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10 Inspiring Examples of Feminine Energy to Enhance Your Life
Tap into the power of feminine energy with real-life examples and practices to nurture intuition, creativity, and connection—read now to embrace your divine essence!
Harnessing Embodiment Yoga: 5 Essential Practices for Deep Connection
Unlock the wisdom of your body with embodiment yoga, where mindful movement and deep awareness create harmony between mind, body, and soul.
The Rich History of Somatic Yoga: From Origins to Modern Practices
Discover the history of somatic yoga, blending mindful movement and body awareness to heal trauma, came to life and how to practice somatic yoga today!
Somatic Yoga for Stress: Effective Techniques to Find Calm and Relief
Learn how somatic yoga can help release stress, reduce tension, and promote healing through mindful movement and increased body awareness.
Chakra Dance: An Intuitive Way To Move Energy
Chakra dance blends movement and mindfulness to harmonize your seven chakras.
Nabhi Kriya: Ignite Your Inner Fire and Personal Power
Ignite your inner power and balance your Solar Plexus Chakra with the energizing practice of Nabhi Kriya.
Ek Ong Kar Sat Gur Prasad: Kundalini Mantra For Manifestation
Ready to elevate your consciousness and manifest like CRAZY? Then you need to start chanting Ek Ong Kar Sat Gur Prasad – the Kundalini mantra for manifestation.
The Perfect Yoga Practice For Your Menstrual Cycle Energy Levels
Discover how your energy levels fluctuate throughout the menstrual cycle and learn what to expect in each phase. Read more to optimize your wellness.
Enhancing Your Practice: The Benefits of Yoga and Nature Connection
Discover how integrating yoga and nature can enhance your practice, boost well-being, and foster a deeper connection. Read more to transform your routine.
Gentle Somatic Yoga for Back Pain: Relief and Prevention Techniques
This gentle somatic yoga for back pain is EXACTLY what you need for relief and pain prevention.
Tantric Har Chant: How It Fuels Prosperity and Inner Power
Find out how Tantric Har harmonizes energy for personal power and abundance.
Powerful Mantra for Protection Against Negative Energy and Harm
Discover a powerful mantra to shield yourself from negative energy and cultivate inner peace and protection.
How To Become A Yoga Teacher
If you want to become a yoga instructor, then start here. These are my most helpful articles to get you started.
Yoga Teacher Resources
If you’re already a yoga instructor and you’re looking for resources on how to choose your advanced training or to improve your career, then you’ll love this section of the blog. From how to write the perfect resume to how to find a job, I’ve got you covered.
Yoga Business and Marketing
5 Affordable Yoga Teacher Insurance Plans (Updated 2024)
Whether you’re teaching yoga online or in person, as an independent contractor or as a part-time yoga instructor with a yoga studio, investing in yoga liability insurance is always a good idea. In addition to providing insurance for teachers, most insurance companies...
7 Steps To Start A Life Coaching Business
Maybe you are looking for a new side hustle. Maybe you are trying to determine if becoming a life coach is something that would be a good fit for you. Maybe you are already a life coach, but not quite sure how to actually start a life coaching business. Well, it is...
Types Of Life Coaches: How To Choose Your Life Coaching Niche
Are you a newly certified life coach and not sure what direction you want to go in or who you want to serve? Did you know that there are dozens of different types of life coaches that will work with any specific area of a person’s life? Let me give you a list of the...
Yoga Alliance
Am I Qualified to Teach After Taking a 200 Hour YTT?
So, you're interested taking a yoga teacher training (yay!!)? Even if you're more than ready to dive into your YTT, you may still be wondering ... is 200 hours enough to teach yoga? As an expert teacher-trainer who has graduated thousands of students just like you,...
How to Upgrade Your Yoga Alliance Certification Designation to 300 / 500 RYT
Hey, graduate! You just finished your 300 / 500 hour RYT, freshly aglow with wisdom and energy to share with students. Before you continue your teaching journey, make sure to upgrade your Yoga Alliance certification designation to 300 / 500 RYT. This post will show...
How to Register Your YTT Certificate With Yoga Alliance (With Photos)
So you're officially a yoga instructor, yay! Now it's time to get out there and start teaching yoga. For many, that means registering your certificate with Yoga Alliance. While I'm writing this for my students who will be registering their YTT certificates with Yoga...
Teaching Yoga
How to Easily Modify 6 Common Yoga Poses [+VIDEO]
https://youtu.be/biPpCkzCC9A There's nothing worse than finally getting yourself to yoga class and then your yoga instructor calls out certain yoga poses that you just.can't.do. Rather than grunting through them and shifting your weight awkwardly as you try to balance...
Creating Inclusive Yoga Spaces: Here’s What To Avoid Saying
Have you ever gone to a yoga class where you couldn’t keep up? Maybe you were asked to contort your body into shapes that just weren’t attainable for you. Did you leave feeling defeated instead of confident? Yoga isn’t one-size-fits-all, and it’s not a competitive...
Traditional Yoga Class Plan Template (Tips for Yoga Sequencing)
Using a yoga sequencing template can help you design transformative yoga classes, even more so than creating a sequence from scratch. How? Creating yoga sequences can be a time consuming process. So much energy is spent in the preparation that a lot of the inspiration...
Chakras and Kundalini
Wanna know about the chakras colors, how they work, and how to balance them? Then check out these posts all about the chakras and Kundalini Yoga. See all of my posts about chakras and Kundalini Yoga here.
Yoga Pose Directory
Explore different yoga postures, alignment, and yogic philosophy behind the poses.
Product Reviews
Check out my honest opinion on yoga mats, yoga props, books, and clothing in these helpful product reviews.
Yoga By Benefit
Find the yoga sequence right for you.
Somatic Yoga Poses For Every Body And Mind
Discover the healing power of somatic yoga with mindful poses that enhance body awareness, release tension, and promote relaxation for all experience levels.
Wise Woman Archetype: Characteristics & Challenges
Unlock the wisdom of the Wise Woman archetype and discover how to embody her intuitive insight, profound strength, and deep knowledge in your own life.
The Enchantress Archetype: Characteristics & Challenges
Discover how to embody the Enchantress archetype, embracing your feminine allure, sensuality, and inner power to live a more vibrant and authentic life.
Yoga Philosophy
Learn yogic philosophy, practices, and postures for a deep dive into traditional yoga.
Pranayama
10 Essential Types of Pranayama Breathing Techniques That You MUST Know
Breathing is part of our autonomic nervous system, the very basis by which our bodies survive… …so obviously we know it’s important. But many people might not know just how powerful it can be. The very act of inhalation and exhalation can help control your blood...
3 Tips to Master Ujjayi Breath (An Ancient Yogic Breathing Technique)
You know those yogic breathing exercises that your yoga instructor always talks about? Well, there's a big reason why they're incorporated into every yoga class. In fact, they are just as important as the 'yoga' that you're doing. It's true. Pranayama breathing is one...
6 Breathing Techniques for Stress and Anxiety Relief (That You Can Do Right Now)
Ever feel stressed or anxious? Yea, me too. While we may not be able to eliminate stress in our lives, we can learn how to respond to it more effectively. For me, one of the most direct ways to stay centered during times of stress and anxiety is by working with my...
Meditation
Powerful Mantra for Protection Against Negative Energy and Harm
Mangala Charan Mantra is currently one of the most well known Kundalini mantras for protection. Many yoga teachers, like myself and Guru Singh, even include it as part of the Tune In before practicing Kundalini kriyas. As a member of the Uplifted community, you know...
The Power of Humee Hum Brahm Hum Mantra for Connection and Healing
To be human can be hard and you may find yourself at times feeling alone or isolated as you navigate tough choices and experiences. In times of stress like these, I find that my yoga practice, and especially chanting mantras, can guide me back to a place of grace and...
The Sa Re Sa Sa Mantra: Connecting Breath, Light, and Creativity
Many people in our yoga community have been reaching out to me with questions about the Sa Re Sa Sa mantra. This “beginner level” Kundalini mantra is beloved by many yoga practitioners who incorporate chanting mantras in their practice. Let’s explore why. Sa Re...
Prenatal Yoga
Yoga For Nausea: 7 Yoga Poses For A Sore Stomach
How often do you feel sick to your stomach? For me, it can be pretty often...which is no fun. So many things can cause nausea! Anxiety, excitement, anger, intense pain, morning sickness, motion sickness, food poisoning, the list could go on and on! With nausea...
Home Birth vs Hospital Birth: Which is More Yogic?
Congratulations, you're having a baby! Now is the time for questions that lead to research that leads to... TA-DA! More questions. I've been there! You're probably here because you're caught between two worlds; you're considering a home birth, but you're not sure if...
Pregnant? To Teach or Not To Teach
Congratulations! You're pregnant! Your heart is probably overflowing with the joy of motherhood! ....Aaaaaand your mind is probably filled with at least a few oh crap types of thoughts as you embark on the most epic 40-week rollercoaster ride of your life!...