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 […]
Asana tip sheet #28 – 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 […]
Asana tip sheet #26 – 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 […]
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 […]
Are you making these mistakes in your yoga 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 […]
