Yoga Ethics and Community Action
How Can Our Yoga Community Contribute to A Better World?
Let's talk about how community action can fit into our yoga practice, teaching, and yoga spaces. Watch the video below, or scroll down for the transcript notes. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aKZY1r__o8[/embedyt]How can our yoga community contrib..read more
Mapping Your Dream Yoga Teaching Practice
As yoga teachers in training, it can be easy to focus only on getting through our studies and assessments or teaching our next class. But it’s also useful to pause and zoom out. What might your teaching practice look like in the real world - not just in theory, but in a way that fits your life, your values, and your capacity..read more
Yoga for a Reason, Season, or Lifetime
There’s a saying that some people - or things - come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. I think this applies beautifully to yoga, too. In this discussion we reflect on yoga styles and trends past, present, and emerging and to connect trends back to the fundamentals and timeless..read more
That Time I Learned The Secret to Enlightenment
(Which Wasn’t a Secret at All)
This week I thought I'd tell you about the time I learned the secret to enlightenment (that wasn't a secret at all). Watch the video below, or scroll down for the full transcript. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZxOZOGduME[/embedyt] Let me tell you ..read more
From Yoga Student to Yoga Teacher: The Fundamental Shifts
When you begin your yoga teacher training journey, one of the most important things you learn is that not everyone is like you. Today we’re talking about one of the most important transformations you’ll experience in your yoga teacher training — the shift from yoga student to yoga teac..read more
Does Yoga Alignment Really Matter?
Unpacking yoga alignment myths.
Hi folks, it’s your senior yoga educator Heather Agnew here, and today we ask the question: Does Yoga Alignment Really Matter? We are going to talk about some of the alignment cues and ideas you might have learned over the years in yoga class - some that you might have even learned from ..read more
Why is yoga anatomy so hard to learn, and how can you make it more joyful?
Learning yoga anatomy can feel surprisingly tough—even for those who are genuinely interested in the subject. It’s not that you’re doing it “wrong” or failing to understand; it’s simply that the human body is wonderfully complex, and there’s a lot to take in. In this video discuss..read more
Living Yoga - Navigating Challenging Times with Yoga Ethics
Some days feel heavier than others, and lately there have been more of those heavy days than I’d like to admit. The political and environmental chaos of the past few years has been deeply disturbing and often quite disorienting - as though the stable ground of the world we’ve known (or, at least thought ..read more
How to Practice Brahmacharya Self-Regulation in Yoga and Daily Life | Yoga Philosophy and Ethics
Brahmacharya is one of the yoga ethics – Yamas – that focus on authentic, mindful living – paying attention to how we think, speak, and act - and, like all the Yamas, mindful of the impact we have on others, our communities, and the planet. In this discussion, I s..read more
How to Practice Satya in Yoga and Daily Life
What does it mean to practice Satya – truthfulness – in yoga and daily life? Truthfulness guides us in speaking, acting, and living authentically, truthfully, and with awareness. Join us for a discussion on yoga philosophy and ethics where we talk about Satya – truthfulness – in our personal relationships, yog..read more