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The 102nd of Gregory Ormson's yogainspirationals is published in March, 2023 issue of Om Yoga Magazine. Read on for more on how to keep your yoga playful, while at the same time focused and aligned with who you are. #yogasong

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Dr. Bob Ahern of Ohio State University recommends my book. #yogasong#ohiostate,#bobahern#yogabooks#yogalife#yoga#bookreview#gregoryormson#amwriting https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck8qx0Ztshc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Camel pose in yoga.

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From YOGA SONG Chapter 16, “Yogatecture: Blueprint of Transformation” Physical asana is not just movement, it’s also the ground and heart of an embodied spiritual practice because asana is a moving prayer. Many people pray in church, in nature, in a building, or some other religious setting, but these prayers most often exclude movement. Prayer without the body misses spiritual embodiment, and if spirituality is not embodied in people, then where is it? Doing yoga, we learn to open our bodies in asana, and when doing so, we are also opening spirit, mind, consciousness, and the energy body. When yoga asana, and the practice of meditation open the physical body, all other aspects of the koshas follow; this makes asana an expression of gratitude and a moving prayer: a physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual action. Yoga-prayers are not asking for something; rather, they are our full mind, body, and spirit response to breath and life itself. “Asana is a sacred offering,” Iyengar wrote. He was right, but its a sacred receiving too, where yogis receive the benefits of embodying asanas, mobilizing prana, surrendering our cares, and focusing our monkey minds. In that way asana is prayer, and this prayer is a yoga song of gratitude for life. This is transformational – because it involves all aspects of the human being — and it’s the foundation of yogatecture. It's both the blueprint for yoga and the map to completion of the yogi. Get your copies of my book, YOGA SONG online with one of the links here or ask me to inscribe and mail one to you! https://www.amazon.com/dp/8182539595?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/yoga-song-dr-gregory-ormson/1141800615 Yoga under the sycamore trees, Peoria, ILL. #yogasong#gregoryormson#yogainspirationals#yogaauthor#yogalife#nmualumni#uwlalumni#arizonayogaconnection#asanajournalmagazine#omyogamagazine https://www.instagram.com/p/CjJPWa1Pzfn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Thank to OM Yoga Magazine (UK) May 2021, for the 99th publication of my #yogainspirationals. See link for "Yoga as life-altering gift." https://gregoryormson.com/?p=4705&preview=true #breathnotes#omyogamagazine#yogapractice#yogalife#yogacoacharizona#wellness#slowdownandbreathe#icantbreathe#sankalpa#alignment#bestamericansportswriting2020#yogaeverywhere#arizonayogateacher#motorcyclingyogig#gregoryormson#getwell#staywell#getupstandup#nmualumni#uwlaxalumni https://www.instagram.com/p/CODMV0gDXkX/?igshid=1qh53sdpu6x6i

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Its cool. Rochak Publishing of India sent me The Taj Mahal Review, Vol. 22, 1 with PR for my book, Yoga Song, included. I've been to the Taj Mahal once, and published a story in CutBank online about the train ride getting there. #yogasong #yogainspirationals, #gregoryormson, #yogalife, #yogabooks, #rochakpress, #tajmahalreview, #amwriting, #cutbank (at Lake DuBay Shores Campground) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiaPnjgrbH_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Song-Dr-Gregory-Ormson/dp/8182539595 #yogasong#yogalife#yogabooks#yogainspirationals#gregoryormson#yogaandleather#thefoundryyogaaz#thefoundryyoga#truthforceonyourmat##rochalpress#asanajournal#omyogamagazine#elephantwriter#andiappanyoga https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce_17Ecpiff/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Advanced praise for YOGA SONG from Asana International Yoga Journal to be published on International Yoga Day, June 21, 2022 Asana Journal contributor Dr. Gregory Ormson is writing a book called Yoga Song. He's written several popular titles in the past for our readers, including "Enter the Master, Enter the Child," "Making Heroes," "By a Thread," "Truth Force on Your Mat," "Yogi, Heal Thyself," and "Release into Savasana." Here, words of endorsement from Dr. Yogananth Andiappan, esteemed yoga teacher, scholar, and leader of the Andiappan Yoga Colleges in India and Hong Kong. "Gregory Ormson is a well-known author, who frequently contributes to the Asana International Yoga Journal. He expresses his sense of humour, admiration for yoga, and love of motorbike through his poetry. This (Yoga Song) is fascinating and inspiring to read . . . it is apparent from the beginning of his writings that he loves yoga and that his view of the practice and discipline of yoga is extraordinary. I would like to highlight a particuar paragraph which stands out to me and shows his sincerity and deep connection to the practice. 'In the play of yoga, we invest all we are from the inside, here and now. The yoga we embody then becomes a defining storyline in our role. We are wise to invest in ourselves now, live it now, and find alignment within self.'" There will be a book review in the June 2022 issue of Asana Journal, which is dedicated to International Yoga Day. This video shows Dr. Greg playing the sitar with one of the his yoga songs lyrics. #nmualumni#uwlaxalumni#gregoryormson Updates @ gregoryormson.com (at Mesa, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdx-mLULXst/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Coming this summer.

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A paragrph from the full text (below) written originally as: “Endowed With Longing for Connection.”

Perfection in yoga may have been an ancient goal, and to achieve that goal many yogis spent time alone and in isolation; but I don’t know anyone with perfection on their bucket list. I’ve not heard anyone say, “Yea, I want to become the perfect yogi, to levitate, reach santosha, and become one with God.

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June issue of Brown Bag Online called takes readers and listeners on a journey through the solar and lunar system in word and sound; it highlights the individual story - and music of each story - with the complicated tangle in the biggest of big pictures. Issue 3 is dedicated to Jackson Rose, described as an artist and open soul. Links to click in and listen to my narration and guitar in "Voices from The Woodland," a story about WOJB Radio from Reserve, Wisconsin, which Brown Bag has linked to Mercury. Issue includes other fine music, writing, and my narration of "Whale Song From the Corners of Eternity," a piece I wrote in Hawaii and its under link to planet Neptune in #brownbagonline. Link here: https://brownbagonline/issue-3/mercury/ #WOJB, #laccourteoreilles #spokenword #brownbaglito #acousticguitar #gregoryormson (at East Mesa, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQbTHZejHeS/?utm_medium=tumblr

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At its core, writing is a risky disclosure because it reveals what we love; therefore, writers and their products are fragile and vulnerable. Our tender disclosure of precious stories is miraculous and audacious. We dare to concretize the fragile, and celebrate authors that remystify the banal. Out of it, Harry and Hogwarts are born while children find escape and adults reconnect with wonder.

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The Diamond Speaks in Runes, my story in The Twin Bill, a literary baseball publication from New York. Thank you Scott Bolohan for suggestions and Russell Thorburn helping me turn a final phrase to its 9th inning close. I’ve learned the best stories are community affairs and it takes good writers and editors to hit the ball. For baseball stories that take you out to the park - any park, like my Michigan backyard, check out The Twin Bill at thetwinbill.com. Thanks to Mark Bolohan for your touching art work. Baseball starts with a glove and ball. #catch#playball#sportswriting2020#menomonieindians#uwlacrossealumni#nmualumni#gregoryormson (at East Mesa, Arizona)
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What's your dapper choice. Blue, brown, maroon, or white? 

The DGR (distinguished gentlemans ride) will be a solo event this year. I’m riding and fund raising for men's health programs Sunday, September 27. I'll start about 10:00 am Sunday and ride to Postino's in Gilbert for a break and then ride home to Mesa, AZ.

I've written about the DGR before, but in case you haven't seen it, the link below takes you to my fund raising page. 

I'll wear the dapper gear with the most votes for the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2020. 

https://gfolk.me/GregoryOrmson288222