Category Archives: Teaching Yoga

Touch Me or Touch Me Not?

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Whole Life Yoga

This week’s blog entry was written by guest author Brandy Reinke. Brandy is a graduate of Whole Life Yoga’s teacher training program. She can be contacted at brandy.reinke@gmail.com. I love when I lay my fingers just under the arc of my … Continue reading →

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The Evolution of a Yogi

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Whole Life Yoga

I recently spent several hours digging through the mountains of paper stacked all over my house, desperately looking for some notes I’d taken while researching my next novel. I finally found them, tossed mindlessly in my yoga teacher training binder. … Continue reading →

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To Sanskrit or Not to Sanskrit. A Pose by Any Other Name…

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Whole Life Yoga

I look forward to answering your questions in this blog. Please feel free to leave a comment or e-mail your questions to tracy@wholelifeyoga.com. A Whole Life Yoga teacher training student asks: In some of the classes I attend, the teacher … Continue reading →

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The Magic of Movement

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Whole Life Yoga

One of the key hallmarks of Viniyoga is its unique combination of movement, flow and stay.  Some yoga lineages, such as Iyengar and Yin, focus primarily on staying in poses.  Others, such as Ashtanga and Vinyasa, primarily flow from pose … Continue reading →

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Allow Yoga to Enhance Your Posture and Balance

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Whole Life Yoga

This week’s blog entry was written by guest author Jeanne Startzman. Jeanne is a graduate of Whole Life Yoga’s teacher training program. She can be contacted at yogaspring@hotmail.com and www.yogaspringyoga.com.   As I often do, I was recently thinking about … Continue reading →

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Designing a Series Class–Response to a Student Question

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Whole Life Yoga

I look forward to answering your questions in this blog.  Please feel free to leave a comment or e-mail your questions to tracy@wholelifeyoga.com. Alicia asks: I’m designing my first four-week yoga series, and I am feeling stuck. I’m confident in sequencing an individual … Continue reading →

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Keeping Yourself (and Your Students) Safe with Viniyoga

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Whole Life Yoga

This week’s blog entry was written by guest author and Whole Life Yoga teacher training graduate Jacqui Trent.   Congratulations, Jacqui, on your recent graduation! Jacqui can be contacted at jacquitrent@gmail.com. When I started this training program I’ll admit – I had no idea … Continue reading →

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Congratulations and “Breathing Easier”

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Whole Life Yoga

As unbelievable as it seems, tonight is Whole Life Yoga’s tenth Yoga Teacher Training graduation.  I swear every year goes just a little bit faster than the last. (And I know I get a little bit grayer!)  Tonight twenty brave … Continue reading →

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Why I love Viniyoga

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Whole Life Yoga

I admit it. I’m a Viniyoga snob. I won’t practice any other style of yoga, and I certainly won’t teach any other style. But I didn’t start out that way. Like most people, when I took my first yoga class … Continue reading →

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Savasana (Corpse Pose): A Time to Rest or a Time to Become Fully Awake?

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Whole Life Yoga

I can almost hear the collective sigh of relief when I tell my students it’s time to transition to the period of rest at the end of each yoga class called Savasana, literally translated as “Corpse Pose.” As each student … Continue reading →

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