by Allison Rissel | Mar 5, 2021 | Allison Rissel Training, Resources, Teaching Yoga
What is Yoga Nidra? Yoga Nidra, known as yogic sleep, is a type of meditation that allows someone to experience full mental, physical and emotional relaxation. It helps alleviate stress and many people use it as a tool for sleep! In fact, yogic texts state that one...
by Allison Rissel | Feb 26, 2021 | Allison Rissel Training, Resources, Teaching Yoga
A yoga nidra script will help guide your students through the koshas so they can experience various dimensions of rest and relaxation. Often, I’ll use parts of a yoga nidra script in my guided savasana at the end of class. During stressful times (like holidays or...
by Allison Rissel | Feb 19, 2021 | Allison Rissel Training, Pelvic Floor, Resources, Teaching Yoga, Yoga Anatomy, Yoga Practice
As a yoga teacher, I prided myself on having a strong pelvic floor. So I was super surprised when, after my hip labrum surgery, sex became painful. At first, I figured it was just because I was overly cautious of my hip. However, my pain didn’t subside and it became...
by Allison Rissel | Feb 12, 2021 | Allison Rissel Training, Resources, Teaching Yoga, Yoga Practice
As yoga teachers, we can get pretty burned out teaching the same flow over and over again. I mean, seriously, how many sun salutations can we teach in a day???? Our students can feel pretty burned out as well. Often, I see my students “going through the...
by Allison Rissel | Jan 29, 2021 | Resources
What if YOU could create a better yoga experience for you and your students? (without feeling like you’ve been doing it “wrong” all these years!) I'm ready to create better yoga experiences! If you’re a yoga teacher… You’ve probably...