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How about now: does yoga feed your mind or your body or your spirit more, or are those elements more in balance than when you started?<\/p>\n
now, I realize that yoga feeds my mind and spirit as much as my body and I relish the overall sensations and balance<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n How long did you practice yoga before you started teaching it?<\/p>\n about 5 years<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n When you\u2019re teaching regularly, can you lead classes too often? How many times a week, and a day, might be too much?<\/p>\n teaching yoga is tiring and to be the best teacher I can be, I must limit how much I teach \u2014 1 or 2 classes a day are best for my psyche<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n I understand you used to practice Power Yoga and now focus on Yoga for Everybody. When you were practicing Power Yoga, what came easiest and what was more challenging?<\/p>\n I was teaching yoga to college students when I began \u2014 they wanted (I thought) a very physical practice and they wanted challenging poses \u2014 as I matured in my yoga practice I realized that teaching them pranayama was more important \u2014 it was a hard shift but I’m glad I took the hard route for the students \u2014 as I I got better at teaching breath and slower movements, I got a better response from the students \u2014 at 20 they already have enough physical demands and movement but few know the power of breathwork<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n From your experience as a teacher of Yoga for Everybody, can you generalize about what comes easiest for beginners and what is more challenging?<\/p>\n balance is often what brings the clients into the Yoga for Everybody class \u2014 as they learn Warrior and hip openers and they begin to lengthen their calf they find the balance \u2014 arm strength is very hard \u2014 easiest are the movements they do daily Warrior 1, lunge sagittal plane \u2014 opening the side body brings about nice change \u2014 sitting on the floor is hard for many new yogis \u2014 moving with the breath is hard for beginners \u2014 they rush the poses unaware how to match it to their breath<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n What are the more difficult yoga poses for beginners to execute?<\/p>\n Downward Facing Dog is the hardest pose for most beginners \u2014 Chatarange and arm strength, properly executing sphynx for older clients<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n What have been the greatest benefits of yoga for you?<\/p>\n calmer \u2014 more present, willing to forgive and forget \u2014 yes, better sleep<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Apart from yoga, do you practice other techniques of mindfulness or meditation?<\/p>\n no<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Your classes are described as “musically eclectic.” Will you share two song titles that demonstrate that?<\/p>\n ha ha \u2014 that would be my barre classes, I think, not my yoga \u2014 barre is done in time with the music \u2014 two fun barre songs are “America’s Sweetheart” by Elle King and “Got To Give It Up” by Marvin Gaye<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n for Yoga \u2014 in Happy Hour I use songs like “Wish You Were Here” by Bliss, “<\/strong><\/em>Makambo” by Geoffrey Oryema, and “Easy in the Early” by Uncle Earl (a great spiritual!)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Outside of a yoga session, do you ever just strike a pose and stretch?<\/p>\n all the time \u2014 on a paddle board, before and after riding my horse \u2014 after dancing \u2014 I can’t get through a day without joyful movement<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n If I gave you an expenses-paid yoga retreat, where would you go?<\/p>\n awesome, let’s go! \u2014 any of the Blue Zones — Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Nicoya, Costa Rica; Icaria, Greece; and Loma Linda, California<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u2014interview \u00a9 Marshal Zeringue<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yoga is a holistic experience for many \u2014 mind, body, spirit. 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