Karen Watson Reeves chose the Ohio Club as the setting for Baby Grasshopper Pose. Photo by Fred Padilla. By Karen Watson Reeves [Contributor’s note: 2025 is the year we celebrate 12 years as The Yoga Place, and this calendar year, the setting for each month’s pose will be a business in our town that has exhibited “stay power.”] Baby Grasshopper Pose is a lighter variation of Grasshopper Pose, which is a
Karen Watson Reeves demonstrates Supine Twist Pose. Photo Fred Padilla. By Karen Watson Reeves [Contributor’s note: 2025 is the year we celebrate 12 years as The Yoga Place, and this calendar year the setting for each month’s pose will be a business in our town that has exhibited “stay power.”] There are several names for this yoga posture and a couple of pretty complicated Sanskrit names for this pose, but I
Karen Watson Reeves demonstrates three variations of Crocodile Pose. Photos by Lynn Janaskie. By Karen Watson Reeves[Contributor’s note: 2025 is the year we celebrate 12 years as The Yoga Place, and this calendar year, the setting for each month’s pose will be a business in our town that has exhibited “stay power.”] To my knowledge, there is no alligator pose in yoga, but there is a crocodile pose (with lots
Karen Watson Reeves demonstrates two variations of Thread the Needle Pose. Photos by Fred Padilla By Karen Watson Reeves [Contributor’s note: 2025 is the year we celebrate 12 years as The Yoga Place, and this calendar year the setting for each month’s pose will be a business in our town that has exhibited “stay power.”] Some days feel like a spa day. The physical body feels good, the emotions are in
Karen Watson Reeves demonstrates Mountain Pose at the steps of Jackson House Crisis Intervention. Photo by Fred Padilla By Karen Watson Reeves[Contributor’s note: 2025 is the year we celebrate 12 years as The Yoga Place, and this calendar year the setting for each month’s pose will be a business in our town that has exhibited “stay power.”] My guess is that when most of us think of yoga, we bring
Karen Watson Reeves demonstrates Reverse Triangle Pose in front of Dryden Pottery. By Karen Watson Reeves [Contributor’s note: 2025 is the year we celebrate 12 years as The Yoga Place, and this calendar year the setting for each month’s pose will be a business in our town that has exhibited “stay power.”] While researching the benefits of Reverse Triangle Pose, one of my texts describes the pose as a powerful standing
Karen Reeves demonstrates a very modified Sugarcane Pose. Photo by Fred Padilla. By Karen Watson Reeves [Contributor’s note: 2025 is the year we celebrate 12 years as The Yoga Place, and this calendar year the setting for each month’s pose will be a business in our town that has exhibited “stay power”] What is it they say about best-laid plans? With all the best of intentions, Fred and I went out
Karen Watson Reeves demonstrates Hero Pose in front of Lauray’s The Diamond Center. Photo by Fred Padilla. By Karen Watson Reeves[Contributor’s note: 2025 columns will feature locally established businesses of over 12 years as the setting for the yoga pose.] I can only speak for myself, but by the time February arrives, I am done with gloomy, dark, damp, dreary, and COLD winter. I am anticipating the thaw of spring
Karen Watson Reeves demonstrates Apanasana Pose at Tiny Town on Whittington Avenue. Photo by Fred Padilla. By Karen Watson Reeves[Contributor’s note: 2025 begins our celebration of twelve years of The Yoga Place and nearly seven years of writing for The Springs Magazine—both reasons to revel. A goal of this article each month is to feature a different yoga pose in a different location in the Spa City area. While twelve
While demonstrating Head to Knee pose, Karen Watson Reeves is hoping to convince Santa she’s on the Nice List. Photo by Fred Padilla. By Karen Watson ReevesNaughty or nice? How has it been with you this year? Which list will Santa find you on? If you are in disbelief mode (not in Santa, of course, but how can it even be December??) you might be experiencing a bit of stress
Karen Watson Reeves demonstrates Cow Pose while Krista Machen jokingly offers her a handful of hay. Photos by Fred Padilla. By Karen Watson ReevesTo begin this article, I ask the same question that started last month’s feature, but in reverse: can one even do Cow Pose without Cat Pose (October’s yoga pose)? And the answer repeats last month’s with a resounding yes, but we seldom do. Another repeat from last
Karen Watson Reeves found a spooky location to demonstrate Cat Pose. Photo by Fred Padilla. By Karen Watson ReevesFirstly, can one even do Cat Pose without Cow Pose? (The answer is yes, but we seldom do.) Secondly, look for the counter pose (cow) in next month’s edition of The Springs Magazine. Thirdly, I am so grateful for the spooky setting with Skelly shared by friend and yogi, Krista Machen. It
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“Brady Roseberry” Featured at the Big Steam & Roots Music Festival Photography by Jay Hiatt FIRST – Check out the Gallery Walk $250 Gift Card Giveaway on Pg. 4! Hello, Hot Springs! As we lean into the autumn equinox, we’re celebrating with a burst of blues, hometown pride, and one seriously striking cover. This month features
By Jennifer Case By Erin Wood The Carework Project: Reckoning with Love, Labor, and the Living World is the third book by Conway resident and University of Central Arkansas creative writing professor Jennifer Case, released last month from Trinity University Press. Combining elements of memoir, collage, interview, research, and cultural reflection, The Carework Project probes what care
Can you find this mural in downtown Hot Springs? Text a selfie in front of it to receive a free drop-in at The Yoga Place for any class in September. 501-651-0545. Photo by Missy Conry. By Missy Conry & Melissa Stevens In yoga, balance is about more than simply standing on one
The transition into autumn signals the busy back-to-school shopping season. As autumn approaches, style is taking a richer turn, and The Velvet Attic Boutique is bringing the season’s changing look to downtown Hot Springs. Their curated autumn lineup mixes seasonal colors, balances rich textures and versatile layers, and features transition-ready
