Tag: yoga teacher
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Crescent Warrior Variations – Yoga Tip of the Day! (ashta chandrasana)
Yoga tips for Crescent Warrior pose, also known as High Lunge or Ashta Crandrasana. Enjoy these variations and alignment cues! For more follow SpirituallyFitYoga.com.
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Online yoga & meditation classes with Amelia Andaleon on Insight Timer!
Welcome Spiritual Warriors! For those of you who can’t practice with me in person, Insight Timer is an opportunity to practice with me from anywhere you are! I’m back to teaching weekly yoga live classes on the free Insight Timer app. Join on the app or via the insighttimer.com website. If you’re free join me!…
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3 Tips to Shift Unwanted Reactions to Mindful Responses
Nothing wrong with cookies, or eating cookies, unless you’re allergic to that cookie or the eating of the cookies gets out of control and it causes you harm. It’s a funny analogy but, can you relate? And, oof, it’s the holidays, and sometimes those literal cookies can be a great temptation. Take a nibble if…
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Spiritual Yoga Teachings with Swami Chidananda – Intro to the Bhagavad Gita, Atma Kriya Yoga; Is yoga a religion? And, more…
My early years teaching yoga were devoid of the ancient sacred yoga texts. My first 200 hour yoga teacher training emphasized the physical practice, anatomy, cueing alignment, self-inquiry, personal growth and leadership development. I often shared inspirational quotes from modern authors like Melody Beattie (“Wisdom of the Heart”), poems by Rumi and Maya Angelou, and…
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Happy Full Moon! Letting Go Meditation
Join my November Meditation Challenge! Focus on gratitude. Cultivate a daily meditation habit!
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3 Simple Heart-Healthy Tips and Loving-kindness and Heart-opening Themes for Yoga and Meditation classes
February has become heart health awareness month because of Valentine’s Day. The American Heart Association spreads heart-health awareness with their Happy #HeartMonth campaign in February. I’m jumping on board teaching weekly themes in my classes related to nourishing our hearts physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually, and spreading the message of metta (loving kindness) and ahimsa…
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The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
November and December tend to be busy times in my life, not just because of the holidays but, also because my family is full of Sagittarius birthdays, including mine. 🙂 When life feels hectic and cluttered, I pause and gather up my tools to destress and focus: breathe, meditation, yoga, nature walks, and filling my…
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YOGA IS A WORK-IN AND A WORK-OUT
Yoga has made the most impact on my inner-life, in the way I experience life with ease, with less reactivity and more assuredness and connection to who I am. Â Yoga and meditation taught me to cultivate a habit of being intentional…intentional about the energy I choose to breathe into each moment, into my relationships, into…
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Day Eleven SFY Mindful May Challenge #pleasure – Chia pudding parfait with berries
Day 11 #SFYMindfulMay #pleasure – during today’s yin yoga class I spoke about being mindful of pleasure. I love that Christiane Northrup, MD professes that “Pleasure is a vital nutrient.” Where we place our attention and awareness, we increase our experience of that object. Breathe into pleasure, notice the sensations of your experience, and give…