FROM PRACTITIONER TO INSTRUCTOR: UNFOLDING THE YOGA TEACHING JOURNEY
Embarking on the path to becoming a certified yoga instructor is an exciting and fulfilling journey that requires dedication and a deep passion for the practice. The process involves a series of steps, beginning as a yoga practitioner and gradually transforming into a knowledgeable and skilled yoga teacher. The first step towards certification is enrolling […]
6 Common Yoga Injuries: Unbeatable Prevention Tips
The physical practice of yoga is low-impact and therefore relatively low-risk. With conscientious and ability-appropriate practice, the risk can remain small. However, like any other form of exercise, injury is possible and in fact, too frequent. So it’s important to be aware of common yoga injuries and prevention, as students and teachers.
How to Be Better, Not Just Feel Better
By Autumn Leppert, 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Graduate on How to Be Better A Diffident Young Adult Drained. The blaring sounds of the repetitive alarm awoke me from my deep slumber on a frigid December morning. Groggy and benumbed, I felt the repercussions of my long night of drowning myself in alcohol. I had […]
The 5 Powerful Niyamas of Yoga: How to Practice
By Kelly Smith, 300 hour Bali yoga teacher training student According to Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, written nearly 2,000 years ago, the second limb of yoga is the Niyamas. There are 5 Niyamas of Yoga. The Niyamas and Yamas are quite different. Niyamas are daily observances that guide us to show a life full of gratefulness. These […]
Common Yoga Injuries and Prevention
The physical practice of yoga is low-impact and therefore relatively low-risk. With conscientious and ability-appropriate practice, the risk can remain small. However, like any other form of exercise, injury is possible and in fact, too frequent. So it’s important to be aware of common yoga injuries and prevention, as students and teachers.
