My Vinyasa Practice Blog
Resources for new or advanced yogis to enhance their practice
The My Vinyasa Practice blog is your go-to resource for evidence-informed, heart-centered content on yoga and wellness. Our articles cover a wide range of topics designed to deepen your personal practice and support your journey as a student or teacher. Explore expert insights on:
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Ayurveda and seasonal self-care practices
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Yoga Asana and safe alignment using props
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Yoga Therapy and trauma-informed approaches
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The Chakra System and subtle body awareness
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Online Yoga Teacher Training and continuing education
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Lineage in Yoga and the roots of Vinyasa
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Sequencing for Vinyasa Yoga and class design techniques
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What Is Meditation From A Yogic Perspective
Meditation is a state of being rather than an act; this means that it isn’t possible to be bad at it. There are many different types of meditation that have a myriad of benefits from calming the mind to energizing the practitioner for the day. In this post on an Introduction to Meditation, as one of the eight limbs of the eight limbed path of yoga, is an important aspect of personal practice. When we get still enough and quiet enough, we create space for true union, or samadhi.
Self Compassion
As yogis and yoga teachers, most of us know well the feeling of being compassionate and holding space for others. While this is a beautiful benefit of teaching yoga, it is also important to turn around, practice self compassion and hold space for oneself. The need to...
Sequencing Themes for Restorative & Yin Yoga
There are many ways in which you can prepare yin and restorative yoga class themes. The theme that you choose for your sequence can depend on a few different factors: time of day, type of class, and your audience. Your theme can be simple or complex and can affect any...
An Introduction to Mudras
Mudras have always been part of the ancient traditions of yoga. Mudra means “seal” or “attitude” in Sanskrit and when the word is broken into parts it can be translated as “to move towards delight.” Mudras are subtle and delicate movements of the hands, face, or...
Yama | Ahimsa
Ahimsa, which translates into non-violence or non-harming, is the first Yama in the Eight-Limbed Path of Yoga as described in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, an ancient scripture often resourced by yoga schools in their online yoga teacher training programs. The Eight...
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are an ancient yogic text that outlines a path to self realization through the eight-limbed path of yoga of yoga. Most 200-hour online yoga teacher training programs, as well as in-person 200 YTT, will include The Yoga Sutras as...
Mental Fluctuations & Yoga
There is something about yoga that keeps people coming back to the practice. Regardless of what brings them into class, they keep coming back because of the effects that a yoga practice can have on the practitioner. A lot of practitioners report feelings of peace,...
Mercury in Retrograde
A common thing to hear these days is the planet Mercury getting the blame when things go awry. This is something that is repeated by those who practice astrology and the layman, alike. People complain that the planet is in retrograde, throwing everything out of whack....
An Introduction to Pratyahara
The fifth limb of Patanjali's Raja Yoga is Pratyahara. Pratyahara is one of the most misunderstood limbs or practices found in Yoga. Pratyāhāra - withdrawal of the senses / directing energy inward at will “prati” - away from; against + “ahara” - food; things...
A Beginner’s Intro to Arm Balances
Taking flight in arm balances during a yoga practice can be quite exhilarating! In fact, a lot of students feel inspired by the idea of growing to be able to find balance on their arms. While we know that asana is only one part of the eight-limbed path of yoga, it is...
The Practice of Self Compassion
If we allow it, the spectrum of emotions can be widely felt and expressed. Many of us, and perhaps most of us who are reading and researching the practice of self compassion, have a tendency to hold on to the negative and heavy emotions of our life’s experiences. As...
Yoga for Beginners
As yogis and yoga teachers, we know that Yoga is for everybody. If you have a body, you can practice yoga! We also know that yoga is not just about the physical movements and that physical movement is just one piece to the self study puzzle. Not everyone is aware of...
An Introduction to Tantra Yoga
Tantra yoga is often misunderstood in many societies today even though it is the root of where many schools of yoga come from. Tantra is an integrative system of yoga where many different yogic practices and techniques are combined to purify the gross body, the...
Understanding The Five Messengers
Have you ever felt disconnected, flawed, incomplete, less than, or bound by time and space? These are the five messengers that come up for us all from time to time. Richard Miller, who’s pioneer work with PTSD and iRest is highlighted in various online yoga teacher...