In the realm of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the concept of elemental balance holds great significance. The five elements in this body of teaching are wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. Each of these elements is associated with a certain organ, emotion, season, and sense. Traditional Chinese Medicine views the body as a holistic whole …
Since yester years, mankind has been cherishing morning yoga practice. It is a wonderful way to start your day on a healthy and positive note. The combination of gentle movements, deep breathing, and mindfulness can provide numerous benefits for your physical, mental, and emotional well-being. In this blog post, Inner Yoga Training will be telling …
If you are a yoga practitioner and have attended a class in the past ten years, it is likely you will have been taught ‘traditional’ alignment. Utkatasan with feet glued together, Warrior I with hips squared forward and heel-to-heel alignment, or Anjaneasana with hands together, arms straight, and shoulders away from the ears. If you …
With time, the Western world has come to adopt the healing practices of the East more widely. While the Western approach to health has been established over the past few centuries, both Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and yogic approaches to health and wellbeing, like Ayurveda, date back thousands of years. While Traditional Chinese Medicine, yoga, …
Most 200 hour yoga teacher training courses are primarily focused on a physical asana practice and have minimized or stripped away the origins of this ancient spiritual practice. With the boom of this multi-billion-dollar industry, yoga studios popping up everywhere, and yoga teacher training courses on offer all over the world, yoga has become an …
Creativity is a powerful force that dwells within each of us, waiting to be unleashed! It is a divine right and often hidden behind layers of conditioning and societal expectations that teach us to hide it. But did you know that an intensive 200 hour yoga teacher training in Bali can be a way to …
There are few yoga poses as fiery, powerful, and activating as the warrior series. The core poses in the warrior series are Warrior I(Virabhadrasana I), Warrior II(Virabhadrasana II), and Warrior III (Virabhadrasana III). Each warrior has multiple variations with a variety of physical and energetic components. Despite their differences, they all have one thing in …
Can someone teach yin yoga without being trained? I was asked this question during a recent 200 hour yoga teacher training in Bali. As someone who has studied over 500 hours in just yin yoga and trains yin teachers my first internal reaction was a little bit defensive. However, I took and deep breath and …
Despite what we might see on social media and in Yoga Journal magazine, the yoga world can be a vibrant place where everybody is celebrated and embraced. In a society that often imposes rigid beauty standards, yoga can help develop a sense of body positivity, and promote inclusivity and self-acceptance. The founder of Inner Yoga …
Most people start their yoga journey with a physical yoga practice, whether it’s vinyasa yoga, ashtanga, or yin yoga. But yoga is an ancient spiritual science that can take you on a much deeper journey of self-discovery. It is beyond what we practice on the mat but who we are in the world, how we …
