Sadhana Yoga School Blog

By: Lindsay Richards Most of us can envision what our "dream life" would look like. For some, it's a big ...
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Here at Sadhana Yoga School, we are so humbled to share the gift of yoga with our students. It is ...
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Today, we celebrate International Women's Day by honoring some of the most impactful women in yoga. These women shaped the ...
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Over the past decade the internet has become packed with yoga articles, challenges and photos of folks all over the ...
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The yama’s are the first limb of the eight limbs of yoga, the ancient wisdom of the sage Pantajali who ...
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Asteya in the literal sense is defined as “non-stealing and naturally, we all want to live in a world where ...
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So you want to become a yoga instructor? How amazing! The world needs qualified, passionate yoga instructors to guide the ...
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If you follow our blog, you know that last week we offered a guide to begin a mantra practice.  This ...
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Mantra is defined as a word or sound repeated to aid concentration in meditation, but it if you look at ...
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Many yoga classes today are designed for a group format. However, there is a growing number of yoga practitioners, advanced ...
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Yoga instructors have a big responsibility when it comes to designing a yoga class, week after week, for a changing ...
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In an earlier post this year, we delved into the subject of mindfulness as a means to relieve stress, after ...
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At Sadhana Yoga School we believe that yoga is for everybody.  But yoga class statistics show an overwhelming majority of ...
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“The Mind Control the Body, But the Breath controls the mind.” BKS Iyengar This is a very popular quote from ...
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Yoga is very popular today, no one can argue that.  And it should be for everyone, but so sometimes there ...
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So you’ve completed your yoga teacher training – yay! It’s time to celebrate with a nice, long savasana (most likely ...
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The wоrd yoga іtѕеlf mеаnѕ "unіоn": оf thе individual соnѕсіоuѕnеѕѕ оr soul with the Unіvеrѕаl Cоnѕсіоuѕnеѕѕ оr Sріrіt. When we ...
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The full moon is a time each month where we can recharge our energy, let go of stagnant elements and ...
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Gratitude and self-care: they go together like avocado and toast. Implementing gratitude into your day-to-day life can help you feel ...
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Every day we talk to people all around the world who are ready to change, to move forward.  Not so ...
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We started a blog series recently around the concept of stress management.  In our first blog, we looked at the ...
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"Yoga is an ancient Hindu practice that has only recently been documented by the Western world for its potential therapeutic ...
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Life is like a play, except we never know what role we are going to play, nor do we always ...
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Nine months ago I left the United States. I've been to 30 cities, 7 countries and 4 continents. I've offered ...
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Many practitioners in the western world know only of the physical practice of yoga, the asana practice, that we all ...
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Stress…this is something every living thing experiences every day – plants, animals, humans. It is the body’s natural response to ...
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Buddhists believe life is suffering. According to Hindu philosophy, that suffering is caused by five kleshas, or obstacles to awareness ...
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In recent years there has been a shift in how we care for ourselves, as statistics show many areas of ...
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Every year we have hundreds of students from all over the world enroll in the life changing yoga teacher trainings, ...
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It is safe to say that Yoga has become extremely popular, wide spread and respected in our western culture. Big ...
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International Yoga Day is tomorrow! Here at Sadhana Yoga School we believe in yoga as a daily practice, as our ...
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One of the big questions we get when we talk with prospective students is "what is a typical day like?" ...
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The ancient philosophy of Yoga, especially that of Ashtanga Yoga, and Patanjali's 8-Limbs of Yoga, teaches us many meaningful lessons ...
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You’ve completed your teacher training. You’re certified. And you’re ready to roll out your mat at the front of the ...
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For most of us – adults that is – if we have children we are dropping them off with a ...
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The time has come. You can feel it in your entire being.  It is time for a change. Your body, your ...
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We are so blessed here at Sadhana Yoga School to be able to offer life changing yoga teacher trainings to ...
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If there is one thing you learn when you begin to explore yoga is that there is so much to learn ...
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People come to Yoga so many ways.  Some intentionally, some by "mistake", maybe stumbling into our first yoga class, darting ...
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So you are ready to take a yoga teacher training - great!  As you peruse options, one of the most important considerations ...
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The word chakra literally means ‘wheel’ or ‘circle’ but in the yogic context a better translation is ‘vortex’ or ‘whirlpool’ ...
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Stretching and running are like the yamas and the niyamas, you can't have one without the other, at least not if ...
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It is no surprise that the practice of yoga in America is on the rise, by nearly 16 million people ...
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Brianne Hutchinson, affectionately known as "Nadi" by those who know her best, is a Sadhana Yoga School facilitator.   But that ...
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Certified Yoga teachers have a gift - that gift is the gift of yoga.  And there are plenty of people who ...
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Sadhana Yoga School facilitator, Jeanine Talento, gives us a glimpse into the mind, spirit and physical connection she has made ...
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Have you picked up Yoga International or Yoga Journal lately; Men's Health, Huffington Post?   If so, you have read about the ...
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When we begin teaching yoga one of the first things we learn is that there is so much to learn! ...
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The practice of yoga has spread far and wide in this beautiful world we call home, from centuries old ashram's and ...
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At Sadhana Yoga School, we welcome students from all around the world to take part in our 200 hour Yoga ...
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What is Vinyasa Yoga? There are two types of Yoga we teach at Sadhana Yoga School, and Vinyasa is one ...
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In May 2016, I took my first trip to Bali with my wife, our son and our niece. It was ...
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Wow, what an amazing time we live in! It really does seem like we have endless possibilities in this life ...
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Fall is upon us! The seasons are shifting and so are our bodies. Many of us experience allergies during spring ...
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Shiva Rae on the revolution of "Free Form Movement" and how it will keep our sacred inner fires burning..... When ...
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From Nadi; I believe teaching is the subtle art of inquiry. What I mean is...We all have questions, and we ...
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Here at SYS, we LOVE Carolyn Myss, Her book "Anatomy of the Human Spirit" is on our recommended reading list ...
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Life is a beautiful thing. FREEDOM to be who we are, and to allow others be who they are, is ...
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Surya Namaskar, or Sun Salutations are a common inclusion in Yoga practices -- which vary widely. In this video, learn ...
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The SYS program changed the course of Kate's life. She think's you'll be "amazed by what you learn"....take the next ...
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Shauna came hoping to deepen her personal Yoga practice, and found an amazing experience! ...
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After twenty-four days of soul searching in Costa Rica, I was on an empty shuttle on my way to Liberia ...
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Sadhana Yoga is the Yoga of Spiritual Practice . It's the practice of bringing the essence of your highest spirit, ...
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SAVASANA, a friendly little death.... There are so many ways to let go and allow death in. Whether it's the ...
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Have you ever wondered why sometimes classes at a studio "feel" different than practicing at home? Part of it is ...
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One of the most beautiful aspects of the practice of yoga is the opportunity to cultivate balance. In such chaotic ...
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 When we find connection to the earth, we find connection to our true self. While Yoga is the art of ...
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UTTANASANA/FORWARD FOLD: "Move with intelligence. The back of the body is thought to be the past. When we're mostly tight ...
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We are entering the world of online learning in a big way. We have launched our online yoga teacher training ...
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Join SYS co-founder, Anjili Russell, for the first episode of The Yoga Show, which airs locally to SYS headquarters in ...
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Pranayama and the nervous system are closely linked. In this video, learn about energy, breathing, and how we can use ...
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Sending our prayers and manifestations of love and peace out to the sea, to the planet. Acknowledging the horrific events ...
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