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 | Mar 11, 2021 | Allison Rissel Training, Resources, Teaching Yoga, Yoga Philosophy, Yoga Practice
What Are The Koshas? In yoga, we believe there are two different forms of the body – the physical body and the subtle body. Similar to the chakras, the koshas are one part of our subtle body and they provide a framework to journey to our deepest level of Self. They...
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 Samantha | Apr 27, 2020 | Yoga Teacher Challenge
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