Tag Archives: breath

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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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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Yoga Anatomy

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Stef

As part of the anatomy section of this yoga teacher training program, all students are required to complete 10 hours of anatomy study on their own.  Our anatomy teacher gave us a pre-work assignment to do before each of our … 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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Getting clean

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Stef

The tech session I attended this evening focused on the kriyas: six yogic cleansing techniques. Interestingly, tonight’s class felt very much like a standard, Western education experience – which isn’t bad necessarily, just different. Apart from the class opening (which … Continue reading →

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Where do the arms really begin?

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Stef

Today was the second (of four) core anatomy sessions in my yoga teacher training program; and this session focused on the upper limbs of the body.  (Arms, shoulders/shoulder blades, hands, and a little bit on the vocal diaphragm [as opposed … Continue reading →

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Invite, don’t impose

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Stef

After two back-to-back classes of not-good instruction, today’s core session got back on track; the teacher this afternoon was incredible. The focus of this session was anatomy. I’ve never had an anatomy class before, and while I find the body … Continue reading →

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Subtleties

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Stef

Today I had a tech session focused on a style of yoga that one of the studio instructors created/invented.  It’s called “Mi-an Yoga”, and the instructor/creator/inventor explained that this style of yoga is all about energy work: specifically, how to … Continue reading →

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Flexibility in centering

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Stef

This evening’s tech class was about centering: the act/process of transitioning out of the daily goings-on of “typical” life, and in to a period of time dedicated to yoga.   In the 90-minute class session, we experienced four different centering methods … Continue reading →

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Even a storm couldn’t block the sun

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Stef

Today was a very busy day in my non-yoga life.  I ran errands all morning, volunteered at the hospital in the early afternoon, and prepared the house for visiting relatives in the later afternoon.  By the time evening arrived, what … Continue reading →

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