Posts by Jennie Williford CIYT

How do we know what we don’t know? And, are we willing to open ourselves to the discomfort of changing habits so ingrained they feel like they are permanently part…

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali begin with the first sutra, “now, the teachings of yoga”. Of course being the first sutra, we may simply assume that the use of it…

So, it seems we are given the direction to “safe-at-home” for another month. With that, The Yoga Place has decide to continue with the online and live classes until that…

During this time at home, we have all come by necessity to ask ourselves what we have learned what we are learning and what we will learn from this experience.…

After missing garbage day and thinking it was Friday due to having food delivered from a restaurant, I am struck by how weird time has become. And, that is even…

“The respiratory system is the gateway to purifying the body, mind, and intellect. The key to this is pranayama.” BKS Iyengar in Light on Pranayama pg 17 #10 I was…

I put those question marks there on this title because I know that there are still mixed feelings about teaching yoga online, Zoom itself, and teaching live yoga classes through…

This week and weekend is an important time for two of the world’s major religions – Passover and Easter. Yoga does not have holidays as it is more philosophy than…

As we roll toward another week of safe-at-home, I know that I have rounded a corner and am feeling some exhaustion both mentally and physically. We have put in a…

Yoga has many aspects, and some of you might have heard of the medicinal aspect of Ayurveda (ayur=life and veda=knowledge). Patanjali, who is known for the writing of The Yoga…