Blog – Wisdom For The Journey
The Role of a Yoga Mentor
When we speak of Mentors at Yoga Well, we mean much more than professional guidance from someone with experience in the field of Yoga Therapy. In the first chapter of the Yogasūtra, Patañjali offers different practices for reducing agitation so we can see and act...
How Yoga Therapy Turned My Life Around
I experienced Yoga Therapy before I even understood what it was. I had left my job, moved across the country and split up with my husband. Between watching my two small kids and nursing a range of feelings over the break up, my life was turned upside down. It was...
Using Your Intuition to Make Tough Choices
Making tough decisions is never easy. That’s why they’re called “tough decisions.” But sometimes when you’re faced with an important decision, you can clearly see the best path forward. At those moments, a quiet voice inside you — call it intuition or knowing —...
How to Choose A Yoga Therapist Training Program
Considering deepening your Yoga training? Here’s 6 tips for choosing a Yoga Therapist Training Program that will truly prepare you for your new career. 1. Does the program teach from an authentic Eastern perspective? Yoga has incredibly useful models for understanding...
Ujjāyī as a Foundation for Yoga
One of the most common breathing techniques in the practice of Yoga is called ujjāyī. This technique has two main functions. The first is to make the breath tangible, to make it something that you can perceive. During much of the day, we don’t even notice the...
5 Reasons to Work with a Yoga Therapist
Yoga therapy can be used for healing from trauma, recovering from a physical ailment, or to help you show up as your most authentic self in life. Here are 5 Reasons to Work with a Yoga Therapist #1 Personalized Attention In this day and age of Teledoc and 5 minute...
How Yoga Changes Your Mind
When we talk about Yoga, what we’re really talking about is the behavior of the mind. This is clear from the first chapter of the Yogasūtras, in which Patañjali says: yogaś-citta-vṛtti-nirodhaḥ (YS I.2), or “Yoga is the restraint of the activities of the mind.” In...
The Effect of Perception on Experiences
Experiences come in many forms — the laughter of a child, the discomfort of a bed in a hotel room far from home, another car cutting in front of us while driving to work. While it can be tempting to describe these experiences as inherently positive or negative, the...
Everything You Do Is Yoga — Or Can Be
Every time I come back to the Yogasūtras, there’s always another ‘aha’ moment, like another puzzle piece magically fitting into place. Except the puzzle is not only a classic Yoga text, it’s also my life and all the relationships that tether me in the world. Yoga is...
How to Face Difficulties Without Becoming Stuck
Life is filled with many difficulties. You get sick, your car runs out of gas on the way to work, you don’t get the promotion you had been hoping for. Or a big one — you grow older and can no longer do the same things you could when you were young. Many difficulties...
