A Multifaceted Yogi

Even yogis need a little extra help sometimes. Todd Bauer is Charm City Yoga owners, Chris and Kim’s personal trainer. On these winter days when the weather doesn’t always cooperate, Kim isn’t able to ride her bike to the studio. Of course, Kim credits her physique to her vigorous yoga practice, but in order to stay strong as a cyclist, Kim turns to Todd. Todd is also a yogi and understands the benefits of adding a yoga practice to your fitness regimen. We asked Todd to tell us a little about how he uses yoga to find balance in his life, and in the lives of his clients. Read More…

Cultivate Generosity Through the Practice

“The path for those who are climbing to spiritual heights is selfless action (that’s Karma yoga).” -Bhagavad Gita

Suzanne Cary, who graduated from our teacher training in 2009, has committed her practice to bringing yoga to underserved communities. In 2009, she went to Cambodia with Seane Corn and her “Off the Mat, Into the World” program, and raised $24,000 for that organization. Now, Suzanne is committed to being an ambassador for the Africa Yoga Project. AYP offers daily free Baptiste yoga classes for the slums of Nairobi to over 4000 students every week, and trains the locals to be yoga teachers, enabling them to not only keep the yoga spirit alive in their community, but also giving them a career. AYP also brings fresh water and food to those communities, feeding their bodies as well as their souls. Read More…

Our Response to NYT

Last week, the New York Times posted an article entitled “How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body.” Not surprisingly, this article has raised some eyebrows, not just in the CCY community, but throughout the yoga world in general. Kim penned a response to set yogis’ minds at ease.

Dear Teachers and Students,

I wanted to write a response to the NYT article featuring yoga teacher Glenn Black. Although, at the end of the article he blames his stenosis on “40 years of extreme backbends and twists” I would contend, and I am sure he would agree, that during that time of grasping and achieving, he was not practicing yoga. Read More…

Tweet-Fest Contest!

For the month of January, we’re holding a Tweet-fest contest! Log on to your Perkville account and tweet why you love Charm City Yoga! Tag your tweet with the hashtag #love and we’ll pick our favorite. The winner will get a Charm City Yoga t-shirt! We’ll announce the winner on February 2nd, so get to tweeting! You’ll get 10 Perkville points just for tweeting anyway, so it’s a win-win for everyone!