by The Well | May 3, 2021 | Foundations of Yoga Therapy, General
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 —...
by The Well | Apr 22, 2021 | Foundations of Yoga Therapy, General
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...
by The Well | Mar 31, 2021 | Foundations of Yoga Therapy, General
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...
by The Well | Mar 11, 2021 | Foundations of Yoga Therapy, General
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...
by The Well | Feb 12, 2021 | General, YogaSutras
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...
by The Well | Jan 15, 2021 | General, YogaSutras
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...
