Dr. Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500, YACEP, Author at Aura Wellness Center - Page 18 of 58

Dr. Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500, YACEP

Language in Yoga Instruction

Other instances in which invitatory language should be avoided involve those with safe positioning and alignment in specific asanas. Instructors should never lead students to believe that it’s a good option to place their feet on their knees in Vrkasana (Tree Pose), for instance. All in all, however, invitatory language allows us as instructors to guide students in executing the yoga practices that they come to understand are those that are best for them. Such a process is a beautiful part of life as a yoga practitioner. We can invite, rather than command, as we travel it with them.

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The Healing Power of Yoga

Many people hold themselves back from making progress in life. Some people do not believe they are worthy of a good life, they deserve less or program themselves for failure. Paul teaches us that pranayama, asana and meditation cause us to cultivate positive energy. This changes one’s mindset to have a positiver outlook on life. Long-time students tend to seek higher education, look for better jobs, become a yoga instructor or look forward to daily life with a positive viewpoint.

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The Best Yoga Workout

By Gopi Rao and Sangeetha Saran Yoga has taken the world by storm! It’s no surprise that everyone is searching for the best yoga workout. Whether you’re a beginner, intermediate, or advanced student, finding the perfect yoga routine can be challenging.   Class Options With so many different styles and approaches to choose from, how …

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Yoga and Loving Kindness

Typically, Yoga is a well-known form of exercise that is excellent for increasing strength and loosening tight muscles. With other workouts and strength training exercises, it supposedly works well for shaping the body.

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Yoga Online – Educational Value

Yoga DVDs are an alternative for students who are unable to come to classes as often as they would like. While the DVDs offer ease for students, it’s important to note that they aren’t as effective as in person instruction when it comes to perfecting form and offering modifications to poses in the routines.

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Balancing Your Brain in Yoga Class

How do we balance this tricky dynamic of being instructors and being students while we take classes? One strategy is to let our minds slip in and out of each mindset as it naturally might during any given class. For example, you could be working on responding to an instructor’s verbal or physical cue (working on your own growth as a practitioner). A few minutes later, you could take note of an image from the instructor that you would love to adapt for use in your own classes (working on yourself as an instructor). If you find yourself tending to be in student brain or instructor brain significantly more often than another, you could mindfully work towards trying to bring that into greater balance.

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Yoga Meditation and the Monkey Mind?

The first time I heard the expression, monkey mind, in regard to Yoga meditation, I thought of Swayambhunath Stupa, in Kathmandu, Nepal. Sometimes, this is named, “the monkey temple,” and it made me laugh inside, as monkeys need supervision in human settings.

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