Author name: Mary Lou Mazzara

Creating a New Yoga Sanctuary: Online Yoga

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When I was first asked to write a Blog for YCTY it was long before our world had changed, before our world had become virtual, isolating and uncertain. Back then, I was planning to write about how I found yoga, what inspired me to become a yoga instructor and my personal growth that followed. I am happy to save that story for another day.

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More Tips for Optimizing Your Home Practice

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Teaching yoga through Zoom has allowed me the opportunity to share the love of the practice during the pandemic and to help yogis slow down and find their breath.  Providing a class of moving through asanas, mindfulness, and savasana.  I never imagined I would be sharing my practice online but here I am.  And believe it or not – it is still wonderful.  But let’s not kid ourselves, there is nothing better than a hands-on adjustment or assist during a practice.  For this reason, I make it a priority to help those in class really feel the pose through cues or closing our eyes and noticing the feeling of the physical body during the practice. 

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