Inner Dog Mudra
Laura and Wriggley are pictured above with Zuri’s head peeking up from the corner. Laura says she does this with Wriggley to calm him, but they were, without realizing it doing the Inner Doga Mudra. A Mudra in people yoga is a way to redirect prana, chi, energy, whatever you want to call it in a conscience manner… the most famous people yoga mudra is probably the one in which we connect the index finger to the thumb.
In Doga we include our dogis in the mudras. Inner Dog Mudra directs our conscienceness to the natural and simple wisdom of our dogis…and it looks and feels very sweet and comforting.
Have a terrific day and if you try Inner Dog Mudra, let me know how it goes!
-Brenda, Honey, Gus and Nelson
This weekend I had the pleasure of attending the Kirkland Uncorked Festival, which was paired with a City Dog Magazine Mutt Mixer party. There was also a Top Model Cover Dog contest for City Dog and I was on the panel of judges. If you didn’t make it down…don’t worry, you will get the opportunity to enter as there are four more contests to choose finalists before the cover is chosen.
Events like this are nice socializing opportunies for our dogs, but it can also be very tiring and overwhelming for them so don’t over do it when it’s very crowded or really hot outside.
At this event I got to meet a lot of cute dogs and I was smitten by this little puppy I’m holding in the photo. Gus also LOVED this puppy. The puppy was so tiny it was about the size of the wine glass I was holding. I wanted a photo showing you the actual tinyness of the puppy so I posed it next to the glass.
Puppy actual size
I will be doing a doga demo at 2:30 at the Saturday dog fest in Kirkland, so come on down and say “Hi”. If you can’t make it to my demo, come to class at Westside Yoga and Doga that morning at 10:30. Also there are only 2 spots left in the upcoming Barking Buddha Doga Teacher Training so it you’ve been on the fence now is the time to jump on over and sign up!
Have a terrific day!
Brenda, Honey, Gus and Nelson
Bev Sparks; Dog Photographer. I took this photo of Bev taking photos recently at a dog event.
Bev is the photographer from my book, Barking Buddha; Simple soul Stretches for Yogi and Dogi. Her photography was featured on Oprah. Not only is Bev a gifted photographer but she is an all around terrific human being. I recently came across some doga photos she took of the dogs and me a while back and thought I would share them with you. So here you go! By the way here is her website: www.dogphotography.com
Jennifer and Elsa. Jennifer recently moved here from Paris and her King Charles Elsa is French, but seems to know plenty of English.
Jennifer and Elsa have been to several classes and Elsa has become quite the little dogi. Her first class was spent huddled in a corner, but as you can tell by the photos she is now a model student.
Here they are in Super Dog Pose:
Adorable!
Next class is this Saturday at 10:30 am. See you then!!
XXOO,
Brenda, Honey, Gus and Nelson
This week at Westside Yoga and Doga we are having a party!! Join us for a Dogs Deserve Better Benefit an
d artists reception for Emily Rieman (these are her photos) this Thursday 6:00-9:00 pm. We will have live music by Mercury Four Lite (loungey punky, surf music), beer, wine, and snacks. And a raffle! See art, hear music, drink beer, do good for dogs.
We are also back on our regular schedule after the fourth of July holiday loonngg weekend, so I’ll see you in class on Saturday at 10:30.
Woofs, Wags and love,
Brenda, Honey, Gus and Nelson
We are on the Seattle Met Magazine list of 100 things to love about Seattle! Check it out:
http://bit.ly/cetdn7
Also a reminder that we will be closed for the holiday, Friday July 2-Monday July 5. Happy 4th!
Remi and Gus and adorable boy saying “CHEESE” at dog park with Snickers
Here’s an interesting article on kids and yoga: http://sportsmanagementdegrees.net/25-reasons-your-kids-should-do-yoga
I will sometimes have kids come to doga with their parents and it’s always so much fun, and a great way to teach kids how to be around dogs.
Yogis and Dogis,
I’ve had to change hosts ect. and blah, blah, blah (insert boring computer technical talk here).
I won’t concern you with the deets, but all of my content must be switched over so it could take a couple of days for past posts to show up. Some photos, info and past media links are available at www.barkingbuddhadoga.com and at ye ole blogspot account which you can access through aforementioned website. Thank you for your patience!
Wags and Woofs,
Brenda, Honey, Gus and Nelson
The big dogs at bootcamp:
We often have a lot of small dogs at Bootcamp Doga…but for some reason quite a few large dogs attended class on Monday. Totally cool…all sizes are welcome!
Bootcamp Doga can be beneficial for anyone wanting more of a workout. It’s also a nice way to introduce a not-so-social dog to the class by walking or running them with the other dogs before taking them into the studio for the doga.
On another note: Westside Yoga and Doga is about to kick off our Chi Challenge! This is going to be so fun…local businesses competing to raise money for charity by sending a representative to our Yoga and Doga classes for 2 months. Contestants will be judged on class attendance, blog posts, personal goals met and money raised for charity. We will donate additional funds to the winner’s charity of choice and give them an annual membership to Westside. Kicks off July 1!
We also are hosting an artist reception for Emily Rieman and benefit for Dog’s Deserve Better. This will be the 2nd Thursday in July for the West Seattle Artwalk..
Also…Barking Buddha Doga Teacher Training coming up at the end of July! We have a few spots available so email me if you are interested. It’s a good group this year, really looling forward to it!
Next Doga class is Saturday at 10:30 am. ( I don’t have photos from last Saturday’s class because I was in a hurry to watch the 2nd half of the U.S. vs England World Cup game, so I didn’t take photos after class, sorry!)
Have a terrific day!
Woofs, Wags and Hugs, Brenda, Honey, Gus, Nelson
This is Super Dog Pose. Super Dog Pose not only looks very cute, but it has some health benefits as well; It stretches the front legs and armpits of your dogi, increasing circulation and relaxation, stretches their belly and their innards, and promotes trust. Oh and did I mention it looks really cute? Super Dog, Super Cute. Always a crowd pleaser in demos.
Here are some class photos of Super Dog:
