by Margaret Burns Vap, Big Sky Yoga Retreats | The return of ski season means sore muscles that are trying to remember all the right moves (you want me to do what?!). Many other activities emphasize the importance of what you do to warm-up, and while I’m not negating that for skiing, I’ve found that what you do après-ski is even more important in terms of managing soreness and maintaining flexibility…

by Holly Brooks, Nordic Ski Instructor | Thank you so much for your comments on my 17 Reasons to Cross Country Ski article! I’ve been impressed and inspired by your reasons to ski and I hope that others have too. If you still haven’t tried xc skiing, I urge you – don’t wait any longer! If you’ve been waiting to try it because you don’t know where to start I have your answer…

by Tara Krolczyk, Featured Athlete | Whether you are shoveling snow, skiing in the mountains, running the trails, or getting bikini-ready for that spring break vacation, the Pilates “stomach series” is a great way to strengthen and tone the core. Better core strength means fewer back, neck, and hip injuries…

by Tara Krolczyk, Pilates & Yoga Instructor | Think back to your childhood days when you could drop down at the top of a grassy hill, and tumble and roll, giggling uncontrollably, until you reached the bottom… Well, Rolling Like a Ball will bring back some of those memories and release some endorphins at the same time…

by Margaret Burns Vap, Big Sky Yoga Retreats | One too many glasses of bubbly at a holiday fête? Family desserts weighing you down? Don’t wait until the New Year to detox. If you take small steps to balance overindulging now, it will be much easier to get back in the groove in January. Yoga poses can help facilitate your body’s natural detox process…

by Daisy Lee, Certified Advanced Qigong Instructor | The Qigong Balancing Movement is a simple and effective exercise to build physical immunity, support mental focus and maintain or regain emotional stability. Whether done at the beginning or end of your day, it is a great stand-alone exercise for helping to calm the mind…

by Margaret Burns Vap, Big Sky Yoga Retreats | We live in a culture that thrives on results. We like that feeling of accomplishment that comes from crossing items off our to-do list, and from achieving larger goals. It’s not all bad, but one place this drive to achieve backfires is on the yoga mat. There are many life lessons to be learned on the mat, and one of my favorites is being reminded to slow down and honor the three P’s: Practice, patience, and process…

by Tara Krolczyk, Pilates & Yoga Instructor | Let’s keep the flow going with the third exercise in the Pilates series, Single Leg Circles. The Single Leg Circles exercise works the outer and inner thigh, and stretches and strengthens the leg from the hip joint…

by Tara Krolczyk, Pilates & Yoga Instructor | The great thing about Pilates On the Go is that you can do it when you’re traveling, on a lunch hour in a private conference room, in the comfort of your home, or at a park. All you need is room to spread out and comfortable clothing. Now that you’ve had some time to get to know the Pilates One Hundred and are beginning to discover those abdominals (the “powerhouse”) again, let’s keep the ball rolling…

This short yoga practice for fall is designed to honor the lung element while tuning into the earth’s changes we touched on in the Chi Quest Intro…