What Yoga Teacher Training Doesn’t Prepare You For
We learn a lot during yoga teacher training, but did you learn about “the unexpected student”? If so, were you ever taught how to handle both your composure and your
We learn a lot during yoga teacher training, but did you learn about “the unexpected student”? If so, were you ever taught how to handle both your composure and your
I was driving ten hours by myself last week—something I normally hate because I don’t like having that much solo thought time. However, I’ve been really working on enjoying my
In this day and age, children are exposed to a lot of stress—increasing homework and projects, video games, social network, peer pressure, and competitive activities. Yoga can help kids cope
“This is when I learned that nice people sometimes felt they had to pretend to be mean and awful.” ~Matthew Quick, The Good Luck of Right Now I love the
It wasn’t my first time on a yoga mat. I had dabbled in yoga in the past, picking up random classes at the gym or choosing yoga over competitive sports
You have been sitting at a desk staring at a computer screen for more than 8 hours. It is raining, late and dark. You have to go grocery shopping, prepare
Why do you practice yoga? I’ve been asked that many times over the years. My answers have ranged from “it feels good” to “it’s the closest I can come to
My name is Lynn Mueller. I am 51 years old, a widow after 26 years of being married, a mother of 3 and and grandmother of 5. I was diagnosed
It has been known for many years that the practice of yoga plays a vital role in helping us get a better night’s sleep. However, recent research has been conducted
You do not have to be a yogi to know when something in your life or in your body is out of balance. Sometimes it’s hard to pin down what
At the young age of 11, she was hospitalized for 3 years with anorexia nervosa. Now she shares her story of how yoga helped her overcome body image issues.
Learn to live your life lighter in mind and body by practicing these helpful mindfulness tips throughout your daily routine.
I gained a beautiful lesson the day I taught my first yoga class. This was an experience that I want to share and offer as a tool, for students and
I just recently celebrated the first anniversary of my journey through yoga. Before that, I had practiced for about three months, but I had never managed to stick to the schedule
When I started teaching prenatal yoga earlier this year, I’ll be honest – I had no idea what I was doing. I knew how to teach the poses, what the
While working my way through graduate school to become a licensed professional counselor, I found yoga. Or better yet, yoga found me. Semester after semester I would sweat, bitch, complain,
There are two sides of me that attend a yoga class. The challenging me and the agreeable me. I think to an extent both of these will always attend classes
Yoga teachers inspire you to go deeper and be stronger—all while invoking love and light into your life. Here’s why yoga teachers deserve all the love.
This writer shares how yoga has changed her life completely.
There's always that one yoga pose that appears almost impossible to pull off. For me, that’s the shoulder stand. It has always been an unattainable feat almost perpetually reserved for