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.
We are happy to announce we are offering $40,000 of retreat scholarships in our 2024 season! If you struggle to be able to pay the retreat tuition and also know you would benefit from coming to Feathered Pipe, please know YOU ARE WORTHY and we hope you consider applying. Read More
Play is a powerful, lighthearted, and spontaneous medium for self discovery. Laughter, an integral part of playful yoga, triggers the release of endorphins, the body's natural stress-busters. Approaching life in this manner, gives us permission to experience joy in the present moment. Read More
As long as I can remember, I've always been fascinated with the natural world. Growing up outside, amidst the towering mountains of Montana, living in alignment with the land and seasons and cradled under the big sky, foreshadowed something I would later rediscover through the practice of yoga in a BIG way – surrender. Read More
Filled with gratitude for all of you who make this possible, we’d like to share what’s in store for ‘24 at Feathered Pipe. Thanks for being on this journey with us. May ‘24 have many good things in store for you. Read More
In a world full of harshness and women being asked to do so much that our systems tend to be constantly overburdened - we need this. Rest. Enjoyable options. People taking care of us. Women holding space for us while we process whatever life transition we’re in. Read More
There is a mountain in western Tibet that stands alone in all its sacred glory. The Hindus call it Mount Kailas. The Tibetans call it Kang Rinpoche, “the precious one of ice.” This mountain represents The Almighty in concrete form, and man in his impermanence. Read More
“Feathered Pipe continues to do good in the world, for the world, even when it is difficult to forge ahead, especially when times are difficult —. The world comes together at Feathered Pipe!” ~Poonam Jain Read More
As the application of yoga for healing becomes increasingly prominent in the West, we must remain conscious of how it is happening. Is the application of yoga for healing remaining true to its origins while being adapted to meet Western cultural contexts? Read More
Back issues are one of the most common physical complaints people have. Learning to tune into spinal alignment, and learning to lengthen and compress your spine can do wonders for spinal health, both in the short and the long term. Read More
We humbly invite you to join us December 9 at 9 am Pacific / Noon Eastern for our annual LOVEfest and FUNdraiser. This feel-good online event is FREE to attend and we hope to see you there. It gives us a chance to get together and thank our community, get a glimpse of what we’ve accomplished, and a look towards the future. Read More
Meditation is the “listening” mind—the listening-to-Infinite-Mind-mind. And yoga is a way of learning to be in meditation all day long. In other words, listening inwardly with a quiet mind as many moments of the day as you can for the guidance and wisdom of Infinite Mind, God. Read More
In my reading of the Yoga Sutras, I have been influenced by many sacred texts, especially the Bhagavad Gita and the Gospels, both canonical and non-canonical. There are two sages who have been sources of great inspiration and clarity for me. Read More