Core Yoga Slow Flow
Check out this month's IDEA - International Association of Fitness Professionals - newsletter for a sweet Core Yoga Slow Flow that you can add to your yoga, Pilates, or mind body movement practice or classes. Core Yoga blends the precision of Pilates and the flow of Yoga for a mindful movement practice that will challenge your Core, enhance flexi..read more
Yoga Trinity Yoga Teacher Training Celebrates 13 Years!
13 Years ago this month I shared my first yoga teacher training program, and this March we completed our 35th yoga teacher training course, and now have over 1,000 graduates of the Trinity Yoga Teacher Training certificate! These are numbers, and something I am proud of, but what I am far more pro..read more
Should I Be Worried About Yoga Injuries?
For the past few years there are have been some important conversations happening both in the yoga-teacher community, and in the wider yoga community about yoga injuries. Whether they be related to alignment, adjustments, impatience, repetition, individual differences, or acute injuries like falls, yoga injuries do appear to ..read more
Creating Community In Yoga Classes
Take a moment to think about why you go to a yoga class. Why practice with a teacher, in a room full of people, when you could stay home and pop in a DVD or scroll through YouTube for a practice? Well, for me there are so many reasons, including personalized instructions, feedback, hands-on support for your practice, spontaneous expl..read more
Sole Walk - Thai Yoga Massage Meant For Sharing
[s3video s3url="Sole Walk.mp4" /] This is a simple, effortless, but highly beneficial Thai Yoga Massage technique that you can share with family and friends. It doesn’t require special materials, and is easy on your body, and super sweet to receive.To Begin:
- Lie your friend face-d..read more
Practicing and Teaching Yoga - Child's Pose
Finding Comfort in Child's Pose
I’ve been part of a few discussions on Child’s Pose lately, had some questions from Grads, and heard some key feedback on teaching, propping, and adjusting Child’s Pose. I’ve jotted down a few notes myself, but would love to hear from other practitioners and teachers on how y..read more
Check out this month's free yoga podcast, Scapula Core Warm Up In this 9-minute audio practice podcast you can get to know your scapula, the fancy name for your shoulder blade. Explore a warm up for the scapula while you play with the natural movements of your shoulder blades and shoulders, and experience one of the ways in which our old yoga cues might be getting in the w..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
This month's free yoga podcast is all about twisting. You can listen to the podcast here [s3audio s3url="All About Twisting.mp3" /] Or download and save this 20 minute discussion here, or read the transcript below: I got a great question recently from a yoga teacher who was inquiring about twists, and her question (..read more
The invention of the sticky yoga mat thirty years ago has made our modern practice of asana safer and more supported, and allows us to create a space for yoga wherever we go. However, for all the wonderful things that your yoga mat brings to your practice, there are those little annoyances that can take your mind off of your practice – when what we want our mat to do is let..read more
I had a great question this week from a recent yoga teacher training graduate about sequencing for her new classes, and it got me to thinking about how we sequence our own home practice each day, week, month, and year. What informs our decisions about what to practice, when to practice, and how often we should do the same practice or how often we should change it up? Whethe..read more