Finding poses that fit in a sequence for yoga and the vagus nerve isn’t difficult, but finding the right approach can be. As students come from a variety of backgrounds and abilities, directing them into poses that activate the vagus nerve can be tricky for multiple reasons. Triggering the vagus nerve can heighten a sense …
Yoga books tend to be fairly predictable. Most lists of recommendations in yoga lit, whether it’s yoga teacher training or some kind of thematic book club, usually include the same reads. “The Untethered Soul.” “The Alchemist.” Anything by Ram Dass. To be clear, I enjoy many of these kinds of works, but these aren’t works …
Over the last few classes of the year, I’m choosing to center them around one large theme. These chakra yoga classes will focus on a different chakra every week, culminating in a total body experience. 1: Root chakra 2: Sacral chakra 3: Solar plexus chakra 4: Heart chakra 5: Throat chakra 6: Third eye chakra …
Mantras are refrains that reiterate messages in our lives. People can use their mantras for different things – a reminder to self, a call for something, or a combination approach – and for me, coming up with a theme for specific months or seasons is usually how I design my approach. I integrate my manifestation …
Halloween has always been my favorite holiday. Maybe because it’s one of the few holidays that isn’t focused around family or something. Basically, I’ve always loved spooky things and Halloween is the perfect time to indulge. This Halloween yoga flow with playlist is one that I’ve been tweaking for a few years now, and I’m …
