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Have you ever thought of combining your passion of yoga with another passion? I teach On the Mat, Yoga for Equestrians classes and workshops which combines my passions of yoga and horseback riding. It wasn’t very long into my early days of practicing that I saw a lot of parallels between yoga and riding. I’ve […]
What is a guided meditation? There is a lot of talk about mindfulness and meditation these days because meditation is proven to offer many benefits from increasing calmness and overall emotional well-being to improving mental cognition and reducing memory loss. Meditation, or Dhyana in Sanskrit, is the 7th limb of yoga as described in Patanjali’s Yoga […]
As a yoga teacher, you passionately give so much of yourself to others. It’s easy to overlook the importance of taking time to relax, re-charge, and replenish your own energy. Your own practice may even suffer since most of your time on the mat is spent with others in mind prepping for the classes you […]
As I had hoped, teaching the Niyamas (self-discipline or observances) came much more naturally to me than when I started to teach the Yamas. Once I opened my heart to what these meaningful gems meant to me, it felt completely effortless to share them with others. I’m confident it will be the same for you. […]
I must admit, when I decided to teach the Yamas (restraints) and the Niyamas (observances) – the first two limbs of yoga in Patanjali’s eight-limbed path, there was a bit of uncertainty on my part. I recalled my 200 hour YTT (yoga teacher training) and first being introduced to the eight limbs. How foreign and […]
There are so many tools available to us as yoga teachers to help facilitate bringing our students into a relaxed and present state. In a recent post, we discussed Pranayama (breath control) and the reasons we incorporate the 4th limb of yoga into our physical practice. Other useful tools for centering and grounding students include […]
Sequencing Tips for New Yoga Teachers Should you build your yoga sequence to a “peak” pose? At some point in your yoga teaching journey, the time will come to build your own sequences. In your yoga teacher training, you may have been taught to always peak to a chosen pose. Or, you may have been […]
How comfortable are you teaching Pranayama (breath control)? As a new teacher, my comfort level was somewhere around a two on a scale of one to ten. Not comfortable at all. But like anything else, with practice it became much more comfortable, as it will for you too. Here are a few tips on teaching […]
This is a common quandary most newly certified yoga teachers experience. Therefore, you may also wonder: what is the value in registering with the Yoga Alliance (YA)? After all, it is somewhat pricey, at an initial total registration fee of $115.00 (2021 rate of a $50 application fee and $65 annual dues) it is nothing […]
For new yoga teachers, having the confidence to properly cue students into postures is one of the most challenging obstacles in their new career. If you are reading this post, it is probably because you too are a little uneasy in this area. There is no doubt that all teachers started right where you are […]
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