The YogaFit Blog

Practical tips, inspiring stories, and wisdom born of experience to help you bring more yoga into your life and more life into your teaching.

Together We Rise

21/09/2020

We are facing a national mental health crisis of epidemic proportions – one I believe that will be far greater than the health impact of COVID 19 on Individuals. Both depression and...

Suicide Is Tough to Write About…

by Shaye Molendyke, Lt Col Shaye Molendyke. Director YogaFit for Warriors. C-IAYT, ERYT 500, MA Counseling | 14/09/2020

…well it is if you’re talking from a first-person account like I’m about to. Deep breath and just start already Shaye! (That’s my version of a pep talk.)Ok, here it...

Yoga as Storytelling

by Shaye Molendyke | 9/03/2020

USING YOGA TO RE-NARRATE OUR LIVES Lt Col Shaye Molendyke. Director YogaFit for Warriors. C-IAYT, ERYT 500, MA Counseling Good storytelling starts by setting the conditions for a...

Ways Meditation Can Improve Your Mood

19/07/2019

Meditation has a long history of improving people’s moods. It was used thousands of years ago to help ancient practitioners achieve enlightenment and make their day-to-day lives...

Finding My Calling Through Working With Seniors

by Rachel Baer | 16/07/2019

I first came to work with seniors and teach chair yoga while subbing for a six-week session. I had fortunately taken the “seniors” YogaFit training just two weeks before I had...

Learn How You Can Continue Your Education With Yoga

12/07/2019

Do you feel like you know everything about yoga and there's nothing left to learn? There are so many ways to continue your education with yoga and plenty of things to keep expanding...

The Benefits of Meditation

5/07/2019

Taking time to focus on mindful meditation can positively impact your mental and physical health. There are thousands of studies that have shown mindfulness works, and a ton of people can...

The Spiritual Benefits of Yoga

28/06/2019

Yoga doesn’t just make you healthier and happier. It does, but the payoff of a regular practice goes so far beyond the physical and mental. That’s right – we’re...

How You Can Transform Your Mind, Body, and Soul with Yoga

21/06/2019

Yoga is one of the oldest art forms in the world. Yep, we said art forms. See, most people think yoga is an exercise – and it is – but it’s also so much more. Yoga is a...

Four Ways That Yoga Can Improve Your Life

19/06/2019

Ever find yourself stressed out and feel like you can't catch a break? Yoga may just be the solution to your problems. Participating in yoga reduces the physical effects of stress on...

YogaFit Transformative Certification Program- A Testimonial

by Dr. Laura Hunt | 15/06/2019

Thank you for creating an inclusive yoga system and for intelligently incorporating a community service component into the essence of the YogaFit program. I traveled from New Mexico in...

How to Know When Teaching Yoga is The Right Career Choice For You

13/06/2019

Are you passionate about yoga, so much so that you’d like to teach its health benefits to others? If yes, then becoming a yoga teacher might be a stellar way to turn your passion into...

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