by Student Teacher | Mar 3, 2020 | Therapeutic SomaYoga, Yoga Teacher Training
This isn’t a sales pitch for Yoga North ISYI 500 hour yoga teacher training; this is an expression of deep gratitude. It has been a year of growth, understanding, and wisdom. As every emotion under the sun was experienced during teacher training, I wouldn’t change a...
by Student Teacher | May 28, 2019 | Therapeutic SomaYoga, Uncategorized, Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga Therapy
Before I started yoga teacher training, I was in a dark place. I was still in the healing mode of trauma, I was perfectionistic, self-conscious, and transitioning back to living in Duluth. My mind ran away with thoughts that would made anxiety strike. Situations would...
by Student Teacher | Apr 1, 2019 | Philosophy, Therapeutic SomaYoga, Yoga Teacher Training
Our life is controlled by rules. Formal rules, unwritten rules, and unspoken rules. From the day we are born to the day we die, we either follow or break the rules. There are the rules created by the government that we fight to keep or die trying to...
by Student Teacher | Feb 25, 2019 | Philosophy, Therapeutic SomaYoga, Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga Therapy
I do yoga for freedom. I have such a deep love for yoga because of the freedom it provides me. It is a freedom from my mind and body, and every external thing in my life. I often confuse the terms escape and freedom, as yoga is also an escape for me. But there is a...
by Student Teacher | Jan 29, 2019 | Philosophy, Therapeutic SomaYoga, Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga Therapy
As I was driving home after a powerful teacher training weekend I had this deep sense of gratitude. I was overwhelmed with this feeling of connectedness. I had surrounded myself for four days with a strong group of yogis, who were like-minded. And on my drive...
by Student Teacher | Aug 18, 2017 | Philosophy, Therapeutic SomaYoga
Before I had a yoga practice, life’s challenges knocked me on my butt. I often felt powerless. Frustrated. Alone. I would get stuck in the situation and have trouble finding my way out. I’d lose myself in a whirlwind of sadness and confusion. Sound familiar? It...
