Teacher spotlight: Teryl Lundquist

Written by Teryl Lundquist on . Posted in Class and teacher spotlight

Teacher spotlight: Teryl Lundquist
How do you define yoga?
I think of yoga as primarily two things: love and freedom.

Love comes in befriending our bodies and loving our vulnerabilities as well as our strengths of body, mind and spirit. This love carries its compassion out into the world. The freedom in yoga comes in discovering we are not just our bodies, but souls coming into healing and wholeness. We are liberating ourselves from old patterns and notions about who we are and what we can do. It is wonderfully freeing to have... Read more...

How I learned to stop worrying and love yoga teacher training

Written by Austin Richman on . Posted in Epiphanies

How I learned to stop worrying and love yoga teacher training
The way I became a yoga teacher was not the stuff yoga superstars are made of.

I wasn’t the reluctant son to parents who owned a studio. I never inadvertently found a guru on a vacation in India. And I’ve never met any of the famous yoga masters whose influence can be so profound their students also become renowned masters.

I was however, looking for a change, which is something that seems to be common in all denominations of teachers. I knew something needed to change, but that was the... Read more...

Stairway to Yoga: Part Two

Written by Karen Gale on . Posted in Practice

Stairway to Yoga: Part Two
Editor's note: This is the second in a series of excerpts from the book "Stairway to Yoga" by Karen Gale. Read the first part here.

Extended Side Angle Pose (Utthita Parsvakonasana)
Standing poses often are used as warm-ups or starting points for other poses. The extended side angle pose stretches the entire body, strengthens legs, opens hips and improves balance.
 
Anatomical focus: Legs, ankles, groin, lungs, shoulders, spine
 
Pose helps relieve: Constipation, low backache,... Read more...

Proper alignment in forward folds

Written by David Abookire on . Posted in Practice

Proper alignment in forward folds

“Stack your joints.”

As students, we hear this in every yoga class. As teachers, we offer this reminder throughout our asana practice. But when it comes to forward folds, it seems we forget this cue in our journey toward the floor. Or do we even know what it means to stack our joints?

Examine the joints involved in a forward fold. We flex our spine, pelvis and hips over our stable knees and ankles. Proper alignment in this position would have us stack our hips over our knees and ankles... Read more...

Yogic breathing techniques for stress, cooling and relief

Written by Jennifer Mulson on . Posted in Yoga

Yogic breathing techniques for stress, cooling and relief
Allow pranayama, or yogic breathing techniques, to offer some comfort this summer and during the wildfires, when poor air quality can greatly affect your health. Local yoga teacher Peter Strom reminds you to only do these practices in a space where the air is clean.

Sitali - known as the cooling breath. Used to lower body temperature on hot days.

Curl the sides of the tongue up, creating a U shape. Purse your lips around the “straw,” and inhale through the straw as you lift the chin and look... Read more...

The ups and downs of Wanderlust Festival

Written by Lenora Degen on . Posted in Yoga

The ups and downs of Wanderlust Festival
Yoga festivals are popping up all over the country, and Colorado is fortunate enough to be home to several of them.
 
The Wanderlust Festival, a three-day music and yoga event, celebrated its fourth year in four different locations: Vermont, Colorado, California and Whistler, British Columbia. The Colorado event was held July 8-10, 2012, at Copper Mountain in Summit County, a scenic paradise in the Rocky Mountains.
 
I had returned fairly recently from a five-day trip to participate in and... Read more...

Speed dating yoga style

Written by Jennifer Mulson on . Posted in Yoga

Speed dating yoga style
You’ve heard of speed dating. But have you heard of yoga speed dating?

Denver yoga teacher Amy Baglan founded YogaDates, a night of 15 mini-dates in two hours for those in their 20s and 30s. If you’re into partner yoga, this is the event for you.

During the course of the night, you’ll do one pose per partner and then move on to the next candidate for love. The poses are designed to be non-invasive and easy enough for beginners. After the yoga portion of the evening, you can mingle over... Read more...

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