Feathered Pipe

01/06/2026

"Supta Padangusthasana is my go-to pose for lower back pain. In this asana the back muscles and hamstrings are safely stretched while the back is supported by the floor, preventing it from rounding or pushing backwards.

The correct actions in the pose help create traction in the lower back while the asymmetrical nature of the stretch can balance tension and distortion on the two sides of the back."

Supta Padangusthasana is my go-to pose for lower back pain. In this asana the back muscles and hamstrings are safely stretched while the back is supported by the floor, preventing it from rounding or pushing backwards.

01/06/2026

A brand-new year has cracked open, and before we rush headlong into it, I want to pause, turn around, and bow a little. Maybe even a lot.

Reflect on the past year with us in our latest newsletter! Read more here: https://featheredpipe.com/feathered-pipe-newsletter/expanding-light-of-the-new-year/

01/06/2026

“You too can be a light in someone’s darkness this season, or any time.”

Dharma practitioner Mark Van Buren shares a story to help you open your heart, slow down, and pay attention with extra warmth and care this season.

01/05/2026

Wanting to begin the New Year with a meditation practice you’ll stick to? Augusta Kantra, who will be teaching at the Ranch this summer September 20th-26th, is offering a month long meditation series which includes daily 2-5 minute guided meditation audios and a reflection on the practice. If you are wanting to support your journey to mindfulness and awareness, check out the link below to register for the Daily Refuge Meditation Ritual!

Link Here: https://www.centerforlivingmindfully.com/the-daily-refuge

01/05/2026

We are very, very excited to announce our brand new online Feathered Pipe Main Hall Workshop Series! 💚🌲🧘

We will be featuring teachers from our upcoming 2026 retreat program season for online, live and interactive mini-workshops where you can practice with your favorite teachers and as well explore our other teachers’ powerful and inspiring teaching.

You will get a flavor of some of our incredible teachers and have an opportunity for a live Q&A after the class! Keep your eye out for more details about the series which will be starting in just a few weeks ✨

This beautiful artwork was done by Gayle DeGeurin!

01/03/2026

"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 Dorinda Nyberg's full blog post here: https://featheredpipe.com/feathered-pipe-blog/dorinda-nyberg-do-needful/

01/02/2026

Don't miss the first full moon of 2026!

The first full moon of 2026 has arrived.

01/01/2026

Annie Carpenter brings her renowned SmartFLOW yoga methodology to Feathered Pipe for the first time with this new retreat.

The SmartFLOW Yoga methodology honors traditional yoga wisdom while inviting innovative inquiry. SmartFlow aims to build and sustain strength and increasing awareness in our bodies, steady attention in our minds, and patience and kindness in our hearts

Find out more about Balancing Strength and Ease from September 12-18 below!

Feathered Pipe Ranch, September 12 - 18, 2026: Join founder of SmartFLOW Yoga Annie Carpenter in beautiful Montana to fully fall in love with your practice & inspire others to do the same.

01/01/2026

The Feathered Pipe Ranch and Family wants to wish you all a Happy New Year and peace in 2026! We can’t wait to all be sat under the Montana big sky with our community this coming summer. May joy, prosperity, and good energy be with us all🫶✨

01/01/2026

"When we think about new year’s resolutions, we often think about changing our habits or new setting goals around food, exercise and work. But why not take our reading seriously too?

Social media reading platforms often ask us to set annual reading goals based on the number of books we plan to read. But there are all kinds of reading resolutions worth making. They might be diving deep into one author, books instead of phones before bed, or finding ways to support local writing culture through what you read."

New year’s reading resolutions are a fun way to take your reading seriously. Here are some ideas – from no phones before bed, to deep diving into one author’s work.

12/31/2025

The Yoga Sanctuary ’s week-long retreat is an invitation to step away from the noise and into a community of practice. Together we’ll share space that encourages meaningful connection—space to go beyond the surface level, to listen deeply, and to be fully present with yourself and others.

Find out more about Beneath the Wide Montana Sky from September 5-12 below!

The Yoga Sanctuary's week-long retreat at Feathered Pipe Ranch is an invitation to step away from the noise and into a community of practice.

12/31/2025

"This time of year has a way of asking us to take stock. Not just of calendars and commitments, but of ourselves. We’re invited, sometimes gently, sometimes insistently, to look back, assess, summarize, and then look ahead and imagine who we’re supposed to become next.

There’s a subtle pressure to produce a narrative of progress, to point to something concrete and say, ‘See? This is what I did. This is who I am.’ "

We live in a culture that’s very good at celebrating outcomes and very bad at recognizing presence. We’re trained to look for proof of worth in accumulation, advancement, and visible success. But some of the most essential contributions in a life—care, listening, attunement, guidance, steadine...