Teacher Training
Our Group Session tonight was focused on the seven major chakras. In yoga teacher training so far, we’ve learned all about the physical aspects of yoga by studying each of the postures in the Hot Power Fusion sequence. We’ve learned both the English and Sanskrit name, how to physically do each of the postures, how to […] Read more…
Teacher Training
Savasana is the Sanskrit name for Corpse Pose. It’s typically the last posture in any yoga sequence. In Savasana, you’re cued to lay all the way on your back, extend your legs out and allow your feet to fall open, face your plans up and close your eyes. CorePower Yoga and Bikram Yoga instructors will […] Read more…
Teacher Training
I had so much fun at my first Yoga Sculpt class with Sunny over a week ago and was no longer afraid of taking the class, I decided to check out another one of her Yoga Sculpt classes tonight after work. This time, I brought my husband with me. We decided to get a double […] Read more…
Teacher Training
I hate having to rush to a yoga class. The whole idea of taking a yoga class is usually to relax and relive stress from life outside of the studio. Tonight, my husband and I had to rush our way into Sunny’s Hot Power Fusion class because traffic was so bad. Even though we left […] Read more…
Teacher Training
I decided to stick around for Annalee’s Hot Power Fusion 5:30 class after we finished with our Yoga Teacher Training Group Session today. The wind outside was still howling and I was in no rush to drive home in it. Besides, one of my favorite things to do on a cold, rainy day/night is to […] Read more…
Teacher Training
As I drove to Seattle for our Yoga Teacher Training Group Session today, I felt like I was driving right into the middle of a violent windstorm. That’s because I was! As I got off the freeway, I noticed a bunch of tree branches being blown all over the roadway. I still had to drive […] Read more…
Teacher Training
If I had to choose one yoga posture I love and hate equally, it would be Camel, Ustrasana. Camel is the deepest backbend in both the Hot Power Fusion and Bikram Yoga sequence. I love how this posture stretches my entire neck and spine, especially my lower back. I hate how it can sometimes make […] Read more…
Teacher Training
I was super excited to finally check out the CoreRestore class at CorePower Yoga tonight. It’s only offered at the Greenwood studio on Friday nights at 7:30. Up until now, I haven’t been able to fit it into my schedule. I brought my husband with me to class. In fact, we did a double dose […] Read more…
Teacher Training
Round two! Tonight, I brought my husband back to CorePower Yoga with me for Jessica H’s Hot Power Fusion By Candlelight class. This time, instead of setting up in the front row, we set up our mats in the back of the room. Being in the back would give my husband a chance to watch […] Read more…
Teacher Training
Here I am, Week 3, Day 8 of my Hot Power Fusion Yoga Teacher Training at CorePower Yoga, waiting to get started on another Posture Clinic. My classmates and teachers have been loving my “duvet” aka my WAYmat I’ve been bringing to class, which I normally use for Bikram Yoga classes. This is the ultimate […] Read more…
Events
Over a week ago, I attended a super fun event put on by SheJumps at Ibex in University Village featuring a candlelight yoga class right inside the store. SheJumps is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to increase the participation of women and girls in outdoor activities. I first heard of SheJumps after attending one of their […] Read more…
Teacher Training
Tonight there was just a small group of us. Only four people showed up. Where was everyone else? Were other people in the group feeling just as nervous as I was? I took a look at the schedule for this week before we got started tonight. There were no lectures scheduled for the entire week. […] Read more…
Teacher Training
Tonight was my first yoga class back after taking the last three days off. I took my very first Yoga Sculpt class on Saturday morning with Sunny, which was awesome! Due to being super busy with work and my husband coming back into town after being gone for the past several weeks, I hadn’t taken […] Read more…
Teacher Training
Sundays are my favorite day of the week for our yoga teacher training group sessions. I’m usually the most rested for our Sunday group session because I don’t have to work on the weekends. I get to dedicate most of my weekend to yoga and yoga teacher training. Saturdays are for taking yoga classes in the […] Read more…
Teacher Training
Somewhere over the last ten years, I started getting scared. Scared of trying anything new. Where did my sense of fearlessness go? Now granted, I’ve tried a bunch of new things during that time like Bikram Yoga, going to beauty school, getting my esthetician license, starting an esthetician blog, quit bartending to work full-time in […] Read more…
Teacher Training
Tonight’s group session for yoga teacher training was an entire three-hour Posture Clinic. We went through each of the postures in the Flowing Balancing Series starting with Standing Forehead to Knee Pose all the way through the Triangle Series, ending at Toppling Tree. We covered a total of 13 postures! A Posture Clinic in a […] Read more…