Saturday, May 27, 2017

Playlists

I tend to play a weird (wide) variety of music in my classes and get queries all the time about the artists. So, here are some of the ones that have inspired the most questions.

Song Title Artist Album
"1234" Feist
Animal Party Karen K And The Jitterbugs Big Ol' Truck
Bumblebee (Buzz Buzz) The Laurie Berkner Band Buzz Buzz
Catch The Moon Elizabeth Mitchell and Lisa Loeb For The Kids Too
Celebrate Love in Your Family Beebo Bunch of Songs
Doodlebugs The Laurie Berkner Band Whaddaya Think of That?
Fast and Slow (The Rabbit and the Turtle) The Laurie Berkner Band Rocketship Run
Fly Me to the Moon The Laurie Berkner Band Rocketship Run
Here Comes the Sun The Beatles
Joy to the World (Edit) Three Dog Night The Best of Three Dog Night
Jump and Fly The Laurie Berkner Band Rocketship Run
My Family The Laurie Berkner Band My Family - Single
Peace Like A River Elizabeth Mitchell You Are My Little Bird
Put Your Pj's On Neshama Carlebach Every Little Soul Must Shine
Say Hey (I Love You) [feat. Cherine Anderson] Michael Franti and Spearhead All Rebel Rockers
The Goldfish The Laurie Berkner Band Victor Vito
The Rainbow Connection Jason Mraz For The Kids Too
The Sun Shines On Everyone Snatam Kaur Feeling Good Today!
Victor Vito The Laurie Berkner Band Victor Vito
We Are the Dinosaurs The Laurie Berkner Band Whaddaya Think of That?
Wimoweh (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) The Laurie Berkner Band Whaddaya Think of That?
Yoga Makes Me Happy Karma Kids Yoga Come Play Yoga!
The Rainbow Connection Sarah McLachlan Gather Round:Songs For Kids And Other Folks
With a Little Help from My Friend Sgt. Pepper's Little Kids Club Band Kids Sing the Beatles
The Sun Shines On Everyone Snatam Kaur Feeling Good Today!
Big Ol' Truck Karen K And The Jitterbugs Big Ol' Truck
(I Woke Up in A) Fire Truck Karen K And The Jitterbugs Big Ol' Truck
Bigger Than the World Karen K And The Jitterbugs Big Ol' Truck
Joy to the World (Edit) Three Dog Night The Best of Three Dog Night


Adult Classes

The "Yoga Church" instrumental music with the ocean sounds between songs are all from the recording group  "Dollar Tree - Body & Soul II" and the albums are "Inner Peace" and "Spiritual Relaxation."

The nature sounds with piano music (has those wolves and crickets every mentions) is New Age music from Tony Braasch, the album is "Moonlit Night."

The instrumental Broadway music is from The O'Neill Brothers Group, album "Instrumental Songs from Wicked, Les Miserables & Other Broadway Hits."

Another instrumental favorite is the artist Vargo, album "Beauty."

I'm also big on DJ Drez, Donna Delory, Wah!, Snatum Kaur and Jai Uttal.




Sunday, May 21, 2017

Yoga Mat Reviews by Reviews.com

Received a nice communique via the interwebs the other day asking if I'd be so kind as to link to their comprehensive (well, 50-odd mat sampling) review of yoga mats. How could I not oblige? So please, click through and check out the top 10 of the 50 most popular mats, that include links for purchase (how convenient).

You can buy cheap yoga mats at just about any place these days, even your local pharmacy or Target, but if you want lasting quality, minimal VOC (off-gassing), good grip, durability, and if weight (or color or texture or material) is a concern, it helps to have a really good guide. Especially when prices go from the sublime ($12) to the ridiculous ($150 for custom paint jobs).

They saw my comments about the Manduka yoga back in 2012, and thought I might want to share a broader based reviews.
"I work for a small research team (Reviews.com), and we recently conducted an unbiased review of yoga mats, and Manduka came out as one of our top picks too! Anyways, I figured because you mentioned that specific yoga mat, you might be interested in seeing our full guide. We put in over 50 hours of research, surveyed over 100 yoga professionals, and consulted with "Boston's 2014 Best Yoga Instructor" to bring you the best!" NOTE: Their pages has been updated as of August 22, 2019! 

http://www.reviews.com/best-yoga-mat/

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