Common Yoga Props
Maybe you considered trying yoga at home but think you are not flexible enough? Or maybe you have already tried and you’re just not sure what you need to make the class more accessible to your one-of-a-kind needs? This article introduces the two most common yoga props, blocks and blankets.
Lessons in Resilience
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My intention as I began the Gentle Yoga for Resilience series for You Call This Yoga was to bring mental and physical skills to participants in order to develop resilience during this pandemic. Over the past several weeks, I have been observing my own development of resilience. It has been a part of my practice of “svadyaya” or self-study. Never before in my yoga teaching career has there been such a large cultural experience impacting my students as well as myself. As I am teaching about resilience, I am also working to strengthen my own resiliency.
How Online Yoga Classes Can Help
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The current situation in the world has led most of us who love yoga to seek out classes online. A quick google search just showed there are lots of choices now and over 75,000 people may be in one class alone–not mine, but some yoga teachers are getting a lot of participants. It doesn’t matter now how many people are in an online class as you won’t be bumping elbows with anyone, worried about props, or any of the other things that might come up if you were to enter a crowded yoga class in a public space.
Is Healing Yoga for You?
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I connected with You Call This Yoga for YogaFest 2018 when I heard one of my yoga teachers talking about it. I was having wrist issues that needed surgery at the time, so I signed up for classes that were not my norm including two different meditation courses, some restorative sessions, and a sound bath. I went into the day feeling bummed I couldn’t do my usual stuff and left YogaFest feeling like meditation and space to slow down might actually be more for up my alley than I thought.
Desk Yoga
Is Your Work-From-Home Routine Making Your Back Pain Worse? What if a few small, simple changes in your daily habits could improve your back pain? Maybe you have tried pain medication, chiropractic, massage, and group yoga classes but the pain keeps coming back. If...
Fostering Equanimity through Yoga for Those Touched by Cancer
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As an oncology nurse for over three decades, I have had the immense privilege of caring for individuals and families affected by cancer. Several years ago I was overcome with a strong desire to become a yoga teacher so I could share the benefits of yoga with cancer...
Yoga Prop Substitutions with Common Household Items
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Are you stuck at home during social isolation and want to take an online yoga class but don’t have any props? Don’t Worry! In this video blog, Yoga instructor Cheryl Brown explains how you can use common household items...
Tips to Manage Chronic Disease
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In this Backyard video blog, Howie Shareff, Founder and Executive Director of You Call This Yoga and Wellness Coach Deb Orol discuss chronic diseases and tips on how to address...
Inviting Seniors to the Yoga Party
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Yoga is a very adaptable activity that people with different physical needs can practice. The best part about yoga is that you don’t need much equipment to get into it, just an open mind. And, seniors can certainly benefit from the practice. Aside from its physical...
Yoga has helped me…in ways I never expected!
Yoga has helped me…in ways I never expected! Read More »
Like many people, I came to yoga in the 1990s mostly out of curiosity. And, like many people, I was interested in yoga for its physical benefits. For me, yoga’s best offer was a subtle promise to stretch my spine. As a short, small-boned woman whose grandmothers and...