Your Yoga Alliance

CE Workshop | Lower Back Pain and the Iliopsoas
2021-04-05 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Approximately 80 precent of the population suffers from chronic, or episodic, lower back pain. This can occur for many different reasons, yet how we move, sleep, and sit can dramatically impact our backs’ health. Often, proper balancing of the deep flexor muscles of the “core” with the extensor muscles of the lower back/pelvis can improve low back pain—and yoga is a wonderful medium for this to occur! This workshop discusses the functioning of the iliopsoas muscle, the alignment of the pelvis, and the risks of excessive sitting and poor sleep hygiene. It also provides guidance on how to address and trouble-shoot our students’ and personal lower back pain.

Yoga Alliance Office Hours | Anatomy: The Low Back
2021-04-06 12:00 - 13:00
In the Yoga Alliance Office Hours series, expert panelists open their office doors, answer participant questions, and centralize discussion on nuanced and complex yogic topics. In this event, returning digital event presenters Keri Bergeron, Jenny Loftus, and Arturo Peal break down the anatomy of the low back.

CE Workshop | Teaching Yoga for Big Bodies
2021-04-07 12:00 - 13:15
As a plus-size yoga practitioner and teacher, presenter Kady Lafferty of Big Booty Yoga has spent years exploring and learning more physically comfortable ways to access yoga postures and flow more freely in a big body. For big-bodied students, it can be apparent when teachers don’t have knowledge on how to sequence for, adapt to, or support their success in class, which can feel isolating. This 75-minute workshop equips teachers with tools to empower students of all sizes so they will feel seen and appreciated. Walk away with tips and tricks to accommodate curves, hips, bellies, and busts.

CE Workshop | Embodied Agency: Overcoming Oppression in Yoga
2021-04-08 12:00 - 13:00
There’s a lot of current conversation in our country about who has privilege and who benefits or suffers from both overt and subtle systems of oppression. But how and why does this apply in a yoga setting? In this workshop, we draw on the Five Faces of Oppression model to discuss how power dynamics affect access to yoga, and how you can step forth as a leader to create diverse, equitable, and brave yoga spaces and empower yourself and others.

Master Class | Men Care Now: A Slower Pace to Practice
2021-04-09 12:00 - 13:30
The Men Care Now Yoga Methodology is a unique, empathetic “risk-aware” methodology for the body and mind. It is primarily a Vinyasa methodology, though it also has deep ties to other lineages like Iyengar. This event offers a pace-focused Vinyasa flow allowing for time in each pose while guiding participants to remain connected to the breath. It also utilizes compassionate language and cueing with a risk-aware lens. Additional attention is placed on optionality and accessibility while incorporating props. Provided modifications help attendees to learn, self-reflect, and choose which aspects complement their path, needs, and wishes for their yoga practice and teaching style.

CE Workshop | LGBTQIA+ Inclusivity: Holding Space for Other Communities
2021-04-09 14:00 - 15:00
Yoga should offer space free of assumptions where all are welcomed. This workshop provides an open dialog about supporting the LGBTQIA+ community in yoga classes.

CE Workshop Series | Men Care Now: Layers of Compassion, Part 3
2021-04-13 12:00 - 13:00
In this thoughtful and dynamic four-part series, guests from Men Care Now and yoga activist Reggie Hubbard discuss the power of compassion. Event participants have the opportunity to ask questions and learn more about the importance of compassion for both the individual and broader communities.

Community Conversation | "How Can the Yoga Community Heal Its Divisions in the Wake of 2020?"
2021-04-16 16:00 - 17:00
2020 was a tumultuous year for many, including the yoga community. Deep divisions, conspiracy theories, misinformation, and using the guise of yoga to justify violence has left many wondering how we got here. In this conversation, leading yoga teachers Amy Ippoliti, Hari-kirtana das, and yogic activist Reggie Hubbard discuss the foundations of yoga and how we can begin to heal this divide and move forward with truth, integrity, and compassion.

CE Workshop | How to Find New Clients Online
2021-04-19 16:00 - 17:00
Connecting with the people who can benefit from your work online is easier than ever once you understand the three basics to getting noticed in the virtual space. Whether you are an experienced yoga teacher who has had great success in-person or you are a brand-new teacher with no following at all, this workshop will help you design a reliable strategy for consistently attracting new students online.

Panel Discussion | Evolution of Yoga Summit and Blueprint, Part 3: Cultural Appropriation
2021-04-20 09:00 - 10:00
With the conﬂuence of Yoga teachers of various lineages and cultures, the Cultural Appropriation Track at this conference invites practitioners to explore questions and nuances raised within the context of Yoga and cultural appropriation. We will consider the ﬁne line between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation. We will also assess the impacts within the Indian and South Asian diasporic context as well as within Black and Indigenous Native American cultures. Cultural appropriation involves a degeneration of primordial cultural rituals and wisdom, so we will also explore the depth, creativity, and richness of indigenous rites and practices that are often missing from Modern Postural Yoga practices. We will explore and practice restoration of ancestral wisdom and other Yogic cultural elements.

CE Workshop | Mantra Mālā - Mantra as Prāṇāyāma, Part 2
2021-04-20 12:00 - 13:00
Traditionally in India, mantra is the first introduction and practice of pranayama. In each Mantra Mālā offering, yoga lovers will befriend a Sanskrit Saṃskṛtá alphabet in its physical form, learn how it sounds, and what the esoteric significance of the alphabet is. We will also look at how it occurs in a few familiar yoga words. Learn a mantra and how to chant it with correct Vedic intonation, so the sound strikes in the body and energetically precisely where it should, bringing the visceral magic and abundance of this practice alive.

CE Workshop Series | From Doing Yoga to Being Yoga: Embodying Three Sacred Teachings of Our Tradition, Embracing Transformation
2021-04-21 14:00 - 15:00
We can “do” yoga for years, but it’s only when we infuse our practice with the wisdom of the tradition that we fully embody yoga’s transformative power. This is when we go from simply doing yoga to being yoga. Inspired by presenter Barrie Risman’s best-selling book, Evolving Your Yoga: Ten Principles for Enlightened Practice, this three-part series explores powerful and foundational understandings that will unlock greater meaning for your practice and teaching, and profoundly shift the way you approach and share yoga. Each session includes contemplative inquiry, meditation and breath work practices, and concrete, practical ways to bring the wisdom of yoga into your classes. Part 1 focuses on embracing transformation.

Panel Discussion | A Conversation with Professionals: COVID-19 and its Vaccine
2021-04-22 12:00 - 13:00
This panel discussion features both yoga and health care professionals who offer valuable insight on the coronavirus pandemic. Viewers can listen in as panelists share their knowledge, respective expertise, and perspectives on COVID-19, its corresponding vaccines, and the health and wellness of the communities they serve.

Community Sangha | Teaching Yoga and Meditation
2021-04-23 13:30 - 14:15
Presenter Monique Schubert (E-RYT 500, YACEP) shares reflections from her explorations into meditation and contemplative practices. Drawing on more than 20 years of experience, she also addresses the importance of personal practice and how to adapt the teachings of mindfulness and meditation to fulfill your intentions as a teacher, meeting students where they are as they are.

CE Workshop | Q&A on the SI Joint
2021-04-23 14:00 - 15:00
Presenter Jenny Loftus facilitates a Q&A based on her previous workshop, All About the SI Joint. Event participants have the opportunity to ask questions in real time and review information that will deepen their understanding of SI joint anatomy and its application(s) in yoga. For reference, the original workshop recording can be found archived on yourya.org or on our YouTube channel.

CE Workshop Series | Men Care Now: Layers of Compassion, Part 4
2021-04-27 12:00 - 13:00
In this thoughtful and dynamic four-part series, guests from Men Care Now and yoga activist Reggie Hubbard discuss the power of compassion, particularly for men. Event participants have the opportunity to ask questions and learn more about the importance of compassion for both the individual and broader communities.

CE Workshop | Teaching Yoga to Students with Osteoporosis
2021-04-27 14:00 - 15:15
Osteopenia and osteoporosis require unique support and care in yoga practice. Broaden your understanding of these bone conditions and learn poses and modifications to support yourself and your students who are working with bone density challenges.

CE Workshop | The Sweet and Simple Practice of Mantras and Mudras (M&Ms), Part 2
2021-04-28 12:00 - 13:00
Yoga teachers and practitioners can benefit from this workshop by learning how to incorporate mantras and mudras as an integral part of healing practice and yoga teaching. Part 2 is a follow-up to the original event which covered the science and practice of these sweet “M&Ms.” Find Part 1 on Yoga Alliance’s YouTube channel or inside the digital event archive on yourya.org.

CE Workshop Series | From Doing Yoga to Being Yoga: Embodying Three Sacred Teachings of Our Tradition, Balancing the Pairs of Opposites
2021-04-28 14:00 - 15:00
We can “do” yoga for years, but it’s only when we infuse our practice with the wisdom of the tradition that we fully embody yoga’s transformative power. This is when we go from simply doing yoga to being yoga. Inspired by her best-selling book, Evolving Your Yoga: Ten Principles for Enlightened Practice, this three-part series explores powerful and foundational understandings that will unlock greater meaning for your practice and teaching, and profoundly shift the way you approach and share yoga. Each session includes contemplative inquiry, meditation and breath work practices, and concrete, practical ways to bring the wisdom of yoga into your classes. This event focuses specifically on balancing pairs of opposites.

CE Workshop | Demystifying the Psoas Major
2021-04-30 12:00 - 13:15
In the “forest” of the body, the psoas major is a very influential “tree” because it crosses so many joints and significantly impacts the lumbo-sacral-hip complex. For reasons discussed in this workshop, the psoas major can become dysfunctional and contribute to low back and hip problems. Come explore, demystify, and get to know the psoas major in this workshop, which covers anatomy and functions of the psoas major, why it likes to cause trouble, and what we can do about it with wise use of our yoga practice. The event includes both lecture and practice.

CE Workshop | 4 Ejercicios Sencillos para Pranayama
2021-05-04 10:00 - 11:00
Enriquece tu práctica y tu forma de enseñar con ejercicios de Pranayama agradables y lógicos. Guiados por los sutras de Patanjali, exploraremos con curiosidad lúdica un conjunto de ejercicios de respiración accesibles y prácticos que desarrollan la sensibilidad a los matices de la inhalación, la exhalación y la retención básica. Estos sencillos ejercicios se pueden enseñar como una introducción al Pranayama para principiantes. Incluso estudiantes de yoga experimentados a menudo se sorprenden por la efectividad de este enfoque. ¡Prepárate para enamorarte de tu respiración!

CE Workshop | Yoga and Student Athletes: Creating Culture
2021-05-05 12:00 - 13:00
This workshop is all about creating a Culture for Student Athletes rather than a simple yoga class. Sports builds resilience, just like yoga. Learn how to leverage this connection and build a framework between the two supporting awareness, teamwork, compassion, and mobility both on and off the playing field.

CE Workshop Series | From Doing Yoga to Being Yoga: Embodying Three Sacred Teachings of Our Tradition, Harnessing the Power of Prana
2021-05-05 14:00 - 15:00
We can “do” yoga for years, but it’s only when we infuse our practice with the wisdom of the tradition that we fully embody yoga’s transformative power. This is when we go from simply doing yoga to being yoga. Inspired by her best-selling book, Evolving Your Yoga: Ten Principles for Enlightened Practice, this three-part series explores powerful and foundational understandings that will unlock greater meaning for your practice and teaching, and profoundly shift the way you approach and share yoga. Each session includes contemplative inquiry, meditation and breath work practices, and concrete, practical ways to bring the wisdom of yoga into your classes. This event focuses specifically on the power of prana.

Master Class | Creating Space for Deaf Yoga
2021-05-07 12:00 - 13:15
As a Deaf yoga teacher, Master Class presenter Beatrice Bachleda understood that making yoga accessible to the d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities is not as simple as just translating yoga cues into American Sign Language (ASL). Deaf yoga is about maximizing space, intentional demonstration, and building relationships. It depends on understanding how d/Deaf individuals move through the world and experiences. Join Beatrice in a yoga class taught entirely in ASL and learn the importance of supporting a Deaf space for yoga. Interpreters will be provided. All are welcome!

CE Workshop | 4 Simple Exercises for Pranayama
2021-05-11 12:00 - 13:00
Enrich your practice and teaching with enjoyable and logical Pranayama exercises. Guided by Patanjali’s sutras, this workshop playfully explores a set of accessible and practical breathing exercises that develop sensitivity to the nuances of inhalation, exhalation, and basic retention. These simple exercises can be taught as an introduction to Pranayama for beginner yoga students, and even seasoned yoga practitioners are often surprised by the effectiveness of this approach. Get ready to fall in love with your breath!

CE Workshop | Experiential Anatomy of the Hip and Pelvis
2021-05-12 12:00 - 13:15
This experiential class introduces simple exercises that explain the movements of the hips and pelvis, enhance your understanding of their role in body strength, and clarify how to cultivate useful mobility. These movements will work wonderfully in yoga classes as smaller components to bigger poses.

CE Workshop | The Gift of Radical Vision: Practice for True Freedom
2021-05-13 10:00 - 11:00
This asana practice re-frames your orientation to help you SEE how you can make choices to uplift and support ALL people, especially those who have been marginalized. Practice in a way to see yourself as a part of a collective and to honor the indigenous roots of the tradition that has given us all so much.

CE Workshop | Sustainable Studios
2021-05-13 12:00 - 13:00
It’s been over a year since many of us closed our doors due to COVID-19 and wondered, “will yoga studios ever rise again?”, and we aren’t alone. Simply Google “death of boutique fitness” and you’ll find tons of articles predicting an end to physical yoga spaces. Yet here we are. If you feel overwhelmed and a bit worn out, that’s normal—but it doesn’t have to be permanent! Learn five keys to building a sustainable studio post-pandemic and how this contributes to a sustainable lifestyle.

Community Sangha | Yoga and Caregiving for Seniors
2021-05-14 10:00 - 10:45
Robin Downes, former entertainment journalist, and award-winning producer discusses her role as the primary caregiver for her father and creating Yoga Flava: The Silva Lining, which helped saved her dad’s life.

CE Workshop | Compassionate Cueing
2021-05-14 12:00 - 13:00
Compassionate cueing explores how intention and empathy help create safe and inclusive spaces. Cueing is a key tool for yoga teaching and can be broken down into different components and perspectives. This workshop helps participants develop an understanding of how compassion can show up in teaching and practice.
