It was about this time last year that I taught my first class at a studio as part of my completion of teacher training. In preparing for the class, I practiced teaching a small group of yogi friends and with my fellow trainees. But this was the first class I…
Our lives can be busy and are often connected to…everything. To each other, the news, social media, work, whatever it might be. Disconnecting to connect with our breath and our mind can sometimes seem like a luxury, but a necessary luxury. Maybe it’s even recognizing that we might feel more…
Living in an area with a yoga studio – or many – can provide numerous opportunities to take classes or workshops that go beyond a flow. Sometimes it may be with studio teachers expanding upon their areas of interest, it may be breakdown intimidating inversions, and the trainings may also…
The fifth Niyama – one of the eight limbs of yoga that guides one on self-care and personal practice – is isvara pranidhana, which can be seen as faith in a higher power. Now that is a big topic, and I wasn’t even sure how to write about it. And…
It happens. Days go by – maybe even weeks – and we haven’t been to class. Maybe it starts with vacation – or just a trip away – and then there is post-vacation catch up. Because maybe it’s not just the days gone on vacation, but the days leading up…
We can all get lost sometimes inside our own heads – our own thoughts – but how often do we use that time spent with our thoughts as an opportunity for self-reflection? Svadhyaya, another one of the five Niyamas, is the study of one’s self. The Niyamas are the second…