by Elizabeth | Jan 22, 2025 | Blog, Yoga |
Overcoming Obstacles to Practicing Yoga In last week’s post, we reflected on our motivation to practice yoga. We explored reasons why we do yoga and what we expect to get out of it. In thinking about these things, we created a list of reasons for taking yoga...
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...
