My Biggest Pet Peeve About Yoga Class What is my biggest pet peeve about yoga class? Before I was a yoga teacher, I was a yoga class participant. And I still love to attend a yoga class! However, there are some pet peeves that yoga teachers and yoga participants can agree with. So, if youContinue reading “My Biggest Pet Peeve About Yoga Class- 5 Mistakes to Avoid”
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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”
Turning Upside Down with Yoga Listen on Spotify! Look at like from a different view, upside down! Turning upside down with yoga will literally flip your perspective. In the Ashtanga Primary Series, the inversion sequence is started with a shoulderstand followed by headstand. When we turn the body upside down, we create a new viewContinue reading “Turning Upside Down with Yoga- 6 Poses No Fear”
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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8 Tips for Thriving with Ashtanga Yoga Listen on Spotify! Ashtanga yoga is a very physically demanding practice so we need tips for thriving in Ashtanga Yoga. But the time and energy you put into it will be worth it if you approach your practice with some ashtanga yoga tips in mind: 8 Tips forContinue reading “8 Tips for Thriving in Ashtanga Yoga- Demystify Practice”
Yoga Bandha Locks for Building Energy and Lightness Listen on Spotify! Yoga bandha locks are energetic energy locks in the body used while practicing yoga to create lightness. They are a tool for increasing and directing prana in the body. When we practice yoga and activate yoga bandha locks, energy is gathered in the torsoContinue reading “4 Yoga Bandha Locks for Building Energy and Lightness”
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Surya Namaskara Foundations Listen on Spotify! Welcome to Surya Namaskara Foundations of the Ashtanga Primary Series, the Surya Namaskara A and B sequences. Surya means “the sun” and Namaskara is a greeting of honor and respect to the divinity present in each of us. With the Surya Namaskaras, we set the rhythm and mood forContinue reading “Surya Namaskara Foundations- A Powerful Sequence to Establish”
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