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There are tons of Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) programs offering a variety of curriculums. They are not only a means to become a professional yoga teacher but can provide you with an opportunity to enhance your knowledge about yoga. Choosing a YTT program can be a journey in itself because not all programs are the […]

Half Boat Pose, also known as Ardha Navasana, is an easier variation of Boat Pose (Navasana), making it a pose of intermediate difficulty. In this pose, the hips, waist, and lower back are somewhat more grounded than in the boat pose. In vinyasa classes, it\’s a common position for strengthening the core.  With the bottom

Why is low back pain so common these days? In our current sedentary way of life, is to collapse the spine, exaggerating the curves of the spine. Hence, the deep muscles of the spine are inactive, sometimes even becoming atrophied. Recently, a student of mine has been diagnosed with “lumbar lordosis”, she was advised not

Navasana or as it is often called Naukasana is named after the shape your body takes when you practice this pose. Nauka/Nav means boat in English; thus, it is known as the Boat Pose. It is one of the intermediate seated balancing poses which requires immense core strength and stability. Technically speaking, your body forms

As how a child strives to stand up taking little steps engaging the lower portions of its body and grounding its little baby feet into exploring this world of enjoyments, the yogi takes his first step in exploring the journey within by grounding his feet to mother earth. The feet and the legs are very

It all starts with your feet. Your feet are the foundation of your entire body, like any buildings, if the foundation is not laid properly, it affects the stability and the construction of the building, and so are your feet.  In our yoga classes or Yoga Teachers Training courses, we place great emphasis in understanding

As the famous metaphor goes “No pain, no gain”, this may sound right for many as it explains one must go through pain in order to gain something! But to apply this metaphor to our yoga practices and our body! Really?? Does your body really need to go through pain in order for you to

“Yoga does not transform the way we see things. It transforms the person who sees.”  Yoga has gained prominence in recent years, particularly among celebrities, medical professionals, and many more. Yoga, in order to keep your body and mind healthy, transforms the way you conduct your life. Incorporating yoga into your everyday routine enables you

Every movement we perform in our lives, since we are born, when it becomes a habit  in repetition, can greatly influence our posture, especially when happening in an  asymmetrical pattern.  We see this more clearly in people who are engaged in sports or sedentary work, in which one portion of the body is overdeveloped or

“Straighten your spine”, this is one of the common instruction we often hear in yoga classes. But if we really look at the spine, is our spine really straight? I spend a lot of time studying the role of spinal curves in yoga practices, its bone, its curves and its kinesiological functions when it comes