yoga pose, thy name is nemesis

- - Guides + How To

We all have one. Sometimes more. From beginners to advanced yogis and yoginis, each of us has at the very least, that one pose. The asana that strikes fear (or at least unpleasantness) into our hearts. The one that makes us quiver and shake. In each and every class, we...

yoga balls { um, the other kind }

- - Lifestyle

We have two guys (and nearly 30 girls) in Teacher Training. One mentioned in class how he really, really wanted to be able to do a forward split, Hanumanasana. He blushed as he said this and everyone giggled. It was suggested that he practice standing splits gradually and against a wall...

yogasphere love: week of june 28th { linky goodness }

- - Inspiration

Five Seed got NAKED. And pssst…she wants you to, too! Grow Yoga dove deep into Anjali Mudra and surfaced with something beautiful Jamie On the Mat wants to be your +1 when you win the prAna Wanderlust contest The Joy of Yoga had an awesomely balls out Freudian slip while teaching a class...

5 Common Yoga Misnomers

- - Guides + How To

As a yogini with a well-developed sense of humor, I can laugh heartily at all the myths out there about us. Here are my five favorite Yoga Misnomers, because hey, we all love lists and it can be funny when people make blanket statements. 5 Yoga Myths + Misnomers: 1. Ew,...

shoulder girdle mantra { head + shoulders above the rest }

- - Inspiration

Patanjali bless YogaWorks. The YTT curriculum is educationally solid. One of YW’s little gems… The Shoulder Girdle Mantra: sternum lifts widen across the collarbone shoulder heads back shoulder blades widen away from each other and descend down the back I find this extremely helpful from both the student and teacher...