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Yoga Teachers: Is Your Language Helping or Harming your Students?
Ahimsa is a cornerstone of asana practice, and no doubt as a yoga teacher you aim to support your students to have an injury- and pain-free practice. But is it [...]
Cultivate Interoception through Yoga: Nurturing Emotional Wellbeing
Emotions are integral to the human experience, shaping our perceptions, decisions, and overall wellbeing. A cognitive process known as interoception plays a crucial role in interpreting and regulating our emotions [...]
Water Element: Maintain Winter Wellness with Chinese Medicine
Chinese medicine recognises the profound connection between the human body and natural elements. Our bodies are a microcosm of nature: just as nature is comprised of water, earth, wood, fire, [...]
Language to Cultivate a Safe Yoga Space
It's been a while (ahem, a long while!) since I shared anything here. I recently completed Lauren Tober's (highly recommended) Mental Health Aware Yoga course, and wrote this article as [...]
Simple Breath Work to Balance your Students’ Energy
Teaching pranayama is super powerful and can be very simple. You don't even need to call it Pranayama. The term 'breath work' might be more accessible to some students. One of [...]
Social Media for Yoga Teachers: Maintaining your Integrity
Social media can be a hot topic for yoga teachers. I, like many yogis I know, have mixed feeling about it. I dislike the way the aesthetic aspects of yoga [...]