The Shades of Yoga/Taksu Experience
By Natalie Thomas – May 2018 My time in Ubud, Bali during my 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training If someone would have told me at the beginning of April what the month of May had …
Yoga
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. …
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 to expect from an Yoga Ashtanga 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 …
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 …
The Wisdom of the Body, Proprioception
Have you ever tried standing on one leg with your eyes closed? Will you be able to hold Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana (Hand to Big Toe Pose) or even Vyksasana (Tree Pose) with your eyes closed? …
Pratyahara: Internalization of senses
Yoga is so much more than the physical mat practice that is relatable these days. The very word Yoga comes from the Vedic Sanskrit word to unite or to add or to join. Yoga gives …