Author: 8 Limbs Yoga

Here we are in July. It’s kind of incomprehensible. Last time we touched on our journey through the first two of the eight limbs of yoga, we discussed tapas, turning up the heat, the third niyama. And oh how the heat has been turned up. Eyes have been opened. Hearts have been broken. People are […]

Greetings fellow practitioners, This particular moment in time has revealed an old truth, in an entirely different way. Right now our country is in the throes of a global health crisis, but we’ve always had a sickness called racism. The current pandemic thrust this reality, one that affects everyone but to very different degrees, into […]

What happens when we heat something up? It can burn, if there is too much heat, but it can also purify and transform. That’s how you make magic happen in the kitchen, or in metalwork – the application of heat has the power to radically alter a substance. The second Niyama (personal observance, the second limb […]

Wazhma Samizay, thoughtful owner of Capitol Hill store Retail Therapy, lovingly compiled the following resources and gave us permission to share them with you all.  If you have either seen your hours reduced or lost your job and worried about health insurance please know that king county has some amazing resources set up for us as […]

Join us on 8 Limbs Yoga Centers Livestream, with over 50 Yoga + Fitness classes/week! Livestream Schedule or Register in MindBody Classes will continue to be added/adjusted so keep checking the schedule. If you are asked for a passcode use 8limbs.  Support 8 Limbs Yoga Centers by purchasing props through Manduka’s  “Support Our Studio” program. Click here to […]

Ah Yoga. So many of us are leaning into its support at this very uncertain time. It is a physical practice that can be a lifeline, and it has philosophical underpinnings that can guide us into the unknown. As we continue our monthly journey through the Yamas and Niyamas, April brings us to santosha, the second Niyama […]

WOW. We are SO GRATEFUL. When we threw ourselves into launching a Livestream platform in order to keep 8 Limbs classes “alive” and keep yoga in your lives, we had no idea what to expect. We built it and you came! You love your teachers, and yoga, and you are dedicating time in your week (some […]

Join us on 8 Limbs Yoga Centers Livestream, with over 40 Yoga + Fitness classes/week! Livestream Schedule or Register in MindBody Classes will continue to be added/adjusted so keep checking the schedule. If you are asked for a passcode use 8limbs.  Support 8 Limbs Yoga Centers by purchasing props through Manduka’s  “Support Our Studio” program. Click here to […]

PLEASE NOTE: This information is now out of date, please see our newest Blog for an update. We have closed our physical spaces and have begun Livestreaming. Today (and possibly tomorrow) it is all FREE TO ALL, as soon as we are able to work out the kinks we will be offering live-streaming at no […]

As flu season continues, and concerns around the spread of Covid-19 increase, 8 Limbs is taking several precautions, and ask that students join us in our effort to practice Saucha in our studios: Wash hands thoroughly before and after practice. Limit touching your face (yes, we know it’s hard!) Bring/use your own mat and props and/or towels […]