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How to Guide Relaxation in a Yoga Class

with Heather Agnew, ERYT-500, Lead Trainer Watch a 45-minute clip of a discussion on guiding relaxation, visualization, and meditation in your yoga classes. Follow the video, or read a few notes below.   [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO-ASEvvBUw[/embedyt]  

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how to open and close a yoga class

How to Open and Close a Yoga Class

with Heather Agnew, ERYT-500, Lead Trainer Watch a 40-minute clip of a yoga coaching discussion on practical strategies for opening and closing your yoga classes. Follow the video, or read a few notes below.   [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvGWrWo-8zU[/embedyt]    

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Free 8 Limbs of Yoga Poster

Download, print, save, and share this PDF infographic yoga poster outlining the 8 limbs of Ashtanga Yoga to inspire your practice and studies. The 8 Limbs of Ashtanga Yoga, first outlined in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali over 2,000 years ago, guide us through a logical framework of lifestyle strategies, movement, breathwork, and meditatio..read more

Save 20% on Mind Body Meditation Online Education

Learn to teach Mind Body Meditation, a guided practice combining
  • Breathing
  • Relaxation
  • Awareness
  • Visualization
  • Intention-setting
In this 12-hour online program you will learn to create meditation sequences and safely guide this embodied mindfulnes..read more

3 Part Breath - Free Guided Breathwork Download

Enjoy this 8-minute free video guided breathwork practice to soften the belly, release tension, enhance breathing, and bring a little bit of mindfulness into your breath, and into your day. [s3video s3url="3 Part Breath.mp4" /]   If you want to Download and Save this 3 Part Breath free yoga download, order ..read more

Announcing New Online and Virtual Yoga Teacher Training Options

  Back in March of 2020 I had to quickly transition to virtual teaching and adapt yoga teacher training programs to an online format.  I admit I was skeptical at first, missing being in the room with students, unsure about how this would change the quality of my training, and my students wouldn..read more

Big News Coming Soon for Trinity Yoga Teacher Training!

I've spent the past few months asking a lot of questions, and soon I'll have some big news about our yoga teacher training options. Over the past few months Yoga Trinity achieved new credentialing levels, so along with those upgrades, I wanted to make some changes to our teacher training offerings to better me..read more

How Do I Choose a Theme for a Yoga Class?

I received this question by DM the other day, and I'll hope to answer, but this is a huge question with different answers for each unique teacher! However,  I will try to share a few brief notes below to give you some ideas to start with: There are a wide variety of ideas and strategies for theming your classes that wil..read more

Sequencing and Theming Yoga Classes – A Balance of Planning and Adaptation

For me, sequencing has always been a balance between preparation and planning and then adapting in the moment. After years of trial and error, these days my aim is to strike a balance somewhere between inventing a class on the spot, and spending hours each week planning classes. I love ..read more

4 Virtues for Mental Peace

One of the philosophies that we learn from the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is the 4 virtues. The teaching is that we can find mental peace and serenity through these four practices:
Yoga Sutras 1:33
The mind becomes clear and serene when the qualities of the heart are cultivated: 1. Maitri: Friendliness toward the joyful 2. Karun..read more

I’ve recently had a Canadian visitor for a few weeks, and we got up to lots of fun travelling, exploring, wine tasting, and learning some arts and crafts.  It was a great way to connect and have some fun while she was in town, especially because she is very creative; a natural artist who is studying art in school.  I really admire her creativity.  I’ve always been in awe..read more