Yoga Teacher Training
Overcoming Obstacles
Overcoming Obstacles by becoming an Ananda Yoga teacher As director of the Ananda Yoga Teacher Training Program at The Expanding Light Retreat, I’m fortunate to meet yoga practitioners of all ages and backgrounds, who have dedicated themselves to a regular … Continue reading
Winter Restorative Yoga Pose
Winter is a time for comfort, staying warm, and withdrawing from outer activity. Unlike the other seasons, winter gives us the opportunity to stay indoors and take notice of the changes that are needed to create better balance in our … Continue reading
10 Tips for Yoga Teachers
These are principles we focus on at The Expanding Light Retreat and in our Ananda School of Yoga & Meditation for teaching yoga and training teachers. Practice what you teach. Always teach from your own experience and realized knowledge. Constantly … Continue reading
Dharma and the Destruction of Suffering
Dharma, or right action, wrote Paramhansa Yogananda, “means those immutable principles which protect man permanently from the three-fold suffering of disease, unhappiness, and ignorance.” An embodiment of dharma himself, Yogananda explained: “Destruction of suffering involves the permanent elimination of all … Continue reading
Energizing Your Spiritual Life
If you haven’t heard about the “30-Day Energization Challenge” that Gyandev launched on October 12, you can read about it and join if you’re interested. This challenge couldn’t have come at a more useful time in my life. Recently, I’ve … Continue reading
Yoga Alliance’s New Policy on Yoga Therapy
The Bhagavad Gita teaches us that Life is a Battlefield, so we shouldn’t really be surprised when two of our national yoga organizations seem to be engaged in turf battles. However, on closer examination of the reactions to Yoga Alliance’s … Continue reading
Why Are You Teaching?
As yoga teachers, it is wise to reflect on our passion to practice and share yoga. Practicing yoga, sharing yoga: the two are interdependent. None of us would be driven to teach if we didn’t find our own practice inspiring. … Continue reading
Autumn Restorative Yoga Pose
Autumn is a time of change: the leaves fall from the trees and the weather signals a time of transformation for nature, animals, and people. With the energetic activity of summer behind us, there is now an opportunity—with encourage from … Continue reading
Yoga and Epilepsy
During my early years of nurses’ training, I took a job on Saturday mornings piercing ears at a local department store. In the early 1980’s ear piercing was a new fad and stores wanted people with medical training doing the … Continue reading
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Posts for Yoga Teacher Training
- Overcoming Obstacles
- Yoga Therapy Final Essay
- Winter Restorative Yoga Pose
- 10 Tips for Yoga Teachers
- Dharma and the Destruction of Suffering
- Energizing Your Spiritual Life
- Yoga Alliance’s New Policy on Yoga Therapy
- Why Are You Teaching?
- Autumn Restorative Yoga Pose
- Yoga and Epilepsy
- A Restorative Yoga Pose for the Summer
- Returning to Yoga after a Back Injury
- The “Right” Way to End Deep Relaxation
- Taking God Out of “God”: A Crash Course in Semantics
- Rendering Grateful Service
- Postpartum Meditation: Does It Exist?
- Prenatal Yoga Tips on Meditation
- Teaching the Art of Discovery – Part 1
- Yoga for Teens (Part 2)
- Insights from a Master Teacher
- Yoga for Teens (Part 1)
- Level 1 AYTT Changes
- Ananda Yoga Goes to the Movies
- Playing the Pauses
- What is the most helpful advice an Ananda Yoga Teacher has offered you?
- Prenatal Yoga: Are You Ready for the Good News? Part 2
- Prenatal Yoga: Are You Ready for the Good News? Part 1
- Teaching the Art of Discovery – Part 3: Discovery via Challenges
- Teaching the Art of Discovery – Part 2: Teaching More-Advanced Asanas
- Are Your Students Bored?
- Keepin’ It Simple
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