abellaYoga

Where Yoga Comes to You

Call Us at 703-371-9219
contact@abellayoga.com
  • Home
  • About
    • Client Locations
  • Yoga
  • Locations
  • Yoga Blog
  • Contact
  • Private Yoga
  • Office Yoga
  • Event Yoga
  • The Biz of Yoga
You are here: Home / Archives for health and fitness

Yoga Secrets – in the heart of NYC

May 21, 2014 By Melody

After spending this past weekend with Sri Dharma Mittra, I am convinced there is no reason to travel to India or some far away land to experience the best of yoga.  Teaching yoga since 1967, Sri Dharma founded the first independent school of yoga in NYC in 1975 and is known internationally as the "Teachers' Teacher".  Smack in the heart of Manhattan, he has been sharing the secrets of success not just in yoga but in life. As he stated on Sunday, there are just four things you need to do to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: dharma mittra, health, health and fitness, life, meditation, pranayama, Uncategorized, yoga, yoga asana, yoga teacher

Taking a Break

March 27, 2014 By Melody

As a small business owner (i.e. full-time traveling yoga teacher), I'm often asked "How are you able to take vacation?"  Or sometimes it sounds like "Won't your office yoga /corporate clients find another instructor?" and "Aren't you worried your private yoga clients will be upset?" Honestly, I'm always baffled by this type of question  Part of a yoga teacher's job is to help people feel better.  Better is a simple term for a world of sensations such as healthy, grounded, energized, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: business of yoga, corporate yoga, health, health and fitness, Uncategorized, vacation, washington dc, yoga, yoga teacher, yoga teacher mentor, yoga teacher training, yoga travel

How I Love Teaching Office Yoga

March 31, 2013 By Melody

Last week I was grateful to teach a series of office yoga sessions for a huge global real estate company with several DC locations as part of their employee health & wellness program.  After spending three days in a row in Bethesda (Tues), Washington, DC (Wed) and Tysons Corner (Thurs) teaching the benefits of yogic breathing and movement (yoga asana) in conference rooms, I realized a few things: Yoga is accessible to everyone, anywhere, anytime.  In these office yoga sessions I actually … [Read more...]

Filed Under: bethesda yoga, breathing, business of yoga, chair yoga, corporate yoga, health, health and fitness, life, meditation, nothern virginia, office yoga, P90X, washington dc, yoga, yoga asana, yoga mats, yoga studios, yoga teacher, yoga travel

Santosha – Discovered in a Bad Yoga Class

August 28, 2012 By Melody

"By contentment, supreme joy is gained."  sutra 2.42 "Niyama consists of purity, contentment, accepting but not causing pain, study, and self-surrender.  sutra 2.32 Santosha is Sanskrit for contentment.  The word contentment/santosha is first mentioned in The Yoga Sutras among the list of five niyamas (sutra 2.32).  Side note:  My take on the niyamas is they guide our internal compass.  They're ethical principles (or observances) that strengthen our character and guide us to live life in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alexandria, arlington, dharma mittra, flow, health, health and fitness, healthy and happy, life, washington dc, yoga, yoga books, yoga philosophy, yoga studios, yoga sutras

2012: A Year of Challenge

January 4, 2012 By Melody

With permission I have copied & pasted Sri Dharma Mittra's latest message from the Dharma Yoga Center 12/31/2011 newsletter.  I admit it's a lot to take in.  My suggestion:  Read it here, then print it to have on hand so you can reread it several times, contemplate upon it and decide what it means for you.  Enjoy!                         HAPPY NEW YEAR! A Message from Dharma: All suffering and pain experienced on the material plane is for the purpose of purification - the gradual cleaning … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2012, dharma mittra, health, health and fitness, Karma, life, meditation, yoga, yoga philosophy, yoga studios, yoga teacher

WOW! for today

June 14, 2011 By Melody

Love Your Body in Reston, Virginia

After the OM's and Namaste in my lunchtime office Vinyasa Yoga class yesterday, I reminded the group that Friday is our monthly Yin Yoga class.  One of my students responded with an unpleasant facial expression stating "by that time I'll have already been up 9+ hours".  I was like "WOW!".   Though my simple one word response was filled with internal depth. I was not only hearing from her how much she was dreading Friday but sensing the anxiety/dread of how much that day is already setting the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: chanting, corporate yoga, health and fitness, life, meditation, office yoga, washington dc, yoga, yoga asana

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • …
  • 31
  • Next Page »

Subscribe to My Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Recent Posts

  • Private Yoga Rates
  • Business of Yoga (part 5): Rest to Reset
  • 2016 – What’s Your Word?
Be a warrior not a worrier. Get the liability protection & peace of mind you deserve. $159/year BeYogi Insurance

Post Archives

Business Information

abellayoga
Arlington, Virginia, 22202
Phone: 703-371-9219

Follow Us

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter

Copyright © 2022 YOGAbella, Inc. All rights reserved. abellaYoga is a registered tradename of YOGAbella, Inc.