Equilibrium

I attended my first Loft event in 2008. It was fun going back after a two-year break...but it made me sort of sad looking around and seeing so many familiar things...where the table was set that was selling t-shirts from a local artist...where the cashier took your money before entering the room...where the crowds of people stood...and yet so many things were different. Me being one of them.

Anyway.

This is the description that is posted on the Loft events page:

Saturday, April 26, 8 p.m.

EQULIBRIUM SPOKEN WORD SERIES

ISHLE PARK

Ishle Park is a Korean American woman who is the former Poet Laureate of Queens, New York. She has performed her unique blend of poetry & song across the United States, Cuba, New Zealand, Singapore, and Korea. Her first book, The Temperature of This Water, is the winner of three literary awards including the PEN America Beyond Margins Award for Outstanding Writers of Color. Ishle has opened for artists such as KRS-One, Ben Harper, De La Soul, and Saul Williams. The New York Times wrote, "Ms. Park has an angelic face and the soul of a rock star."

$5/$3 Loft members and students

There were other artists there...so I'm not sure why they weren't mentioned on the events page.

I'll have to try to make it to more of these types of events...although I find that my mind can't stop spinning afterwards and then I feel so exhausted all weekend.

Twin Cities Yoga Studio Reviews

I am going to start compiling a list of all the yoga places in the Twin Cities that I've been to and what I think about them to assist other fellow yogis. It's going to be mainly in Minneapolis or St. Paul b/c I don't live driving all over the place. So far...of course...I am in love with Core Power Yoga...This summer, I'll do a better job with exploring other yoga studios to let everyone know.

So far, I've been to these CorePower locations:

St. Louis Park

Minneapolis
Great selection of yoga stuff here too. You can buy Lululemon (my current fav!), mats, bags etc.

Uptown

CorePower is great because the first week is free! So you can try as many classes you like...and don't worry - you'll get hooked. Yoga is a workout, but also relaxing and a great way to unwind.

Other yoga studios I've been to:

Yogastudio
Plymouth, MN

This place is good b/c you can try unlimited yoga for $20 a week! I thought the hot classes weren't quite hot enough. The room is pretty long, so you can get a space by the mirror if you like checking your form. I didn't like the fact that the restroom was right in the studio, so it was awkward if you wanted to use it in the middle of class!

University of Minnesota Rec Center
Minneapolis, MN

They have yoga classes here, but the space isn't the best. Classes are inexpensive - I think they're about $8 for non-students. Or you can buy a fitpass and go more often.

Lifetime Fitness Locations
Plymouth
New Hope