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November 19, 2017
Lotus flower yoga

Ujjayi Breath – Blessing or Curse?

Is Ujjayi Breath suitable for everyone? We explain why yogis must apply caution when practicing Ujjayi and why it matters who you learn it from.
July 19, 2017

Subtle Yoga Anatomy

At this time and age when people are so intensely and often exclusively focused on physical reality including their own physical bodies it can be quite a challenge for yoga teachers to get across the idea that yogic anatomy is far more concerned with the subtle energetic body than with the physical body.
June 9, 2017

How To Use Hands-On Adjustments In Yoga

Posture Guiding If a student is struggling to guide themselves into a posture in a safe manner and the instructor is concerned that they may become injured as a result of their poor technique, hands on adjustments can be used to guide a student into the correct posture.
November 16, 2016

Self Massage in Rajadhiraja Yoga

Place your fingertips above the upper lip, stiffen the muscles of your lips and slide your index fingers over the area underneath your nose to the sides of your mouth and then around the bottom of your mouth (below the lower lip).
September 20, 2016
Pranayama

Mysteries of Pranayama

When practiced correctly, it introduces the practitioner to all the processes that will be encountered on the pranayama path: heightened sun energy activated by the breath retention and the sweet flow of relaxation that comes with slowly releasing the breath.
August 15, 2016
Yoga Practice

13 Ways to Beat Resistance and Get Back on Your Yoga Mat

You know that feeling when you leave a good yoga class. You’re euphoric. Every cell of your body thanks you for giving it exactly what it […]
July 15, 2016
Sequencing for Yoga Classes

10 Fundamentals of Great Sequencing for Yoga Classes

To the casual student of yoga, it may seem that teaching yoga merely means demonstrating how to correctly perform asanas. The advanced student, or yoga teacher […]
July 5, 2016
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The Transformational Power of Mantra

We’ve all experienced the sensation of being moved by powerful music. Maybe a certain sad song always makes your eyes fill with tears, a piece of […]
June 21, 2016
Yoga Teacher Training

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Choosing the Location of Your Yoga Teacher Training

First you decide to take the life-changing plunge to become a yoga teacher. Next, you must find the yoga teacher training program that’s right for you. […]