My TWO Christmas Gifts To You, Yogis!
The silly season has arrived - but I have two very *sensible* gifts for you. If you're a yoga teacher (and a perfectionist), you're going to love this!
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Ayurveda for Mental and Emotional Wellbeing
I loved learning about Ayurveda when I did my very first yoga teacher training. In fact, it was one of the highlights of the course. But, after that first training, I didn't feel like I had enough knowledge to incorporate Ayurveda into my classes or...
How to teach yoga for eating disorders
Does yoga help people with eating disorders? What kind of yoga is best? Can yoga actually be harmful? These are some of the questions I wanted to answer when I embarked on a research project about yoga therapy for eating disorders, working with...
Why yoga teachers need to understand Googling is NOT research
As a yoga teacher, your students look to you for advice. You may not feel like an expert, but your students trust you. That trust often extends to areas of knowledge outside your expertise and training. For example, a student may ask you for help...
THE TOP 3 REASONS YOGA TEACHERS TRAIN TO BECOME YOGA THERAPISTS
Remember the buzz when you started your first yoga teacher training? The pure joy of doing something truly meaningful with a group of like-minded people? Then there was the excitement of taking your first steps as a yoga teacher – scary but oh so...
Teaching yoga to elderly students
I was SO EXCITED this week to share a Facebook Live conversation with a wonderful yoga therapist who specialises in working with elderly students. If you work with older students or want to know how to approach teaching frail and elderly people,...
Why ALL your students will benefit from trauma sensitive yoga
"Trauma sensitive yoga is for people with PTSD? Why do I need to learn it if I'm teaching regular classes?" That's a good question. But who is attending your 'regular' yoga classes? Do traumatised people only show up in yoga classes designed...
How does online yoga therapy training work?
An experienced yoga therapist asked me this weekend 'how on earth does online yoga therapy training work?' She was horrified at the idea of teaching the art and science of therapeutic yoga online. She exclaimed that the deep and nuanced philosophy...
English breakfast tea and the art of yoga sequencing
How do yoga therapists and experienced teachers design safe and effective yoga sequences that support the unique needs of each student? And how do they do it day after day, without getting bored or running out of inspiration? The answer can be...
What could be more important in yoga therapy than yoga?
When it comes to helping people heal with yoga, there are tonnes of effective techniques. You'll study them all in a yoga therapy training - asana, pranayama, mudra, meditation, Ayurveda and more. But what is the MOST important technique? Turns...