Fresh Breath for Yoga Teachers
190 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsFresh Breath for Yoga Teachers is the podcast which seeks to breathe new life into your practice of teaching yoga. Each episode offers functional & applicable advice to inspire and support you in your journey. This is all brought to you in an accessible format of bite size lengths of free, high-quality education. The Elegant Outlaw also offers a CEs and 300-YTT for instructors interested in advancing the more subtle but advanced skill of offering ACCESSIBLE, SUPPORTIVE, & FUNCTIONAL yoga to their community. Learn more at www.theElegantOutlaw.com
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145: Implementation of Mantra as tool for Concentration (Nikita Ahuja Part #3)
February 01, 2022 14:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBIn our highly stimulating environments, mantra utilizes concrete words spoken aloud which serve as a very impactful tool to shift one's focus even among distraction. Nikita offers insight to to the implementation of this practice and even offers the additional (also very concrete) tool of Mala beads for sharpening concentration. She invites us to bring this effective tool into our practice and our teachings. Show notes and contact information www.theElegantOutlaw.com
145: Implementation of Mantra as tool for Concentration (Nikita Ahuja Part #3)
February 01, 2022 14:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBIn our highly stimulating environments, mantra utilizes concrete words spoken aloud which serve as a very impactful tool to shift one's focus even among distraction. Nikita offers insight to to the implementation of this practice and even offers the additional (also very concrete) tool of Mala beads for sharpening concentration. She invites us to bring this effective tool into our practice and our teachings. Show notes and contact information www.theElegantOutlaw.com
144: Sanskrit Mantra for Yoga Practice & teaching (Nikita Ahuja Part #2)
January 26, 2022 22:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBWith upmost respect for the scientific and somatic elements of the yoga practice; Nikita brings to our attention that sanskrit mantra evokes deities of mythology. This practice carries a distinctly mystical (or even magical) element to it and she points out that perhaps there exist room for this magic even in an increasingly fact-based reality we exist in. Show notes and contact information www.theElegantOutlaw.com
144: Sanskrit Mantra for Yoga Practice & teaching (Nikita Ahuja Part #2)
January 26, 2022 22:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBWith upmost respect for the scientific and somatic elements of the yoga practice; Nikita brings to our attention that sanskrit mantra evokes deities of mythology. This practice carries a distinctly mystical (or even magical) element to it and she points out that perhaps there exist room for this magic even in an increasingly fact-based reality we exist in. Show notes and contact information www.theElegantOutlaw.com
143: Mantra as a tool for Alignment & Awareness (Nikita Ahuja - Part #1)
January 18, 2022 14:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBMeet Nikita Ahuja, yoga teacher and artist! Nikita's teaching practice is informed by a disciplined ashtanga practice combined with her upbringing in a traditional Indian household where yoga was introduced to her in the form of Sanskrit mantra, philosophy, pranayama, and Ayurveda. Her parents shared practices of repeating different mantras and eating (or fasting from) specific foods to reach a state of balance, depending on the situation or imbalance she was experiencing. There were specifi...
142: Functional Movement meets Yoga (300-YTT - Part #3)
January 11, 2022 14:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBDid you know that there are 7 patterns of functional movement, all of which are easily identifiable in the postures (asanas) of yoga? Together we explore what functional movement is and just how beneficial it can be to mindfully integrate this information into our practice of teaching yoga. Through mindfully teaching and consciously creating sequences we help our students recreate healthy habits & patterns of movement! Show notes and contact info at www.theElegantOutlaw.com
141: How to support the WHOLE yoga student (300-YTT - Part #2)
January 04, 2022 14:00 - 14 minutes - 9.96 MBEach yoga student is a unique and complex being, composed of mind, body and spirit. How do we support the WHOLE being in each one of our classes? This is an opportunity to reflect upon your classes with an analytical eye to evaluate the support you are offering the practitioners in your community. Show notes and contact information at www.theElegantOutlaw.com
140: 5 Pillars of Accessible Asana in Community Classes (300-YTT Part #1)
December 28, 2021 14:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBContrary to popular belief, creating accessible asana for community classes is much more than simply modifying poses to be "easier" for students. Accessibility, especially in yoga practice, is a complex & multi-faceted topic. In this episode, I outline a 5-point framework to begin creating classes that are truly for all bodies, levels, ages and more. This is by no means a step-by-step guide (if ONLY it were that easy), but rather interdependent variables to constantly evaluate and re-evalua...
140: 5 Pillars of Accessible Asana in Community Classes (300-YTT Part #1)
December 28, 2021 14:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBContrary to popular belief, creating accessible asana for community classes is much more than simply modifying poses to be "easier" for students. Accessibility, especially in yoga practice, is a complex & multi-faceted topic. In this episode, I outline a 5-point framework to begin creating classes that are truly for all bodies, levels, ages and more. This is by no means a step-by-step guide (if ONLY it were that easy), but rather interdependent variables to constantly evaluate and re-evalua...
139: 300-YTT is NOW open for registration!
December 21, 2021 14:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBThe long awaited 300 Yoga Teacher Training is NOW open for registration! It was a slow & arduous journey of thoughtful curriculum development and credentialing process, but it is very satisfying to bring you such a comprehensive program. The curriculum for this registered yoga school is naturally based on the 3 values of the Elegant Outlaw Collective: Accessibility, Support & Function. If you are interested in learning more advanced & subtle techniques to teaching...learn more here! Sched...
139: 300-YTT is NOW open for registration!
December 21, 2021 14:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBThe long awaited 300 Yoga Teacher Training is NOW open for registration! It was a slow & arduous journey of thoughtful curriculum development and credentialing process, but it is very satisfying to bring you such a comprehensive program. The curriculum for this registered yoga school is naturally based on the 3 values of the Elegant Outlaw Collective: Accessibility, Support & Function. If you are interested in learning more advanced & subtle techniques to teaching...learn more here! Sched...
138: Tips to Avoid Exacerbating Existing Injuries in Yoga (Eric Finger of Move Empower - Part #3)
December 14, 2021 14:00 - 18 minutes - 12.4 MBEspecially with the increase in students being referred to yoga practice, more often we see students with pre-existing injuries and problem areas in the body. Eric Finger (Austin- based physical therapist and yoga practitioner) discusses concepts such as regional interdependence, the path of least resistance and more. These topics help us to avoid exacerbating already-existing injuries in our yoga students. For show notes and contact information visit www.theElegantOutlaw.com
137: Preventing versus Provoking injuries in Yoga Practice (Eric Finger of Move Empower - Part #2)
December 07, 2021 14:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBYoga should be a healing modality for body, mind and breath/spirit, but unfortunately sustaining injuries in practice is a reality. But why and when do injuries occur? In this episode, Eric Finger (Austin-based mobile physical therapist) and I explore this topic of provoking injuries. More importantly we speak about how to prevent injuries in yoga practice. For show notes and contact information visit www.theElegantOutlaw.com
136: Student's Sustaining injury in Yoga Practice (Eric Finger of Move Empower - Part #1)
November 30, 2021 14:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBEric Finger (Mobile physical therapist, father of three, triathlete and yoga practitioner) speaks to his own personal injury in yoga when a well-intentioned teacher "assisted" him into a deeper range of motion in plow pose. Even so, Eric acknowledges the wealth of benefits that this practice has to offer. After thorough evaluation and assessment, Eric will still refer some (not all) his own clients to yoga practice. He gives us some insight to this process and additionally, we explore some o...
135: Explaining Surrender to your Yoga Students (Pamela Seelig author of Threads of Yoga - Part #3)
November 23, 2021 14:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBSurrender can be explained...or better said.....surrender can be experienced first at a somatic level. Being that the majority of students arrive to yoga practice for the physical benefits, but often stay practicing for the mental, emotional, & spiritual benefits; we can encourage our students to first feel release in the postures before explaining the meaning. Pamela Seelig, author of "Threads of Yoga, Themes: Reflection and Meditations to weave into Practice," provides insight to the two t...
134: Weaving Witness Consciousness into Community Classes (Pamela Seelig author of Threads of Yoga - Part #2)
November 16, 2021 14:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MB“When we practice and we quiet the mind and we get into that deeper state; we touch that part of ourself which is beneath or beyond the mind...it is called many things: the witness, the knower, consciousness…the seer” - Pamela Seelig, author of Threads of Yoga, Themes, Reflections and Meditations for practice. In this episode, she provides us with methods to weave the concept of witness consciousness into our practice of teaching yoga. For show notes and contact information visit www.theE...
133: What's the Point of Yoga? (Pamela Seelig author of Threads of Yoga -Part #1)
November 09, 2021 14:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBWhat's the point of yoga? HINT: the point is not to hold a handstand! Pamela Seelig, author of “Threads of Yoga-Themes, reflections, and meditations to weave into your practice,” reminds us not only what yoga is but also what is the point. She reminds us with her encouraging words just what a gift to us and our students to be able share these deeper message into the classes as we teach. Show notes and contact information at www.theElegantOutlaw.com
132: DOs & DONTs to Support your Grieving Yoga Student (Jennifer, the Grief Medium - Part #3)
November 02, 2021 13:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBYoga has almost a magical way of evoking emotions from within us and if you are a yoga teacher you have likely experienced students cry during practice or some other form of emotional outburst. When we see one of our students grieving during practice, how do support them? Jennifer, the Grief Medium, exposes the DOs and the DONTs (often well-intentions, but also often harmful). For show notes and contact info visit www.theElegantOutlaw.com
131: How to Cope with Grief while Teaching Yoga (Jennifer, the Grief Medium - Part #2)
October 26, 2021 13:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBIncreasingly, we are left with a decreased amount of time to grief after the loss of a loved one. As yoga teacher, how does grief our ability to show up and hold space for others? It is vital that we must hold space for ourselves first. Jennifer, the Grief Medium, provides us with 5 healthy activities to cope with grief while also balancing life (such as teaching yoga). For show notes and contact information visit www.theElegantOutlaw.com
131: How to Cope with Grief while Teaching Yoga (Jennifer, the Grief Medium - Part #2)
October 26, 2021 13:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBIncreasingly, we are left with a decreased amount of time to grief after the loss of a loved one. As yoga teacher, how does grief our ability to show up and hold space for others? It is vital that we must hold space for ourselves first. Jennifer, the Grief Medium, provides us with 5 healthy activities to cope with grief while also balancing life (such as teaching yoga). For show notes and contact information visit www.theElegantOutlaw.com
130: An Introduction to Grief and Yoga (Jennifer, the Grief Medium - Part #1)
October 19, 2021 13:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBMeet Jennifer, the grief medium. Jennifer is an an end of life and grief licensed therapist; helping people with anticipatory grief or grief in hospice, palliative care, ICU, and outpatient therapy. Jennifer is also certified Kundalini Yoga instructor and employs simple yoga practice such as chair yoga, visualization, breath work, and meditation to help her clients with anticipatory grief and grief. She is also a medium, psychic, and empath; she has combined her skills to holistically help ...
129: Three Trauma-informed Yoga Teaching Techniques to start implementing (Sarah Kadel - Part #3)
October 12, 2021 13:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBTrauma-informed yoga teaching is a robust, multi-dimensional and complex topic. In this show, Sarah Kadel, wraps up her series on trauma-informed teaching by offering the listeners 3 techniques to implement in the community classroom. They are simple starting points, which by no means covers the broad subject, but will provide a way we can bring this information into our practice of teaching yoga. Show notes & contact information www.theElegantOutlaw.com
128: Holding Space for All - Navigating Trauma Conscious Yoga (Sarah Kadel Part 2)
October 05, 2021 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBThis episode discusses how yoga is historically, a trauma informed practice, and how it has evolved with the times. We speak about how we can support our yoga students with the understanding that they are all coming to us with different levels of physical abilities, emotional, and possibly traumatic histories. How can we hold space for all? How long is your Savasana? We talk about the varying lengths of the final pose, and how we all react differently to the stillness. For Notes and Contac...
127: Recognizing Our Humanity - Navigating Trauma Conscious Yoga (Sarah Kadel Part 1)
September 28, 2021 14:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBWelcome, Sarah Kadel for today's episode on navigating through the changes of life. As our abilities change, as our priorities shift, as we mature within our own bodies...How can we, as yoga teachers be accepting of those transitions? Even if our personal practice has become more grounding & restorative can one continue teaching active classes?...or should you allow your teaching style, to shift with your personal practice? For Show Notes and Contact Information Visit: www.TheElegantOutlaw....
126: I Love The Way You Love Yourself (Amber Hagberg Part 3)
September 21, 2021 13:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBAmber Hagberg shares with us how loving herself in fullness was a process of learning to accept both the light and the darkness within herself. By doing this she is now able to lead by example for her students. That they can transform the parts of themselves they don't like to see, and taking away the best parts of them. Prioritizing her own personal practice, is just one way she prioritizes herself. Like anything self love is a choice, and a practice. For Show Note and Contact Information ...
I Love The Way You Love Yourself (Amber Hagberg Part 3)
September 21, 2021 13:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBAmber Hagberg shares with us how loving herself in fullness was a process of learning to accept both the light and the darkness within herself. By doing this she is now able to lead by example for her students. That they can transform the parts of themselves they don't like to see, and taking away the best parts of them. Prioritizing her own personal practice, is just one way she prioritizes herself. Like anything self love is a choice, and a practice. For Show Note and Contact Information ...
125: Show up for Yourself, Show up for your Yoga Students (Amber Hagberg Part 2)
September 14, 2021 13:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBThis episode with Amber Hagberg is about putting yourself first! Yoga teachers who show up for themselves, can show up in a greater way for their students. We are presented with many opportunities, to teach in different arenas. Stepping out of the studio and into teacher trainings, virtual teaching, and retreats gives us motivation to enhance our self study. However, we also have to know when to say "No" and use our time wisely. For Show Notes and Contact Information Visit: www.TheElegantOu...
124: Integrating Personal Practice to Our Daily Lives (Amber Hagberg Part 1)
September 07, 2021 13:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBFor Amber, and most of us as yoga teachers it is our goal to have our students integrate what they learn on the mat and take it into their day-to-day lives. This is what this episode is all about. How can we, the teachers show up in the world? How can we give our students to something to leave their practices, and retreats with, that they can take into the real world. For show notes and contact information visit: www.theElegantOutlaw.com
123: Resources & Inspiration for Building Your Yoga Business (Mado Hesselink of The Yoga Resource Podcast- Part #3)
August 31, 2021 02:00 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MBWhether you're ready to start building your yoga business, or you're just wanting to expand your knowledge of teaching yoga there are endless resources available to you! A lot of them are free! Mado has plenty of them herself, from her podcast to affordable memberships that can help your start or expand you business to impact many! In this episode Thor will also share some AMAZING news about what's upcoming with The Elegant Outlaw Collective. We have some new community classes on the sche...
122: Finding your Yoga Teacher Niche (Mado Hesselink of The Yoga Resource Podcast- Part #2)
August 24, 2021 13:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBIs there a specific style of teaching that calls to you? If so, you might be one step closer to building your niche! Having a niche can help you to specialize, and attract students who need what you have to offer. This episode also discusses how yoga is represented in today's digital world. It is hard to capture yoga in a photo, or video. So, how we as yoga teachers show up in the world is the true representation. For Show Notes and Contact Information Visit: www.TheElegantOutlaw.com
Finding your Niche - Running and Impactful & Ethical Yoga Business (Mado Hesselink of The Yoga Resource Podcast- Part #2)
August 24, 2021 13:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBIs there a specific style of teaching that calls to you? If so, you might be one step closer to building your niche! Having a niche can help you to specialize, and attract students who need what you have to offer. This episode also discusses how yoga is represented in today's digital world. It is hard to capture yoga in a photo, or video. So, how we as yoga teachers show up in the world is the true representation. For Show Notes and Contact Information Visit: www.TheElegantOutlaw.com
121: Running an Impactful & Ethical Yoga Business (Mado Hesselink of The Yoga Resource Podcast- Part #1)
August 17, 2021 13:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MB“When a person pays more for something.. they value it more. We know that with yoga, the more somebody puts into it, the more they get back.” -Mado Yoga as a business seems to be somewhat controversial. But yoga, as we know is extremely valuable on a physical, mental, emotional, and for some spiritual level. Mado of The Yoga Resource Podcast explains how we as yoga teachers can create a yoga business, that is built off of wholesome intention, and made successful through data to increase you...
Running an Impactful & Ethical Yoga Business (Mado Hesselink of The Yoga Resource Podcast- Part #1)
August 17, 2021 13:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MB“When a person pays more for something.. they value it more. We know that with yoga, the more somebody puts into it, the more they get back.” -Mado Yoga as a business seems to be somewhat controversial. But yoga, as we know is extremely valuable on a physical, mental, emotional, and for some spiritual level. Mado of The Yoga Resource Podcast explains how we as yoga teachers can create a yoga business, that is built off of wholesome intention, and made successful through data to increase you...
120: Samadhi: The 8th Limb of Yoga - Unity and Absorption (Ishar Keshu #2)
August 10, 2021 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBSamadhi brings us to the end of our exploration of the 8 Limbs of Yoga. This is the phase in meditation which you are one with all, there is no separation. Samadhi allows for us to experience more concentration, calmness, and clarity. Although it's not likely that we will lead our yoga students into Samadhi within a typical yoga class, we can still introduce them to meditation and Samadhi through Dharana, and Dhyana. For Show Notes and Contact Information Visit: www.TheElegantOutlaw.com
119: Dhyana: The 7th Limb of Yoga - Effortless Focus (Ishar Keshu #1)
August 03, 2021 13:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBWelcome Ishar Keshu to the show! He walks us through what his meditative teaching style looks like. We discuss how slowing down the breath, and the mind, entering into true meditative states can help you with day to day tasks. We speak on the difference of Dharana, and Dhyana. And how it is important as a meditation teacher, to have your own meditative practice! To fully show up for our students. For Shownotes Visit: www.TheElegantOutlaw.com
118: Dharana: The 6th Limb of Yoga - Moments of Concentration (Katarina Wittkamp with Modo Yoga International Part #3)
July 27, 2021 13:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBDharana is the beginning stage of focus, leading us into meditation. Being yoga teachers, we are constantly giving our students objects of focus, their breath, and alignment for example. We can gradually string together these singular moments of focus in order to enter into meditation. For show notes and contact information visit: www.TheElegantOutlaw.com
117: Pratyahara: The 5th Limb of Yoga - The Withdrawal of The Senses (Katarina Wittkamp with Modo Yoga International Part #2)
July 20, 2021 13:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBPratyahara is practiced when we settle into stillness, withdrawing from all of our senses. In this episode we get an interesting perspective of the roles of our senses, our mind, and intellect. As a yoga teacher we can ask our students questions that direct them to turn inward. This can help them on their journey of discovering that they are their own greatest teacher. Show notes and info at: www.TheElegantOutlaw.com
117: Pratyahara: The 5th Limb of Yoga - The Withdrawal of The Senses (Katarina Wittkamp with Modo Yoga International Part #1)
July 20, 2021 13:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBPratyahara is practiced when we settle into stillness, withdrawing from all of our senses. In this episode we get an interesting perspective of the roles of our senses, our mind, and intellect. As a yoga teacher we can ask our students questions that direct them to turn inward. This can help them on their journey of discovering that they are their own greatest teacher. Show notes and info at: www.TheElegantOutlaw.com
116: Pranayama our breath, and Life Force (Katarina Wittkamp with Modo Yoga International Part #1)
July 13, 2021 14:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBAll about the breath! In today's episode, Katarina Wittkamp shares great knowledge with us about how we can assist our yoga students with intentional breath. Breath is so much more affective, when purposefully executed. Kat informs us of a variety of ways that Pranayama has a direct affect on our energetic bodies, as well as our physical bodies. She also provides us with specific breathing techniques! Show notes & contact info www.theElegantOutlaw.com
116: Pranayama the 4th Limb of Yoga - Our breath, and Life Force (Katarina Wittkamp with Modo Yoga International Part #1)
July 13, 2021 14:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBAll about the breath! In today's episode, Katarina Wittkamp shares great knowledge with us about how we can assist our yoga students with intentional breath. Breath is so much more affective, when purposefully executed. Kat informs us of a variety of ways that Pranayama has a direct affect on our energetic bodies, as well as our physical bodies. She also provides us with specific breathing techniques! Show notes & contact info www.theElegantOutlaw.com
115: Niyama the 2nd Limb of Yoga - Observing Thyself (Kloee Joseph with The Elegant Outlaw Part #2)
July 06, 2021 14:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBSelf reflection can be one of the greatest tools to enhance any relationship, especially your relationship with yourself. This episode reviews the different parts of the Niyamas, the second limb of Yoga. How can we practice cleansing, self discipline, and surrender? By turning inward to study self, we can evaluate how to best show up for self, and for our students! https://www.theelegantoutlaw.com/freshbreathforyogateachers/niyamas
114: Yama the 1st limb of Yoga - Moving Beyond Asana (Kloee Joseph with the Elegant Outlaw Part #1)
June 28, 2021 14:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBThis is the first episode of an 8 week series into the 8 Limbs of Yoga! Yama being the first. Yamas are all about your ethics and morals. Thor and Kloee speak about ways that we as teachers can practice different aspects of Yamas like Satya, or Truthfulness for example. This limb has us reflect on how we show up in the world, and how we practice self discipline. It's a great reminder that yoga is a lifestyle, and applies not only on our mats, but in our lives outside of the studio. https://...
113: Show up Authentically to Create a Safe Space for your Yoga Students (Meet Kloee Joseph with the Elegant Outlaw)
June 22, 2021 13:00 - 18 minutes - 12.4 MBMeet Kloee Joseph! This episode is a conversation with Kloee the newest member of the Elegant Outlaw. Kloee is a genuine human and allows her truth to shine in a vulnerable way while she teaches yoga. Together we discuss showing up in an authentic way to create a safe space for your yoga students and explore multiple ways to create genuine connections. For show notes, and contact information visit: www.TheElegantOutlaw.com
113: Show up Authentically to Create a Safe Space for your Yoga Students (Kloee Joseph with the Elegant Outlaw - Part #1)
June 22, 2021 13:00 - 18 minutes - 12.4 MBMeet Kloee Joseph! This episode is a conversation with Kloee the newest member of the Elegant Outlaw. Kloee is a genuine human and allows her truth to shine in a vulnerable way while she teaches yoga. Together we discuss showing up in an authentic way to create a safe space for your yoga students and explore multiple ways to create genuine connections. For show notes, and contact information visit: www.TheElegantOutlaw.com
112: Instructing Healthy joint Spaces in Yoga Poses with Victoria Joy "Thor" Hutson
June 08, 2021 13:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBTo understand the maintenance of healthy and functional joint spaces, we must first understand the interdependent relationship of the muscles and bones. In this episode we review the musculoskeletal system and then explore "locking out" or "hanging on joints" in yoga poses. I see this in a lot of poses in a lot of students. Listen in and gain some tips to instruct students on having healthy, functional and balanced joint spaces in yoga poses. Show notes available at www.theElegantOutlaw.com
111: Pose Variations for Yoga Students with Kapha Imbalances (Donna Papania of AyurYogi - Part #3)
June 01, 2021 13:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBThis is the last episode of the 3-part series on adjusting asana to better support yoga students' constitution. Donna, who is a nationally renowned ayurvedic practitioner, speaks to the three Doshas (vatta, pitta & kapha) and directly speaks to balancing them with the use of poses and variations. In this episode Donna specifically discusses the dosha of Kapha; it's qualities and ways the teachers can support students with "high kapha." For show notes and contact information visit www.theEl...
110: Postures to support yoga students with Pitta imbalances (Donna Papania of AyurYogi – Part #2)
May 25, 2021 13:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBThis is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to understanding how to support in harmonizing a yoga students constitution (the individual energy pattern) through the yoga practice from the lens of ayurveda. Donna, of AyurYogi, explains to us how she uses "the asana and the adjustments within the asana as medicine creating balance.” This is the second episode of a 3-part series on applying ayurvedic principles to better support our yoga students when one of the three doshas is imbalanc...
109: Asanas to assist yoga students with Vatta imbalances (Donna Papania of AyurYogi – Part #1)
May 18, 2021 13:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBWe are experts in yoga and actually teach yoga to the public, but do we understand the sister science of Ayurveda? Ayurveda, although closely linked to yoga, is largely overlooked. Donna, a nationally renowned expert in Ayurveda, provides us with an easy-to-understand picture of how these two sciences are so closely overlapped together. This is a 3-part episode of the applications of Ayurveda into our practice of teaching yoga. Together we explore asana, yoga practice modification and more ...
108: Teacher's Responsibility in ALL LEVELS Yoga Class
May 11, 2021 13:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBALL LEVELS yoga classes are some of the most challenging classes to teach. The student body consists of people with an endless ranges of experience, mobility, ability, age, existing injury and just about any other variable you can imagine. It requires so much skilled instruction to be able to provide a truly well-balanced and safe class for everyone. What exactly is OUR RESPONSIBILITY as a yoga teacher in this class? Show notes available at www.theElegantOutlaw.com
108: Teacher's Responsibility in ALL LEVELS Yoga Class
May 11, 2021 13:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBALL LEVELS yoga classes are some of the most challenging classes to teach. The student body consists of people with an endless ranges of experience, mobility, ability, age, existing injury and just about any other variable you can imagine. It requires so much skilled instruction to be able to provide a truly well-balanced and safe class for everyone. What exactly is OUR RESPONSIBILITY as a yoga teacher in this class? Show notes available at www.theElegantOutlaw.com