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Search Results for: anusara

Practicing Yoga for more than the physical postures

January 28, 2023 by Guest Author 1 Comment

An exploration of the Anusara Yoga method By Kristina Wischnowsky, co-founder of Yoga to Transform Yoga is a wonderful practice to help you reveal and step into your authenticity... that is, if you are willing to practice Yoga in a way that offers you more than a focus on the practice of the physical postures (asana) alone.  There is so much more to Yoga than the physical practice. I’ve learnt the richness a Yoga practice can offer my life through my practice of Anusara Yoga, which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Living Your Yoga, Yoga & Community, Yoga Articles, Yoga Styles Tagged With: Anusara Yoga

Can Yoga Teacher Scandals and Transgressions be an Opportunity for Growth? 

February 15, 2018 by Kara-Leah Grant 1 Comment

by Kara-Leah Grant The guru model is dead in modern Western Yoga. And the list of scandals involving gurus, or teachers, or swamis just seems to be growing longer. Where the hell are all the enlightened and perfect teachers? They don't exist. Our teachers - known and unknown, big and small, experienced and fresh, revered and loved, skilled and talented, wise and powerful - they are also human. Which means that our teachers, like us, have unconscious shit that can get in the way of their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Teaching Insights Tagged With: Bikram, fall from grace, john friend, power, responsibility, Yoga Scandal, yoga teacher

Time to Thrive: How I Learned to Take Deep Care of My Body, Heart & Mind

June 8, 2017 by Guest Author 1 Comment

by Kelly Fisher Our lives are so out of synch with nature; it's no wonder that sub-par health and even chronic degenerative diseases are the new norm. Diabetes, autoimmune disorders, adrenal issues, thyroid conditions, weight issues, menopausal issues, post-partum issues, insomnia, perpetual exhaustion… the list goes on. Chances are you know someone who suffers from at least one of these things, and maybe a few of you know someone for each of the above. Even those of us who consider ourselves … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deepening • The Yoga of Life, How Yoga Helped Me, What's Real Yoga & a Real Yogi? Tagged With: Ayurveda, Chinese medicine, circadian rhythm, diet, food, kelly fisher, sleep, Time to Thrive

The Real Meaning of Aum and Why We Chant It

November 14, 2016 by Kara-Leah Grant 4 Comments

by Kara-Leah Grant An extract from 'The No-More-Excuses Guide to Yoga' The number one thing that freaks out new yoga students is the thought of opening their mouth and making a vowel sound followed by a consonant in a room full of strangers. Yes, the simple sound of OM makes people want to run screaming from the room. There are a few reasons for this - one is that Aum (as it's correctly written) has a bad rap. It's weird, strange and the butt of all kinds of jokes. Plus, making a sound like … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Foundations Tagged With: Aum, chanting, first yoga class, kirtan, new to yoga, New yoga student, Om

Tara Judelle on Journeying to the Centre of the Body through Yoga {Video interview}

October 12, 2015 by Kara-Leah Grant Leave a Comment

Tara Judelle

by Kara-Leah Grant Meet Tara Judelle, an international yoga teacher and featured teacher with Yogaglo. Tara has over 27 years’ experience working with movement, and now focuses her yoga classes, and her own practice, on the discovery of embodied anatomy. I had the pleasure of attending a weekend workshop with Tara last November, at a time I was beginning to become disillusioned with the yoga I was finding. Tara restored my faith in yoga teachers. She taught 100% out of her own practice, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Teacher Interviews, Video Interviews Tagged With: anusara, embodiment, flow, Mind Body Centering, Tara Judelle

Should I Tell Students it’s My First Class Teaching?

October 23, 2014 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

What does it take to be the best yoga teacher you can be?

by Kelly Fisher “Should I tell the students it is my first class teaching?” I get this question often and there are good reasons to tell them and good reasons not to tell them. My personal bias is for transparency and honesty. Being vulnerable and open enables people to do the same. As yoga teachers we're holding space for our students' personal inquiry and experience. While we can't know what goes on inside of our students' hearts and minds or control it, we can facilitate the kind of raw … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Teaching Insights Tagged With: first yoga class, kelly fisher, mentoring, yoga mentor, yoga teacher

Are there Ethical Issues to Consider Before Teaching Family Members?

September 1, 2014 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

issues to consider when working with family. Photo: Desmond Polii

by Kelly Fisher, Urban Yoga Kelly is our resident yoga teacher mentor, answering questions from readers about how to teach and what to do when issues come up. You can email Kelly your question here. The Yoga Teacher’s Question: "I've got my RYT 200 and have been teaching once a week for about a year. I've got a family member who could benefit from some yoga. She is not able to attend classes because of physical limitations resulting from surgery and ongoing health conditions so I think … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Teaching Insights Tagged With: ethics, family, yoga teacher mentoring

How do I Deal with Different Levels of Students in the Same Yoga Class?

July 18, 2014 by Guest Author

by Kelly Fisher, Urban Yoga Kelly, one of our go-to senior teachers, answers questions from readers about how to teach and what to do when issues come up. If you've got questions you'd like to be answered in our blog, email us at editor@theyogalunchbox.co.nz. The Yoga Teacher’s Question: “How do I deal with very different levels of students in the same class? As much as I would like to have all the students of similar levels in one class, it never seems to work out that way. Also, how do I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Teaching Insights Tagged With: multi-level classes, over-ambitious students, yoga injuries, yoga teacher mentor

What do I do when a Student Complains about Wrist Pain and Wants to Leave Class?

June 17, 2014 by Guest Author

by Kelly Fisher, Urban Yoga Kelly is our resident yoga teacher mentor, answering questions from readers about how to teach and what to do when issues come up. You can email Kelly your question here. The Yoga Teacher's Question: “There it was yesterday: my first and rather frustrating setback in my teaching experience. I have a student who suffers from a lot of wrist pain. She comes along to my 45 minute class that is short, sharp and energetic. Because I know she requires special … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Teaching Insights Tagged With: kelly fisher, teaching, wrist pain, yoga injury

How To Overcome Your Fears During Yoga Teacher Training

March 19, 2014 by Guest Author

by Kelly Fisher, Urban Yoga Kelly works as a mentor for students wanting to move toward teacher training, currently training as teachers, or fresh out of training. In these articles, she shares some of the questions she's asked. You can ask her your questions by sending her an email. Question: I am in teacher training and I feel as if my teachers aren't giving the structure or guidance I was expecting to find my "voice". They kind of just throw us in it and then critique us … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Teacher Training Tagged With: authenticity, Discomfort, kelly fisher, Teacher training, urban yoga, voice

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