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8 Tips for a New Yoga Teacher

8 Tips for a New Yoga Teacher

8 Tips for New Yoga Teachers So you've finished your teacher training, now what? Becoming a yoga teacher is not exactly a traditional career path. Yoga today is not just one thing. Not only are there so many different types of yoga, there are also so many different spaces where yoga is offered; studios, gyms, [...]
Comeback Yoga Class

Comeback Yoga Class

Comeback Yoga Class Have you had a break from your regular yoga practice? Whether caused by illness, injury, change of lifestyle, springtime blues, lack of free time, or simply sweet laziness, it is OK! You are here now, and it's time for your comeback! Let us take you on your return journey to your practice. [...]
Yogasthenics – Full Body Class

Yogasthenics – Full Body Class

Yogasthenics  Yoga meets Calisthenics for a total body and mind workout  Join us for this Yogasthenics ultimate yoga workout. In this class we raise the heart rate a bit more than the usual yoga classes by combining traditional yoga poses, pranayama (breathing techniques), calisthenics exercises, and meditation. However, it is still true to the principles [...]
Seated Forward Fold – Ardha Baddha Padma Paschimottanasana

Seated Forward Fold – Ardha Baddha Padma Paschimottanasana

Seated Forward Fold - Ardha Baddha Padma Paschimottanasana Learn how to do the seated forward fold (Ardha Baddha Padma Paschimottanasana) with a half-bound lotus. Stretch your hamstrings, open your hips, and release tension from your lower back. This pose is from the ashtanga vinyasa primary series, it's a challenging forward fold that includes a half [...]
Advanced Yoga Asanas: Mukta Hasta Sirsasana C

Advanced Yoga Asanas: Mukta Hasta Sirsasana C

Free Hand Headstand Mukta hasta sirsasana is an advanced free hand headstand from the second series of Ashtanga yoga. Do not do this unless you have a good, regular headstand in your asana practice. If you are new to headstand practice, start here. Remember that mastering a headstand takes time and you shouldn't be rushing into [...]
Breath is the First Medicine

Breath is the First Medicine

Breath as a Medicine Last year I volunteered at a music festival in the medical tent. Because of my history with asthma, I worked with the patients who rushed in with asthma attacks. They were helpless. Unable to be at peace and afraid they might never find a satisfying breath again. There seemed to be [...]