Posted on: by Michael Lee, MA, C-IAYT
One of the biggest challenges we face as yoga teachers is knowing how to continually engage and inspire our students; how to keep up our confidence as teachers; how to […]
Posted on: by Michael Lee, MA, C-IAYT
In it’s basic form, meditation simply involves focusing the attention of your mind in a way to become the observer (rather than the actor) of your thoughts. Try this: 1. […]
Posted on: by Sarah Kaczor Greco
This yoga teacher is done with going through the motions of asana practice. Asana practice alone is not enough. As a yoga teacher, I want to offer more than a […]
Posted on: by Lori Bashour
Ever had one of those ahaa… moments during your yoga practice? You know, the moment when you get sudden insight or awareness that has life changing potential? I think we […]
Posted on: by Michael Lee, MA, C-IAYT
My wife, Lori, and I recently went to see Selma, the new movie about Dr. Martin Luther King that centers on the historic march from Selma to Montgomery. As well as […]
Posted on: by Michael Lee, MA, C-IAYT
Theme based classes have caught on in the last few years and take many different forms. The basic idea behind most yoga class themes is that it gives students something […]
Posted on: by Lori Bashour
In my last blog post Embodying the Dharma – Yoga Practice for Buddhist Teachings, I talked about the Four Noble Truths in Buddha’s teachings and how we can embody those truths […]
Posted on: by Michael Lee, MA, C-IAYT
Yoga and Buddhism have much in common and although they are two distinct paths there are lots of places of convergence. In the past 50 years many yoga practitioners in […]
Posted on: by Michael Lee, MA, C-IAYT
This morning I was listening to a dharma talk on the Bhuddist teaching that any experience can be broken down into three basic categories – pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral. It […]
Posted on: by Michael Lee, MA, C-IAYT
Whatever else it means to us, the coming of the New Year does present a great opportunity for us to re-think and re-focus. This reflects the essence of Phoenix Rising […]
