Filling in the Gaps to an Outdoor Life: Maple Syrup
Something important happens on the edge of winter and spring, and it offers an excellent opportunity to engage yourself and your family with the woods. The maple trees are just as anxious as we are to get on with the growing season, and as the temperatures fluctuate above and below the freezing point the maples start preparing.
Becoming a Yoga Teacher
Each individual pursues yoga teacher training for different reasons, and often a spectrum of desired outcomes. One thing I can promise you about yoga teacher training- it will take you out of your comfort zone and open your heart and mind to new possibilities. Are you ready to take the leap?
Go on the Trip Mama: a reflection of my annual gal pal BWCA excursion
Around this time last year I was stressing about how to make my wilderness dreams come true. I was a first-time mom and still breastfeeding.
Paint the Aurora Borealis with Boreal Bliss
Paint the Aurora Borealis with Boreal Bliss! Saturday, February 27th at 7pm. $10 per person, led by McCayla Thoe (Amanda’s amazing sister!)
One year as a mom, almost a year since "six weeks to flatten the curve"
Three weeks after Oslo was born we entered the initial lockdowns and “six weeks to flatten the curve.”
We haven’t been able to go anywhere or see anyone- which has been both the best and worst way to live through a first year.
Winter Wonderland Adventures
We had resolved to only do virtual opportunities until warmer weather appeared again. Health, safety, and care has always been our number one priority. And then, we realized that by not hosting our annual February retreats at Deep Portage, we were impacting several of our small business partners.
Adventure Awaits: a yoga retreat for the {aspiring} outdoor enthusiast
Do you also dream of no cell service, shooting stars, zipping down a giant water slide in the wilderness, swimming in pristine water, listening to your canoe paddle stroke the water, and yoga on a peaceful deck in the BWCA boreal forest? Registration opens March 7 at 7:00am.
Luxurious Lake Life Retreat: Boreal Bliss Unplugged
Often our retreat schedules are jam-packed: multiple hikes, workshops, and more. This is an UNPLUGGED version of a Boreal Bliss Retreat. We’re going to rest, relax, and enjoy ourselves! For many of us, the pandemic has been highly stressful with few opportunities to rest and recharge. While we may not be quite ready to hop on an airplane, we can enjoy a vacation right here in Minnesota. This will be a chance to recharge and restore after 18 months living with COVID-19.
Fireside: Week Four
The month of January brought a sense of excitement, freshness, and also more confusion, division, turmoil, and unknowns. In this blog we reflect on our Fireside series focus on Tapas, and our continued work with self-discipline as it relates to technology, health & safety, anti-racism, and personal reflection and growth.
Fireside: Week Three
At our workshop this week we focused on Tapas, one of the Yamas and Niyamas.
Continue reading for:
Tapas as a way to stay inspired and motivated to move and eat in ways that are nourishing
Tapas as a way to recognize when life is asking you to stand in the fire with courage
A lovely reading from our Sunday workshop
Fireside: Week Two
In week two of The Fireside Series we focus on morning routines. Even if you are not currently partaking in our virtual on-demand package with live workshops, there is great info in this blog for ya! Bryana shares about the benefit of a morning ritual and tips for how to begin to cultivate your own. Amanda shares a recipe with spaghetti squash and a fun “quarantine-life” day-booster idea! Also included is a 10% off coupon from one of our favorite small businesses: The Big Lake.
IT'S HERE! Boreal Bliss Yoga Teacher Training Cohort 2
It’s HERE! We are thrilled to announce that our application process is NOW OPEN! Are you interested in joining us for our Boreal Bliss Yoga Teacher Training in 2021-2022? We cannot contain our excitement for this!
Fireside: Week One
Amanda shares some thoughts to help you stay consistent as you kickoff the new year with the Fireside Series! Even if you aren’t participating in our Fireside Series, we have included helpful tips for your home practice space and yummy recipes with BEETS!
We're ready for a new year... who isn't?
Amanda and Bryana share some year-end musings as we gear up for The Fireside Series! For years we’ve done a little journaling exercise together to mark the end of one year and look forward to the new one. We love the promise of a new year- a blank slate. But what is a blank slate exactly without the knowledge, lessons, growth, and inner wisdom collected? We are our own greatest teacher, if we can only just tune in and listen.
I Like Being a Hermit
I wanted to share my thoughts on hermit-ing in case, like me, you start to feel a little nervous when people exclaim, “I can’t wait to go back to normal!”
Winter Self-Care
We thought we’d share our infographics with helpful self-care tips, along with a writing exercise to help you formulate your own winter self-care plan.
The Fireside Series: A Special On-Demand Yoga Package
AMANDA AND BRYANA ARE BACK!
This time, meet us by the fire.
The Fireside Series: a special virtual, on-demand yoga series.
IGNITE, OR REKINDLE, THE FIRE WITHIN
Thanksgiving Joy Amidst a Global Pandemic
I think many of us are experiencing a collective sense of dread as we head into what everyone keeps calling “the long, dark, winter” ad nauseum on television. So I thought, what is something I can share with ya’ll that brings me joy? THANKSGIVING.
Cultural Appropriation and Namaste Part II: to use Namaste or not
This is the second of our two-part series blog on the cultural appropriation and the use/misuse of the word namaste in western culture. In Part 1, Bryana shared about her own realization that she needed to change the name of her business after learning more about the history and current pop-culture misuse and cultural appropriation of namaste in the West.
