Body Therapies Yoga Training

A Yoga Training Teacher Answers Questions

Heather Greaves — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:35:31 +0000

by Heather Greaves As a Yoga Training Teacher I answer questions from potential students. Here are a few questions I received recently and my reply. 1. Would the teacher training allow for adjustments for my injured ankle? Most definitely. That is the beauty of yoga. It must be adjusted to suit the individual rather [...]

An Interview with Yoga Teacher Graduate Cheryl Fenn

Heather Greaves — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:03:10 +0000

What is one thing that every yoga teacher trainee must do? Keep up with your homework and assignments on a regular basis. There is far more theory than one would expect so leaving things until a few days before classes is definitely not a good idea. What is one thing that every yoga teacher trainee [...]

Top Yoga Practices – What Are the Five Top Yoga Practices and Poses?

Heather Greaves — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:04:55 +0000

These top yoga practices are extremely helpful, become favorites, and head yoga charts. As popular as they are, preparation for these essentials ease the beginner into yoga in a kinder gentler way. Each of the poses or practices can be quite challenging at first. Tight muscles bring discomfort, a busy mind can create silent frustration, [...]

Which of 3 Voices Do You Listen To In A Yoga Pose

Heather Greaves — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:37:32 +0000

There are at least 3 voices that speak to us as we practice yoga: the voice of the teacher, the voice of our body, and the voice of our mind. The yoga instructor or internal teacher gives instructions, and offers suggestions. The body speaks with sensations giving a green light to continue, red light to [...]

Chewing Rice is As Spiritual as Doing Meditation

Heather Greaves — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:33:06 +0000

If you want to understand how form and formlessness interchange constantly, focus on chewing the rice. Shunryu Suzuki says that you can come to understand the very nature of your life through chewing the rice you just cooked. When rice disappears into your stomach, they lose their form so that you can continue to exist [...]

Yoga, The Cat Family and Copy Cats

Heather Greaves — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:06:38 +0000

While toning spinal nerves, hips and thighs the cat family of yoga poses will also give quite a stretch. On all fours, sitting upright, and even standing, these 3 poses that copy members in the cat family can make bodies slim, agile and powerful; able to move with sharp senses and a quiet step. Flexibility [...]

Is It Yoga Or Orange Juice To Start Your Day?

Heather Greaves — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:18:02 +0000

What’s on your mind when you start your day? When is the start of your day? Is it when you are all dressed for the day, or on your way out the door? Is it when you sit to have breakfast, or after you’ve had breakfast? Is it when you get out of bed? Is [...]

A Few Traits That Go With Happy People

Heather Greaves — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:23:04 +0000

To write about the characteristics of happy people, I declare myself to be one of those happy people, and ask myself what it is like to feel happy. Here are some answers. The first response is a slow widening of my lips – a smile. For no reason, just because. Trait number 1 – a [...]

Increase Your Height Through Yoga?

Heather Greaves — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:10:41 +0000

Rounded shoulders and the head forward of shoulders is a fairly common posture. Exaggerate this posture as you read this. How easy is it to breathe? What is the sensation in the back of your neck? Do you feel more or less energetic? Slowly straighten again. Lengthening the Spine To learn how to increase height [...]

Yoga Leg Exercises for Stronger More Stable Stride

Heather Greaves — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 17:15:44 +0000

A sign of aging is decreased strength in the legs. Have you stopped sitting on the floor because you fear not being able to get back up again? How about challenging yourself to increase leg strength with gentle leg exercises. Assessment How are you presently getting up from the floor? No use of hands, very [...]