dance! You'll be glad you did. Dance makes everything better.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/487SeJpvSwt6bptcHOnYI5?si=16239688004f452d

Happy July! Coming to Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health this month? These are the RR classes I'll be teaching. Come take a class or just say hi.

In honor of International Yoga Day, a few words from Mary Oliver, who reminds me that there is always the possibility of falling in love with life...

SELF-PORTRAIT
by Mary Oliver

I wish I was twenty and in love with life
and still full of beans.

Onward, old legs!
There are the long, pale dunes; on the other side
the roses are blooming and finding their labor
no adversity to the spirit.

Upward, old legs! There are the roses, and there is the sea
shining like a song, like a body
I want to touch

though I’m not twenty
and won’t be again but ah! seventy. And still
in love with life. And still
full of beans.

Coming to Kripalu sometime soon? Come take a class with me or just say hi!

(You can always find my upcoming Kripalu teaching schedule in my bi-monthly newsletter. Sign up to receive that via email at jurianhughes.com.)

I was inspired to create this short meditation this morning. Take two minutes to pause and listen... https://vimeo.com/837132868

From the newsletter I just sent out. Check it all out here: https://conta.cc/42N2h59

Morning Meditation Moment Turn the volume up and take in the sound of early morning birds and Jurian's voice quietly guiding your attention.

Don't we all want to spend more time there, in that place, that river, that vibration? Yoga of Voice helps me to feel that vibration. Of my own voice. Of my own life force. Join me online for Yoga of Voice Fridays at 8:30 am ET or at Kripalu July 7-9 for a weekend of Freeing Your Voice with Yoga...https://kripalu.org/presenters-programs/freeing-your-voice-yoga

No matter what may be swirling around us, we can stand by one another. One way I do that is by showing up to practice with others. Once a week that means showing up to share one of the most meaningful practices I've ever experienced: Let Your Yoga Dance. Movement, music, breath, energy, intuition. Even when it's just me in my bedroom and others in their bedrooms (or living room or kitchen) it is STILL joyful, cleansing, empowering, healing, transformational. Dance works. Plain and simple. Join us. Thursdays at 5:00 pm ET. https://jurianhughes.com/online-classes/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ONfrkskNp4

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Gentle Kripalu Yoga happens every Wednesday at 8:30 am ET. From the comfort of my home and yours. https://jurianhughes.com/online-classes/

There are still good days and bad days, but one of yoga's most significant gifts for me has been this -- the ability of my mind to (more of the time) witness my inner experience. It could be that my episodes of depression are less intense than they were 20 years ago, but it may simply be that my ability to WITNESS my depressions has grown. Thank you, yoga. Thank you, Swami Kripalu.

Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health

The feedback from this morning's workshop was great! If you missed signing up for today's online Special Workshop (Yoga for Better Bones) you can still have access to the recording (it's available through June 3rd.) Just email me at [email protected], and we'll get you post-registered!

Thank you to everyone who attended live. I hope you found it informative, useful and encouraging. Yoga is such a wonderful tool in preventing and treating Osteoporosis and Osteopenia.🌞

From Swami Kripalu... Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health

Dance. Just. Works. Today, Thursday, 5:00 pm ET. https://jurianhughes.com/online-classes/

live or via recording

Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash

Part of my job in this lifetime seems to be to encourage others to love their voice so they can use their voice. Join me, starting this Friday, for a new weekly class, Yoga of Voice. Fridays 8:30 am ET (live or via recording): https://jurianhughes.com/online-classes/

Photo by Stephen Harlan on Unsplash

I love these two. The Bengsons just released a new song, "The Garden". For those who are familiar with the dark, for those who struggle with the dark, for those who long to embrace the dark...

The Garden A song for hope in hard times, to remember We have always been loved and that our actions can move across time to create beauty for our ancestors and our fut...

Free depression support is just a click away at livewell-foundation.org. Livewell is offering a sample support group TODAY, May 1 at 4:00 pm ET. Check it out and sign up:

https://www.livewell-foundation.org/events?utm_campaign=d00bacea-254d-40f1-897b-7b581df806da&utm_source=so&utm_medium=mail&cid=df5683e4-e380-48e2-aab8-295b50596cb9

Do someone you know a favor and spread the word...

Tomorrow morning at 8:30 am ET I return to regular online classes. Monday is Intermediate Kripalu Yoga!

New to my online studio? Come to your first class free. You can join live or via recording. Many people say the recording feels like being in a live class!

If you're trying to pick up your practice again but can't seem to get to class, or you love the idea of doing yoga in your pajamas, or you're hungry for a bit of community connection, check us out...

https://jurianhughes.com/online-classes/

photo credit: Jane Feldman

Has Kripalu Yoga changed your life, too? A special workshop to acknowledge the man who inspired thousands (or tens or hundreds of thousands or maybe it's millions) of people in their yoga journey...Swami Kripalu. Bapuji. Join me, along with author Anadamai Charalyn Reihman for stories, practice, reflection and sharing. All are welcome.

WILL & SURRENDER: THE CORE TEACHINGS OF SWAMI KRIPALU
SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 9:00-11:00 AM ET
live or via recording.
https://jurianhughes.punchpass.com/classes/12362226

It's that time. Time to celebrate, to reflect, to thank, to acknowledge, to feel -- three years. If anyone had asked me in early March 2020 where and how I imagined dedicating the vast majority of my time, energy and resources for the next three years I would never in a million years have said, "I think I'll build an online yoga community; one that provides a consistent place of practice for myself and others; one that provides a variety of classes so everyone feels welcome; one that gives us a place to meet and share and support each other; one that will require a crazy amount of chutzpah, tenacity, patience, stamina, strength, good fortune and vulnerability from me--and one that will give back to me far, far more than I can ever put into it -- which will be A LOT! 😆

Isn't that the case for all of us? This last three years doesn't look like what any of us imagined, and it may well have brought you to a place you didn't expect either. Join me to acknowledge it all, to practice together and to BE together.

FREE CLASS: Asana, Pranayama and Meditation (Gentle yoga, breathing and meditation), FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 8:30 AM ET. Live or via recording. Sign up on my website on the online classes page. Invite your friends. No pass purchase needed. All are welcome. Thanks for being part of the community! See you there.

Wowzer. Three years, it's been?! Dang. 156 weeks x 4 online classes a week = around 600 classes since my first one in March 2020. Come join me for a FREE yoga class on Friday, March 24 at 8:30 am ET to celebrate. (available via recording) Asana, Pranayama and Meditation. For everyone. Find out more and register (no pass purchase needed) at https://jurianhughes.com/online-classes/

One of the things I love most about teaching yoga and dance? When I do my job I'm doing something that's good for other people and good for myself. I feel so blessed to have found my way to this work. There are endless applications for yoga. If you want to make a difference in your community -- or in a prison, school, hospital, senior center, synagogue, church, YMCA, after-school program, corporate setting, park or elsewhere -- check out a Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health Yoga Teacher Training at https://kripalu.org/schools/yoga/200-hour-yoga-teacher-training

I'll be leading a 200-Hr Training in two 12-day parts, April 16-28 and June 4-16. Maybe now is the time!

In honor of International Women's Day...

Self-Care Simplified...Like a lot of people, I don't have many real "days off", so yesterday was especially sweet. Nothing extraordinary, just some well-chosen ways to be good to myself: no alarm clock, coffee in bed, a little yoga/PT, a good breakfast, a slow-but-steady wog (walk/jog), a shorter slower walk with Smitty, a long soak in a hot epsom salt bath, pajamas on before 5, some non-work-related reading, and an early movie!

It's so important to prioritize the occasional day like this, especially for those who work from home or run your own business. It doesn't have to be fancy or costly or require a lot of planning. When's the last time you had a really good self-care day? What makes for a good one? Willing to share your best ideas?

Keep it simple….