Restorative Yoga Sequence to Soothe Upset Stomach
Having upset stomach and not knowing what to do for your practice? An important aspect in our teacher training is to learn how we listen to the wisdom of our body. During our Self Practice, …
7 things to do in Bali that are not in Ubud
If you are reading this article, the chances of you having already completed a yoga training in Ubud is high. Ubud has a way about it; Once you immerse yourself in its community and culture, …
5 Tips to Safely Enter Forward Fold Poses
Forward Fold or Forward Bend Poses are one of the “must-do” poses in a yoga class. Yet many of us can do it better and safer. So, during our teacher training we enter the forward …
Preparing Yoga Sequences with Peak Pose Focus
A yoga class can be themed around so many things. The theme can be about a spiritual idea, as well as strengthening certain parts of the body, or a yoga class may aim for an …
Finding Your Yoga Teacher Voice
Yoga in its core is a spiritual practice. And the teaching style of the teacher will reflect their own spiritual practice. There is a lot of discussion about finding a yoga teacher voice. My best …
Tips on Preparing Amazing Yoga Sequences 1
It’s all about intention. The intention is the key when preparing our sequences. The intention defines the action. Even a simple and clear word “yes” can have so many different meanings depending on the intention. …
We’ve Got Your Back
At Shades of Yoga, we’ve got your back in more than one way. As you’ll quickly learn when you come to complete your RYT 200 or RYT 300 yoga teacher training with us, we place …
Challenge pose this week: Bird of Paradise
I have a sweet spot for bird of paradise pose. Maybe because I lived and worked in Raja Ampat before, where we had wild birds of paradise species. They are so gracious and incredibly beautiful. …
Challenge pose this week: the Dancer’s Pose
Preparation Challenge pose needs proper preparation. Therefore, in our teacher training, we learn that it is important to build up strength and flexibility before attempting any challenge pose. Here we will focus on one of …
Five Tips to Build A Strong Home Practice
Home practice is an important part in our yoga development as we learned in our  teacher training. With home practice we learn to listen and respond to our body. It is also something that brings us …
What do you do after you graduate from a yoga teacher training?
Yoga teacher trainings give you tools to start teaching and improve your skills further with experience. As soon as you graduate you will probably a lot of ideas about what to read or research, or …
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How to Register with Yoga Alliance After Graduation
How to Register with Yoga Alliance After You Graduate from Your Yoga Teacher Training Yoga Alliance is an international institution that regulates Yoga schools and yoga teacher certifications. It is important to know that they …
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5 Elements of Ayurveda
Ayurveda, the Vedic wisdom of life tells us about five elements. Five principles of matter. Those five cosmic principles are ether, air, fire, water, and earth. These five elements are not to be understood as …
Why is meditation so hard?
Meditation will deepen your yoga practice and benefit your health and wellbeing in many ways but in truth, learning to meditate can be hard. In the profoundly spiritual surroundings of beautiful Bali, during your Shades …
Selecting All Of Your Yoga Necessities: A Guide
With yoga now such a massive part of the western world, it comes as no surprise that yoga products are also taking the world by storm. You’ll often hear beginner practitioners walk into a studio …
Why the Yoga Teacher Training Venue is So Important
Yoga teacher trainings are very special type of intensive courses. YTTs have the potential to change people’s lives for better. Majority of our students told us how their worldview and attitude towards life has changed …
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You’ve Earned Your YTT Certificate, Now What?
While some people sign up for yoga teacher training to simply deepen their own practice, others plan to use the skills they learn to create a career teaching yoga. With thousands of practitioners becoming Yoga …
Anatomy of Movement – Muscles
Today we will focus on movement. So, lift your arm up. Wow, how did that happen? You just wanted to lift your arm up and it just lifted up. Can you explain what you did …
A students experience of Uluwatu
Shades of Yoga recently added a brand spanking new location and venue for their yoga teacher trainings that I was lucky enough to be a part of. The location is the beautiful area of Uluwatu, …
There’s Magic in Mudras
Use mudras to deepen your yoga practice, prepare you for yoga teacher training, and focus your prana or life force energy. Over the years we’ve noticed that most students who come to Shades of Yoga …
Exploring Uluwatu
Uluwatu is located on Bali’s Bukit Peninsula, at the very most southwestern tip of the island. Uluwatu is known for it’s limestone cliffs, magnificent beaches, and world class surf for both beginners and professionals alike. …
Taking a look around Ubud
From a variety of temples and lush green rice paddies to monkey forests and waterfalls, coffee plantations and amazing restaurants, the lively town of Ubud truly has a lot to offer to its visitors. While the …
New healthy options to eat in Ubud
It’s not just about the course…GET OUT THERE! There are so many places in Ubud to eat healthy in Ubud. Still a new places are opening up offering new tastes, new atmospheres. We will focus on …
What to expect from an Ashtanga Yoga Class?
The term Ashtanga Yoga refers to two different things. First, it refers to a highly spiritual ancient practice that is explained in Yoga Sutras. Second, it refers to a modern style yoga practice that has …
Explaining Yin Yoga
The umbrella term for the physical practices of yoga is Hatha yoga. There are many types of Hatha Yoga. The dynamic styles of Hatha Yoga which focuses on muscle tissues are considered to be yang …
What are the differences between Hatha and Vinyasa
So what is the major difference between Hatha and Vinyasa? Many students that are choosing a teacher training are often wondering what the major differences are between these two very popular styles. The first thing …
Explaining Iyengar Yoga
By now if you have been practicing yoga you have most likely heard the name B.K.S Iyengar. The man responsible for the yoga style called: Iyengar Yoga. So who is this man and what can we …
Explaining Bikram Yoga
Hatha yoga is mainly an umbrella term for all types of physical yoga practices. Bikram Yoga is a type of Hatha yoga. It is quite new compared to thousands of years old yoga history. It …
All that you need to know about Yoga Teacher Training
Congratulations! So you’ve finally decided to take up Yoga Teacher Training. But with numerous options for yoga training out there, how can you decide on the right program for you? Be it traditional, exotic, new age or sporting, there is no lack of trainers/studios anywhere in the world. Choosing the perfect program is no easy task.