We have been running regular community classes on Saturday afternoons at Inspire Yoga. These classes have been run by our trainee teachers under the supervision of senior teachers. The Community classes are voluntarily run by the trainees, they can choose to run half a class or a full class. The trainees design and sequence the class…
Our 2020 Yoga Teacher Training is coming to a close.Throughout our training our students have strengthened and improved their own asana practice.Today we took a deeper dive into inversions. Looking at techniques to improve inversions and showing how to teach inversions at different levels, starting out with the basics and progressing as students strengthen.Here is…
We recently returned from our 7 day Yoga Teacher Training Retreat at Yanada Retreat Centre in St Albans near Wisemans Ferry. The retreat is an essential part of our Yoga Teacher Training, where we were able to immerse ourselves in Yoga for the entire week. The location was incredible, with numerous walks, pool and spa. During…
The Bhagavad Gita is one of the most important Hindu scriptures. It is revered as a sacred scripture of Hinduism, and considered as one of the most important philosophical classics of the world. The teacher of the Bhagavad Gita is Krishna, who is revered by Hindus as a manifestation of the Lord Himself, and is…
At the start of 2020 12 students began a year of transformation as they embarked on their journey to become Yoga teachers with Inspire Yoga.It’s been a hectic year for our teacher trainees as the course is a 400 hour level 1 training course (certified with Yoga Australia) with requirements of daily home practice, classes,…
When I completed my first Yoga training in 2009 the Anatomy and Physiology component consisted of colouring pages and pages of an Anatomy Colouring Book. This method did not stick in my head. Luckily for me I had already completed a fair amount of anatomy in my Shiatsu course and so this was a refresher.…
The Chakra system is part of an ancient tradition which first originated in India This system is used as a powerful tool for healing and transformation. The system is not based on our physical body but our subtle or energetic body. The Chakra system used in the west is one of many Chakra systems. Some systems contain…
Yoga Nidra is a deep form of relaxation. I often use the practice of Yoga Nidra if I am feeling stressed or fatigued or finding it difficult to still my mind. Yoga Nidra, is often referred to ‘psychic sleep’. It brings you into the state between being asleep and awake. The practice itself is very simple and…
