Gregory Ormson

Gregory Ormson lives in Arizona and practices at The Foundry Yoga. He leads workshops and retreats focusing on yoga's breathcentric practice, and the liturgy of embodying asana, mobilizing prana, focusing the monkey mind and surrendering cares.

He is the author of Yoga Song, Rochak Press 2022; and the audiobook version Yoga Song Lantern Audio, 2023, found on streaming services worldwide.

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Originally from Wisconsin, Ormson received his doctorate from the Chicago Theological Seminary where he studied the healing power of touch in ritual environments. A graduate of Northern Michigan University, The University of Wisconsin La Crosse, and Trinity Lutheran Seminary, he lives in Arizona where he leads yoga for motorcyclists and conducts workshops and retreats with music on yoga's breathcentric practice. #motorcyclingyogig #yogainspirationals

Qualifications

MA English writing Northern Michigan University
M. Div. Trinity Lutheran Seminary
D. Min. The Chicago Theological Seminary
B.S. The University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
YTT 200 hour
Author Yoga Song
Writer OM Yoga Magazine print
Teach Yoga and Leather, yoga for bikers 4 years

Contributor

Yoga: A Lifeline for the Drowning

Yoga reforms not just the body but also the mind and spirit. These reforms, based on yoga’s notion of universal connectedness, help us live in today’s turbulent…

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Contributor

Who Moved the Yoga Mat

Along the way, yoga takes over and the results create changed people. We bend, stretch, breathe deeply, and the yoga pose moves our bodies to more flexibility…

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Contributor

Is Yoga Spirituality Compatible with Christianity?

A 5-part series by Gregory Ormson Reading time: 6 minutes PART I Yoga and Christian Spirituality, a Starting Point Writing a series on comparative spirituality is complicated,…

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Is Yoga Spirituality Compatible with Christianity?

Contributor

Can Yoga Spirituality and Christian Spirituality Co-exist?

Exploring the Intersection of Yoga and Christian Spirituality – By Gregory Ormson Reading time: 5 minutes It is possible that nobody is asking the question above which…

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Can Yoga Spirituality and Christian Spirituality Co-exist?

Articles

Yoga’s symphony of movement

The soulful urge to let love fall. By Gregory Ormson Reading time: 6 minutes When you engage with yoga, you are fastened into a deep and wide…

By Gregory Ormson

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Playing in space: a yogic way of being

Reinvigorate your yoga practice, and your life, by introducing an element of play. By Gregory Ormson A noteworthy teacher in my community – the asana technician –…

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Contributor

Yoga: the sailing forth

After starting yoga to ease backpain, the ancient practice opened new doors and possibilities in life for Greg Ormson. Here, he shares his story with OM in…

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Magazine

Yoga’s outliers

Men are still in the minority when it comes to yoga in the West. They are yoga’s outliers, says Gregory Ormson Everyone is broken and we all…

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The benefits of Savasana in yoga

Silence is one of yoga’s overlooked benefits, yet why are so many of us afraid of it? by Gregory Ormson It was the day before my wedding…

By Gregory Ormson

Magazine

Clearing Space

Clearing Space The journey within is long and hard, but it is the only path to understanding the self. By Gregory Ormson The journey inward is a…

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Articles

Yogatecture

Building your house of truth How firm foundations, and our feet, can help to build a structure of strength and integrity. By Gregory Ormson Yoga transforms and…

By Gregory Ormson

Magazine

Yoga and Leather – Yoga for Bikers

Yoga for bikers: how yoga is helping Harley riders and other bikers to find their Zen on and off the highway. By Greg Ormson With a twist…

By Gregory Ormson