by Shellie Crow | Dec 4, 2019 | chakras, Energetic Anatomy, inspiration, teacher training, Yoga
The chakras make up a psycho-spiritual system that are part of our energetic anatomy. They are the record of all our life experiences, as well as our conscious and unconscious beliefs and emotions surrounding them. Although we cannot see or touch a chakra, we sense...
by Shellie Crow | Nov 20, 2019 | Energetic Anatomy, health, poses, Yoga
Come on, baby! Let’s do the twist! Take me by my little hand and go like this… What is a twist? That sounds like a simple enough question. We do it all the time. Twist to the left, twist to the right, twist again like we did last summer! Twisting and our physical...
by Shellie Crow | Nov 13, 2019 | chakras, Energetic Anatomy, Yoga
As you transform yourself, you transform the world. – Anodea Judith What is a chakra? Yoga practitioners often hear them mentioned in class, but do we really know what they are? More importantly, do we know why we should care? A chakra is a vortex...
by Shellie Crow | Nov 6, 2019 | Energetic Anatomy, inspiration, poses, Yoga
The first time I attended a yoga class, I was surprised when after stretching and strengthening our bodies through a challenging practice, the teacher encouraged us to lie down, close our eyes, and relax our bodies. Lie down and relax? No one had ever told me...
by Shellie Crow | Jul 24, 2019 | Ayurveda, chakras, Energetic Anatomy, health, inspiration, Yoga
I have a joke for you. What is colorless, shapeless, and a significant part of you that you cannot see? Go ahead and guess. I’ll wait. Waiting…. Okay, give up? Here goes. Chakras! Funny, right? No? Darn. What are the chakras? Actually, many of you may find my joke...
by Shellie Crow | Jun 27, 2019 | Energetic Anatomy, inspiration, Yoga
After practicing for a while, yoga students learn that we are far more than our physical body. We are each a unique and beautiful expression of our mind, body, and spirit. Our pranic body, or “energy body” is one way to describe the different parts of ourselves. The...
