How Best to Communicate as a Certified Level 2 Yoga Teacher
“What are you most looking forward to learning in this Level Two YogaFit training”? We were asked this at the beginning of the weekend. The vast majority all had the same response – how to successfully cue a yoga pose and communicate effectively with the students. I think we were also searching for comfortability in […]
Conquer Your Fear – Tried and True Steps for Crow Pose, by Master Trainer Jenn Tarrant
Crow Pose! This is one that so many people want to be able to do, but honestly think that they can’t. Well, I am here to tell you that in many cases the only real thing holding you back is…fear. It can be pretty scary to balance on your arms in a position that looks […]
YogaFit Earth Day Ideas 2024
Earth Day promotes clean living and a healthy, sustainable habitat for people and wildlife alike. Celebrating Earth Day serves as a conscious reminder of how fragile our planet is and how important it is to protect it. What can you do to promote the ideas of Earth Day? Here are a few suggestions to get you started: 1. Improve your personal ecosystem. Make […]
Suicide Is Tough to Write About…
…well it is if you’re talking from a first-person account like I’m about to. Deep breath and just start already Shaye! (That’s my version of a pep talk.) Ok, here it goes….So I wanted to kill myself once and like seriously drive off a bridge kill myself, and that’s how I had planned to do it […]
Yoga as Storytelling
USING YOGA TO RE-NARRATE OUR LIVES Lt Col Shaye Molendyke. Director YogaFit for Warriors. C-IAYT, ERYT 500, MA Counseling Good storytelling starts by setting the conditions for a new story to begin to unfold. At its best, yoga primes the brain to be a creative storyteller. However, it is ultimately through the body that a […]
Finding My Calling Through Working With Seniors
I first came to work with seniors and teach chair yoga while subbing for a six-week session. I had fortunately taken the “seniors” YogaFit training just two weeks before I had this opportunity and was able to say yes. I had never really thought of teaching seniors, and I took the training to learn modifications […]
We are ONE
As YogaFit continues to expand our global footprint, we are proud to announce our rebrand across the globe as YOGAFIT WORLDWIDE. YogaFit started as a concept in 1994, and since that time we have educated over a quarter of a million students on seven continents. From Sydney to Saudi Arabia, from Canada to China, and […]
Beth Shaw presents at the United Nations
Last week, Beth Shaw had the opportunity to share YogaFit’s Global Mission at the MeaningfulWorld Mind, Body, Eco-Spirit Conference at the United Nations in New York City. Watch her presentation here… How are you bringing peace to the world one breath at a time? Send us a message on Facebook to let us know the exciting work you’re doing […]
Curious about Salt Lamps?
I love salt. Whether its salt water, salty foods, or my latest obsession: Himalayan Salt Lamps. I especially like Himalayan Salt because it reminds me of my many trips to India. Come join me this Fall with YogaFit, as we journey to Rishikesh. I have long known that salt lamps infuse the space with positive […]
Prison Yoga
My YogaFit journey began about 10 years. I had worked in the fitness industry for 15 years and was constantly in and out of physical therapy. My doctor suggested I try to be more consistent with a yoga practice but it was just so slow and boring to me. After a back injury, I committed […]
