Ashtanga yoga for everyone
It is normal to have sore muscles a day or two after yoga, especially if you haven’t practiced for a while or if it was your first yoga class. Many of my newer students tell me about their aches and pains after their first few classes. And I hear the same from students who took […]
I consider myself lucky to have practiced with some very charismatic and experienced yoga teachers from all over the world. Each teacher is unique in their own way and each was there to guide me along this yoga journey. Some teachers may be very warm and welcoming, while others may be very charismatic when they […]
My yoga book collection has exploded ever since I started teaching yoga. I very quickly came to realize that my teacher training just scratched the surface. And so this article is my guide to the best yoga books for teachers. As a yoga teacher, there are so many aspects and avenues you can pursue in […]
Yoga teacher burnout is something a friend of mine went through several years ago and at the time I didn’t really understand what it meant. Until I got to experience it too. It’s interesting because teaching yoga is a profession that follows a passion for the practice. We fall in love with yoga, quit our […]
Our yoga practice can be that one thing we do every day that makes us feel better. Both physically and mentally. And yet, as much as we love this practice, we go through phases of struggling to find motivation. If this is something you are feeling, know that you are not alone. It is not […]
Some people like to practice yoga in the morning, while others may choose a lunchtime or an evening class. The options are there for you to choose and try to fit in into your day. Which is best, yoga in the morning or evening? Well, both times of the day have their benefits. Practicing yoga […]
I have been a home Ashtanga practitioner ever since I moved away from my local studio. That was a long 6 years ago and so for the past 6 years, I have practiced Ashtanga yoga alone, without a teacher. There were times when I wished there was a teacher around as I would have progressed […]
There are so many yoga teachers training to choose from nowadays. Some can be completed in one month, others take several months to complete. Some focus on one type of yoga while others may mix several styles. And yet one thing is a constant. The high price. So how much does a yoga teacher certification […]
Nowadays, yoga has been associated with flexibility. Yes, in yoga classes we tend to do a great deal of stretching. However, do we need to be flexible to actually do yoga? Yoga can be done by everybody, with any level of flexibility. Yoga is so much more than stretching and so flexibility is not a […]
Yoga is increasingly used by people to help treat depression. The two main reasons it is a promising intervention are that it combines exercise and meditation, as both have been found to help with depression. There is a growing number of studies suggesting yoga be used to help treat depression. There was even a Time […]
