My Vinyasa Practice Blog
Resources for new or advanced yogis to enhance their practice
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We diversify our blog content so that you get multiple perspectives about the practice and application of yoga. Our authors are experts in the field who share their passion for the practice through their unique lens. My Vinyasa Practice online yoga school blog also features guest authors from time to time, and we welcome collaboration. If you’re a yogi blogger who is interested in writing for us you can contact [email protected] for more information.
Benefits of Restorative Yoga
The world can be a stressful place and yoga is a natural way to help reduce stress and anxiety. Restorative yoga has many benefits and is a style of yoga that is effective for stress and anxiety relief. It is a way to actively relax and restore the body and is a...
Kemetic Yoga
Yoga is an ancient tool that has been harnessed for its healing powers for thousands of years. Because of this and how expansively it's been practiced, there are several different systems that have been created. Each system of yoga has its lineage that has shaped it;...
Yamas: The First Limb of the Eight Limbed Path
Yoga is a practice that extends far beyond the mat. When you dive into your 200-hour yoga teacher training, one of the foundational topics you will learn about are the first two of the Eight Limbs of Yoga - the Yamas and Niyamas. Deborah Adele, author of The Yamas...
Setting Up An Alter
Including an altar as part of your practice can be an important tool in living with intention. Patanjali teaches us in the Yoga Sutras about the practice Ishvara Pranidhana which teaches us that if we are able to completely surrender our individual ego identities to...
Returning To Work Post Pandemic
Many employers have wellness departments, especially employers with more than 20 employees. Research has proven that it’s profitable to invest in the health of your staff. The mental health of the world suffered over the last two years due to numerous lock-downs and...
Inviting Diversity In Yoga
Diverse Voices Inviting diversity into our yoga classes is so important. When Vivekananda came to the United States his intention was to spread Yoga. He was a non-dual teacher and believed the key to reducing or ending suffering altogether was the realization that...
Teaching Trauma-Informed Yoga
Trauma-Informed Yoga & Scope Of Work Human beings are animals and as animals, we have what is sometimes called a trauma response when we experience trauma. Our nervous systems are designed to help us integrate traumatic experiences, but many of these involuntary...
Making Yoga Financially Accessible
Making Yoga Financially Accessible It was not Indra Devi’s intention to turn Yoga into a commodity, nor was it Vivkiananda’s or Yogananda’s intention for Yoga to be inaccessible. Yoga was brought to the United States in an attempt to globalize the ancient wisdom...
Root Chakra Sequence
For many of us who embark on the journey of Yoga, we start to notice subtle energetics within our body. One of the subtle shifts in our awareness is the sensitivity to the Chakras, or energy centers, within our subtle body, also called the Pranamaya Kosha (Energy...
Overactive Crown Chakra
Chakras: Our body’s main energy centers Ancient Indian philosophy teaches us that our body has seven main energy centers known as the chakras. Each chakra is located along the central channel of our body and corresponds to physical and emotional states of being. The...
Subtle Body Practices
 g The interconnection between body, mind, and spirit is noticeable during most yoga or mindfulness practices. Noticing alone is a form of subtle body awareness. It’s not quite tangible or visible to the eye but we understand these connections. Believing in energy...
Deepening Your Practice
The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali are a collection of 196 Sanskrit aphorisms that are organized into four padas, or volumes. A pada is a unit of Sanskrit meter used to organize and measure a volume of text. Traditionally, these teachings were handed down orally, and it’s...
Yoga Teacher Training Manual
You have carefully and authentically made the decision to become a yoga teacher, yes! Now, how do you get started on this wonderful and sometimes daunting journey to find the right school and platform? There are many options to choose from when considering a 200-hour...
Insurance For Yoga Teachers & Yoga Therapists
Many yoga teachers have questions about the need for liability insurance. Is the cost worth it? Do yoga teachers actually get sued? Doesn’t the studio I work for have insurance? Are there options for coverage if I am an online yoga teacher? Will the studio...