by Betty Larrea | Nov 25, 2013 | featured, Find Your Style, Make a Living, Yoga Class Planning
Planning a children’s yoga class is a lot like cooking. As a teacher, you get to invent your very own special recipe for yoga by combining some basic poses, a few kid-friendly resources and a whole lot of imagination! Here are five essential ingredients you will need...
by Mado | Nov 14, 2013 | Deepen Your Practice, featured
It seems every month or so that there is a new story related to ‘yoga teacher’s gone bad’. Most of these stories contain a lot of moral complexity, but most people (at least the ones publishing articles or writing comments about them) seem to come...
by Emmanuelle Lambert | Nov 9, 2013 | featured, Find Your Voice, Make a Living, Yoga Business, Yoga Class Planning
A little over two years ago I started teaching group classes as a ‘cover’ teacher. My teacher needed a sub and I was there, so I had the opportunity to get some teaching under my belt. It was one of the scariest and most exhilarating experiences I had ever...
by Laura Erdman-Luntz | Oct 23, 2013 | featured, Yoga Class Planning
I was teaching class last week and chuckled as my class heaved itself out of Savasana (Relaxation Pose). I felt called to speak on the purpose of Savasana, especially discussing how exiting Savasana is an essential aspect to maintaining the essence of the pose. As...
by Mado | Sep 2, 2013 | Deepen Your Practice, featured, Yoga Class Planning
Pranayama is one of the basic practices of yoga, though it is often neglected in exercise based yoga classes as taught in gyms and fitness centers. Prana means energy, life force or breath. Yama is translated as restraint, or control. When we work with our breath,...
by Mado | Aug 24, 2013 | Deepen Your Practice, featured, Yoga Class Planning, Yoga Equipment
Sometimes you need another voice to guide your practice or a little inspiration to plan your classes. Back in the day when you wanted to take a yoga class without leaving the comfort of your home, you pulled out a DVD (or VHS!). Sure, it was the same thing over and...
