The Feathered Pipe has been blessed to host many of the foremost teachers, guides and wisdom holders within the realm of yoga, meditation, spirituality, health and wellness during our four-plus decades of existence. The Feathered Pipe Blog offers you the opportunity to explore more deeply their thoughts and insights for opening to experience a more healthful and fulfilling life.
As we head into the final month of the 2024 retreat program schedule at the Feathered Pipe Ranch, we wanted to reach out and thank all who have joined us this summer for what has been a remarkable season of togetherness, healing, and inspired hope for the future. Read More
If you’ve been to the Ranch, have you fumbled for words to describe to your friends and family what it’s like there? I have. I’ve labored to string words together that convey the ineffable qualities and spirit of the place. Read More
How can performing pranayama with an emphasis on control contribute to such mental conditions as anxiety? The explanation is that the breath lies at the intersection of body, conscious mind, and unconscious mind, and thus has a direct effect on all three. Read More
Every once in a while, a dazzling act of generosity comes our way when we need it most. It leaves us grateful, humbled, and delighted that we share this world with such benevolent souls. Read More
As we struggle with the new reality of a global epidemic, the elderly and those with chronic health conditions seem to be at the highest risk of poor outcomes with COVID-19. But as has been noted, not all poor outcomes are associated with these groups. Read More
Before you write me off as a peace-loving hippie, let me assure you nothing could be further from the truth. I am a third generation Soldier from Boston, whose sarcasm only intensified with a 12 month deployment to Helmand Province and one of my fellow platoon leaders appropriately nicknamed me “No Brakes Courtney”. Read More
Our team has been busy cleaning and opening up the facilities of the Feathered Pipe Ranch, as well as making many improvements in preparation for opening. As much as the late May snow tries to restrain us (springtime in Montana), we are ready to officially kick off our 2024 retreat season! Read More
We humans are clever in our various strategies to try and avoid feeling the ups and downs of life. We can try to escape by busying ourselves, hoping that we won’t be affected by them. Read More
This is a story of how I learned to compost the “shit” in my life and see that every moment in time plays out for a reason, leading to The Dandelion Effect we all live in whether we know it consciously or not. Read More
As we look toward the season ahead — and even further toward next year’s 50th anniversary — when we are inviting many of our long-time alumni teachers back to celebrate this incredible milestone with us — we are reflecting on what has remained constant. Read More
In the years since, I have come to realize that doing “just the right amount” is applicable off the mat in almost anything I undertake. Isn’t this exactly what the practice of yoga is meant to help us understand? We settle into a pose, notice where it is today, feel its essence, assess its wants and then do the needful. Read More
Ardha Chandrasana, the Half Moon pose is said to resemble the image of an Indian moon floating in the sky. The Sanskrit word Chandra also refers to the qualities of brilliance or shine of the moon. Although the torso is not dangling but is held up by strong legs, a lightness and freedom can be experienced in this pose as if you can radiate in all directions. Read More