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Teaching Yoga: Sanskrit Terms Explained
Teaching Yoga: Sanskrit Terms Explained
As a yoga teacher, there may come times where you would use Sanskrit terms during class, whether you like it or not. This is because it is often the case where most Sanskrit words don’t have an English equivalent that fully explains the meaning of the terms.

4 Ways To Advance Your Yoga Asana Practice
4 Ways To Advance Your Yoga Asana Practice
Nothing makes me crazier than hearing people tell me I’m naturally flexible. Because I’m not. In 1999, when I started practicing yoga. I couldn’t touch my toes. I couldn’t do a wheel or stand on my head. I wore braces on my legs as an infant and toddler because my legs and hips were twisted. I had failed all four years of high school gym. I never played a sport, and I never worked out.

7 Survival Tips For Beginner Yogis
7 Survival Tips For Beginner Yogis
I love teaching beginners. Here are seven easy tips to help you survive your first yoga classes.

This is Yoga
This is Yoga
When I first came to yoga, I thought it was about body movement. Sweating, moving, breathing, standing on your hands, you know, the usual.

10.5 Tips for Beginner Yogis
10.5 Tips for Beginner Yogis
Starting out with yoga (or even thinking about trying it) can be overwhelming. I know, we've all been there! I remember trying to navigate my very first yoga class, so different than the aerobics class I took earlier that week. I could tell that I was supposed to be relaxing, but was I really breathing right? Was I doing the poses perfectly? Could other people tell it was my first class? I felt like it was glaringly obvious that I was a newbie. I had so much to learn and unlearn.