by Michelle Young | Sep 2, 2017 | Yoga Teacher Training in Austin, TX, Yoga Therapy, Yoga Therapy Training
I’m currently in Yoga Therapy training at Soul of Yoga in San Diego, CA, and we are currently studying the sacrum in our Holistic Anatomy and Physiology class. Essentially the sacrum is the capstone of the human spine. It allows us to rotate around the axis of...
by Michelle Young | Aug 22, 2017 | Home Practice, Teaching Yoga, Yoga Therapy
When we work with our bodies through yoga, we are working into a multifaceted experiential landscape that can sometimes be difficult to navigate. I’ve been learning more and more about the manifestation of energy in the body through my Yoga Therapy training, and...
by Michelle Young | Aug 2, 2017 | Yoga Therapy
The National Institute for Complementary and Integrative Health released studies showing improved physical, intellectual, and emotional health in yoga practitioners who had previously complained of both generalized and specific pain. Psychology Today made claims that...
by Michelle Young | Jul 24, 2017 | Home Practice, Teaching Yoga, Yoga Therapy
Abhyanga, or Ayurvedic self massage is one of my go to self care techniques. Abhyanga is originally mentioned in the Charaka Samhita, Sushruta Samhita, and the Ashtanga Hridayam; these three texts are among the ancient Ayurvedic texts that lay the foundation for...
by Michelle Young | Jul 24, 2017 | Home Practice, Teaching Yoga, Yoga Therapy
Ayurveda is the sister science to Yoga. Simply put, Ayurveda is food medicine, and ultimately looks at the organism as being composed of the elements. In Ayurveda there are three main elemental compositions: Pitta, Vata, and Kapha. In Ayurveda, your health is...
