“What style of yoga do you teach?” has been my least-favorite question ever since my first teacher training in 2007. Because here’s what I learned there: yoga is yoga. Yoga is good. Many of these style names you might be familiar with are generally inventions of the West, and have often served to create little […]
Category: Yoga
Ashram Daily Life
I suppose ashram daily life varies a bit from ashram to ashram, but one thing I know for sure: the routine will always be consistent and strict. I don’t mean strict in a bad way, but with a sense of discipline. In fact, that might be the word I could use to sum up ashram […]
Sharing the Yoga Teacher Training Experience
Where to begin, right? As you may know, I left for India on November 1 to complete my 500 hours of Akhanda yoga teacher training. I got back on December 18. A lot can — and did — happen in that length of time, and in some ways it’s difficult to talk about. Not because […]
Should You Do a Yoga Teacher Training?
So, you’ve been doing yoga for awhile. You like it. Maybe it would be cool to teach it to others. Should you become a yoga teacher? Should you do a yoga teacher training? This is a personal question that only you can answer, but lately I’ve been thinking about this quite a bit. When I became a yoga […]
If You’re a Yoga Teacher, Where Are All the Handstand Selfies?
I have a Your Body Best Instagram account. It’s not a record-breaking account, by any stretch. And maybe that’s partly because I don’t post a lot of handstand selfies. In fact, there’s not a single handstand picture there. And why not? Handstands are fun! Handstands get lots of likes! If you’re really a yoga teacher, […]
On My Way to India!
Tomorrow, I’m leaving for India and my next 300 hours of yoga teacher training. This is a process that started back in May when I applied for the program. And really, it started long before that…we could go way back to 2007 when I completed my first teacher training at the same school. Afterward, I […]
Chocolate Meditation, Yoga, and Coffee Tasting Event!
I’m so excited about this special event! On September 22 at 2:00pm, I’ll be teaching a chocolate meditation and yoga class, followed by a coffee tasting! I’m thrilled about this, not only because yoga, chocolate, and coffee are three of my favorite things, but also because I get to introduce my homeland to some of […]
How to Choose a Yoga Teacher Training Program
Choosing a yoga teacher training program this second time was easy: I wanted to go back and continue my studies with my teacher Yogrishi Vishvketu. When I was wondering how to choose a yoga teacher training program for the first time, I knew two things: I wanted an immersive program (five weeks straight instead of every […]
YogDev Yoga Wheel Review
(I received this product as a gift or at a discount in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.) I have been wanting to play with one of these for ages! They looked like so much fun (and made backbends look especially delicious), so I was very excited when YogDev asked me if I’d like to […]
Managing Setbacks
Back in May, I signed up for my next 300 hours of yoga teacher training. In November, I’m going back to India to the ashram where I did my first training nine years ago to continue my studies with my teacher. The time is quickly approaching, and I’ve been mired in logistics for the […]