Managing crisis through yoga
Friday, November 6th, 2009 Posted in Yoga Teacher Perspectives | 2 Comments »Even the most casual of us who follow the news would know that the South Pacific and Indonesia were recently rocked by major earthquakes and tsunamis. The death toll in American Samoa, Samoa and Tonga-the worst hit regions-was as high ...
Yoga, Japan and Women’s Health
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 Posted in Yoga Teacher Perspectives | No Comments »It’s amazing how circular one’s life can be. I find myself, after some 14 years have elapsed since I shelved my ‘previous life’ as an academic, specializing in Japanese feminism, inadvertently exploring elements of this same subject area, in my ...
Understanding myself through Yoga and Meditation
Thursday, September 17th, 2009 Posted in BEFORE Yoga Teacher Training, Why enrol in Yoga Teacher Training?, Yoga Teacher Perspectives | No Comments »Yoga, to me, means focusing on the self. Gaining a better understanding of ourselves and our actions through meditation and reflection. I believe we have lost the ability to look deep within ourselves for answers - in the world we ...
Making time for class
Thursday, September 10th, 2009 Posted in BEFORE Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga Teacher Perspectives | 2 Comments »We live in a time hungry world. Each day filled with time dependent activity starting from the moment we wake to the second we retire, each event pushing into the next with monotonous regularity. It’s said that despite the onset ...
5 Questions to Ask Before Making the Transition to Yoga Teaching
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 Posted in Yoga Teacher Perspectives | 5 Comments »As any yoga fan knows, it’s very easy to become passionate about yoga. For many, this translates into a desire to become a yoga teacher, however, the transition from yogi or yogini to yoga teacher is a commitment not to ...
