by swatiyoga | Apr 25, 2021 | Teaching Yoga, Yoga Lesson Plans
I had an article published in Amrita, the magazine of Yoga Alliance Professionals, on strength in yoga. it includes: an examination of the scientific definition of strength, why it is important, and how it relates to yoga; 12 yoga positions that can increase...
by swatiyoga | Jan 19, 2021 | Meditation, Yin Yoga
Kunlun mountain is a holy mountain where Xiwangmu, the highest ranked goddess of Taoism, lives. She is the queen of the underworld, the goddess of life, death and transformation. In this meditation you imagine your body as Kunlun Mountain. The meditation starts at the...
by swatiyoga | Jul 27, 2020 | Yoga Nidra
This is a five-part yoga nidra I wrote after attending Melanie Cooper’s Yoga Nidra Course. It’s about 10-15 minutes as I wrote it for the end of a lesson, rather than a session dedicated to a yoga nidra. It follows her templates quite closely, as this is...
by swatiyoga | May 31, 2020 | Yoga, Yoga Nidra
I first came across yoga nidra in the early 2000s when I was doing my British Wheel of Yoga foundation course at Yoga Junction in London. At that time, the only resources around were from the Bihar school and Swami Janakananda. Now, as the popularity of yoga has grown...
by swatiyoga | Apr 9, 2020 | Teaching Yoga, Yin Yoga
Like a lot of people during the coronovirus outbreak, I’ve been using the time to catch up on some reading. I’ve just finished Getting our bodies back by Christine Caldwell which is on Sarah Lo’s reading list for her Level 2 Yin Yoga &...
