Explore Your Practice

The ideal version of a yoga pose is whatever version serves you best in any given moment. In this episode, adapted from the article “7 Common Misconceptions About Down Dog” by yoga international editor Kat Heagberg, which you can read in full on yoga international.com, we’ll work toward letting go of ideals surrounding downward facing dog so that you can discover your unique and most beneficial expression of this pose.

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Ever get confused when you are asked to do something “energetically” in yoga class? Learn what your teachers are trying to convey and how to better communicate and understand different styles of instruction. This episode was adapted from the article "What Your Teacher Means When They Say to Do Something "Energetically'' by Rocky Heron, which you can read in full on yogainternational.com.

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Self-compassion can be difficult to find. But just like the muscles in your body, compassion is something you can build with training—and yoga can be an excellent tool to help you do this. This episode was adapted from the article How to Use Yoga to Build Self-Compassion by Melissa Leger. You can read it in full on yogainternational.com.

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Self-compassion can be difficult to find. But just like the muscles in your body, compassion is something you can build with training—and yoga can be an excellent tool to help you do this. This episode was adapted from the article How to Use Yoga to Build Self-Compassion by Melissa Leger. You can read it in full on yogainternational.com.

Discover what the terms “Inner Body" or "Outer Body" really mean. This requires us to step away from the literal and look at what yoga has to say about what lies within our physical form. This episode was adapted from the article "Inner Body"/"Outer Body": What Do These Yoga Terms Really Mean? by Sarah Ezrin, which includes an exploratory exercise in mountain pose, and which you can read in full on yogainternational.com.

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Learn about how natural asymmetry is in our bodies and our practice. This episode was adapted from the article The Myth of Symmetry in Yoga by Jenni Rawlings, which you can read in full on yogainternational.com.

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Learn more about yoga’s 4 components of the mind—manas, buddhi, chitta, and ahamkara—and the influence meditation can have on them. This episode was adapted from the article Anatomy of the Mind by Rolf Sovik, which you can read in full on yogainternational.com

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Explore alternate nostril breathing with Jessica Stickler’s foundational pranayama class.

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Reflect on your approach to movement as we explore yoga anatomy insights. We invite you to question your own biases about the way you understand how and why you move on the mat. This episode was adapted from the article Yoga Anatomy: Top 5 Movement Science Insights for Teachers by Jenni Rawlings, which you can read in full on yogainternational.com.

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Learn about what Ayurveda has to say about why and how we cry! Our tears have more meaning than you may know. This episode was adapted from the article Ayurvedic Abbie: What Your Tears Say About Your Dosha by Kathryn Templeton, which you can read in full on yogainternational.com.

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