by Allison Rissel | Mar 25, 2021 | Allison Rissel Training, Resources, Teaching Yoga, Yoga Philosophy, Yoga Practice
What is the Annamayakosha? The first layer of the kośas, the annamaykosha, represents the dense physical body. As a yoga teacher, when you give anatomical cues in class you are working with the annamāyākośa. This kośa is first because it’s incredibly important! You... 
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 5, 2019 | Allison Rissel Training, Pelvic Floor, Resources, Teaching Yoga, Yoga Anatomy, Yoga Practice
When I first started yoga, like most people, I was a reverse breather. On an inhale, I would suck my stomach in, and on an exhale, I’d expand it. Thankfully, yoga taught me how to breathe correctly. I was taught that on an inhale, the belly goes out, the diaphragm... 
by Allison Rissel | Jan 1, 2019 | Allison Rissel Training, Resources, Stress- Free Life, Teaching Yoga, Yoga Practice
Becoming a yoga teacher positively changed my life in a million ways! But I wasn’t prepared for the ways in which my yoga practice would change. One of the most common struggles I hear from all yoga teachers, including myself, is maintaining a personal practice. In...
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