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?
5 Reasons Why You Don’t Need a Yoga Teacher
Samadhi. Nobody can get you there except you. Okay, there may be one exception: Shakti Phat. This is when an ascended master yogi gathers all her—but typically his—spiritual energy to awaken yours. And does. Simply by touching you on the forehead. Shazam! Suddenly you see you are a drop in the ocean, and the ocean is you. Suddenly you see you are infinitesimally small, and also the size of the universe. Suddenly you know we are all made of star stuff. No doubt. No question. This place of … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons Why You Don’t Need a Yoga Teacher
Gentle Flow Yoga with Kathryn Budig
If you're under the weather today or just needing a little more relaxed yoga session, this gentle flow yoga practice on Yoga Journal's Youtube channel should do the trick. Gets the body moving a little bit, without too many sustained inversions. Video description: This Gentle Yoga Flow practice is accessible to all levels. There is a primary focus on hip opening, gentle lunging and twisting. This sequence is ideal for the beginning yoga student or regular yogi who wants to tone it down … [Read more...] about Gentle Flow Yoga with Kathryn Budig
Expand Your Yoga Practice with iPhone Yoga Apps
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve accumulated a fair number of yoga apps on my iPod Touch. Though I haven’t played around with them enough to decide which ones I like best, here’s the current list of yoga apps on my iPod [links go to iTunes App Store]: Yoga Stretch 101 Yoga Poses Yoga Trainer Pro Mind Body Yoga Yoga Journal’s iPractice Yoga ChakraDeck Yoga Easy Yoga Teacher YogaMat Authentic Yoga I did most of the primary series yesterday using the iPhone YogaMat … [Read more...] about Expand Your Yoga Practice with iPhone Yoga Apps
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