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CE Workshop | Pranayama for Mental Well-Being, Part 2

This two-part workshop teaches breath-work to expand vital energy—pranayama. Explore what techniques are more stimulating or balancing for feelings of heaviness in the body and mind, and which are more calming or balancing for jittery energy. Event participants will pause between techniques to feel sensations in the body and experientially discover benefits.

CE Workshop | How to Navigate the Intersection of Yoga and Religion: How to Talk About Yoga as a Sacred Practice, Part 3

In this workshop series for both yoga teachers and practitioners, Hari-kirtana das explores the connection between yoga as a spiritual practice and religion as an expression of faith. This interactive discussion helps participants gain clarity about the theistic aspects of the yoga tradition, the difference between Western conceptions of God and the Vedic conception of the Absolute Truth, the relationship between yoga and Hinduism, how to understand and reconcile dualistic and non-dualistic yoga philosophies, and how to talk about spirituality in a secular environment.

CE Workshop | Yoga for the Low Back, Part 2

Presenter Jenny Loftus answers popular questions on yoga for the low back gathered from her previous workshops on this exact topic. She dives into anatomy and functional movement patterns, while illuminating how to avoid asana pitfalls and support a healthy functioning low back in yoga practice.

CE Workshop | Iyengar Yoga: Respiratory Health

Dr. Lois Steinberg reviews the Iyengar Yoga methodology of practice for respiratory ailments with a focus on the new COVID virus. This workshop also looks at respiratory conditions that have been with us a long time, such as asthma and forms of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Panel Discussion | Intention into Impact: Transform Your Teaching into Action

This panel discussion focuses on taking intentions around creating yoga equity and turning them into meaningful action. It’s often that we have the right intentions but lack framework and strategy to translate them. Here, panelists share three specific tools to help teachers impact their communities in a way that translates into equity and inclusion.

CE Workshop | The Bhagavad Gita: Chapter Two and the Asana, Part 1

Author and longtime yoga practitioner Matthew Sanford hosts a probing multi-part discussion about Chapter Two of the Bhagavad Gita and its possible applications in asana practice. Conversation topics range from setting the historical context for this ancient text to insights that might be drawn from Arjuna’s moral dilemma and Krishna’s responses to him, to how a contemporary practitioner might integrate such insights into their yoga practice. Each session includes a short yoga practice.

CE Workshop | Yoga and Society: Realities and Misperceptions Fueled by the Media

Using survey and media research, this workshop discusses yoga population demographics, including the presiding public impression and social justice implications of the skewed dominance of white women practitioners. The conversation will explore faulty impressions including the need for flexibility—or even wealth—in order to practice, as well as the need for inclusive public education and recognition that yoga can be adapted for any practitioner.

CE Workshop | Unpacking Tantra: Gender in Hindu Śākta Tantra, Part 2

This robust three-part workshop series explores the meaning and relevance of the term Tantra, the types of authority and authenticity debates that shape the global-digital world of Śākta Tantra, and the relevance of additional terms such as Goddesses, Initiate, and Adept. Part 2 analyzes the status of women and the third gender in the world of Hindu Śākta Tantra.

CE Workshop | Embody the Principles of Yoga in Your Asana Sequencing

Learn how to sequence yoga philosophy into your asana classes and integrate lessons from the Yoga Sutra. This workshop illustrates how to develop a process for teaching a yoga philosophy concept or principle by introducing it at the beginning of class, providing a corresponding movement experience, layering in specific language, and adding in pranayama or meditation experiences.

CE Workshop | Finding Your Business Purpose, Part 1

Vision, mission, and culture are vital to your business, even at an early stage. Without a north star, your yoga business may end up spinning its wheels. Whether you are a yoga studio or solopreneur, this workshop will help you find clarity around your “what,” “why,” and core values to manifest your yoga business dreams. By asking the questions, “Who do we serve?” “Who are the people we are trying to help?” and “What is it that we bring that is special and unique?” we will explore the core purpose of our yoga business.

CE Workshop | Seamless Transitions: A Guide to a Quiet Mat

Embark upon a thoughtful and important journey on your yoga mat. Learn tools, drills, and intelligent pathways to move seamlessly and with quiet intention through your practice. Implement constructive movements and cohesive actions utilizing the shoulder girdle, core capsule, and pelvic floor to transition between shapes with both intelligence and grace. Build more awareness and put your new-found knowledge into a sophisticated and seamless flow.