Archive for the ‘Forrest Yoga Mentorship Program’ Category
Popped down to New Haven to take & teach a class at Fresh Yoga under the lovely eyes of Forrest Yoga mentor Heidi Sormaz.
Two distinct bits of feedback stand out for me.
1) Forrest Yoga focuses on opening & supporting the joints. When teaching it, prioritize giving cues that help with that very significant aspect of [...]
Not Dungeons & Dragons, though there’s nuthin wrong with that.
Dizziness & Downloads.
Very separate topics, but two short bits I wanted to share before getting on the road again (this weekend, Burlington, VT!).
Dizziness is one side effect I have from the medications I’m on.
(See
http://autumnlotusyoga.omblogger.com/2010/02/07/medication-update/
and http://autumnlotusyoga.omblogger.com/2010/01/14/outing-myself/)
The meds are amazing in many many ways. Predominantly, they quiet [...]
I’ve spent much of today compiling my final package to send in for full Forrest certification
It’s a complicated thing. Completing the Forrest Yoga Foundation Teacher Training means you get to be a 200 hr Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance.
But you’re not a fully certified Forrest teacher yet. You’re an associate. Nothing wrong with that, [...]
Why do we resist when we try to do something nice for ourselves? When we try to change, or heal, or take a class or a walk or do our practice or eat a salad, when we know it’s the best possible thing?
Heidi articulated a fascinating line of reasoning on that conundrum this weekend, and I’ve condensed [...]
A large part of this past weekend’s Forrest Yoga Mentorship program workshop was doing “seeing circles.”
A seeing circle is an element of the Forrest Yoga teacher training & a very interesting tool. Here’s how it goes.
- Take your group/class/trainees and warm up their eyes by putting them into a yoga pose (horse stance is popular cuz it [...]
I have been singing the Travelocity Traveling Gnome theme in my head alot recently. If you’ve seen the commercial you know it… “doo doot doot dooooo!” over & over. Because, as Beloved Husband is very willing to point out, I am, indeed, the happy traveling gnome.
This past weekend I was back at Fresh Yoga in New Haven [...]
This weekend’s Forrest Yoga Mentorship workshop with Heidi will focus on “seeing” or intuition.
When I went down to see her two weekends ago, I asked about how to practice my intuition… it’s something I’m quite interested in getting in touch with. Mostly because I seem to know fewer & fewer facts each day so I [...]
First, a disclaimer. That is not my back. I am waaaaaay too chicken to get a tattoo.
During my visit to New Haven, mentoress Heidi offered some really good advice to help with my continuing back rehab. I’m at the stage now where I’m painfree most of the time, but there is some sensation [...]
The past few days since I last posted were defined by a short visit to Fresh Yoga (www.freshyoga.com) in New Haven to see my mentor, the lovely & talented Heidi Sormaz.
Here’s Heidi, being fabulous:
It’s also been good to take a little time NOT trying to put everything into words. Words are great. I love words. But by defining & structuring [...]
This was part of a writing exercise from the last in-person Forrest Yoga Mentoring Program workshop, & also on the most recent teleconference for the Program that we did with Heidi.
Went like this. For two minutes, without self-editing or holding back, be really honest, write on the following: What expectations do you have for yourself as [...]