This spotlight blog post features a woman of many talents, Katie Jo. Katie is a prenatal yoga teacher located in Detroit, MI, although prenatal yoga is only one of Katie’s specialties. She teaches gentle hatha yoga at Pembroke Park in Birmingham and occasionally offers special workshops at Ascension Healing Arts Center in Southfield. This... Continue Reading →
By Sara Merchawi Although yoga at face value may seem like just a simple work out, many fail to recognize the spiritual implications behind the practice. Yoga began as a method of “reaching harmony between the heart and soul, all the while on the path to divine enlightenment.” People practiced this ancient workout for both... Continue Reading →
By Sara Merchawi Although becoming a yoga instructor is an extremely honorable and intimate form of practicing yoga itself, it can be difficult to carve time out of your busy schedule for your own yoga practices. A common misconception is that yoga instructors can maintain their Ahimsa and Shanti through teaching alone. The benefits... Continue Reading →
About Yougopia: Yougopia is an online platform where yoga teachers, studios, and event planners can post their schedules for free. Yoga students can discover new classes, sign up and pay for the classes on the platform. Our mission is to connect people through positive yoga experiences and make yoga accessible and affordable to everyone,... Continue Reading →
So, you’ve always wanted to try Yoga, but you don’t know where to start. Or perhaps you have found a studio with which to take classes, but you aren't sure that your budget allows for the membership fee in order to practice multiple times each week. I must say there is nothing quite like... Continue Reading →
For those of you considering offering beginner yoga classes, and have not made that commitment yet, our conversation with Lisa Willcock will surely stir your interest about what a yoga teacher might be like and what motivates them to teach. I had the pleasure of lunching with a lovely woman on International Women’s Day. Lisa... Continue Reading →
Leave Comparison at the Door- Unlike so many exercise events, Yoga isn’t about competition. Yes, there will be others around you with less body fat, more muscle and flexibility, doing things that you may have only seen at a circus. However, remember that those people are not living your life in your body. Your... Continue Reading →
You’re a Yoga Teacher. Congratulations! You have practiced and worked hard to gather strength and knowledge about the body and all that yoga can do to bring balance and harmony to it. The work you have done is, in itself, a personal reward and you are so happy to be able to aid others in... Continue Reading →
Autumn and Winter are wonderful seasons! Relationships strengthen with fireside moments as friends and family converge. We hardly need a reason to be thankful at Thanksgiving as these aesthetics please and nourish our souls. We rejoice to see the beauty in zillions of different snowflakes and anticipate loving memories made around a holiday table. For... Continue Reading →
Yoga is a practice that generates much curiosity and interest in the Western world. In fact, a survey published in the Huffington Post says that in 2012 there was estimated to be over 20.5 million people practicing yoga in the U.S. alone. A more recent survey says that over 15% of Americans... Continue Reading →
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