“Mom, I’m telling you flat out…I’m just not that into it. No offense. Yoga just isn’t my thing.” I felt my body tense as I ran through the options. Offer to buy him a fancy new mat? Take him to a different yoga studio? Tell him all the ways he’d be missing out if he didn’t continue? You would have thought he’d announced he was running away. The truth was more palatable than that…yoga just wasn’t his thing. The kids had both been interested in yoga when they were smaller. In an effort … [Read more...] about What if Yoga Just isn’t Your Kid’s Thing?
Cracks in the Pot Let the Light Come Through
A photo posted by Havoc Hendricks (@havochendricks) on Apr 1, 2016 at 5:33pm PDT //platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js By Alyssa Rachel Gross Have you ever scrolled down Facebook and felt “icky” afterwords? There's a reason for that. We often feel the need to lead our lives glazing over the “cracks” in who we are. We feel trapped by the inability to express our deepest frustrations, failures, insecurities or weaknesses. In an age of social media, all we can do is show our vibrant social … [Read more...] about Cracks in the Pot Let the Light Come Through
The Art of Teaching Yoga
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
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
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