Yoga is not to be performed; yoga is to be lived.” - Aadil Palkhivala Teaching yoga isn’t for everyone. While completing 200 hours of yoga training and receiving a teacher certification is quite the feat, knowledge and training alone do not make one a quality yoga instructor. For example: Have you ever had a yoga instructor who was impatient? Ever had an instructor who was boring? How about a teacher whose directions weren’t clear? Or an instructor who just didn’t connect with … [Read more...] about The Art of Teaching Yoga
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What Makes a Great Yoga Teacher?
The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery." --Mark Van Doren In the last 24 years, I’ve taken literally thousands of group classes and taught several thousand private sessions. I've spent so much time as a teacher and as a student of yoga that I've come up with 5 qualities that all great yoga teachers embody. 1- Grounded Presence If you’re making your living teaching yoga, you’re probably short on time. Perhaps rushing from studio to studio, or stuck in traffic on the way to a … [Read more...] about What Makes a Great Yoga Teacher?
7 Amazing Benefits of Meditation
A photo posted by Daily Cup of Yoga (@dailycupofyoga) on Jun 29, 2016 at 6:12am PDT //platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js By Janet Miller As a practice of mind and body, meditation focuses on the interaction among the body, brain, soul, and behavior. Meditation's amazing benefits are numerous and here are just seven to show you where this practice can take you. 1. Increase Creativity Researchers from Leiden University have been studying how open-monitoring meditation with focused … [Read more...] about 7 Amazing Benefits of Meditation
Obliterate Back Pain with Iyengar Yoga
Yoga allows you to find a new kind of freedom that you may not have known even existed.” ~ B.K.S. Iyengar How Iyengar yoga can help relieve back pain Suffering from back pain but not sure if yoga is the answer? Experts believe that far from being confined to alternative therapy, Iyengar yoga can make a real difference in combating chronic back pain. Read on and find out why more and more doctors are referring their patients for Iyengar yoga therapy. What is Iyengar yoga? Iyengar yoga is a very … [Read more...] about Obliterate Back Pain with Iyengar Yoga
How to Make the Most Out of That Magic Hour
The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep. -Rumi By Noelle Rodriguez Magic Hour There is that magic hour right before dawn breaks and the sky turns a beautiful orange hue. The stillness is palpable as the sky turns one shade lighter after another. As if the darkness that enveloped the night sky was but a fading dream. If you pay attention, you can feel the energy in the air. It is rich and buzzing with the potential of the coming day. It’s the magic hour as vibrations … [Read more...] about How to Make the Most Out of That Magic Hour
The Rad Health Benefits of Yoga
Let’s get real for a moment Daily Cup of Yoga readers: There’s a large portion of the population who STILL think yoga is only for the hippies and the naturally flexible…s.m.h. Many of us know that yoga is so much more than that and has a growing body of research and studies proving its incredible health benefits. That’s why the new up and coming YouTube Channel, The Health Nerd, has taken a moment to break down some of the science of why yoga is so amazing. The video is aptly named The Rad … [Read more...] about The Rad Health Benefits of Yoga
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