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Practicing Kundalini For Anxiety: Move Energy To Feel Balanced
Practicing Kundalini for Anxiety: Move Energy to Feel Balanced—discover simple, body-based tools to calm your nervous system and reconnect with your center today.
Understanding the 5 Kleshas: Yoga’s Roadmap to Overcoming Suffering
Understanding the 5 Kleshas: Yoga’s Roadmap to Overcoming Suffering—these teachings completely reframed how I see anxiety, ego, and what yoga is really for.
Ziva Magic Review: Emily Fletcher’s Manifesting Meditation Course Changed How I Call In What I Want
Ziva Magic Review: Emily Fletcher’s Manifesting Meditation Course Changed How I Call In What I Want—peek inside the course that helped me manifest differently.
8 Top Somatic Yoga Books to Regulate Your Nervous System
Explore the top somatic yoga books to deepen your practice, support trauma healing, and teach with confidence—start your embodied journey today.
5 Best Somatic Yoga Apps for Nervous System Regulation
Discover the best somatic yoga apps for healing, stress relief, and nervous system support—including the Uplifted™ Membership, our top pick for embodied transformation.
Trauma-Informed Kundalini Yoga: A Heart-Centered Approach to Healing
Explore how trauma-informed Kundalini Yoga can help you heal gently, reconnect with your body, and reclaim your power—one breath, one choice at a time.
Top Somatic Coaching Programs And How To Choose One
Having a hard time finding the top somatic coaching programs? Us too. That’s why we made this list.
Somatic Yoga Workshop Ideas for Teachers
If you’re a yoga teacher and you want to host a workshop that sells out FAST, then try one of these somatic yoga workshop ideas.
How to Read the Bhagavad Gita: A Modern Yogi’s Guide
Here is your personal guide to reading and understanding the Bhagavad Gita as the spiritual prompt that it is.
Essential Kundalini Yoga for Beginners: Poses and Practices Explained
Discover essential Kundalini yoga poses and practices for beginners. Learn techniques to enhance your wellness journey. Read the article to get started!
Somatic Yoga for Cortisol Detox: A Gentle Path to Stress Relief and Nervous System Healing
Feeling wired and overwhelmed? Discover how somatic yoga can help you naturally detox cortisol, release stored tension, and return to a state of calm, balance, and ease.
Gentle Somatic Yoga: Heal Chronic Pain, Release Trauma, and Reclaim Your Bod
Learn how gentle somatic yoga helps you dissolve pain, release trauma, and reconnect with your body through slow, mindful movement.
How To Become A Yoga Teacher
If you want to become a yoga instructor, then start here. These are my most helpful articles to get you started.
Yoga Teacher Resources
If you’re already a yoga instructor and you’re looking for resources on how to choose your advanced training or to improve your career, then you’ll love this section of the blog. From how to write the perfect resume to how to find a job, I’ve got you covered.
Yoga Business and Marketing
How to Create a Yoga Website (Beginner Guide)
You need a yoga website — even if you only teach two classes a week. Instagram can disappear tomorrow. A website is the one piece of online real estate you actually own. And the good news? It doesn't have to be complicated or expensive to set up. Here's your beginner...
How to Price a Yoga Workshop
Most yoga workshops charge $35-75 for a 2-3 hour session and $100-200 for a full-day experience. But the "right" price depends on several factors — and most teachers undercharge because they're afraid to ask for what their expertise is worth. Let's fix that. Typical...
Multiple Income Streams for Yoga Teachers
Relying on studio classes alone is one of the hardest ways to make a living as a yoga teacher. The math just doesn't work for most people — studios pay $30-75 per class, and there are only so many classes you can teach before burnout hits. The teachers who build...
Yoga Alliance
Can I Register with Yoga Alliance from Outside the US?
Yes — Yoga Alliance is an international registry, and you can absolutely register from outside the United States. The process, the fees, and the credentials are the same whether you're in London, Mumbai, Sao Paulo, or Bali. Here's what you need to know. How...
How Do I Log Continuing Education Hours with Yoga Alliance?
The short answer: Log into your Yoga Alliance account, go to your member dashboard, and enter your continuing education hours under the "Continuing Education" section. You need 45 hours every 3 years to maintain your RYT status — 30 teaching hours and 15 training...
What Is a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School (RYS)?
The short answer: A Registered Yoga School (RYS) is a yoga teacher training program that has been approved by Yoga Alliance and meets their minimum curriculum standards. When you graduate from an RYS, you're eligible to register as an RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher). If...
Teaching Yoga
Yoga Cues 101: Everything You Need To Teach Yoga
Congratulations you’ve gotten your yoga teacher certification and you’re ready to get out into the world and start teaching yoga! But…. maybe, as a new yoga teacher, you’re not feeling very confident as a yoga instructor yet. Maybe you're worried that your verbal cues...
How to Easily Modify 6 Common Yoga Poses [+VIDEO]
https://youtu.be/biPpCkzCC9A There's nothing worse than finally getting yourself to yoga class and then your yoga instructor calls out certain yoga poses that you just.can't.do. Rather than grunting through them and shifting your weight awkwardly as you try to balance...
Creating Inclusive Yoga Spaces: Here’s What To Avoid Saying
Have you ever gone to a yoga class where you couldn’t keep up? Maybe you were asked to contort your body into shapes that just weren’t attainable for you. Did you leave feeling defeated instead of confident? Yoga isn’t one-size-fits-all, and it’s not a competitive...
Chakras and Kundalini
Wanna know about the chakras colors, how they work, and how to balance them? Then check out these posts all about the chakras and Kundalini Yoga. See all of my posts about chakras and Kundalini Yoga here.
Yoga Pose Directory
Explore different yoga postures, alignment, and yogic philosophy behind the poses.
Product Reviews
Check out my honest opinion on yoga mats, yoga props, books, and clothing in these helpful product reviews.
Yoga By Benefit
Find the yoga sequence right for you.
The Perfect Yoga Practice For Your Menstrual Cycle Energy Levels
Discover how your energy levels fluctuate throughout the menstrual cycle and learn what to expect in each phase. Read more to optimize your wellness.
Somatic Yoga Poses For Every Body And Mind
Discover the healing power of somatic yoga with mindful poses that enhance body awareness, release tension, and promote relaxation for all experience levels.
Wise Woman Archetype: Characteristics & Challenges
Unlock the wisdom of the Wise Woman archetype and discover how to embody her intuitive insight, profound strength, and deep knowledge in your own life.
Yoga Philosophy
Learn yogic philosophy, practices, and postures for a deep dive into traditional yoga.
Pranayama
10 Essential Types of Pranayama Breathing Techniques That You MUST Know
Breathing is part of our autonomic nervous system, the very basis by which our bodies survive… …so obviously we know it’s important. But many people might not know just how powerful it can be. The very act of inhalation and exhalation can help control your blood...
3 Tips to Master Ujjayi Breath (An Ancient Yogic Breathing Technique)
You know those yogic breathing exercises that your yoga instructor always talks about? Well, there's a big reason why they're incorporated into every yoga class. In fact, they are just as important as the 'yoga' that you're doing. It's true. Pranayama breathing is one...
6 Breathing Techniques for Stress and Anxiety Relief (That You Can Do Right Now)
Ever feel stressed or anxious? Yea, me too. While we may not be able to eliminate stress in our lives, we can learn how to respond to it more effectively. For me, one of the most direct ways to stay centered during times of stress and anxiety is by working with my...
Meditation
Tantric Har Chant: How It Fuels Prosperity and Inner Power
Does chanting feel weird to you? Maybe you feel vulnerable using your voice in your yoga practice? I’ll be honest, it took me many years before I felt comfortable chanting. Once I began, I never looked back. Chanting mantras, like Tantric Har, are powerful because...
Powerful Mantra for Protection Against Negative Energy and Harm
Mangala Charan Mantra is currently one of the most well known Kundalini mantras for protection. Many yoga teachers, like myself and Guru Singh, even include it as part of the Tune In before practicing Kundalini kriyas. As a member of the Uplifted community, you know...
The Power of Humee Hum Brahm Hum Mantra for Connection and Healing
To be human can be hard and you may find yourself at times feeling alone or isolated as you navigate tough choices and experiences. In times of stress like these, I find that my yoga practice, and especially chanting mantras, can guide me back to a place of grace and...
Prenatal Yoga
Yoga For Nausea: 7 Yoga Poses For A Sore Stomach
How often do you feel sick to your stomach? For me, it can be pretty often...which is no fun. So many things can cause nausea! Anxiety, excitement, anger, intense pain, morning sickness, motion sickness, food poisoning, the list could go on and on! With nausea...
Home Birth vs Hospital Birth: Which is More Yogic?
Congratulations, you're having a baby! Now is the time for questions that lead to research that leads to... TA-DA! More questions. I've been there! You're probably here because you're caught between two worlds; you're considering a home birth, but you're not sure if...
Pregnant? To Teach or Not To Teach
Congratulations! You're pregnant! Your heart is probably overflowing with the joy of motherhood! ....Aaaaaand your mind is probably filled with at least a few oh crap types of thoughts as you embark on the most epic 40-week rollercoaster ride of your life!...