Yoga from the Heart Teacher Training Rocked My WorldWhen you begin any sort of learning experience, you naturally expect that you will change and grow. But you usually expect it will be confined to the relatively small subject area you’ve chosen to study.However, when the subject of study is yoga, that change can be both global AND …
Yoga as Tranformation
For people with Parkinson’s disease…YOGA WORKS!
For people with Parkinson’s disease…YOGA WORKS!According to Dr. Jill Marjama-Lyons, the author of What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Parkinson's Disease, up to 225,000 of the 1.5 million Americans with PD were diagnosed when under the age of 50, a time of life when most people expect to remain active well into their senior years. Like …
‘Playing yoga by ear’ deepens your practice
3 reasons why ‘playing yoga by ear’ deepens your practiceWhen I first started coming to classes at Yoga from the Heart, it quickly became clear that this was a yoga studio unlike any other place I’d attended classes before. One of the first things I noticed was the interactive teaching style used there.Instead of having an instructor stuck …
Watching What Is and Staying Present with Feelings
Watching what is and staying present with feelings isn't always easy.Early in her yoga teacher training journey, Nina Bernardin journaled about a class she’d just taken, “I was triggered like crazy tonight. So many emotions I can hardly keep track.”It was a puzzling response to what many might view as just an exercise class. But yoga …
Yoga Changed My Life and It Just Might Change Yours
The transformative power of yoga continues to amaze me. I love hearing personal stories of how "yoga changed my life." Recently I spoke with Kat Baumann, a student at Yoga from the Heart, to learn about her journey to greater health and happiness “all because of yoga.”What do you believe you delayed giving yoga a try?I had always wanted …
Yoga is a Transformative Journey
The practice of yoga is a transformative journey. What brings someone to the mat in the first place… and what keeps students coming back to the mat week after week? Recently I sat down with Mary Callow to find out. Here’s what I learned:Why did you decide to begin taking yoga classes at Yoga from the Heart? My counselor friend referred …