Sri Dharma Mittra has devoted much of his life to service and teaching. In 1967, he founded the Yoga Asana Center in New York City, which is known today as the Dharma Yoga Center, and he’s been teaching weekly classes and offering his wisdom there ever since. The Sacred Cow talked to Dharma this month about ahimsa and vegetarianism. Read More »»
Posts Tagged ‘Yoga Teacher’
Q&A: Sri Dharma Mittra on Ahimsa and Vegetarianism
Posted on December 27th, 2011 by Karen Macklin — Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.Q&A: Leslie Howard On the Pelvic Floor and Yoga
Posted on October 2nd, 2011 by Karen Macklin — Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.
Leslie Howard is a Bay Area-based yoga teacher who runs workshops nationally that teach women about the muscles and potential dysfunctions of the pelvic floor. She talked to The Sacred Cow this month about misconceptions and realities of the pelvic floor and whether or not modern yogis should be practicing mula bandha at all. Read More »»
Should Your Teacher Be Your Friend?
Posted on August 2nd, 2011 by Karen Macklin — Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.
In the early traditions of yoga, your teacher was your master, and you’d sit at his feet and obey what you were told. The teacher was the guru, someone who had reached a higher level than you, someone you revered and, to a degree, probably also feared. The guru and the student probably did not go out for lattes and discuss their respective romantic relationships. Read More »»
Q&A: Nischala Joy Devi Offers a Woman’s Perspective on the Yoga Sutras
Posted on May 17th, 2011 by Karen Macklin — Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.
Nischala Joy Devi is a master yoga teacher and healer. She has developed many yoga programs that serve those with life-challenging illnesses, and her teachings emphasize the practice of compassion. She authored two books: The Healing Path of Yoga (on yoga therapy) and The Secret Power of Yoga (a female-centered interpretation of the Yoga Sutras, also made into a CD). She talked to The Sacred Cow about the importance of including a heart-centered—and female—perspective in one’s yoga studies. Read More »»
What Is the Right Time to Practice?
Posted on April 14th, 2011 by Karen Macklin — Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.
It’s often said that the best time for practice is just before dawn. This is because the mind and the body are fresh, and because the planet (and the home) is still calm and quiet. Some believe that the electromagnetic waves of the sun create obstacles to practice by raising the energetic currents in the environment, and that this is also a good reason to practice before the sun comes up. Read More »»
Learning to Teach Too Soon?
Posted on March 19th, 2011 by Karen Macklin — Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.
I began to consider becoming a yoga teacher after I had been practicing seriously for about seven years—though I still had doubt whether or not I’d been practicing long enough to start teaching. When I started looking at Teacher Training Courses (TTCs) in 2007, however, I was surprised to find that six months of practice was (and still is) a common requirement for the majority of the Yoga Alliance certified trainings. That means that people are often learning to teach yoga before they really know the practice. Read More »»
Not in the Mood for Yoga?
Posted on February 22nd, 2011 by Karen Macklin — Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.
Even yogis have bad moods. Just because we have a mindfulness practice doesn’t mean crappy stuff doesn’t happen. A lousy day at work. A breakup. An unsettling email. Or maybe someone steals your parking spot as you’re trying to make it to—of all things—a yoga class. And then suddenly, things feel terribly wrong. And, of course, sometimes nothing happens and things still feel terribly wrong. Read More »»
Q&A: Gary Kraftsow On Yoga Therapy and Your Mood
Posted on February 22nd, 2011 by Karen Macklin — Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.
Gary Kraftsow has been teaching yoga as a practice for healing the body and mind for three decades. He began studying with T.K.V. Desikachar in the 1970s, and has since become a leader in the field of yoga therapy. He talked to The Sacred Cow about the emerging field of yoga therapy, and, in particular, its use for anxiety and depression.
Q&A: Jill Miller Talks About Tuning In
Posted on November 29th, 2010 by Karen Macklin — Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.
Jill Miller is a Los Angeles-based yoga teacher who created a style of yoga called Yoga Tune Up. Strongly influenced by a background in dance, pilates, and bodywork, Jill talked to The Sacred Cow this month about preparing the body for asana and the importance of massage and self-care.
Q&A: Edward Clark on Vinyasa, Theater, and Eka Grata
Posted on September 21st, 2010 by Karen Macklin — Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.
Edward Clark is the creator of Tripsichore Yoga Theatre, a London based company that travels internationally to perform its own unique brand of yoga-influenced theater and to teach the fundamentals of the group’s techniques. The yoga that Tripsichore is based on is vinyasa yoga, which the company defines as the evenly metered flow of movement, breath and thought. Clark talked to The Sacred Cow about vinyasa’s connection to theater, its role as a meditative practice, and its position in the yoga world today. Read More »»
