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10 super-effective proven tips to build your yoga classes

September 12, 2015 By Rupali Embry 2 Comments

Rockin' the vinyasa

When I first started practicing yoga, I remember thinking, “Everyone should be doing yoga!” …a typical evangelical thought of the newly converted. But I have to admit that I still think this 28 years later. However, more often now I think, “More people should be in this class right now.” It’s heartbreaking to me when […]

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Asana tip sheet #28 – Ardha mandalasana

August 18, 2015 By Tania Ingrahm 7 Comments

Rupali in ardha mandalasana

Back bending has never been my strong suit in yoga (ask any of my students 🙂 ) and ardha mandalasana is one that took me many repetitions to appreciate, then love. If I’m spending too long at the computer, this is a pose I’ll do to open up my hips, chest and shoulders to counteract […]

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Asana tip sheet #26 – Salabhasana

June 23, 2015 By Rupali Embry 2 Comments

Rupali floating in salabhasana

Although we’re calling this pose salabhasana (sometimes written ‘shalabhasana’), in certain traditions it’s called belly-down navasana. I personally attribute this pose with helping me to heal a lifetime of back pain, which is, in fact, what brought me to yoga. In the beginning I could barely lift up off the ground, and couldn’t sustain the […]

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When will I know enough…?

November 26, 2014 By Tania Ingrahm 6 Comments

When will I know enough?

Rupali and I regularly get asked for teaching tips by both new and more seasoned teachers. So this week we’re handling one of our most frequently asked questions: When will I know enough to start teaching? Which is usually asked in a variety of different guises, such as: Some of my students are more experienced […]

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Are you making these mistakes in your yoga teaching?

October 1, 2014 By Rupali Embry 18 Comments

The sadhana of teaching

Most of us become yoga teachers because of a deep desire to share something we love so much that has helped us personally in ways that are hard to put into words. We don’t necessarily know the first thing about HOW to teach, we just know that we want to. There are essentially two parts […]

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