Four Keys to Effective Recovery with Kylie Frederick
When you hear the word recovery, you may immediately think of recovering from an injury. But recovery is essential to you as a weightlifter, climber, or group fitness attendee, too! Recovery allows your muscles to repair and your muscle glycogen (energy stores) to refill. Both of these are key components to athletic performance and getting […]
Share the Love: It’s Friendship February
It’s Friendship February! Traditionally, this is a month filled with pink and red hearts and cheap chocolate treats, but more importantly, it’s the perfect month to expand your friendship circle…and we’re not just saying that because Friendship February is fun to say and makes a great alliteration. Whether you’re searching for your next belay buddy, […]
Sticking To Your New Year’s Resolutions
It’s January, which means the Front is filled with old and new climbers, yoga enthusiasts, and those looking for new hobbies to get them stronger. We love the extra company! And we love hearing your reasons for spending time with us. Because it’s the beginning of a new year, many reasons surround personal New Year’s […]
Tai Chi: A Mysterious Answer
Few things in this world are so misunderstood as tai chi chuan. Over the years I think I must have heard all of the guesses; it’s a dance, it’s a calisthenic exercise, it’s a martial art that doesn’t work for actual fighting, it’s a moving meditation, it’s a way to get magical powers, it’s simply […]
Yoga: A Journey in Self-Acceptance
When I first started practicing yoga, I never thought it would invite me to look at the stories I tell myself, allow me to dismantle my life, and question everything I ever thought. When we hear the word yoga it can spark a wide range of different images or thoughts. Some may think of yoga […]
Studying Ashtanga: Sarah Jane’s Yoga Training in Mysore India
According to Sanatana Dharma, or Hinduism, time is perceived to be cycling through 4 different epochs, or yugas. We are in the final epoch: Kali Yuga, the material age. In the great Indian epic The Mahabharata, believed to have originated around 3000 B.C., the sage Vyasa says, “In the Kali Yuga, the duties of the […]
Meditation and ‘Being’ Happiness
Whenever one goes through airport security or any checkout counters at stores, it is almost impossible not to see the vast majority of people waiting in line with eyes glued to their cellphones. Sure, there may be some doing productive work, but you can bet a lot of them are mindlessly scrolling through social media […]
A Holiday Recipe to Share
Well, friends, were cruising through this month of gratitude and today is a good day to be grateful for something chocolatey and delicious, don’t you think? Actually, there are few days (if any?) that there’s not something to be grateful for. Chocolate truffles, boys and girls! That’s what’s on the menu, and we took it […]
Which Yoga Class is Best For You?
Yoga is a holistic practice that benefits every body and every mind. It is a great solution to stress, anxiety, and depression. We offer many different styles – we all face each day as a slightly different person with different bodily needs. If you need recovery from pushing your body to the extreme: Try our […]
Healthy Eating Tips
Namaste, yogis of The Front! Let’s talk about eating. As much as yoga is seen as a means of purifying and strengthening our bodies through physical exercise and postures, there are other tools, practices, and guidelines that can help us bring yoga into the other parts of our life that occur off the yoga mat. […]
