Igniting a Cycle of Growth and Inspiration: The Role of Feedback and Ongoing Education in the Journey of a Yoga Teacher Embarking on the path of a yoga teacher is often driven by a passion for personal practice and a desire to share that passion with others. However, the journey doesn’t end once you’ve earned […]
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Decoding Doula Income: Exploring Paths to Financial Wellness We connected with one doula representing each of the primary career paths: agency employee, contractor doula (primarily working with agencies), and independent doula (mainly self-employed). They provided us with details on their income, hourly rates, pension contributions, and more. While our sample size is limited to
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** Enjoy this preview of our upcoming 15 HR Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher Training with Christine Alevizakis, a registered Clinical Counselor and Facilitator. ** Exploring Trauma-Informed Yoga: A Journey of Healing and Connection In the realm of yoga teaching, fostering safe and healing spaces goes beyond mastering poses—it requires a deep understanding of
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In today’s world of Yoga, exploring our edge is something heard often – but what exactly does that mean? It involves leaving that much loved zone of comfort in order to find real area for growth, having the bravery to peer into into the uncertainty of not knowing yet wanting to discover, whilst testing the limits.
In the legendary ancient Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali, Sutra 2.46 mentions ‘Sthira Sukham Asanam’, ‘Sthira’ meaning unwavering/stability and ‘Sukham’ being comfortable/sweetness. In regards to postures and edge exploration, this can be seen as applying a subtle effort to find that sweet spot right between the ease and the challenge. (On a cliff edge, you would have the perfect view of below without being blown off the top).
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The truth is though, there is so much beauty in surrendering. The art of surrender requires you to get out of your own way and allow life to flow with grace, even though it may not feel or look that graceful at the time.
To do this, you must accept that what you’re holding onto, or what you are resisting, is not working. This requires trust. Trust that perhaps you are being guided in a different direction.
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Our thoughts become our reality, therefore it is important to recognize which thoughts we’re feeding. We must make a conscious effort to feed the ones that fuel our fire.
