Kara Pelicano

As the end of October nears, Modo Yoga's 30-Day Challenge wraps up soon, too. Each May and October, Modo holds a 30-Day Challenge where you push yourself to practice asana each day, with the money from the challenge participants being donated to charity. If you haven't practiced at Modo Yoga before, it's like none other. It's a challenging asana practice in a heated room, but, just as with a complete yoga practice, there's so much more to Modo than just the asana. They pride

Designated by the Department of Health & Human Services, September is officially observed as National Yoga Month! It may seem as though everyone knows about yoga, especially with its recent rise in popularity, but there remains some folks who just don't know what it's all about. Now is the time to spread the word! Not only does yoga stretch your muscles, calm your mind, and hone your focus, yoga has been known to have many other magical benefits: relieves stress improves post

This past Friday I held my first yoga class at Jorge Gurgel Mixed Martial Arts + Crossfit gym. It was amazing! Lots of support from friends, trainers, and gym members. Here's a short testimonial from one of JGMMA's members that I've posted to my Facebook (it's a huge video and would shut this site DOWN). His thoughts on what yoga can bring to an MMA training are exactly the reason I wanted to offer yoga to their members: a way to stretch out all those hard-worked muscles and

A quick update to remind myself and YOU that you can do anything you set your mind to. Getting over the fear and believing in yourself are two very powerful tools in getting things accomplished. It's a big week for me--big life changes in place. Also, I never ever thought I'd be able to do a handstand, and although my form is terrible right now, I am upside down and loving it. I've been able to stay up for about 10 seconds! Next is perfecting my form, bringing my shoulders do

This week, thanks to a good friend and trainer at JGMMA, I was able to sit down with Jorge Gurgel and the folks at his JGMMA + Crossfit Gym and discuss bringing in a yoga program to their school to help balance out the intense muscle training their members go through. I'm very excited to announce that beginning Friday, April 11, we will start a month-long preview of the yoga program, with ME at the helm leading classes! Every Friday evening at 7:00pm, we'll hold an hour-long

As I set out to make myself more professional and legit, I am embarking on a new blog journey! This blog will be dedicated to my yoga teachings and experiences, and may feature some freelance marketing/social media stuff from time to time. I invite you to tell me what you think of my site so far! If you'd like to see what yoga classes I'm teaching, check out my YOGA page. Thanks for stopping by, and keep checking back for updates! #welcome #yoga #freelance #new