Since the early 1970’s, Bonnie Raitt has been entertaining audiences with her distinctive guitar playing and her silky voice. She has also been a leader in raising awareness about the need to take action on environmental issues. And, she has a steady yoga practice to keep it all grounded.

"I have found so many benefits from my yoga practice,” Raitt told Yoga Journal (Sept 2011) “Aside from its being a wonderful way to get and stay fit and strong, I love the calming effect it has on my mind and nervous system."

Bonnie, at 62, has been recognized as one of the best musical artists in four decades.  It is hard for anyone to deny that she has an wonderful body of work; she has had numerous big hits, has won Grammys, and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Now her new album, Slipstream (itunes, amazon) hits the stores as a fantastic collection of songs that is full of energy and inspiration.

Her Yoga practice, by helping to keep her strong and fit, has contributed to her ongoing success. A few years ago she told the USA Today, "Yoga helps. If you get to have a healthy balanced lifestyle and a psyche that's not tortured too much, and you calm the occupational-hazard stuff that can wear people down, there's no reason you can't be even more excited and energetic in your 60s and 70s."

In the environmental activist community, Bonnie is well known for her smart and enthusiastic involvement. As a founder of MUSE (Musicians United for Safe Energy) and the No Nukes concerts in 1979 she established herself as a clear voice on important issues. At her concerts, she has brought awareness to large and small organizations allowing them to network with concert-goers.

Similarly, her Yoga practice surely contributes to her effective activism. “I was raised in the Quaker tradition,” she told Yoga Journal, “and yoga provides a similar path to achieving quiet, centering on your true spirit, and connecting to the earth and to a bigger community.”

The Green Yoga Association also exists at the intersection of Yoga and ecology. We see how a Yoga practice deepens one’s ecological perspective. We see how ecological lifestyle deepens one’s Yoga.

We are grateful to Bonnie Raitt. For her music. For her activism. And for the way she lives as a shining Yogini in the world.

And, we love the new album.

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