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More Than Sequencing: 3 Steps to Designing an Effective Yoga Practice
by Olga Kabel
Our professional lives seep into our personal lives, whether we like it or not. In his book, The Happiness Advantage, Shawn Achor tells the story of a tax auditor who was having some marital problems. In his effort to fix it, he had made an Excel spreadsheet listing all the mistakes his wife had... Read more
5 Reasons to Take a Yoga Teacher Training—Even if You Don’t Want to Teach
by Allison Jeraci, ERYT-500, RPYT
Yoga teacher trainings are more popular than ever, but you may be surprised to learn that not all aspiring yoga trainees signed up to become yoga teachers. Why invest in a program devised to teach you how to become a yoga teacher? Let’s take a look at five reasons—other than a desire to teach—to... Read more
10 Tips to Renew Your Yoga Practice
by Jennifer Williams-Fields E-RYT 200
Yoga practice is like life. Sometimes it’s great, and you can’t imagine any other way of living. Other times the downside of life interferes, and you can barely bring yourself to the mat. Or boredom kicks in, and you grow a little tired of the same old practice. But, like life, yoga is... Read more
Manual Adjustments in Yoga Practice: The Dos and Dont's
by Charlotte Bell
Years ago, one of my former students took a yoga class at a local health club. My student had been practicing for several years and was quite flexible in some areas of her body; in others, not as much. The places of inflexibility were likely due to the placement, depth, and orientation of her hip... Read more
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While millions of Americans suffer from pain in the low back and pelvis, many back and hip issues are actually the result of sacroiliac instability (SI), i.e. an imbalance in the sacroiliac joint, which often goes undiagnosed or is improperly treated. Alarmingly, yoga practitioners appear to...Read more
Hip openers are among the most satisfying and powerful yoga poses. They hold a tremendous potential for transformation; they can help us release deep-seated tension and trauma of the past, which many of us hold locked in the hip area. When practiced correctly, hip openers are a great way to soothe...Read more
Yoga is more popular than ever, but as yoga has become a household word, has it also become a mile wide and an inch deep? Are we missing out on the essence of yoga, even as the practice has become a household word? What can we do to capture the deepest aspects of yoga and integrate these into our...Read more
Most people know the importance of core strengthening for health and long-term well-being, but the pelvic floor is an important group of core muscles, which tend to get ignored. “The torso is like a tote bag for your organs,” says Leslie Howard, a Bay area yoga teacher who conducts workshops...Read more