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 | 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 &...
by swatiyoga | Mar 10, 2020 | Teaching Yoga, Yin Yoga
In Janary I attended a Yin Yoga and Mindfulness Teacher Training course at Triyoga with Sarah Lo. I’d become interested in Yin Yoga since training as an acupuncturist, as it is based on Traditional Chinese Medicine. I thought it would also be interesting to...
by swatiyoga | Oct 8, 2015 | Teaching Yoga, Yoga Lesson Plans
A free downloadable yoga lesson plan in the Sivananda-style, but with some Satyananda elements. Sivananda_satyananda lesson...
by swatiyoga | Oct 8, 2015 | Teaching Yoga, Uncategorized, Yoga Lesson Plans
A free downloadable pdf of a Sivananda-style yoga lesson plan focussing on backbends. backbend lesson...
by swatiyoga | May 26, 2014 | Sivananda, Teaching Yoga, Yoga
I went to a yoga workshop at the London Sivananda Centre on the Alexander Technique and Sivananda Yoga, given by Sita from the Hamburg centre. I’ve always been a bit over-awed by Sita. She’s a slim blonde with an impressive bone structure; her manner is compassionate,...
