by Allison Rissel | Jan 5, 2022 | Allison Rissel Training, Planning Workshops & Events, Resources
Watch Online Download and listen on the go! Yoga teacher trainings are making a HUGE shift in the upcoming years due to the new Yoga Alliance standards. Many yoga teachers are not able to continue offering yoga teacher trainings unless they invest in a 500 hour...
by Allison Rissel | Sep 13, 2021 | Allison Rissel Training, Ayurveda, Resources, Teaching Yoga, Yoga Anatomy, Yoga Practice
Pitta dosha is our inner fire. It governs digestion, metabolism, and energy production. Its primary function is transformation. Those with a pitta dosha have a fiery nature. New to Ayurveda? Check out my Intro to Ayurveda blog to discover your dosha. Note: In...
by Allison Rissel | Sep 12, 2021 | Allison Rissel Training, Ayurveda, Resources, Teaching Yoga, Yoga Anatomy, Yoga Practice
Vata dosha governs movement in the body, our creative force, the activities of the nervous system and the process of elimination. New to Ayurveda? Check out my Intro to Ayurveda article to discover your dośa. Note: In Sanskrit, we spell it dośa. It is pronounced...
by Allison Rissel | Sep 12, 2021 | Allison Rissel Training, Ayurveda, Resources, Teaching Yoga, Yoga Anatomy, Yoga Practice
Ayurveda and yoga complement each other similar to diet and exercise. In yoga, we focus on moving the body with our breath. Moving breath with our body helps us move deeper into yoga poses and allows us to live a calmer and less stress-filled life. Yoga goes way...
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...