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FREE 30 minute Advanced Foundations Study Module at Kundalini Yoga Boston!

Join Doreen Hing, founder of Plank, luxury accessories for yoga and beyond on February 12th and 26th at 9:30am for a FREE 30 minute Advanced Foundations Study Module at Kundalini Yoga Boston! Your contribution will provide insightful feedback to help us formulate an outline for a series of impactful workshops. The goal of the collaboration is to enhance the Kundalini #Yoga Kriyas for body awareness and activation with Plank’s Advanced Foundation System of uncommon grounding tools and observations. If you’re...
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• Doreen Hing

Get Grounded Workshop coming to Yoga Joy!

Get Grounded Workshop coming to Yoga Joy!We are excited to announce the first of Plank's #GetGrounded: Deepen Your Yoga Foundations Workshops, which will be held at Yoga Joy Studio in Gloucester, MA on Thursday, January, 15th from 5-6pm.In this workshop, Doreen Hing, creator of Plank® Yoga Mats, will guide you to develop an investigative curiosity into the depth of grounding to enhance stability, lifts, power and more within your yoga practice.Let’s get more curious about...
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• Doreen Hing

SUP, Yo(ga)!

  Have you tried the hottest new workout in town? Take your practice off the mat and cool down with some ‪#‎SUP‬ (Stand Up Paddleboard) ‪#‎YOGA‬ this August! According to Boston.com, "SUP Yoga adds a new, exciting twist to an age-old practice." In this physical and mental style of yoga, "you are constantly engaging your core, along with smaller subsets of muscles throughout your body" in order to stabilize yourself. So you can still practice your Ridiculous Body Awareness™...
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• Doreen Hing

When Dad finally agreed to go to yoga class…

  When I asked my mum to come to yoga class, I thought Dad would use the time to do some work he always seems to have to do. So I was thrilled that my dad agreed to come too... My parents live in Brunei. Where? Exactly, I respond. Anyway, not sure if you've experienced this when you haven't seen loved ones for a long time, especially parents, but many emotions come to mind & heart. Joy...
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• Doreen Hing

Boston Strong - Runners Unite with FREE Ridiculous Body Awareness™ Workshops this week!

Today marks the one year anniversary of a day that shook all of Boston, the Marathon Bombings. We continue to stay strong as a city, as we heal in the aftermath of this tragedy. As many of you know, Plank is a Boston based company, so to give back to our local Runners, we are offering 3 FREE Ridiculous Body Awareness™ Runner's Workshops this week at South Boston Yoga and the Boston Athletic Club.We hope you will join us to...
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• Doreen Hing

The Most Ridiculous Body Awareness™ Runner's Workshop Ever!

  Are you a runner looking to learn powerful, tangible techniques to help you better connect to your power source when in motion? Want to discover how to run Heart Break Hill with a smile?Join Daniele Britt, founder of BrittYoga Therapy, Kristin Khederian and Plank Yoga Mats for the Most Ridiculous Body Awareness™ Runner's Workshop ever!  The Boston Athletic Club (653 Summer St.) in South Boston will be hosting two of these workshops on Thursday,...
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• Doreen Hing

Top Holiday Gifts for Curious Yogis

Searching for the Perfect Gift for your Favorite Yogi? Look no further, we've polled our friends and ambassadors and have come up with our Top Holiday Gifts for Curious Yogis. We recommend purchasing early for a stress-less Holiday Season.  1) Plank Yoga Mats - a no brainer! Pick up one of our patented Connect Yoga Mats® for your favorite Yogi. We promise it will help them to discover deeper connections in their yoga practice, both...
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• Doreen Hing

PlankTip of the Week: Use Yoga Therapy Balls for Tight/Sore Muscles

  It's true, as Yogis we often push ourselves to the limits both physically and mentally, which sometimes leads to tight and achy muscles. The best cure we've found is incorporating regular usage of Yoga Therapy Balls into our weekly Yoga Practice. A deep roll before class will open and melt the fascia around hands and feet, allowing for a deeper body to mat connection and more solid foundations in your practice. And, after reading Why Fascia Matters To...
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• Doreen Hing

Happy Birthday Tao Porchon-Lynch, a Beautiful Yogini!

​Happy 95th Birthday to ‪#‎Yoga‬ teacher, Tao Porchon-Lynch! Isn't she stunning and inspiring?  “Yoga is a dance within…and then something inside you grows so big, it spills out like champagne, that’s when you dance on the outside.” ~ Tao Porchon-Lynch   To read more about the wonder that is Tao, CLICK HERE.   How long do you hope to be practicing Yoga for?
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• Doreen Hing

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