by Shellie Crow | Jul 8, 2020 | inspiration, studio, teacher training, Yoga
The Yamas and Niyamas are Yoga’s ethical precepts as outlined in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. The Yamas are practices that govern our outward behavior and the Niyamas are internal observances. Saucha is the first niyama. Saucha is usually translated as “purity” or...
by Shellie Crow | Feb 26, 2020 | inspiration, teacher training, Yoga
The yama and niyama outlined in the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali are Yoga’s ethical precepts. This is the third post in a series about the yama and niyama. Today we will be exploring the third yama: asteya, or non-stealing. For more information about the yama and niyama,...
by Shellie Crow | Feb 5, 2020 | inspiration, studio, teacher training, Yoga
The yama and niyama outlined in The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali are Yoga’s ethical precepts. The second yama, or restraint, is satya. Sanskrit is a vibrational language. As such, each syllable carries with it a tremendous amount of meaning and depth. That is why we can...
by Shellie Crow | Jan 22, 2020 | inspiration, studio, teacher training, Yoga
Ashtanga Yoga: the Eight-Limbed Path Our modern Yoga practice comes from the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali. The Yoga Sutra are the earliest known collection of writings we have about Yoga. The word sutra means “thread” or “stitch” and refers to a short, easily remembered...
by Shellie Crow | Jan 15, 2020 | health, inspiration, studio, teacher training, Yoga
In 1893 Swami Vivekananda brought Yoga to the West. He opened his speech at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago with the simple but eloquent statement, “Sisters and brothers of America.” Thus, America’s fascination with the mystical practice from India was...
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...
