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Can Shamanism Make Us Better Yoga Teachers?

Can Shamanism Make Us Better Yoga Teachers?

In our most recent episode of Talking Yoga, master teacher Kelly Morris describes the impact of shamanistic healing practices on her own life and her role as a yoga instructor.

Yoga – My Tangled Path Back to Myself

Yoga – My Tangled Path Back to Myself

This is the part of the story, where I’m supposed to tell you about how the clouds parted, the birds sang, and I fell in love with yoga. Truthfully, I hated literally every second of my first class. 

Are you confusing self with ego?

Are you confusing self with ego?

In our most recent episode of Talking Yoga, our host, Colleen Saidman Yee, asks master teacher Ramanand Patel a question from one of our fans: “What is the most precious thing you learned from Mr. Iyengar.

Do you own your past?

Do you own your past?

Do you own your past? Not just the mistakes, but everything that you’ve done to bring you to this moment on your life’s journey? Master teacher Seane Corn does, with one exception: she doesn’t consider what she’s done a mistake.

What Brought You to Yoga?

What Brought You to Yoga?

We’re in the midst of a blossoming of interest in yoga around the world, but especially here in the U.S. For some practitioners, yoga will become a framework for their lives and through which they will relate to the world. For others, it will be a fad, a temporary stop in their quest to find something that’s missing in their lives, but ultimately, one which requires more effort and commitment than they are willing to put in.

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.

Can You Accept Your Imperfections?

Can You Accept Your Imperfections?

The internet is filled with pretty pictures of shapely yogis doing poses in beautiful surroundings. And there is certainly a place for that in the blossoming conversation about yoga happening right now.

But is that all there is to yoga? Of course not. 

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.