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Dr. Rosalind Heiko, Psychotherapist:
Her psychotherapy practice is dedicated to providing evidence-based, compassionate services to children, teens and adults in a safe and respectful therapeutic environment. She uses a completely innovative approach to her practice with children, combining meditation techniques with hypnosis and sandplay therapy.Monika Ghurde, Photographer:
I had the pleasure of teaching Monika in India in 2009, only to find out that this beautiful and friendly yogini was also a talented professional photographer.Kate Cook, Artist:
Kate's paintings provide visual metaphors for the viewer to consider ideas that define different elements of human nature, for better or worse, as well as our response to the age we live in.Ajit Anthony Prem/ Squigglebooth:
Ajit Anthony Prem is the founding squiggler, having created a playground for online video bloggers. Ajit is supported in his efforts by his wife, Kelly Cook, who is an extraordinary stylist.Tracy Wosaba/ Spiritual Whimsy:
Tracy Wosaba has created a wonderful business from screen-printed t-shirts featuring dogs and cats doing human activities. Our favorite is "Up Dog," featuring a cartoon design of her beloved dog performing an upward facing dog asana.Denise Shiozawa/ UMeWorks, LLC:
Denise Shiozawa was the designer of Crys Rivers' first website and is a person of such amazing character that she encouraged Crys in her efforts to design the Groovy Yogi website on her own. Denise is highly recommended for her talent and professionalism.
What follows is a list of great studios or professionals, online journals, supply houses and events related to yoga.
Yoga Journal:
A great resource for students and teachers alike, Yoga Journal provides practical articles related to the broad subject of yoga.Yoga + Joyful Living Magazine:
The Himalayan Institute publishes this magazine, which is heavily slanted towards yoga as medicine and yoga as science. This is consistent with Swami Rama's legacy, and well worth reading.Yoga Alliance:
Standard-setting body for yoga teacher certification.Triangle Pilates and Cary Yoga Center:
Often found on "Best of Yoga/ Pilates/ Fitness" lists.
Blue Point Yoga:
Their stated purpose is to provide a space for practitioners to find peace and stillness in a world characterized by persistent change and chaos. At Blue Point, they recruit the highest quality instruction in a variety of styles of yoga. They are strongly affiliated with Cyndi Lee and Sarah Trelease of Om Yoga.Asheville Yoga Center:
Asheville Yoga Center is a community center in the mountains of North Carolina, USA, dedicated to offering all styles of hatha yoga to the public. Stephanie Keach, one of the founders, is the author of an incredible handbook for yoga teachers, which can be found on the Books We Like page.Yoga Garden:
Yoga Garden is a cozy studio nestled in the heart of downtown Apex, focused on teaching in the style of classical raja yoga.What's Your Dosha Quiz (on Deepak Chopra's Website):
Take the Dosha Survey and determine: “What’s my dosha?” This quiz gives you an inquiry into the proportion of each of the three principles – Vata, Pitta, and Kapha -- within your unique mind body constitution. Your score in this section reflects your basic nature.Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute:
The Medical Director and Founder of the Trauma Center is Bessel van der Kolk, MD, who is an internationally recognized leader in the field of psychological trauma. Trauma Sensitive Yoga was designed through his collaboration with Dave Emerson, E-RYT.
Sometimes these sites are just information aggregators that make it easier to choose which charities are trustworthy, or even links to individuals organizing great things.
Charity Navigator:
Through this resource you can find out which charities consistently hold onto too much of their money, too little, where the money goes and which directors are the highest/ lowest paid.Just Give:
This resource for online charitable giving helps you to find local organizations you can get involved with.InterAct:
This Raleigh-based non-profit United Way agency provides safety, support, and awareness to victims and survivors of domestic violence and rape/sexual assault.Yoga for Vets:
This nonprofit organization is dedicated to finding studios and teachers willing to offer veterans 4 free yoga classes in an effort to heal physical and mental injuries from their service.Yoga Bear:
Yoga Bear is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing cancer survivors with more opportunities for wellness and healing through the practice of yoga.Project Compassion:
Ths charity based in the Research Triangle Park, NC creates community and provides support for people living with serious illness, care-giving, end of life and grief.
Below we provide some of the sites we go to when preparing for an booking any trip, particularly international ones.
Currency Converter:
Find out how far your currency will go with this excellent converter.Travisa - Indian Visa Outsourcing:
So you've decided to go to India and need to know about the visa requirements. Travisa is the middleman organization that handles visa processing for the US Indian Embassy.US Dept. of State's International Travel Page:
Find basic country information, entry and exit requirements, reports of criminal activity affecting tourists, and so on.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
You have decided to travel abroad but are uncertain about whether you need shots. Take a look at this comprehensive website for travel advisories.
The tools and resources are mostly practical, like Flash Player downloads, though some may ultimately chew up large amounts of your spare time, like Facebook.
Adobe Flash Player:
Groovy Yogi may or may not have elements requiring Flash Player on our site at any given moment, but we are fairly certain you will need it at some point. Download Flash by clicking the link.Adobe Acrobat Reader:
Since most of our brochures are only readable with Adobe Acrobat Reader, we thought we'd make it easy for you to download for free. Click the link to download Reader.Facebook:
Does anyone remember what came before Facebook?Mozilla Project:
Open source. Try Mozilla Firefox for surfing the net or Thunderbird as an alternative to Microsoft Outlook.
A life worth living involves a little fun. Groovy Yogi likes the sites below for various reasons, but most of them involve simples pleasures.
Skinny Water:
Skinny Water has 0 calories, 0 sugar, 0 carbohydrates, 0 sodium and 0 preservatives. Skinny Water comes in six flavors which include Orange Cranberry Tangerine, Goji Fruit Punch, Raspberry Pomegranate, Passionfruit Lemonade, Peach Mango Mandarin and Acai Grape Blueberry. Each flavor of Skinny Water includes a different blend of nutrients, each one designed to attain a specific pointed solution for your body and your overall health.Star Trek - Full Episodes:
Did you know that you can watch full episodes of the original Star Trek on CBS? Yes, you can! Enjoy, fellow Trekkies.Despair.com:
So is it good to know the devil and face him? For every light, there is dark; for every sweet, a sour. Visiting despair.com is a yogi's version of the twilight zone, featuring demotivational sayings that are so bleak that it borders on hilarious!The Future of Food:
Documentary about genetic modification of food in the United States.