Seven steps we can take to help students get through difficult times
About a month ago, one of my students had a knee replacement surgery. We planned to take a break from her regular yoga sessions for a few weeks while she[…]
About a month ago, one of my students had a knee replacement surgery. We planned to take a break from her regular yoga sessions for a few weeks while she[…]
Are you happy with how your yoga business is going? Do you have enough students to sustain it? Do you feel like you are realizing your full potential as a[…]
The movie awards season is in full swing, and with it came a new crop of critical articles that bravely claim not to like the Barbie movie despite all the[…]
Last week, a blast of cold weather moved across the United States. Here in Portland, OR, it brought the life of the entire city to a stop first due to[…]
In middle school, during our studies of various microorganisms, my biology teacher once told us: “Remember, everything that eats, poops.” This was very much in line with our middle school[…]
This holiday season, I was finally ready to host a party. We scheduled it for December 30 and called it a Lantern party to make it a bit more special.[…]
As the New Year dawns, may it bring you new beginnings, new inspirations, and a renewed appreciation for your yoga practice! Thank you for giving us your feedback; we value[…]
Thank you for another wonderful year! We hope that you have a delightful holiday season. As we look ahead to 2024, please help us understand what interests you right now[…]
Yoga poses are meant to be “prana pumps” because the ultimate purpose of asana is to move the life force (prana) into different parts of the human system via the[…]
How do you plan to take care of yourself through the holiday season? Which part of you will need more attention next year? Do you plan to work with your[…]
Are you feeling stressed? Are you worried that stress would compromise your health? According to Professor David Almeida and his team of researchers at Penn State, it is more about[…]
Are you an up-and-coming yoga therapist? Graduating from a yoga therapist training program can be both exciting and a bit frightening; it inevitably poses a question: What’s next? Where are[…]
Do you think that marketing your services is complicated and time-consuming? It doesn’t have to be! Once you have clarity about your strengths and your vision, you can move on[…]
Last month, Marita Greenidge, a yoga teacher and marketing/communications manager at IAYT, presented a webinar titled Defining Your Purpose: Building a Vision of Success on the Sequence Wiz community site. In[…]
The amount of twisting we do in our daily lives is minimal, yet spinal rotation is essential for keeping your spine healthy and your physiology running smoothly. Twisting postures involve[…]
To have a strong body, we need a supple spine, stable skeletal structure, supportive core, toned muscles, and stable joints, all linked together in an integrative way and balanced within[…]
Many yoga teachers/therapists find delving into the world of marketing quite overwhelming. For others, the thought of promoting their services can present with some unease. However, to create a successful[…]
In the old times, those who wanted to study yoga had to seek out a teacher and beg them for yoga knowledge. The way my teacher, Gary Kraftsow, who studied[…]
Recently, I picked up the book, “The Modern Trauma Tool Kit: Nurture Your Post-traumatic Growth with Personalized Solutions” by Dr. Christy Gibson. I loved her refreshing lens on all things[…]
“Being cut off from our own natural self-compassion is one of the greatest impairments we can suffer. Along with our ability to feel our own pain go our best hopes[…]