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The Benefits of Teaching Yoga

August 11, 2009 By 1 Comment
Teaching Yoga on the beach

by Guest Author Swami Nishchalananda, who established Mandala Yoga Ashram in 1986. As students and practitioners of Yoga we are all well aware of the benefits Yoga can have on all levels of our being. Teaching Yoga can be a way of passing on to others what we have received. Teaching Yoga gives us an opportunity to serve others, enabling us to really be of help to others in improving the quality of their lives. Remember that service (Sanskrit, seva) is an essential aspect of Yoga … [Read more...]

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Witnessing the evolution of yoga from Vinyasa to Prana Flow to Flow Motion to Your Yoga

February 24, 2009 By 1 Comment
Sarah Tomson Beyer on Yoga Journal

I love this video (see below)... it's Sarah Tomson Beyer doing her brand of yoga, Flowmotion - and yes, that's trademarked. But don't get upset about it, because who cares, it's all about the yoga right? And when I watch Sarah, I see such beauty, such grace, such inspiration... and I want to be able to do that, feel that, be that. In my own way of course ;) … [Read more...]

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Experiences of Prana Flow yoga teacher training

February 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Prana Flow with Twee Merrigan

There is a joy and a playfulness within a Prana Flow yoga class that makes the heart open and the soul soar. Music, mantra, mudra (hand positions), asana (postures), pranayama (breath work) and meditation merge to create a journey away from separateness and into unity. Fears are faced, emotions are released, thought patterns are changed and the body is opened. This is not yoga as we know it. It is not a static stretch of the body. It is not something we do because we have to. This is … [Read more...]

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What yoga can teach us about opening to the flow of life

October 13, 2008 By 4 Comments
Sharing Mudra, the joys of teaching yoga

One of the reasons I absolutely love teaching yoga is that I learn so much from the experience. My students are as much my teachers as I are them. I am sure this two way flow is common to many other teacher/student relationships, and also professional/client relationships as well. Take a moment to think about your interactions - whether it's teaching yoga or something else - how do you learn from the experience (and feel free to share your insights in the comments below!)? One of the … [Read more...]

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