Monthly Archives: September 2013

The Drama of a Yoga School as a Business

What can yoga instructors do? Get certified, get covered by a liability insurance company, and establish a track record of safe procedures in your classes. Registration is an option, but it's not often required for liability insurance. To be honest, some teachers (who are not certified or registered) have sports liability insurance coverage. However, certification does show that you are formally educated in safely teaching yoga classes. So, that does build your credibility as a teacher who cares about student safety.

What is Slow Flow Vinyasa Yoga?

Slow Flow Yoga is not restricted to beginners or those with physical limitations. All levels of Yoga practitioners can find their personal challenges, as they slowly and mindfully move through a series. The pace may be slower, but challenges will be present with difficulties to work through. Even the most advanced Yoga practitioner has much to learn within the reflective pace of slow Vinyasa.

2021-10-22T21:14:01-04:00Categories: Vinyasa Yoga|1 Comment

Running an Ethical Yoga Business

Ethics in yoga and teaching yoga are universal. Every yoga teacher knows the fundamentals of an ethical practice. Common sense doesn't require books to be written about how to behave and teachers should have a handle on common sense. Most yoga certification programs provide an ethics agreement for teachers.

Is A Thriving Yoga Business A Fantasy?

One of the first things to consider is what type of Yoga class will be taught. This may seem like a simple, maybe even insignificant thing, but in fact, it is a huge first step into balancing objectives, creating financial forecasts, and marketing plans. Some types of yoga instruction will create the need for larger spaces, translating into a larger studio, and a more expensive monthly budget. This will also mean more students are needed to cover expenses.

Don’t Starve the Wanderer

The Vagus Nerve is associated with the parasympathetic nervous system, which controls our relaxation responses. This nerve can become under-developed/deactivated because of the body’s constant state of fight or flight from stress and the anxiety of living in today’s society, which keeps the sympathetic nervous system in ‘survival’ overdrive. The breathing becomes rapid and shallow, the heart rate is increased and digestion becomes impaired. In this particular case, ‘The Wanderer’ is being starved of the essential nutrients it needs to help you survive.

Pranayama for Connecting Mind and Body

A holistic and balanced practice of Yoga includes the traditional physical postures, in addition to breathing exercises, meditation techniques and a detailed system of ethical recommendations and injunctions. Study of sacred scriptural texts and the recitation of sacred mantras are also key components of a balanced practice of the ancient art of Yoga.

2021-10-29T10:02:31-04:00Categories: Breath Awareness / Pranayama|0 Comments

Yoga and Ayurveda for IBS and IBD

In both cases of IBS and IBD, the mind and body are connected, but, which symptom started first? Did the mind affect the body or did the body affect the mind? Either way, we know they are intertwined and we have to heal the ‘whole’ person in order to improve the condition any ailment. Despite all of the information out there, it is still difficult to find a known cure for IBS or IBD that helps to heal the ‘whole’ individual. Medications and surgery are often prescribed to physically help with the symptoms, but, there is a lack of knowledge out there to help people naturally heal through Yoga, Ayurveda, meditation, pranayama and eating whole foods.

The Importance of Naturopathy

Hippocrates, who is called the Father of Naturopathy defined human beings as a combination of mind, spirit and body. Hence, any disturbance in the natural harmony within a human body is best treated by Naturopathy.

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