Yoga is for everybody. If our intention is to help provide tools to facilitate all levels of accessible classes, and to meet students where they are in their practice regardless of flexibility, age, size, shape, or ability level, we must be willing to put in the work...
There are several important pieces to consider when a yoga teacher begins sequencing a yoga class. Many schools of yoga define vinyasa as a method of yoga in which movements form a flowing sequence in coordination with the breath. This school of thought aligns with...
Here Michelle Young, E-RYT 500 looks at different modifications that can be offered when using a chair as a prop. Adaptive Yoga Defined The phrase “adaptive yoga” is widely used to refer to several modified yoga practices. From a yoga therapy perspective, all yoga is...
If you’re a yoga teacher registered with Yoga Alliance then you’re probably already aware of the continuing education requirement that must be met every three years to remain a member in good standing. And, since joining the Yoga Alliance you’ve probably come to...
Teaching Vinyasa Yoga is more therapeutic than one might think. Vinyasa yoga is a blend of yogic styles that originates from Krishnamacharya’s direct line including Hatha Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, and Viniyoga. It takes the therapeutic aspects of each of these styles of...
There are many different ways you can sequence a yoga class. Depending on the style of yoga you are teaching, your audience, and your intention, you can really cater to each choice you make to support the context you are in. There are so many types of yoga teacher...