Cowgirl Yoga™ Blog

Montana Musings from Margaret Burns Vap on life under the Big Sky,
motherhood, horses, and last but not least, yoga.
Yeehaw & Namaste.

  • 26 Aug, 2012
    Imperfect practice

    I’ve been taking violin lessons for almost a year now. Like yoga, it’s a pursuit …

  • 14 Aug, 2012
    Yoga & Yellowstone

    Whenever I’m preparing things for a new retreat, I know it’s going to be a …

  • 12 Aug, 2012
    The tonic of Montana wilderness

    We need the tonic of wilderness.  – Thoreau This is about the time of year …

  • 30 Jul, 2012
    Fountain of Youth: Yoga, and…

    I love this letter to the editor in the September issue of Yoga Journal, titled …

  • 21 Jul, 2012
    CY Dreamscapes

    We had a talented Cowgirl Yogini photographer at Ranch Camp last weekend, and in keeping with the …

  • 18 Jul, 2012
    A Midsummer’s Bareback Dream

    Yoga, horses, rinse & repeat. We just finished up our first Cowgirl Yoga Ranch Camp …

  • 12 Jul, 2012
    Summer Moments in Yellowstone

    Sharing a few more of my fave summer Yellowstone moments: a view of the YNP …

  • 06 Jul, 2012
    Would you check email here?

    Aahhhhh, summer…when I am too busy livin’ it to blog about it. Although I would …

  • 12 Jun, 2012
    Cowgirls vs. Cancer 2012 Retreat

    We kicked off Cowgirl Yoga season this past weekend with our Cowgirls vs. Cancer retreat. …

  • 07 Jun, 2012
    Fitness Magazine – OM in Big Sky Country

    Fun from Fitness Magazine! Cowgirl Yoga is mentioned in the June 2012 issue (click on …

  • 31 May, 2012
    Yellowstone obsessed

    All of us are drawn to this place, I think, by the same magnetic force …

  • 29 May, 2012
    Downward Facing Bison

    Well. It’s been a wild and woolly few weeks. I left my dream horse at …

  • 16 May, 2012
    Yoga: the ultimate tune-up, for a lifetime of mileage

    It ain’t the years, honey…it’s the mileage.  -Indiana Jones, Raiders of the Lost Ark I …

  • 15 May, 2012
    A Yeehaw & Namaste Montana moment

    Here’s the picture of me in a handstand next to my horse Dude Boy, our …

  • 14 May, 2012
    Cowgirls vs. Cancer Fundraiser – a sweet success!

    It’s one of those perfect days under the Big Sky. In addition to the weather, …

  • 10 May, 2012
    Yoga with Mom

    It’s almost Mother’s Day! 6 year old and I prepared a little asana à deux …

  • 02 May, 2012
    Dream Horse #2

    This past weekend, I took a road trip to meet my Dream Horse. This was …

  • 26 Apr, 2012
    LUXE Cowgirl Yoga 2012

    About six weeks and counting til retreat season kicks off…and LUXE Cowgirl Yoga is one …

  • 18 Apr, 2012
    Yoga: try this at hOMe

    Practicing yoga chez vous sounds like an awesome idea, but it can present unique challenges. …

  • 13 Apr, 2012
    Pathways to Bliss…

    This is my 6 year old, in our new at-home yoga studio before we did …

  • 06 Apr, 2012
    An après-yoga shoe? Yes, by Ahnu!

    Let’s shift out of yoga musings into a little Friday frivolity…inspired by fashion, and – …