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Just B Yoga starts Slow Burn Yoga with Eric Schaar

Just B Yoga is please to welcome our newest teacher, Eric Schaar and his new class, Slow Burn Yoga flow at 7 p.m. starting this Sunday (Oct. 19) Eric has been a friend and support of Just B Yoga and we’re honored to have his sweet spirit and lovely teaching style to our studio. Here

Just B Yoga job position: Operations Coordinator

Are you passionate about community? Do you want to help create something new? Do you have a knack for digital delivery? Just B Yoga is looking for an Operations Coordinator to help us grow. Whether it’s planning a special event like Yoga in the Outfield, or growing our well-established social media presence, Just B Yoga

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Saying goodbye to Gay

I’ll never forget the day he introduced himself. He knocked on the yoga studio door in a rather polite manner. “Hi, my name’s Gay. I’m not that way, it’s just my name. My name’s Gay. My twin brother’s name is Ray.” Meet Gay Powers, the 81-year-old gruff, abrasive and if anything colorful neighbor of Just

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Bringing home wellness to those who serve the homeless

The room was teeming with people sharing what they did for a living. Some worked for the state housing department, PATH or  for nonprofits like the Salvation Army. All of them in some way try to help solve the homeless condition for tens of thousands of people in Michigan. And all of them were stressed.

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What’s “the face” of loving yourself?

Our very own Emily Dryzga is a finalist in a local contest “The Face.” It’s a casting call for a lingerie photo shoot for Curvaceous Lingerie, a shop in Old Town for all body sizes. They were asked to share one piece of advice to women about learning to love themselves. All of their answers

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Will you accept our Michigan #Yogachallenge?

This weekend I issued a Michigan #Yogachallenge at the Michigan Yoga Fest at Song of the Morning Ranch. It was one that had nothing to do with selfies or 30-day anything. It was a challenge to change. I shared the story of Just B Yoga and our model which is less aligned with yoga business

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From the student: When a study in root bites you in the foot

Ansel Courant is a dedicated tai chi student at Just B Yoga. He absorbed the Cheng Man-ch’ing short Yang form quickly and is committed to practice. He even took pictures of his practice while he was in Brazil last year. While we don’t see him as much around the studio because he’s busy working at

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Special live music class this Sunday with Jeremy Arndt

We’re in for a treat! Jeremy Arndt will be visiting Lansing this weekend and will play live for our Chakra Flow class on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Sign up for this class now! This is a regular donation class. Please consider donating more than the suggested donation of $8 per class to help the musician

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Yoga Tip: Kaki Breath by Tara Scott

Kaki (Beak) Breath ~ A Delightfully Simple Cooling + Calming Breath I have found this breathing technique to be one of the simplest to teach, learn, and, most important, to make a regular part of my practice.  I use it to cool down my body when I’m running or practicing an energizing yoga sequence, to

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Just B Yoga at the Mateen Cleaves basketball camp

Just B Yoga shared yoga poses with teens in the Mateen Cleaves 1 Goal 1 Passion Basketball camp in Lansing. We are honored to join with Mateen to offer healthy activities for our youths, sharing health and fitness lifestyle tips and offering them opportunities to see positive role models. The camp invites community members to

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Did Ganesh steal my keys to teach me a lesson?

I can misplace my keys now and again. It usually amounts to a few minutes of rummaging or dumping of the purse, shuffling about papers on a desk or feeling in the crevices of a chair. Monday night my search turned into a hunt and eventually an admission that they just were gone. Ganesha is

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Yoga Tip: Exploring and strengthening your root (pelvic floor)

Get a lock so you don’t leak. If you frequent Just B Yoga Studio around 6 p.m. on any given Tuesday, then you have heard and probably exercised your pelvic floor as it’s a hot topic of conversation in our Open Heart Yoga class. Here is why… Many people, both men and women, have some

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