Thoughts & Teachings To Improve Your Yoga Practice

February 21, 2025

Restorative Yoga is a deeply relaxing and therapeutic practice designed to promote healing, reduce stress, and restore balance through supported postures and gentle breath awareness. This blog post explores the philosophy, history and defining characteristics of Restorative Yoga as compared to Shadow Yoga, a progressive system of study based on principles of early martial arts, Indian dance and the teachings of the Nath lineage, the earliest disseminators of Hatha Yoga.

February 11, 2025

Mula Bandha, or "root lock," is often taught as a physical contraction at the pelvic floor, but its influence extends far beyond muscle engagement. When practiced with awareness, it becomes a powerful gateway to deeper energetic, psycho-emotional, and mental facility within the organism.

February 11, 2025

A brief summary of Yin Yoga and how it is similar to, and different from, the more vigorous, progressive system of Shadow Yoga. Written by a long-time student and teacher of Shadow Yoga, Angie Norwood, who teaches Shadow Yoga in Bend, Oregon.

February 11, 2025

An experienced yoga teacher writes about the tension, the benefits and the profound importance of personal sadhana in the context of Shadow Yoga.

December 11, 2024

Gain an understanding of what you can expect from a Shadow Yoga class, as compared to the more commonly-known Vinyasa Flow Yoga.

December 9, 2024

Explore a variety of yoga styles, including their philosophies, characteristics, and sequencing components.

July 24, 2024

How does wisdom penetrate the surface in a meaningful way, beyond the glint of spiritual platitudes?

July 31, 2024

Practicing yoga may often be thought of in terms of the physical, but a true practice incorporates both physical and internal practice. Learn more.

July 31, 2024

Learn more about the technique of pratipaksha bhavanam otherwise known as "turning thoughts around" and how this can be incorporated into our yoga practice.

July 31, 2024

Energetic transmission, sometimes called shaktipat, is the energetic exchange between a teacher who is willing to share and a student who is able to receive.