Why I Love Teaching Yoga at Home Why I love teaching yoga at home? Well, my teaching career did not start out that way! I began teaching in 2013, shortly after I discovered that yoga had the potential to change people’s lives, it had already changed mine. At the time, I was suffering from postpartumContinue reading “Why I Love Teaching Yoga at Home- 6 Hidden Benefits”
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10 Most Common Yoga Mistakes Beginners Make
10 Most Common Yoga Mistakes Beginners Make What are the 10 most common yoga mistakes that beginners make? One upon a time, I was that yoga beginner that made mistakes. But time went on and I learned the error of my ways so I thought I would share some of my experience with you! CommonContinue reading “10 Most Common Yoga Mistakes Beginners Make”
How Yoga Can Improve Mental Health- 12 Ways to Change
How Yoga Can Improve Mental Health Let’s learn how yoga can improve mental health. There is a growing body of research that supports the benefits of yoga for mental health. According to Yoga Journal, over 15 million people are practicing yoga, pushing the practice to mainstream. Yoga combines physical movement, stretching, meditation, and breath work.Continue reading “How Yoga Can Improve Mental Health- 12 Ways to Change”
The Biggest Misconceptions About Yoga- 8 Myths Debunked
The 8 Biggest Misconceptions About Yoga What are the biggest misconceptions about yoga? Yoga is a very popular discipline which originated in India over 5,000 years ago. Yoga asanas were brought to the United States in 1919 by Yogendra, sometimes called “the Father of the Modern Yoga Renaissance.” Since then, yoga has gained popularity in the mainstreamContinue reading “The Biggest Misconceptions About Yoga- 8 Myths Debunked”
Should Christians do Yoga? Bridging the Religious Gap
Should Christians do Yoga? I teach yoga in a conservative Christian town and I often get asked, “Should Christians do yoga?” My answer is “Yes!” I am Christian myself and I have never felt that the values of yoga conflict with my Christian beliefs. Let’s bridge the gap between Christianity and yoga using the twoContinue reading “Should Christians do Yoga? Bridging the Religious Gap”
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Yoga for the Four Seasons- 4 Free Sequences
Yoga for the Four Seasons Yoga for the Four Seasons- What if you could do yoga that is specific for each changing season? Each season brings it’s highs and lows, both emotionally and physically. Each season has changes that manifest in our bodies. Things like air pressure, rising or dropping of temperature, can effect ourContinue reading “Yoga for the Four Seasons- 4 Free Sequences”
How to Sequence an Ashtanga Class- Logical Flow of Energy
How to Sequence an Ashtanga Class How to sequence an ashtanga class? You must understand the science of the sequence. This is the way an ashtanga class warms the body, reaches a peak, stretches the body to avoid lactic acid in the muscles, and then cools the body back down toward savasana. The Ashtanga PrimaryContinue reading “How to Sequence an Ashtanga Class- Logical Flow of Energy”
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Yoga with a Bolster- 8 poses your Hips and Back will Love
Yoga with a Bolster Yoga with a bolster (paid link) is a wonderful way to rejuvenate and restore tight hips and back. We can use the bolster to tilt the pelvis for hip and sacrum opening and we can ease the back with the support of the bolster. Bolsters should not only be used byContinue reading “Yoga with a Bolster- 8 poses your Hips and Back will Love”
Mudras for Vitality- 8 Powerful Connections to Life Force
Mudras for Vitality Mudras for vitality and life force. What are mudras? Mudra in Sanskrit means “seal” and they are symbolic signs, gestures, or body positions that cause a change in the body’s life force. Mudras for vitality allow us to direct the pranic life force to parts of our body so that these energiesContinue reading “Mudras for Vitality- 8 Powerful Connections to Life Force”
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Celestial Yoga- 4 Ways to Honor the Energy in the Sky
Celestial Yoga Yoga has a way of connecting us to something greater. Celestial Yoga can connect us to mother earth as we follow the path of the sun and abide by the phases of the moon. Celestial Yoga- The Phases of the Moon The moon waxes and wanes all through the month. During the timeContinue reading “Celestial Yoga- 4 Ways to Honor the Energy in the Sky”