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What Is that Thing that Makes You Come Alive?

What Is that Thing that Makes You Come Alive?

What is that thing that makes you come alive? In the case of master teacher Kathryn Budig, it was the story of the Greek goddess Artemis that served as a powerhouse for her life. In tomorrow’s episode of Talking Yoga, Kathryn tells host Colleen Saidman Yee about how she grew up loving Artemis – the “Tomboy of the gods” – who defied all the rules, never married, and became an inspiration for generations of empowered women throughout the ages.

What Do Students Expect from Yoga Teachers?

What Do Students Expect from Yoga Teachers?

Most people don’t expect to hear a master teacher say that for the past 10 years, her only mission is to say as little as possible to convey as much as possible. 

And that’s just one of the surprising insights Elena shares with host Beryl Bender Birch in Now, Yoga with Elena Brower.

From Yoga Teacher…to Yoga Student…to Yoga Teacher…

From Yoga Teacher…to Yoga Student…to Yoga Teacher…

They say that no man is an island, and that is certainly true of yoga teachers.

Every yoga teacher, whether a beginner fresh out of teacher training with a 200 hour certificate or a master with decades of experience, learned from somebody, and will pass on their own wisdom to their own students.

What questions would you ask a master teacher?

What questions would you ask a master teacher?

One of the aspects we cherish most about Talking Yoga is the honesty and openness exhibited by the master teachers we interview.

And that’s true whether it’s Colleen Saidman Yee talking about how menopause has affected her yoga practice, or whether it’s Kelly Morris talking about how her globetrotting youth led her to become the person she is today.

Talking about #TalkingYoga

Talking about #TalkingYoga

Imagine you were at a yoga retreat and you overheard David Swenson reminiscing with Beryl Bender Birch about what it was like when they were both studying with Pattabhi Jois in Maui in 1989…