Category Archives: Tech Session

Taking a seat

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Stef

Well, this is it – my last yoga class. Actually, let me be more specific (and more accurate): this is my last class for my RYT 200 Yoga Teacher Training Program. This is by no means my last yoga class, … Continue reading →

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Meeting mudras somewhere in the middle

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Stef

Today I had my second-to-last yoga class. Just one more, and I’m done with this training program. I’ll be a ‘real-live’ yoga teacher…on paper, anyway. It’s kind of strange to think about, actually. But, I’m not done yet – so … Continue reading →

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Balances

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Stef

This afternoon I had a pretty amazing tech session on Yoga Nidra; it was completely new and novel, strange and wild, profoundly unique. And all of that can be very, very good (indeed, it really was), but it can also … Continue reading →

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Yoga of the mind

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Stef

Today I had a yoga double-header: a tech in the early afternoon, and another tech in the evening. The mid-day session was a class on Yoga Nidra – also known as “yogic sleep”. Considering I was rather fatigued when I … Continue reading →

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Getting warmer…

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Stef

After work today I attended a tech session on warm-ups and savasana – though the class was primarily focused on warm-ups. Which was actually nice for me, in that I feel like the class I had just two days ago … Continue reading →

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Many levels of ‘restoration’

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Stef

Midway through my yoga teacher training experience I took a workshop on Yin Yoga – which is an extensive (and intensive) form of restorative yoga. If you have been following along with my yoga journey, you may recall that my … Continue reading →

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Beautiful breath

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Stef

Tonight I had a tech session about pranyama – which is basically breath work. (Prana = “life force” [spirit, breath] and yama = “restraint” [control]. So pranyama loosely translates into actions which control the breath – breath work.) Interestingly, almost … Continue reading →

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The power of a forward fold

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Stef

It has been a long time since I’ve been at a tech session – three months, in fact.  (I was curious, so I looked at my attendance log, and was a bit surprised when I realized it had been that … Continue reading →

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When the student is ready, the message will appear.

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Stef

Lately, I’ve been in a yoga funk. The sessions I’m attending for the yoga teacher certification are starting to feel more like obligations and “work” than like enjoyable extra-curricular activities. I’m not getting to physically move in most of these … Continue reading →

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From resistance to realization

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Stef

Less than two minutes into today’s tech session, I encountered quite a bit of resistance to the teacher. Long story short is that the teacher engaged in an action, then immediately told us that we should not do exactly what … Continue reading →

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