Yogi Highlights

This is the 13th(!) in our ongoing series celebrating our happy customers. This week we’re profiling Haley Krehbiel, who we first met at a local yoga conference here in Minneapolis. Haley is a sweet SWEET loving soul and it’s our honor to feature her as our yogi highlight this week. Haley has drive, ambition, lots and lots of creativity, and a willingness to adventure and experience new things — she is what many would call a “go-getter”. She is also a tender-hearted listener, someone willing to be present without giving advice or having all the answers. She practices being present — being right...

This is the twelfth in our ongoing series celebrating our happy customers. This week we’re profiling Lori Spiralke, whose photos by the lake naturally made us think of the 4th of July here in Minnesota. She said the Big Raven Yoga mat she selected, Water, Wind, Fire & Earth, drew her in simply because of its vivid, vibrant colors. Thank you so much, Lori, for being such a friend and fan of Big Raven Yoga — we feel the same about you! QTell us a little bit about yourself… AI’m a free spirit who’s always trying to fulfill my life’s purpose. I...

This is the eleventh in our ongoing series celebrating our happy customers. This week we’re profiling Kate Homan, a yogi from Wisconsin. Kate is a long-time yogi and friend of Big Raven Yoga. Kate is a digital marketing strategist, wine aficionado and lover of the Art Deco style. She said the Big Raven Yoga mat she selected, The Path of Enlightenment, called to her in a way that reminded her of the beauty of the 1920’s. Kate has been an incredible cheerleader for what we do — even selecting a design for her grandmother and referring lots of friends. We are grateful...

This is the tenth (tenth!) in our ongoing series celebrating our happy customers. This week we’re profiling Sonja Meyer, the “Uprooted Yogi”. Her husband of 20 years passed away this past September, leaving her as a single mom of two adult and two teenage children. During this difficult time, the camaraderie of her fellow students has been instrumental in her healing and spiritual growth.It is our honor to highlight this very special woman and yoga lover. QTell us a little bit about yourself… AI am going through an amazing journey of self discovery right now. My husband of 20 years passed...

This is the ninth in our ongoing series celebrating our happy customers. This week we’re profiling Maria Markman, a yogi and pastor-in-training from Minnesota and now living in southern California (not far from our daughter-designer Hannah, actually).A lot of non-yoga people assume that yogis are Buddhists or atheists, but Maria is proof positive that yoga and godliness not only aren't contradictory, but are in many ways complementary. Yoga, like prayer, is a form of meditation, a way of communing with your body, communing with those around you, communing with your surroundings, and simultaneously focusing both inward and outward.For many, yoga is...