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Beyond OM

May 5, 2014 By Melody

As Sri Dharma Mittra often states at the start of a Master class, "all yoga practices begin and end with the sound of OM."  True to form, this video captures this instruction at the beginning of his full day of teaching at the Washington Convention Center April 6, 2014. Beyond the sacred sound of OM, which is said to be the oldest mantra in the world, there are many other mantras frequently chanted in asana classes at yoga studios around the world.  Mantras exist for many things including … [Read more...]

Filed Under: bhakti yoga, chanting, dharma mittra, meditation, sanskrit, Uncategorized, yoga, yoga asana, yoga books, yoga philosophy, yoga studios

The Business of Yoga (part 4)

April 14, 2014 By Melody

The Business of Yoga (part 4) is all about the importance of networking.  As I explained to the Flow Yoga Center yoga teacher trainees yesterday in Washington, DC, word-of-mouth continues to be an essential key to locking in private and corporate yoga clients since starting abellaYoga nearly eight years ago. Face-to-face connections in today’s social media/texting world seem to often get pushed to the side. It’s far easier to hide behind a computer screen and promote yourself vs. physically … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Active Life DC, Alexandria, arlington, biz of yoga, business of yoga, corporate yoga, flow, office yoga, private yoga instruction, Uncategorized, washington dc, Where to Yoga, yoga, yoga studios, yoga teacher training

500-hour Yoga Teacher Training -is it right for you?

February 6, 2014 By Melody

An advanced yoga teacher training program (such as a 300-hour or 500-hour yoga teacher training) can be an exciting decision - assuming you're ready for it.  Maybe you "think" you are ready for it since you just completed your 200-hour in the last year, but is that enough of a prerequisite to take the leap to doing a 500-hour yoga teacher training? My recent observation is people are treating yoga teacher trainings like college degrees:  you graduate with a Bachelor's degree and then … [Read more...]

Filed Under: corporate yoga, dharma mittra, Uncategorized, yoga, yoga asana, yoga books, yoga studios, yoga teacher, yoga teacher training

How to Om: the best read I’ve seen on Om

January 17, 2014 By Melody

Since 2008 I've written a few posts on chanting Om which is the oldest chant in India.  I've answered questions such as why Om, what is Om and how to Om.  My last writing/blog post on Om even included a brief discussion of the yoga sutras that cover the topic of Om (see OM, OM, OM). Om, considered to be an all-pervading sound in the universe, connects us to everything around us and within us.  Comprised of three syllables –A, U, M – Om is pronounced AhhOohMmm.  At least one of these … [Read more...]

Filed Under: chanting, corporate yoga, office yoga, yoga, yoga philosophy, yoga studios, yoga sutras

The Real Deal: Sri Dharma Mittra

August 30, 2013 By Melody

A little over two weeks ago I had just returned from NYC after spending 8 solid days there immersed in an 800-hour yoga teacher training with Sri Dharma Mittra.  Yes, even though I'm a professional yoga teacher I still continue to study yoga and attend yoga teacher trainings...another blog post, at another time.  Anyway, many knew this was my "big training" for the year so immediately upon reconnecting to life, friends, family, teaching, etc. several people naturally asked "so how was it?!?"  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: dharma mittra, life, nyc, Uncategorized, washington dc, yoga, yoga asana, yoga philosophy, yoga studios, yoga teacher, yoga teacher training, yoga travel

Sh*t Happens, So Be In It

May 23, 2013 By Melody

For those of you that know me, this blog post title is probably a surprise.  For those of you that don't know me well, let me state upfront I don't curse (well at least not 99.9% of the time).  Thanks to my parents & grandparents, I'm just not a fan of it.  Though I'm sure we can all admit every now and then it's appropriate because every now and then sh*t happens! Stuff happens all the time, right?  You've made it through airport security and you find out your flight is delayed 3 hours, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: biz of yoga, corporate yoga, flow, health, life, office yoga, private yoga instruction, Swami Satchidananda, yoga, yoga books, yoga mats, yoga philosophy, yoga studios, yoga sutras, yoga teacher, yoga teacher training

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