Category: yoga
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The significance of the symbol of Om
Denver Clark, ERYT-500, C-IAYT Om is the primordial sound of the universe. You’ve heard it chanted perhaps thousands of times, but do you truly understand its significance? In the Vedas, it is said that the entire universe was created form a single sound. This sound was Om. The great inventor and scientist Nikola Tesla once…
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The archetypes of Anxiety and how Yoga Therapy can help
Millennials have been officially named “the most anxious generation” by hundreds of recent studies and our constant reachability due to social media shows that our children may suffer even more. This is why the practice of Yoga and Yoga Therapy are so desperately needed and welcomed in recent years.
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The 5 Koshas
How Yoga Therapy helps us heal our deepest layers Denver Clark, C-IAYT, E-RYT500 For thousands of years, yoga has been passed down from teacher to student through experiential learning. As modern yoga begins to catch up to the depth and beauty of ancient yoga, people are searching for deeper meaning and lasting healing. Gone are…
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Ayurvedic Practices for Spring
Spring Cleaning. As important for our homes as it is for our bodies and souls. We are born with a natural intuition but when keeping up with the demands of modern life, it’s easy to forget where we came from. Ayurveda inspires us to return to harmony with the natural impulses of the world, and…
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3 Harmful Phrases Yoga Teachers can STOP using – and what to say instead
Denver Clark, C-IAYT Yoga Therapist, E-RYT500, Licensed massage therapist The world is changing, more and more people are living with an awareness of their trauma and anxiety and now more than ever it is important to consider the words we use and their influence on those around us. Expanding your vocabulary not only allows more…
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How to use “Invitational Language” in your yoga classes
…once we begin to learn about trauma we become aware that every human experiences some form of trauma in their lifetime.
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5 Inclusive Trauma informed Language Swaps for Yoga Teachers
Denver Clark, CIAYT, ERYT-500 Yoga is promoted as a space for healing and growth. But what happens if a student comes for a healing experience and leaves feeling even more uncomfortable or triggered? Of course, it is never the intention of a Yoga teacher to exclude others but often we aren’t completely aware of the…
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Boundaries for Yoga & Massage Therapists – How to avoid healer’s burnout.
Denver Clark C-IAYT, LMT #89197 Many of us in the healing industries of Yoga and Massage are called to our work with the aim of helping others. We’ve felt the magic that yoga and holistic approaches bring to our health and healing and we decide that magic is so special that we’d like to share…
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How yoga is teaching me to love myself – even on days when I don’t
Some days I still struggle to reach even a moment of self-acceptance, let alone self-love. But the magic of Yoga has been the true catalyst for me.
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Yoga is not Diet culture
Here we are again. It’s January. The time when news feeds, commercials and billboards are all flooded with ways to improve ourselves. “New Year, New You” messages inundate the airwaves of our subconscious and most of these messages allude to the fact that the best way to improve our miserable lives is to make drastic…
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