by Elizabeth | Jan 15, 2025 | Blog, Yoga
Motivation to Practice Yoga Motivation is the reasons for our actions. It’s a willingness to stick with new goals or healthy choices we’ve made. Motivation is what drives us to continue, even when we may not want to. So, what does this have to do with...
by Elizabeth | Jan 9, 2025 | Blog, Yoga
Yoga: Listen to and Honor the Body Yoga is a personal journey. It’s an adventure of self-discovery. One night, I looked out at the yoga students practicing tree pose. Quick side bar… in case you don’t know what tree pose is… Tree pose is a balancing yoga pose. You...
by Elizabeth | Nov 13, 2024 | Blog, Yoga
You Know It’s Working: When the Student Becomes the Teacher Watching yoga students blossom is one of my favorite things about being a yoga teacher. When a student returns to class and tells me about using a technique or practicing poses on their own, my heart swells....
by Elizabeth | Feb 29, 2024 | Blog, Yoga
What Does it Mean to Feel the Body? One of my yoga students once asked me after class, “Elizabeth, what do you mean when you say, ‘Feel the body?’” I immediately smiled with glee! I just love it when yoga students have questions before or after class. And, this was a...
by Elizabeth | Jan 29, 2024 | Blog, Yoga
Make No Assumptions As a yoga instructor, I practice yoga both on and off the mat. Before leading a yoga class, I make outlines and lineups of the yoga sequences we’ll be practicing. I also consider core yoga concepts so the yoga students and I can enjoy reflective...