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Gāyatrī Mantra: A mini-course, pt. 1

October 3, 2016 By Rupali Embry Leave a Comment

Gayatri mantra mini-course

The Beauty of Gāyatrī Mantra, pt. 1: A free four-part mini-course covering the meaning of the Gāyatrī Mantra, as well as its origin of  and how to conduct a 40-day self practice. Our intention with this course is to give you a deeper understanding of this beautiful mantra and perhaps inspire you to take on […]

Filed Under: teaching methodology, techniques, yoga blog Tagged With: 40-day mantra practice, gayatri mantra

Asana tip sheet #39 – Vasisthasana variation

September 20, 2016 By Tania Ingrahm Leave a Comment

Tania in vasisthasana variation

Vasisthasana in its full expression is a strong side plank pose fired up with lots of internal power. Gratefully, it lends itself nicely to modification for a variety of student levels and abilities. (We cover full vasisthasana in this earlier post.) This variation of vasisthasana is a more-forgiving level of this pose…but there are easier […]

Filed Under: asana tip sheet, teaching methodology, techniques Tagged With: asana, asana study, asana tips, modification, rehab, variation, vasisthasana, yoga benefits, yoga pose, yoga teaching, yoga techniques, yoga tips

Yoga for osteoarthritis? Here’s how it can help.

September 6, 2016 By Rupali Embry 4 Comments

Yoga helps arthritis sufferers

Many times doctors refer patients to us yoga teachers because, other than prescribing painkillers, they have nothing left in their little black bags for folks living with chronic-pain conditions. Osteoarthritis is one of those conditions. Osteoarthritis a joint disease in which the healthy cartilage that normally cushions bones at the joints breaks down through wear […]

Filed Under: techniques, yoga blog Tagged With: arthritis, chronic fatigue, Epstein-Barr, fibromyalgia, gentle yoga, osteoarthritis, stress relief, yoga and arthritis, yoga benefits, yoga teachers, yoga tips

Conquer bharadvajasana with this preparatory sequence

August 23, 2016 By Rupali Embry Leave a Comment

Bharadvajasana

Bharadvajasana is one of those weird and wacky poses that I absolutely love. The first time I did this pose I thought, ‘What the heck—?! Who thought this one up?!’ Of course, no one actually THOUGHT bharadvajasana up, if you subscribe to the belief (and I do) that asana evolved from the lived experience of […]

Filed Under: inspiration, techniques, yoga blog Tagged With: teaching methodology, yoga class sequencing, yoga teaching, yoga tips

How to achieve lift-off with uddiyana bandha

November 24, 2015 By Tania Ingrahm 6 Comments

Rupali in goddess pose (utkata konasana)

Uddiyana bandha. You hear about it. Your teacher encourages you to use it in your yoga practice. You THINK you know what the heck she’s talking about, but you’re not exactly sure that you’ve got it or are doing it right. Why should you use uddiyana bandha anyway? You might not be practicing Ashtanga and […]

Filed Under: techniques, yoga blog Tagged With: energetic bandhas, handstand aid, headstand, uddiyana bandhas, yoga strengtheners, yoga teachers, yoga techniques, yoga tips

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