Yoga Calendars for 2013

by kajohu

The 2013 yoga calendars are available now. Yoga calendars can be inspiring for your own practice as well as decorative.

Yoga calendars can be used for decoration and for inspiration for your own yoga practice, as well as for keeping track of your important dates and meetings.

I buy a couple of Yoga Journal calendars each year -- one for home, and one for my yoga studio. My students enjoy seeing the new "Yoga Pose of the Month" each time a new month comes around, and we've had some interesting discussions on how to go about practicing some of the more difficult poses.

The yoga calendars featured here are visually appealing, either with beautiful yoga poses, or nature photographs. They may very well inspire you in your own yoga practice, or if given as gifts, inspire others.

Yoga Calendars for Decoration and Inspiration

I've been buying yoga pose calendars for years now, both for my yoga studio and for home.   Beyond the practical aspect of having a calendar to keep track of dates, the images of the poses that are represented for each month inspire me, and they inspire my students as well.   Many of the featured poses are beyond my own ability and that of my students, but they're beautiful to look at, and they provoke some interesting discussions in class, such as how would a "regular" yoga student learn to work toward some of these more difficult poses.  

These discussions also provide a springboard for talking about our individual reasons for learning yoga poses, and what benefits we get out of our own practice.   It gives me the opportunity to remind them that the physical practice of yoga is just a small part of the full practice of yoga.

I hope the featured yoga calendars here will inspire you in your own practice!

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NOTE:  If you prefer to buy your calendars through Amazon, there are links to yoga calendars on Amazon toward the end of this page.

Yoga Journal 2013 Wall Calendar

Yoga Journal 2013 Wall Calendar - $13.99
from: Calendars.com

Standard Wall Calendar

The Yoga Journal calendar is the one that I've bought most often over the years, and I'm always inspired to see the different poses for each month.  

As the description for this wall calendar points out, "Although far more than a physical practice, the [...] asanas (the physical yoga poses) embody the grace and intelligence of the entire yoga system".

The practice of yoga asanas can give us a good framework within which to study the other aspects of yoga as well.

Yoga 2013 Wall Calendar

Yoga 2013 Wall Calendar - $14.95
from: Calendars.com

Standard Wall Calendar

This is a lovely calendar that includes breath-taking natural scenery as a backdrop to the beautiful poses featured for each month.   The photos were taken in scenic areas of Hawaii and California by master photographer Blaine Michioka.   

The featured yoga poses, or asanas show strength, grace, and serenity. This calendar, representing a harmonious fusion of our physical and spiritual worlds, is sure to inspire all yoga practitioners and nature lovers.

Meditation Here and Now 2013 Wall Calendar

Meditation Here and Now 2013 Wall Calendar - $13.95
from: Calendars.com

Wall calendar

The practice of meditation, or dhyana, is the seventh limb of Patanjali's eight limbs of yoga.  In our western culture, many people think of yoga as the physical practice of the yoga poses, or asanas, but asana is just a part of the whole practice of yoga.   Asana is the third limb of yoga.

This meditation calendar includes 12 serene photographs of natural beauty, with quotations. 

The practice of meditation is common in all major religions of the world, as well as an integral part of the practice of yoga.

The Eight Limbs of Yoga

From the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
  1. Yama: Universal principals of behavior
  2. Niyama: Personal observances
  3. Asana: Physical practice, poses
  4. Pranayama: Control of the breath to control our energy distribution
  5. Pratyahara: Withdrawal of the senses
  6. Dharana: Concentration, awareness
  7. Dhyana: Meditation
  8. Samadhi: Union with the divine

Yoga Dogs, Yoga Cats, Yoga Puppies, Yoga Kittens!

Okay, these yoga calendars are purely for fun! I see more variations of these animal yoga calendars each year.  You've probably seen dogs doing their own native version of Downward and Upward Facing Dog Poses, and cats have their awesome feline stretches.

I've heard from some of my yoga students that their own cats and dogs "practice" yoga along side of them.

In these three calendars you'll see dogs (and puppies) and cats (and kittens) in many more yoga poses....with a little bit of help from digital technology....

If you're a cat-lover or a dog-lover, and a yoga-lover, then one of these whimsical yoga wall calendars could be perfect for you.   

Yoga 2013 Calendars on Amazon

Are you an Amazon shopper?   You'll be able to find most of the calendars I featured above on Amazon.

Namaste!  And enjoy your 2013 yoga calendar!

Yoga Journal Calendar 2013

Yoga Journal Wall Calendar: Although yoga is far more than a physical practice, the forms of the asanas (the physical yoga poses) embody the grace and intelligence of the entire...

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Yoga 2013 Calendar

Photographed on location in Hawaii, Yoga practitioners here fuse physical strength, flexibility and spiritual confidence to create well-being in the serene extreme.

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Yoga Dogs 2013 Square 12x12 Wall (Multilingual Edition)

THIS IS A 2013 CALENDARYoga Dogs Wall Calendar: This wall calendar gives new meaning to Â?Downward Facing DogÂ?. The Yoga Puppies 2013 calendar hosts a year full of images showi...

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Yoga Cats 2013 Square 12X12 Wall Calendar (Multilingual Edition)

Yoga Cats Wall Calendar: From the mind that brought you the bestselling Yoga Puppies calendar, comes this Yoga Cats calendar. Yoga Cats is an amusing take on the power of yoga t...

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kajohu, on 06/19/2011
 
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mivvy on 08/04/2011

I love the Yoga cats calender. Cats are natural to yoga, I think.

kajohu on 07/14/2011

Yes, cats can do some amazing things! (...although maybe not quite like the yoga cat calendar :-) ) I'm glad you enjoyed the article.

RoseHill on 07/13/2011

He he about the kitty yoga calendar, I can just see my cat doing that!:)
Fun article, looks like a great gift idea too.

MugTreasuresByBrenda on 07/08/2011

I don't know Yoga but assume it would be helpful to have those poses right there in front of you.

spirituality on 06/21/2011

Aren't yoga calendars inspirational? Great collection.

ohcaroline on 06/20/2011

Very inspirational. It's a great idea for your motivation.

Jewelsofawe on 06/20/2011

These are cute!



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