Our phones and social media have become so ingrained in our lives. The very nature of social media is to trigger the reward center in your brain and to keep your attention span. This works as a new form of addiction, one that can’t easily be overcome by personal boundaries. If you are unable to quit social media, here are …
Recommendation for Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Hours This is my contribution to the conversation on current Yoga Alliance Continuing Education hours and the path I hope they chose to make the industry better. Introduction: As Yoga Alliance stands as the only “governing board” of yoga currently in the United States, their standards and regulation of said standards is of …
Yoga and business. The two seem so far removed from one another, but for those of us who spread yoga love far and wide with the dream of making our livelihood off of our passion, we need to get smart. First off, what is “cheap yoga?” Cheap yoga is anything that devalues you and your training, knowledge and passion, or …
This pearl came from one of the yoga teachers I have the pleasure to work alongside at my yoga studio. So simple, yet so overlooked. Nowadays, yoga students all over the country are coming out to 200 hour yoga teacher trainings and being handed the reigns to teaching a practice that dates back thousands of years. And this practice looks …
In Light on Yoga, B.K.S. Iyengar states that one should take Savasana (Corpse Pose) at the end of practice to relieve fatigue. A fatigue that one would experience if he were to finish his postures and then not take rest. The fatigue, Mr. Iyengar implies, would linger about the day with the student. Our bodies are home to multiple nervous …