Author: Belinda Y. Thurston

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Just B Black History: Shaw Junior High School

I’ve decided this Black History Month to explore and honor my personal black history, as an extension of my mindfulness practice. I want my commemoration this month to be more than documentaries about key figures and moments in history chronicling slavery and the struggle for human rights. I want to honor those in my family

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Diversity, yoga, forgiveness and practice

I’m probably not going to be very popular here, but I really feel strongly about this and believe I have a different viewpoint to share. I created Just B Yoga as not only a donation-based yoga studio, but a space that was open and accessible to every body. That might be a lofty goal, but

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Top 5 Just B Yoga videos

Scrolling through our You Tube accounts I started looking up the videos with the greatest views. None of them are about how to do a yoga pose or how to sculpt your body. These videos spotlight community and transformation.  Thank you to everyone who’s a part of the Just B Yoga journey. It’s our collective

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We want to hear from you; take our student survey

Tell us what you think. We’d like to hear from you. What classes do you like? What do you think of our teachers? And what would you like to see from us in the future? Please take a few minutes to give us this feedback so that we can serve you better.   TAKE SURVEY

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The deep freeze as a practice

As I was posting on Facebook that the studio would be closed again today I was reflecting on patience and surrendering to what is. These past few weeks have pitted man versus nature. We know nature will always win, but man often refuses to tap out on the mat. As though that’s a sign of

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#Snowpocalypse #Yoga challenge

Don’t let the #Snowpocalypse keep you from your yoga and meditation practice. Leave the car buried, bundle up and get to Just B Yoga today. Come by snow shoe, cross country ski, dog sled or snow mobile and you will win a free monthly membership. Find your practice in the mindfulness of traveling in the

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2013 Just B Yoga Year in Review

As 2013 comes to a close we wanted to reflect on the highlights of this year. Thank you to our amazing teachers and volunteers who keep us up and running every day. Thank you to all the students who choose to practice at our donation-based studio when there are so many options around town. Thank

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Solace in the Solstice Ice Storm

The power and heat came back at the yoga studio Thursday morning. Yesterday we opened and held a few extra classes to offer some relief for those of you still without power. Today we are staying open to anyone who needs yoga, shelter, electricity to charge devices, WIFI, shower, food, hot beverages. Consider us a

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Shop for local gifts at Just B Yoga

Did you know Just B Yoga has cool stuff? Well, we do. And if you’re a gift-giving type or know who someone who’s a gift-receiving type, we might have something right up your or their alley. Visit our ONLINE STORE or come to the studio to shop! HOLIDAY SPECIAL PRICE 5 FOR $5 Lansing Loves

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The analytics of Just B Yoga (.com)

I teach yoga, own a yoga studio and I’m my own web master. I found myself checking out Conduit Mobile this morning and briefly entertaining creating my a Just B Yoga mobile app and that took me to my analytics. Gotta check the patterns of my people before I dive into creating an app, right?

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Finding yoga to excel, no ifs, ands or buts

A student recently asked me how she could get her arms into Eagle. I started by looking at her try to approach it. Her elbows barely cross one another and her forearms are nowhere near touching. I then focused on the back of her shoulders and told her she was very tight back there. She

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What can 1,500 likes on Facebook do?

We hit 1,500 likes on our Facebook page today. It feels like it should mean something. The number seems like it’s screaming “light some fireworks!” “Pop open the champagne!” There’s 1,500 people out there who have chosen to let our status updates into the stream on their newsfeed. Maybe someone asked you to. Maybe you

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