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What do Tom Myers, Judith Hanson Lasater, Dr. Robert Schleip, Julie Gudmestad, Dr. Ginger Garner, Jana Long, Marlysa Sullivan and many more all have in common?

They are all amazingly innovative and visionary movement and yoga teachers - AND, we''re excited to say, they are all part of our upcoming lineup of 3-part online yoga teacher ed and yoga wellness courses.

And, for a very short while, we are offering these courses at up to 75 percent savings when you join our Online Yoga Studies Group!

Enhance your yoga teaching and practice skills and earn Yoga Alliance Continuing Ed. credits for a fraction of the normal cost. But act fast, as we will not be able to keep this offer open for long.

Here are just a few of the topics coming up:

• Tom Myers: How does the Anatomy Trains model give us important new insights into the interconnectedness of the body, and how can we apply these insights to our yoga practice?
• Judith Hanson Lasater: Why are twists such an important posture group and how can we maximize the benefits of twists, while minimizing the potential for SI joint issues?
• Dr. Robert Schleip: What does the newest research into the fascia tell us about how to build greater soft tissue resilience, and how can we apply the principles of biotensegrity in our yoga practice?
• Julie Gudmestad: Why should inversions be an integral part of our yoga practice, and how can we lay the foundation for a healthy, risk-free inversion practice?
• How can yoga help prevent pelvic floor issues, including prolapsed organs, incontinence and pelvic pain, and which is the right approach to practice? (Jessica Reale and Patti Schmidt).

And much, much more. See below for full details!

Join Our Online Yoga Studies Group and Study Online with These Leading Yoga Teachers !

Ever wished that you had easy access to a community of dedicated yogis with a similar mindset, interest and dedication as you. A community in which you could share insights, perspectives, tips and get feedback and ideas?

We all have that wish. Finding a studio with teachers you love - and having the time to go there regularly - is not easy.

That''s why we created the YogaUOnline Studies program - an online yoga immersion that gives you all the knowledge you need to stay inspired, expand and deepen your yoga practice and if you are a yoga teacher, tips and advice to constantly hone your teaching skills!

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Study Yoga Online with Leading Yoga Teachers and Earn Yoga Alliance Continuing Ed. Credits at a Fraction of the Cost

Register for Both Tracks and Save 75% Over the Normal Cost

See Below for a Complete List of Upcoming Courses!

Julie Gudmestad: How to Reap the Benefits of Inversions: Prep, Precautions, and Keys to Safe Practice

Inversions can calm the nervous system, enhance lymphatic flow, to mention just a few benefits. However, if not practiced properly, inversions can also lead to neck strain and other injuries. In this 3-part course, master Iyengar yoga teacher Julie Gudmestad, P.T. will show you how to prepare to practice inversions safely to protect the neck and reap the many benefits of inversions.

Dr. Suzanne Martin: Yoga for Scoliosis Part 1 - The Myth of Symmetry: Finding Harmony in the Asymmetrical Spine

We all have some asymmetry in our spines, so when is spinal asymmetry classified as scoliosis? How does one bring harmony into the asymmetrical system to either prevent or address the scoliosis spine and how can yoga help? In this 3-part course, scoliosis expert Suzanna Martin shows how to work with spinal assymmetry using yoga asanas to find harmony for those with spinal asymmetry and scoliosis.

Judith Hanson Lasater: The Many Benefits of Twisting Yoga Postures: Anatomy, Alignment, and Energetics

Twisting yoga postures offer numerous important benefits. But they also are often listed as a leading cause of sacroiliac joint injury among yoga practitioners.

In this 3-part course with Judith Hanson Lasater, learn how to practice yoga twists safely and effectively to receive the benefits of these powerful yoga poses.

Tom Myers: Mapping the Interconnectedness of the Body: Anatomy Trains in Yoga

Join Tom Myers, author of Anatomy Trains, for an online course that will give you new insights into the interconnectedness of the body as it relates to your yoga practice. We do not move via individual muscles as traditional anatomy has it, Tom explains. Rather, movement patterns are transmitted seamlessly from muscle to muscle through the bodywide fascial fabric.

Anatomy Trains offers a unique map of this 'anatomy of connection.' Learn how muscles are joined into functional complexes within fascial planes and how different yoga postures are affected by the different fascial meridian lines.

Dr. Robert Schleip: Fascia, Tensegrity, & Soft Tissue Resilience

Join fascia researcher Dr. Robert Schleip for an exciting course on how to use yoga and other fascial techniques to create greater harmony throughout your body. Dr. Schleip will discuss recent findings of the link between fascia and the nervous system and highlight the important connection between fascial tonicity and the autonomic nervous system,.

Through Dr. Schleip's guidance, you will discover how to develop a fascia oriented training approach which can be applied to any type of movement modality. Fascia oriented training results in a more injury resistant and resilient "silk-like body suit" which is both strong and supple.

Jessica Reale & Patricia Schmidt: Your Foundational Core: Yoga for Pelvic Floor Health Part 1

The pelvic floor is an important part of the core muscle system, which often gets overlooked in our fitness efforts. As a result, pelvic floor issues like prolapse, incontinence and pelvic pain, get increasingly common with age. In this online course, Jessica Reale, P.T. and yoga therapist Patricia Schmidt will show how to use targeted yoga asana and breathing practices to increase flexibility, strength, and awareness in the pelvic floor.

Dr. Suzanne Martin: Yoga for Scoliosis Part II - The Myth of Symmetry: Finding Harmony in the Asymmetrical Spine

In this second part of the Myth of Symmetry, we influence self-regulation and resilience through the polyvagal system, yoga's complementary Chakra system, and the guna concepts of nature. What are the binding effects of asymmetry upon the psychology of the spine? How do we lessen the bonds of scoliosis upon the body?

Find out about the polyvagal response to spinal disharmony. Learn novel ways to affect major fascial line asymmetry while layering top down (brain to body) and bottom up (feet to brain) movements designed to lessen the patterns involved with spinal asymmetry.

Explore the collaboration of the accompanying chakra systems and how to effect a positive polyvagal response through proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation methods.

Lisa Clark: Moving From the Organs - Optimizing the Health and Balance of the Respiratory System

Embodying the lungs in yoga allows you to find many different types of movement and new ways of experiencing yourself in the practice.

As you learn to sense, feel, and move from your lungs, you can begin to experience how the lungs interact with, and offer support for the arms, head, shoulders and spine.

This 3-part online course is created based on the work of Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen. Learn how use the breath to find each lobe of the lungs, and explore how movements between the lobes, and between the lungs can free our breath and internal holding.

Lisa will teach you how to look to the lungs in asana to address: chronic raising of the shoulders, head integration into the torso, tight immobile neck, and holding patterns in the spine.

Shailla Vaidya: Yoga for Stress Resilience: The Role of the Vagus Nerve in Downregulating the Nervous System

With our current state of the world, it seems that there are fewer opportunities to recover from stress. This may be leaving us in states of chronic stress which can affect our health and wellbeing. Now more than never, it is important for us to take action to build in patterns to help us discharge stress and foster resilience.

In this course, Dr. Shailla Vaidya, Family Physician and Yoga therapist, will highlight simple strategies based in yoga, including mindfulness and self-compassion which can be practiced in moments of stress to promote resilience within yourself.

Jessica Reale & Patricia Schmidt: Your Foundational Core: Yoga for Pelvic Floor Health Part 2

The pelvic floor is an important part of the core muscle system, which unfortunately often gets overlooked in our core strengthening efforts. This comes at a cost, as this part of the body is particularly vulnerable to developing dysfunction over time. Common pelvic floor issues include prolapsed organs, incontinence and pelvic pain, which get increasingly common with age.

In this online course, Physical Therapist Jessica Reale and yoga therapist Patricia Schmidt will show you how we can use yoga to help maintain and support a healthy pelvic floor. Learn how to use targeted yoga asana and breathing practices to increase flexibility, strength, and awareness in the pelvic floor.

Jana Long: Yoga, Ayurveda, and Astrology - The Energies of Alchemy

How do yoga asanas, astrology, and ayurveda relate to one another? In this 3-part course, Jana Long, Executive Director of the Black Yoga Teachers Alliance, will explore the interconnections between these three ancient approaches to enhancing well-being. Learn how the "tattwas" or natural elements (fire, air, earth, water, and space) have the ability to transform and transmute our physical, mental and spiritual states.

Dr. Ginger Garner: Yoga 2.0: For Midlife Empowerment

In this online course, yoga therapist and author Dr. Ginger Garner gives an in-depth look at how we can take greater control over the aging process.

This course will teach us how to sustain health and well-being for as long as possible by building a sustainable yoga practice.

Tom Myers: Issues in the Tissues: Releasing Emotional Holdings Through Movement and Body Repatterning

Can we release psychological trauma by addressing the issues and chronic holdings in the body? And if so, which are some of the best ways to proceed?

In this 3-part online course for yoga teachers and yoga therapists, Anatomy Trains author Thomas Myers explores the way in which unresolved trauma is held and expressed in body movement.

Tom will discuss how chronic emotional holdings get lodged in the body, and how fascia in particular, becomes a static holder of postural patterns. In order to change the person and the issues in the tissues, we have to make a deep change in the pattern of our body. That pattern is in the nervous system, the muscular system, the chemistry, and the fascia. Tom will show.

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"Where awareness goes, Prana flows." Yogic saying

Namaste Ronnie

The concept of Prana - or life force - is central to yogic philosophy. At their core, the practices of asanas and Pranayama aim to free the flow of Prana in the extended mind-body. As life force flows more freely, energy blockages are removed, and our health, well-being and overall life expression blossoms.

How can we work more consciously with the flow of Prana in our extended mind-body in our yoga practice? In this important gem of a course, yoga therapist Jeff Masters - founder of the Masters Institute - shares a pathway to consciously access the subtle power of Prana in the practice of yoga asanas and Pranayama based on his extensive studies in this area.

The story of our life is written into our tissues, Jeff notes. But by freeing the flow of Prana in mind and body, we can clear those issues in the tissues and rewrite our stories.

In his new course, Jeff shows how to enter the gateway to conscious experience of Prana and how we can use our practice to delicately amplify the flow of Prana in the extended mind-body.

Join Jeff Masters Online: Pranic Pathways of Transformation - Exploring the Link Between Our Nervous System and the Nadis

Take a Sneak Peek at Jeff''s Course!

This is a not-to-be missed course with the potential to transform your practice of yoga asanas forever. But don''t just take our word for it! Take a Sneak peek at the slides and video excerpts from Jeff''s course!

And, be sure to catch the Early Bird savings! See details below!

Pranic Pathways of Transformation
Exploring the Link Between Our Nervous System and the Nadis

Session 1: Tuesday, August 25, 8:30 pm Eastern / 5:30 pm Pacific

Session 2: Thursday, August 27, 8:30 pm Eastern / 5:30 pm Pacific

Join us live or listen to the recordings!

Join us for an exploration of the subtle aspects of yoga and gain the tools to take your practice to a deeper level beyond basic asana and meditation.

In this course, renowned bodyworker, yoga and embodiment teacher Jeff Masters will share his extensive work with yoga practices to purify the physical senses and connect with the transcendent senses.

These practices can offer a means to gather and increase vital energy (prana) in the body and release stored trauma in the tissues of the body in a gentle, non-invasive way.

These practices, when combined with asana and meditation will create the internal ecology for transformation and, eventually, the realization of the fully actualized human potential.

Learn the basic foundational knowledge of the koshas and how they communicate with each other in our experience of the practice of yoga and daily life. From there, we will begin to unpack the pathways of awareness that lay at the boundary between sensory awareness and the subtle body.

Through embodied practices, students will explore the gross (Stula Sari ra), subtle (Suk?ma Sari ra) and causal (Kara?a Sari ra) bodies and their connecting channels (Na?is) of awareness and energy.

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"Look well to the spine for the cause of disease. ~Hippocrates

Namaste Ronnie

Happy 4th of July! As a special gesture over this July 4th weekend (thru Monday), we''ll be offering a free video bonanza with Donna Farhi on the course portal page for her online course - a new video every day!

First up, Donna takes a closer look at the common practice of using a block to support ourselves in bridge pose (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana). If not done right, Donna explains, this seemingly innocuous supported inversion may destabilize the SI joint and lead to low back pain. See details below.

Also, for some July 4th yoga reading, in this newsletter we are exploring the importance of keeping the back and spine balanced.

The ancient yogis considered the spine to be a sacred channel for the flow of prana, life force, to all parts of the body. In fact, much of Hatha yoga focuses on keeping the spine clear and supple through constant movement through forward bends, back bends, twisting postures and so on.

In today''s world, we know a lot about how to take care of our body through proper diet and regular exercise. But the health of our posture - and by extension, our spine - surprisingly remains a black hole in our understanding of what it takes to stay healthy and pain free.

Below, writer Sarah St. Pierre takes a deep dive into the importance of the spine and posture, listing 10 surprising ways your posture affects your health. If this gets you inspired to hit your yoga mat faster than you can say Tadasana, check out our articles and videos with yoga approaches for keeping your spine healthy. Also be sure to read Olga Kabel''s article on another often overlooked factor that affects our health in profound ways: Sleep.

Join Us for Donna Farhi''s July 4th Free Video Bonanza!

Every day of the July 4th holiday thru Monday, we''ll feature a new free video with Donna Farhi in the course portal for her new course. See details below!

Last Chance to Save $100 on Donna''s Course!

Also, just a friendly reminder that time is running out to catch the Early Bird bonuses for Donna''s course on safe yoga practice for the low back.

Register on or before Monday, July 6 to save $100 off the normal course price. AND, as an extra bonus, join Donna live online for two Q&A''s for course participants in July and August.

Join Us for Our July 4th Donna Farhi Bonanza!

Saturday: Video #1: Bridges and Blocks: Are These Common Yoga Practices Messing Up Your SI Joint?

Join us for a weekend of free videos with Donna Farhi! In this video, Donna talks about why using a block under the sacrum in bridge pose could inadvertently destabilize the SI joint. Learn safe variations to protect yourself.

Sunday! Video #2: Anchoring the ''Feel'' of Pelvic Stability

Learn how to find the optimum pelvic stability in standing postures.

Monday! Video #3: Undoing ''Hips Square to the Front"

Learn why ''squaring your hips to the front'' may just be an anatomical impossibility.

Yoga News & Inspiration

Stand Tall: 10 Surprising Ways that Posture Affects Your Health

We know of many things that affect our health, but the importance of keeping our spine and our posture balanced is something we rarely hear about. Learn about 10 significant ways in which posture affects our health and what you can do to restore balance.

Sleep for Heart Health: Yoga Tips to Calm Your Nervous System

Did you know that heart attacks in the U.S. spike on Mondays following the switch to Daylight Savings Time? Olga Kabel shares research on the relationship between sleep and heart health, as well as some yogic tips for better sleep.

Refining Your Yoga Practice: Warrior I Variations for Every Body

Virabhadrasana I has many benefits like opening the chest and improving balance. But for beginners, this Warrior pose can prove challenging and even daunting. Try these three Warrior I variations to help make the pose more accessible and fun!

The Art of Body Reading: The Stories the Body Tells

The ability to assess structural imbalances in the body is a critical skill for yoga teachers, says yoga therapist Chrys Kub, P.T. in this interview. Learn how structural health affects alignment in yoga postures, and why it''s so important for long-term, pain-free living.

Study Online with Donna Farhi! Be Sure to Catch Our Early Bird Bonuses!

Yoga for Lower Back Pain: Keys to Sacroiliac Stability & Ease of Movement

Can yoga practice predispose you to sacroiliac (SI) joint pain? In her travel and teaching around the world, renowned yoga teacher Donna Fari has found that SI joint issues are one of the most common complaints that she sees in yoga practitioners.

In many instances, these issues are the consequence of repetitive dysfunctional movements, skewed body mechanics and forceful overstretching. Little by little, these actions erode the inherent stability of the pelvis, resulting in pain and movement impairment.

This 13-hr. course will be an invaluable investment in helping you to prevent and resolve sacroiliac instability for yourself and your students.Donna guides you through the complex anatomy and kinesiology of the sacroiliac joints so that you can better understand why certain practices compromise the integrity of these joints.

Donna has been leading sacroiliac courses for yoga students and teachers for over a decade. In April 2017, as a result of a horse riding accident, she broke her pelvis in two places causing debilitating pelvic instability.

Her explorations during months of therapeutic yoga practice and movement work, has deepened her understanding of the importance of working in progressive stages to first alleviate pain, regain symmetry, stability and strength, and gradually restore multi-dimensional movement crucial for everyday activities. The discoveries she is making from her own recovery now inform her work in helping others to restore pelvic stability.

Join Donna Farhi Online for Two Live Bonus Q&As for Her Course!

Mark the Dates! We are very pleased to offer a rare opportunity to interact live with Donna Farhi for her two Live Bonus Q&As for participants in her course, Yoga for Lower Back Pain: Keys to Sacroiliac Stability and Ease of Movement.

When: Tuesday, July 14th and Wednesday, August 5 at 6:30 pm EDT/3:30 pm PDT

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Early Bird Specials! Take $100 Off Donna''s Course, AND, Join Donna for Two Rare Live Q&As!

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Early Bird Special #1: $100

Save $100 on Donna''s 13 Hrs course! Simply use coupon code DONNA100 during checkout.

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Donna is hands down one of the most brilliant, widely studied, and knowledgeable yoga teachers in the world today. But she lives in far away New Zealand! As part of the course Early Bird Bonuses, join Donna for a Live Online Q&A on Tuesday, July 14th at 6:30pm Eastern/3:30pm Pacific You won''t want to miss it!

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You will also get 4 extremely handy "cheat sheets" that outline the major instructional components from each of the yoga practice videos in this course. For ease of learning, refer to these guides for the main points and visuals of each posture as you work through the course or guide others through the practices.

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Namaste Ronnie

Concerned about slowing or preventing osteoarthritis? You are not alone.

An estimated 21-25% of the population struggle with osteoarthritis, a painful degenerative condition that most commonly affects the hip, knee and shoulder joints.

Well, here is some good news. A growing body of research suggests that yoga can indeed benefit people with arthritis and even help slow its development.

At the same time, cautions yoga therapist and corrective exercise specialist Lynn Crimando in this free download, not any type of yoga will help. Practicing yoga with poor body mechanics can have the opposite effect, creating excessive wear and tear that causes osteoarthritis rather than preventing it.

Free Download! Yoga for Arthritis: Is Your Yoga Practice Helping or Hurting Your Joints?

In this free download, Lynn goes into detail about the many ways in which the physical practice of yoga can facilitate healthy joints.

The whole body movement of yoga asanas can help support joint function, improve range-of-motion, increase circulation to reduce inflammation, and recirculate joint fluid, Lynn notes.

She further talks about the three things to do to make sure you maximize the benefits of your asana practice while avoiding the potential downsides.

Click below to learn more and download!

Join Us Live Online! Check Out Our Upcoming Course with Lynn!

Yoga for Arthritis: Prevention, Relief, and Principles of Safe Practice

Session 1: Thursday, October 29th, 8:30 pm Eastern / 5:30 PM Pacific

Session 2: Monday, November 2nd, 8:30 pm Eastern / 5:30 pm Pacific

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Chances are, you or someone you love is living with arthritis. From the years 2013-2015, an estimated 22.7% (54.4 million) of adults were diagnosed with arthritis by their doctors. This statistic is expected to increase to 25.9% (78.4 million) by the year 2040, with two-thirds of those cases being women.

Can we slow or prevent the onslaught of arthritis? Or, is it an unavoidable part of getting older?

The good news is that current research shows that there are ways to avoid the joint damage that leads to arthritis and help prevent it by creating greater stability in the surrounding soft tissue structures.

And, increasingly, research points to yoga as an effective tool of self-management and symptom relief of arthritis. According to the Arthritis Foundation, "Yoga can reduce arthritis-related pain, improve joint function, build strength and promote relaxation."

At the same time, it's imperative that yogis understand how to practice asanas in a manner that protects their joints. Repetitive stress injuries and dysfunctional joint mechanics in yoga practice can be every bit as much a cause of joint damage as other forms of movement.

In this course, Yoga Therapist and Integrative Health Coach Lynn Crimando will help you to gain a broad understanding of arthritis, keys to help preventing it and ways to slow its progression if you already have it.

The main part of the course focuses on how to employ yoga's multi-dimensional toolkit to protect and stabilize your joints and facilitate healthy movement patterns for life.

What You Will Learn:

• The difference between systemic and structural forms of arthritis and how yoga has tools to suit each
• Common ways yogis mess up their joint through wrong biomechanics in asanas
• How to introduce good body mechanics in yoga, including creating joint stability via balanced and appropriate muscle action
• Joint-safe strategies you can apply to any yoga practice to avoid damaging tissues
• How to use breath-based movement in asana to create mindful tracking patterns that promote healthy joint arthrokinematics and preserve vital joint space
• Off-the-mat tips and tricks to nourish and support your joints throughout the day
• The importance of a holistic body-mind, all-hands-on-deck approach: Tools from all eight limbs of yoga to add to your self-care toolkit.

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"Have only love in your heart for others. The more you see the good in them, the more you will establish good in yourself." ~ Paramahansa Yogananda

Namaste Ronnie

The words of Paramahansa Yogananda speak an oft forgotten truth. Seeing good in those around us, we not only serve them and uplift them; we also establish good in ourselves.

In times of challenge, this is a guiding light that can create greater balance not just in ourselves, but in the world around us. However small the thought, gesture, or deed of kindness, it matters.

In this newsletter, we offer up some yoga inspiration and ideas to help you be your best self and to optimize the benefits of your practice.

Iyengar yoga teacher Julie Gudmestad writes on the many benefits of inversions. Inversions help balance the nervous system and tone the vagus nerve, which is central to our well-being and to the proper functioning of pretty much all the systems of the body.

Also in this newsletter, Olga Kabel offers a sequence to strengthen the diaphragm and increase lung capacity, and Namita Piparaiya shares 7 simple Ayurveda Tips for a healthier immune system. And much more!

On the YogaUOnline side, we''re very excited to welcome Julie Gudmestad for her new course, How to Reap the Benefits of Inversions: Prep, Precautions, and Keys to a Safe Practice. See more below .

Enhance Your Yoga Teaching and Practice Skills: Save Up to 75% on Upcoming Courses!

Also, just a friendly reminder that for a short time we have opened the doors to our Online Yoga Studies Club.

This is, hands down, our best deal of the year: For a low monthly fee, you get access to all our upcoming 3-part courses with Julie Gudmestad, Judith Hanson Lasater, Tom Myers, Dr. Robert Schleip, and many others. See details here and below!

Yoga Practice Tips and Inspiration

A Heads-Up About Headstand - Tips for a Safe Practice

Headstand (Sirsasana) and Shoulderstand (Sarvangasana) are valuable poses for balancing the nervous systems. Iyengar yoga teacher Julie Gudmestad gives important tips for a safe practice.

Breathe Easy: A Yoga Sequence to Exercise Your Diaphragm

Improving lung capacity confers numerous long-term benefits. In this article, Yoga therapist Olga Kabel shares a sequence to exercise your diaphragm. Video and diagrams included! Read more here.

Stand Up to Viruses: 7 Ayurvedic Tips to Help Boost Immunity

Yoga and Ayurveda expert, Namita Piparaiya shares 7 simple Ayurveda Tips for a healthier immune system. Make sure to prioritize these basic fundamentals to help protect yourself from immune system assaults this winter.

Do You Sit Too Much? Try These 5 Yoga Poses

You've probably heard that sitting is the new smoking. Leah Sugarman offers up five great yoga poses to counteract long hours of sitting, relieve discomfort in the back, and reenergize mind and body.

Chakravakasana: Yoga's "Un" Cat-Cow Pose

Have you tried the other Cat-Cow Pose? If you want to learn about the "Un" Cat-Cow, yoga teacher and therapist, Tracy Weber, shares her ideas on this Cat-Cow alternative. Learn about it here.

Study Online with Julie Gudmestad!

How to Reap the Benefits of Inversions: Prep, Precautions, and Keys to a Safe Practice

Session 1: Thursday, November 12th, 8:30 pm Eastern/5:30 pm Pacific

Session 2: Monday, November 16th, 8:30 pm Eastern/5:30 pm Pacific

Session 3: Video practice with Julie!

Join us live or listen to the recordings!

Research shows that inversions can help improve vagal tone and down-regulate nervous system function. Inversions also help to stimulate the lymphatic flow, and strengthen the back and abdominal muscles and can help improve posture and balance.

Given the important benefits associated with inversions, how can we prepare ourselves to practice them safely?

In this online course, Iyengar yoga teacher Julie Gudmestad, P.T. will show how we can introduce inversions in our practice to reap the benefits while avoiding the downsides.

We will begin by looking carefully at the structure of the neck and its vulnerabilities. There are some practitioners with pre-existing neck problems who might choose not to do these poses: when is caution indicated.

We will then examine what it takes to prepare for inversions. You will learn how to structure a progressive practice program to lay the foundation for the practice of inversions.

With good alignment awareness and the necessary strength to stabilize, inversions can take their traditional place in your practice!

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Join Our Online Yoga Studies Group and Study Online with These Leading Yoga Teachers!

Ever wished that you had easy access to a community of dedicated yogis with a similar mindset, interest and dedication as you.

That''s why we created the YogaUOnline Studies program - an online yoga immersion that gives you all the knowledge you need to stay inspired, deepen your yoga practice and hone your teaching skills!

See Below for a Complete List of Upcoming Courses!

With a Gold or Platinum Subscription,
Also Enjoy Access to Our Yoga Practice Channel!

As a subscriber on the Gold or Platinum level, you will only enjoy access to our upcoming 3-part Wellness and Yoga Teacher Ed. courses with leading yoga teachers.

PLUS, you will also get access to all the streaming yoga video practices in our YogaU Practice Channel - 400+ Online Video Practices with Leading Yoga Teachers- a $18 monthly value!

With a Platinum Subscription, Also Get Our Great Bonuses Valued at More than $300:

8-Session Beginners'' Practice Series, Sequencing Guides, Free Talks with Leading Yoga Teachers, And More!

We look forward to having you join us!

Warmly,

The Team at YogaUOnline.com

Have questions? Send us an email at Support@YogaUOnline.com

Namaste Ronnie

We all know that strength training is a panacea for all things health and wellness related; it doesn''t just protect against osteoporosis, it can help improve mood, lower depression, and help stabilize blood sugar and blood pressure.

But did you know that not all strength training is the same? New research shows that rotely building muscle mass doesn't necessarily translate into muscle strength.

The difference lies in the degree of neuromuscular integration in our training programs, explains yoga therapist Lynn Crimando in her new course on yoga for strength building. And this is where yoga can really make a difference.

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The decline in muscle strength is caused when the nervous system loses some of its ability to recruit muscles. That, rather than loss of muscle mass, results in loss of muscle strength as we get older, researchers now believe.

This is important, because it means that we can't just rely on rote, repetitive strength training to build muscle strength.

As Lynn shows in her course, a well-rounded yoga practice targeted to strength training can offer a holistic training that engages all aspects of strength training - not just muscles, but cognitive function, concentration, neuromuscular coordination, and so on.

Only strength training that also involves neuromuscular training can stem the loss of muscle strength and offer all the many benefits of strength training.

Curious to learn more? See below for a video excerpts and slides from Lynn''s course!

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Yoga for Strength-Training - Keys to Building a Stronger Body-Mind with Yoga

Monday, June 22 & Wednesday, June 24, 2020
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Yoga for Strength Training - Keys to Building a Stronger Body-Mind with Yoga

While a bottle of wine can sit in a cellar for years improving with age, the same cannot be said of humans. In fact, a sedentary adult may experience as much as 30 to 40 percent loss of muscular strength as a result of reduced levels of muscle mass between the ages of 30 and 80.

This makes strength building one of the most effective things that can slow the aging clock and keep feeling youthful and healthy well beyond your 30s and 40s.

Borrowing from her NASM personal trainer certification, Lynn will talk about how to seamlessly add components of strength work into asana practice that can work at all ages. Lynn will also show how to work in poses to create different types of muscle strengthening, and how to tailor a strength training program so it's suitable for different age groups, i.e. 20-40s, 50s-60s, and 70+.

Adding a strength component to your asana practice can help you:

• Develop strength and stability
• Improve balance and fall prevention
• Increase cognitive health
• Improve metabolism
• Build strong bones
• Support a robust immune system
• Create healthy breath support
• Retain mobility and functional movement capacity
• Decrease risk of all-cause mortality

In this course, yoga teacher and therapist Lynn Crimando will show how to safely add a strength component that is joint-aware, progressive, and adaptable to any ability level.

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How did renowned Iyengar yoga teacher Julie Gudmestad, P.T. build a successful yoga studio with more than 700 students/month in a market with more yoga studios than Starbucks stores?

She did it by knowing the power of zigging when everyone else zags . . .

Like most yoga teachers, Julie''s mission in life is to bring the healing benefits of yoga to every body. But all around her, she heard reports of people who had tried yoga, but stopped, because they left class feeling defeated, overwhelmed, not good enough, too stiff, too weak, too old, or whatever.

That''s when Julie decided to zig where everyone else was zagging. Based on her background as a P.T. and Iyengar yoga training, she developed her own unique teaching style: The Gudmestad Anatomy-Based Yoga Teaching Methodology suitable for all levels of students. And she had students sign up in courses or terms to enable progression.

COVID or not, Julie''s example is every bit as relevant today. By zigging in a highly competitive market, Julie built her yoga studio one of the largest studios in Portland, OR with more than 40 classes a week, and 700+ students signed up for as many as 4 sessions/week.

How did Julie do it? Check out our free download with Julie on the principles she used in building her successful studio. Just as importantly, Learn how Julie tapped into one of the largest markets for yoga teaching, which most yoga teachers ignore.

Free Download w/Julie Gudmestad! Yoga in the Wellness Revolution-The One Large Opportunity Most Yoga Teachers Are Missing Out On

This free download is a recording of our recent popular Facebook Live talk with Julie, in which she discusses her unique approach to teaching.

We also look at how that enabled her to tap into one of the largest mega-trends happening right now, which most yoga teachers haven''t even begun to catch on. But once you start looking... you see it everywhere.

Learn why this trend represents the largest untapped market for yoga teachers today, and what you can do to tap into it.

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Namaste Ronnie

Most approaches to practicing yoga offer a top down approach where the focus is on fitting your body into specific shapes with a particular alignment.

Unfortunately, notes yoga teacher Bobbie Ellis, creator of Continuum yoga, in this week''s free download, although this has its value, it locks us off from that full body-mind experience that yoga also offers.

"The body is one of the wisest things on the planet, even way beyond the mind," says Bobbie. "When we can go into a more silent level of experiencing the body, it gives us information. If we start to trust and follow that innate wisdom, we will automatically raise our health and well-being just by simply putting ourselves in that way of being with our body."

Free Download! The Yoga of Embodiment: Probing the Mystic Boundaries of Experience with Continuum Yoga

Continuum yoga is an inquiry practice, Bobbie explains. It's a practice of being curious and always on the edge of discovery, notes Bobbie.

"The explorative focus adds a whole other dimension to our practice," Bobbie says. "It gives us a gateway to perception of an area that we are not trained to perceive in our culture, but which I think really moves into the realm of the mystic."

Click below to learn more and download!

You May Also Be Interested in Bobbie''s Upcoming Course!

The Continuum of Yoga: Exploring New Gateways of Mind-Body Perception

Session 1: Saturday, September 5, 12:00 pm Eastern / 9:00 am Pacific

Session 2: Thursday, September 10, 6 pm Eastern / 3 pm Pacific

Session 3: Saturday, September 12, 12:00 pm Eastern / 9:00 am Pacific

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Discover new and unexpected possibilities when you combine the fluid movement practices of Continuum with the principles and practice of yoga.

Continuum is an embodied movement practice created by somatic visionary Emilie Conrad. It is a meditative somatic practice using breath, sound, mindful awareness and gentle movement. Emilie Conrad developed Continuum for almost 50 years until her death in 2014. The teachers who studied with her, including yoga teacher Bobbie Ellis, have continued to carry forward this important work into the world.

Continuum has been used for 50 years to enhance health and function with many types of health issues. With the multiple stressors and trauma of living, over time, our body tissues contract and become less fluid. Compression creates body density and isolates tissue. Our body is more rigid and less able to move. With compression, we are less able to respond in new ways to what life presents.

Continuum helps you to:

• Increase fluid movement and flexibility
• Enhance health and vitality
• Experience pleasure and enjoyment in your body
• Develop renewed creativity and spontaneity
• Slow the aging process

In this course, Continuum teacher and yoga teacher Bobbie Ellis will show how the techniques of Continuum can be used to inform your yoga practice and bring it to a new level. In our time together we will start with posture shapes, explore gravity and space in relationship to movements and stimulate fluid wisdom.

What You Will Learn:

We will explore:

• How the fluid nature of the body and Continuum can inform and evolve yoga practices
• Curiosity to develop new resources for embodied living
• How the "8 limbs" of yoga are found in Continuum
• The body as a resilient creative process, rather than an object to force and mold
• Pouring your body into and out of asana in exploration rather then a fixed static state
• How your yoga practice can be informed by the moment, as opposed to perfecting form
• Preventing yoga-related injuries by changing your habitual tempo and listening from within in new and novel ways to develop in-powerment and self regulation

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Ever wondered why your nervous system seems to have less stamina and resilience in the face of adversity?

The answer, in part, lies in the resilience of your vagus nerve. The vagus nerve is a big player in controlling the body's response to stress. It helps regulate parasympathetic response and put us into a more calm, rest and digest response.

How can we tone our vagus nerve so that it will be available to more fluidly regulate nervous system functioning? One answer lies in understanding the genetic factors that impact how our body responds to stress, and how we can best work with those to minimize the impact of stress and strengthen vagus nerve functioning.

This is the main topic in our new course with Dorothy Holterman on Yoga, Nervous System Resilience and the Vagus Nerve - Cracking Your Genetic Code. Learn how yoga, meditation and other factors can help strengthen our nervous system so that it doesn''t get overrun by stress.

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Bring Your Questions! Join Dorothy Holtermann Online Tomorrow for Yoga, Nervous System Resilience and the Vagus Nerve

We now know that there are many ways to influence the genes involved in nervous system resilience and strengthen vagus nerve activity. We can do so by incorporating certain yoga techniques and super habits into our lives to help Learn how in this course with renowned author Dorothy Holtermann.

Also learn how to find out if you have the genes impacting stress reslience in the first place - and super habits to help counteract genetic weaknesses and calm mind and body. Bring your questions!

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Curious to learn more? Click below to see sample slides and video excerpts from Dorothy''s course.

Tomorrow! Cracking Your Genetic Code: Movement, Nervous System Resilience and the Vagus Nerve

Monday, June 8 & Wednesday, June 10, 2020
8:30 pm Eastern / 5:30 pm Pacific
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For some people, yoga, meditation and a healthy lifestyle are not optional. For people with certain genetic profiles, these practices can be a must if they want to feel their best throughout life.

In this online course, author Dorothy Holtermann will cover the many ways we can work constructively to counteract genetic weaknesses. By better understanding your genetic profile, you will gain a better understanding of one of the main genes that affect vagus nerve activity and thereby our resilience to stress and adversity.

Learn whether you fit the profile of certain genetic weaknesses in the COMT gene, and how yoga, mindfulness, and other practices can help you overcome genetic weaknesses to improve your health.

The COMT gene affects our ability to manage stress, metabolize experiences, and it even affects our personality. It regulates the processes that break down stress neurotransmitters and hormones in the body, which in turn are responsible for restoring a sense of balance and well-being when we are exposed to stress.

The COMT gene is particularly relevant to yoga practitioners. Yoga, meditation, certain foods and other lifestyle strategies can be particularly effective to counteract genetic weaknesses in the COMT gene.

All of us need individualized techniques for modulating stress to reduce the adverse effects it has on our nervous system, health, and happiness.

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The opportunity to learn directly from Dorothy Holtermann doesn''t come by often. So don''t miss out on this opportunity to learn how working with your vagus nerve can help you restore balance and enhance resilience to stress!

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When it comes to living with spinal asymmetry, such as scoliosis, is anatomy destiny? Is limited movement and chronic pain a given or, are there ways to manage the issue?

Indeed, there are numerous ways to work with spinal asymmetry to reduce the issues it can cause, says Dr. Suzanne Martin, P.T. author of Spinal Asymmetry and Scoliosis: Movement and Function Solutions for the Spine, Ribcage and Pelvis.

In this free download, Suzanne talks about how people with spinal asymmetry can greatly increase their movement potential with the right approach. She talks about how the many tools of yoga in particular provide powerful support in addressing issues of the spine.

Free Download! Working with Spinal Asymmetry: How Yoga Helps Us Find Harmony and Balance

The key to working with spinal asymmetry and scoliosis, Suzanne explains, lies in learning how to reorganize the fascial network - the connective tissue of the body.

"The fascia is like the great connector that can bring a person to balance," Suzanne says. "If we can find the lines of pull and create sustained lines of tension, that's what's really needed. And yoga does that really well." Click below to learn more and download!

Also Check Out Suzanne Martin''s New Course on Yoga for Scoliosis! See Below for Details

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As a member of our Online Yoga Studies group, for a small minimum fee you get access not only to this course with Suzanne Martin, but also to upcoming 3-part courses with Judith Hanson Lasater, Tom Myers, and many more. See here for details and dates!

Learn More about Yoga for Scoliosis: Join Suzanne Martin for Her Upcoming Course:

The Myth of Symmetry: Finding Harmony in the Asymmetrical Spine

Session 1: Monday, November 23rd, 8:30 pm Eastern / 5:30 PM Pacific

Session 2: Monday, November 30th, 8:30 pm Eastern / 5:30 pm Pacific

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This three-part series delves into the mysteries of the asymmetrical spine to find ultimate harmony for those with asymmetry and scoliosis.

The fascial lines ideally spiral and wrap around the entire body like long, glorious vines of life. Chakra energy likewise spirals up the spine optimally creating harmony and balance.

Yet, looking closely, what appears symmetrical quickly becomes asymmetrical. Bodily and spinal asymmetry is universal due to our handedness and favorite preferred motions.

Scoliosis occurs when the asymmetry deepens into a stronger hold of spinal distortion.

When does spinal asymmetry evolve into scoliosis? How does one bring harmony into the asymmetrical system to either prevent or address the scoliosis spine?

In this 3-part course, we will explore the major fascial lines involved with spinal asymmetry and how to work with these using yoga asanas. In a later part II of this course, we will also look at how spinal asymmetry affects the nervous system, focusing particularly the polyvagal response to spinal disharmony.

We will explore the collaboration of the accompanying chakra systems and how to affect a positive polyvagal response through proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation methods.

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"As we explore the soul, it is important to remember that this exploration will take place within nature (the body), for that is where and what we are."? B.K.S. Iyengar, Light on Life

Namaste Ronnie

We often speak of yoga as a way of creating a greater integration between mind and body. But what does that really mean?

Certainly, the practice of yoga asanas enables us to experience being in our body in novel and deeply nourishing ways. It enables us to calm and ease the mind, as the nervous system settles down during pratice.

But as B.K.S. Iyengar notes in the quote above, yoga also offers a path to explore our full nature, including our deepest essence - that part which we traditionally call our soul.

There are different paths through which yoga practice gives us this gift. Breath offers one important vehicle for settling both mind and body and connecting us with a deeper level of awareness.

Just as important is the vehicle yoga offers for connecting us with Prana, or life force energy - the vital essence that upholds our life and pervades all of our being.

In this newsletter, we explore ways that yoga can help us more deeply probe the depths of who we are. Yoga teacher Katie Silcox writes on the power of Prana in fostering health and healing and offers two simple practices to connect to your Prana body.

Breath similarly is a vital force for deepening our experience of the extended mind-body. Dr. Ray Long writes on how deep diaphragmatic breathing draws the mental focus into what is known as the "belly brain", and offers valuable insights into how to gain the most out of the classic Yogic 3-Part Breath.

Also in this newsletter, you will find a wonderfully calming practice of Moon Salutations, a guide to creating your own yoga sanctuary at home, and much more!

On the YogaU side, for a deeper look into how yoga helps us connect with Prana and our vital essence, be sure to check out our important upcoming course with yoga teacher Jeff Masters on Pranic Pathways of Transformation - Exploring the Link Between Our Nervous System and the Nadis.

Jeff is founder of the Masters Institute, and he offers a novel and insightful approach to deepening our practice and probing the deeper essence of our being. See details below.

And, if you missed Jeff''s free download, there''s still time to catch it. See link below!

Yoga Practice Tips and Inspiration

Video: Dr. Ray Long: Yogic Deep Breathing

Diaphragmatic breathing draws the mental focus into what is known as the "belly brain." It has a calming effect on the mind and strengthens the diaphragm. In this video, Dr. Ray Long takes a closer look at diaphragmatic breathing.

The Power of Prana in Fostering Health & Healing

A core concept in the yoga tradition has always been the idea of working with Prana (life force energy) to foster greater healing and well-being. In this article, Katie Silcox outlines two exercises to enliven prana in your body.

Moon Salutations: Tapping into Your Softer Side

Sun salutations rev up the body, while moon salutations calm and provide nourishment to the nervous system. Read Supriya Venkatesan''s 11 recommended poses for the moon salutation sequence.

Quarantine Blues: Make Yoga Home Practice Your Sanctuary

"Isolation makes any problem bigger," says Leslie Wilkin, yoga teacher and clinical social worker. Read Leslie's five practical tips for building a home yoga practice that supports mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic.

How Yoga Helps Restless Legs Syndrome

Restless legs syndrome can adversely affect our ability to get a good night''s sleep. Read this article to find out what might be causing your restless legs syndrome and how yoga can help reduce your symptoms.

Coming Up on YogaUOnline!

Pranic Pathways of Transformation
Exploring the Link Between Our Nervous System and the Nadis

Session 1: Thursday, August 27, 8:30 pm Eastern/5:30 pm Pacific

Session 2: Monday, August 31, 8:30 pm Eastern/5:30 pm Pacific

Session 3: Recorded 90 min yoga video practice with Jeff Masters!

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Join us for an exploration of the subtle aspects of yoga and gain the tools to take your practice to a deeper level beyond basic asana and meditation.

In this course, renowned bodyworker, yoga and embodiment teacher Jeff Masters will share his extensive work with yoga practices to purify the physical senses and connect with the transcendent senses.

These practices can offer a means to gather and increase vital energy (prana) in the body and release stored trauma in the tissues of the body in a gentle, non-invasive way.

These practices, when combined with asana and meditation will create the internal ecology for transformation and, eventually, the realization of the fully actualized human potential.

Learn the basic foundational knowledge of the koshas and how they communicate with each other in our experience of the practice of yoga and daily life. From there, we will begin to unpack the pathways of awareness that lay at the boundary between sensory awareness and the subtle body.

Through embodied practices, students will explore the gross (Stula Sari ra), subtle (Suk?ma Sari ra) and causal (Kara?a Sari ra) bodies and their connecting channels (Na?is) of awareness and energy.

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Connecting with the Subtle: Yoga, Prana, and Paths to Healing

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Psst. What is the new favorite passtime of savvy yogis?

Hanging out with top yoga teachers like Judith Hanson Lasater on YogaUOnline to gain new knowledge and skills to bring into their practice.

On Thursday, we had almost 100 people join us online, as Judith used our model Kate to demo how to move from the abdominals in Trikonasana to connect more deeply with the essence of the pose.

Never mind that they were 2,000 miles apart, in CA and IA. In this strange new age of the pandemic, we are finding new, creative methods to connect, relate, and hang out online, in ways that make physical distance less and less relevant.

Last Chance to Catch Judith''s Early Bird Bonuses!

Tonight Judith continues the exploration of the energetics of twisting postures, and, we''re pleased to say, there is still time to join us!

Tonight''s session is particularly important, as Judith focuses on how to prevent the sacroiliac joint issues that can arise when twisting postures are not practiced correctly.

But just a friendly reminder that today is the last chance to join us and catch Judith''s great Early Bird bonuses - plus, save $10 off the normal course fee. See details below!

New Bonus Session Added!

And, we are pleased to announce, Judith has agreed to offer a new bonus session for the course on Tuesday, December 29.

In this session we will ring in the New Year together, and Judith will offer a special new talk on Keys to an Embodied Practice: The Three Types of Focus in Yoga.

Twists: Anatomy, Asana, and Energetics

Session 1: Recorded

Session 2: Monday, December 14, 8:30 pm Eastern / 5:30 pm Pacific

Session 3: Bonus Session! Ring in the New Year with Judith, December 29, 7:30 pm Eastern/ 4:30 pm Pacific!

Session 4: Video practice with Judith and her daughter Lizzie!

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What are the benefits of twisting postures and how do we best take advantage of these?

Join us for a 3-part online course with Judith Hanson Lasater to explore the dynamics of healthy twisting. Twisting poses are a leading cause of SI joint injury in yoga, and Judith will discuss how to safely anchor yourself before moving into your next twist.

The course focuses on specific twisting poses that create a healthy balance of the organs in the chest and abdomen, and explores the theories of why they work.

You will come away with some wonderful new insights into one of yoga''s most beneficial posture groups, which often takes second stage to its cousins, the glamorous backbends and soothing forward bends.

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Bonus #1: Judith Hanson Lasater: Practicing for the Whole Self: The True Nature of Yoga Asanas

We tend to think of asana as a purely physical practice. In fact, as Judith Hanson Lasater shows in this bonus talk, asana is so much more than that.

Asana teaches us to get more in touch with our body. They invite us to feel the sensation of the pose and to stay present with that. In the process, we begin to develop greater body awareness, greater interoception and greater kinesthetic intelligence.

What we are doing with asana is radically shifting our perspective through the avenue of the intelligence of the body.

Judith shows how listening to the sensation of the body can open our awareness to a wholeness of vast and deep and primordial intelligence that we are not usually in touch with.

Bonus #2: Moving from the Organs - The Other Side of Twisting Postures with Judith Hanson Lasater

We often focus on practicing poses from the spine, arms and legs, notes Judith Hanson Lasater in this talk. But the ancient teachings of yoga also dealt with opening and quieting the organs of the body, like the heart, kidneys and liver that are found in the "kunda" or vessel holding these organs.

In this bonus video, Judith Hanson Lasater focuses on specific twisting poses that create a healthy balance of the organs in the chest and abdomen, as well as explore the theories of why they work.

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Here''s What Other YogaU Users Are Saying!

"This is such a terrific venue! Many of your resident teachers are world-renowned, and getting to their workshops can be quite expensive and impossible time-wise!"
~ Faith Purcellville, VA

"A fabulous way to learn from experts all over the country and world in a variety of subject matters." ~ Cyndi, Webster Groves, MO

"Indispensable vehicle of learning and connection for us far-flung yogis and yoga teachers who are not often able to attend seminars!" ~ Anna, Oxfordshire, UK

We look forward to having you join us!

Warmly,

The Team at YogaUOnline.com

Have questions? Send us an email at support@yogauonline.com

Namaste Ronnie

How can we best make yoga truly available to EVERY body?

One in three people - or 80 million people - are interested in starting yoga, according to surveys. Unfortunately, the sad reality is that many people will struggle to take up yoga the way it is commonly taught.

Some 36 million people practice yoga at last count. However, a full 28 million people say that they tried yoga, and decided not to continue. Most common reasons were "not flexible enough", "I feel out of place", and "my body is not right for yoga".

This is a great loss, not just for the millions of people unable to access the benefits of yoga, but also for yoga as a profession.

When yoga first came to the West in the 60s and 70s, it was primarily young, able-bodied people who took up the practice. As yoga teacher, activist and author Dianne Bondy points out, it is long overdue that we develop the training needed for teachers to be able to teach a much wider range of bodies and populations.

Join Dianne Bondy Online: Yoga for Everyone: An Inclusive, Progressive, and Accessible Way to Teach and Practice Yoga

In this online course, Dianne draws on her extensive experience working with diverse populations to present core teaching principles for a more accessible and inclusive approach to teaching yoga.

Learn how to create an environment that is welcoming to more diverse populations, and the core principles for teaching in a way that honors the needs of every student class.

Dianne will cover key approaches to making yoga accessible, including the importance of pose variations, approaches to sequencing and cueing, and how to develop greater awareness of the effects of the language we use and the yoga spaces we create.

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Curious to learn more? Click below to see sample slides and video excerpts from Dianne''s course.

Yoga for Everyone: An Inclusive, Progressive, and Accessible Way to Teach and Practice Yoga

Monday, July 13th & Wednesday, July 15th 2020
8:30 pm Eastern / 5:30 pm Pacific
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The lessons we learn about our bodies on the mat can be empowering in our lives and help us be more accepting of our bodies. We learn about our own personal power through breath and movement.

This course will offer an introduction to creating an inclusive, diverse and accessible yoga practice for everyone. We will explore together how the movement of dynamic asana flow and sequencing can empower students with all kinds of abilities.

Learn how to bring diverse communities into current yoga spaces as well as creating dynamic yoga classes for larger and non-conforming bodies.

This will primarily focus on students in larger bodies, beginners, and students with mobility considerations. Together we will explore variations and modifications of classic yoga poses and create a dynamic flow that includes lots of options for self-exploration and growth.

We will also investigate creative, innovative, and functional ways to use props in a dynamic and accessible flow.

What You Will Learn:

• Examination of what it means to create inclusive and diverse spaces
• Principles for progressive sequencing to make yoga accessible to EVERY body
• Variations of common classic yoga poses
• Principles for creating a dynamic and accessible flow
  

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"The world doesn''t really need more people who can bend their bodies into amazing positions. What it needs are kinder, more compassionate, generous people."

~Donna Farhi

Namaste Ronnie

As the fallout from George Floyd''s death continues to reverberate around the globe, many in the yoga community are asking what we can do to make some small contribution in bridging the racial divide in our country.

At YogaUOnline, we some time ago began the process of updating our content to include greater diversity - in terms of race, body type, and otherwise. This process involved a closer -and sometimes painful - look at our hidden assumptions.

In her book, Colorblind Racism, writer Meghan Burke asks: How can colorblindness - the idea that race does not matter - be racist? Her book provides an answer to this paradox: Dismissing or downplaying the realities of race and racism can perpetuate inequality.

As passive bystanders - pun intended - are we allowing systemic racism to persist in our community? Is it enough to be assured of our own politically correct views, but do nothing to change the dynamics of racial injustice we see all around us?

In the article below, Remembering George Floyd, we reflect on these questions and on how we can take steps towards a conscious change that encourages greater diversity and unity in the yoga community.

Also in this newsletter, be sure to check out the article with renowned yoga teacher Donna Farhi on the one yoga cue you must avoid if you want to avoid messing up your sacroiliac joint.

In another article, Somatic Educator Sarah St. Pierre explains how the movement of pandiculation can release a tight psoas, which is often a factor in chronic aches and pains in the lower back, hips and legs. Finally, movement therapist Kathryn Boland offers shoulder stretches at the wall to release strain.

On the YogaU side, if you haven''t already, be sure to sign up for our free video series with Donna on the all too common issue of SI joint pain in yoga and how to avoid it - See details below!

Free 3-Part Video Series with Donna Farhi: Yoga and Sacroiliac Joint Pain - Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Yoga News & Inspiration

Remembering George Floyd: Yoga & Conscious Change

The goal of yoga is union, says Gail Parker, President of the Black Yoga Teachers Association in this article. So what better place to start to build greater interracial understanding than in our own backyard?

Protect SI Joint Integrity in Yoga - Avoid This Teaching Cue!

Can one commonly used teaching cue - to "square the hips to the front" - erode the stability of your SI joint? Master teacher Donna Farhi shows why this cue is anatomically impossible in some poses and can result in dysfunction and pain of the sacroiliac joint. Read more here.

Tight Shoulders? Try These 4 Yoga Stretches to Ease Tension

Extended computer time can put our bodies into unhealthy positions for hours at a time, making our shoulders stiff and tight. Try these wall-based moves to "counterpose" the stresses of daily life!

Accessible Yoga: 3 Tree Pose Variations for Every Body

Jivana Heyman, founder of Accessible Yoga, has come up with yoga pose variations to meet his students half way and make yoga practice accessible for all. Learn about the three variations of Vrksasana (Tree Pose) that he suggests.

Pandiculation: A Somatic Yoga Release for Your Tight Psoas

A tight psoas can produce a wide array of symptoms throughout the body. Instead of stretching it, try adding pandiculation to your yoga practice. It resets the nervous system feedback loop that regulates the resting muscle tension level.

Join Us for a Free 3-Part Video Series with
Renowned Yoga Teacher Donna Farhi!

Yoga offers tremendous healing benefits as documented by numerous studies. However, if not practiced correctly, many yoga poses can also lead to joint wear and tear, and even injuries, notes renowned yoga teacher and author Donna Farhi.

One issue often caused by incorrect practice is sacroiliac joint discomfort, pain or even dysfunction. According to Donna, SI joint problems are the most common problem she sees when teaching around the world. And unless you know how to address these issues, they often only get worse, and may increasingly impair your practice over the long term.

In this tutorial series, Donna will explain why SI joint pain is common in yoga practitioners, and what causes it. Learn how to create safety in your yoga practice, and things you can do in your daily life to protect and increase the stability of your SI joints.

Tutorial #1

Understanding the SI Joint and How to Use the Pelvic Reset for Relief

Tutorial #2

Creating Safety in Your Yoga Practice and Releasing the Piriformis

Tutorial #3

Three Everyday Habits for Creating Comfort and "Sofa Pose" to Relieve Pain

Enjoy the week ahead!

Warmly,

The Team at YogaUOnline.com

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Namaste Ronnie

If there is anything we have learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is the critical importance of prevention. We all know key preventive techniques like washing our hands, social distancing, wearing a mask, and disinfecting frequently used surfaces.

But is there anything more we can do to protect ourselves? We still have a lot to learn about the mechanics of COVID-19 infections and how they take hold. However, we do know a fair bit about viral infections in general and the factors that make us more -or less - susceptible to infections.

Free Download! Self Protection against Viral Infections - Understanding the Mechanics of Prevention

We caught up with author and yoga therapist Baxter Bell, MD to better understand the mechanics of prevention when it comes to viral infections. In this free download, Dr. Bell addresses these questions:

• What do we know about why some people get sick while others who are exposed to a virus do not?
• What are the general mechanics through which COVID-19 takes root in the body?
• Which are some of the common predisposing factors to viral infections and how can we avoid them?
• What is the role of chronic inflammation as a risk factor for viral infections and how can we address it!
  

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You May Also Be Interested in Baxter''s Course on the Key Role Chronic Inflammation Plays in Infectious and Chronic Diseases

Can we protect ourselves against infections and chronic diseases? Increasingly, researchers are pointing to a common risk factor for both infectious and chronic disease: Chronic inflammation.

Inflammation is a natural immune system defense mechanism, but when it becomes chronic, it becomes a risk factor for numerous illnesses. These include infectious diseases as well as chronic conditions like high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, and so on.

Aging is one of the biggest risk factors for chronic inflammation. As we age, our bodies are less able to regulate the inflammatory process, and out-of-control, chronic inflammation often results.

What predisposes us to chronic inflammation, and how do you know if you have it? In this online course, Baxter Bell, MD, C-IAYT, eRYT500, author of Yoga for Healthy Aging offers an in-depth view on this critical disease factor and offers advice on how to prevent chronic inflammation or curb it if it's already a factor.

What You Will Learn

• The role of inflammation in our body and how inflammation contributes to acute infections and chronic illness
• How to test for chronic inflammation in your body
• Key risk factors for developing chronic inflammation and how to avoid them
• What research shows about yoga's effects on curbing chronic inflammation, and practical yoga tools to help address chronic inflammation in general.

PLUS BONUS TALK: Naturopathic Recommendations for Preventing Viral Infections.

A resource list of general remedies to fortify immune system defenses against viral infections. While not tested specifically on COVID-19, by strengthening immune function, these may offer aditional protection against infection.

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Here''s What Other YogaU Platinum Subscribers Are Saying!

"This is such a terrific venue! Many of your resident teachers are world-renowned, and getting to their workshops can be quite expensive and impossible time-wise!" ~ Faith Purcellville, VA

"A fabulous way to learn from experts all over the country and world in a variety of subject matters." ~ Cyndi, Webster Groves, MO

"Indispensable vehicle of learning and connection for us far-flung yogis and yoga teachers who are not often able to attend seminars!" ~ Anna, Oxfordshire, UK

We look forward to having you join us!

Warmly,

The Team at YogaUOnline.com

Have questions? Send us an email at YogaUOnline@gmail.com

Namaste Ronnie

How can yoga help balance scoliosis? Join us for an online course with Dr. Suzanne Martin, P.T. on how to work with the fascial lines involved in scoliosis.

Bodily asymmetry and spinal asymmetry are almost universal due to our handedness and favorite preferred motions. Scoliosis occurs when the asymmetry deepens into a stronger hold of spinal distortion.

How does one bring harmony into the asymmetrical system to either prevent or address the scoliosis spine? In this 3-part course, we will explore the major fascial lines involved with spinal asymmetry and how to work with these using yoga asanas.

Learn how working with the fascial lines of the body is one of the important pathways to lessen the bonds of scoliosis.

Join Dr. Suzanne Martin Online! Yoga for Scoliosis: Finding Harmony in the Asymmetrical Spine

What You Will Learn

• What causes spinal asymmetry and when does spinal asymmetry turn into structural issues like scoliosis
• How to distinguish between functional and structural scoliosis
• Which fascial lines are affected in asymmetry and how do we mobilize and optimize the fascial lines of asymmetry
• How do the compensatory patterns merge with common asymmetry/scoliosis curve patterns and how can we observe them?
• How can yoga help scoliosis and which asanas are best suited for working with asymmetry in the body?

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