anatomy Archives — Shut Up & Yoga

Meet Donovan Stewart, Curious Coach & Fitness Philosopher

@coach_donovan_ We were delighted to meet Donovan Stewart, curious movement coach and fitness philosopher. In this interview, we discuss (and define!) unconv...

#heroes0 Comments17 min read

Your Brain on Yoga. Part II: Proprioception

Garrett Neill

Read Your Brain on Yoga. Part I: Motor Control here Sense of Self One thing that we share with every other form of life is a need to intake sensory info...

#move1 Comment36 min read

Meet Bernie Clark, the Author of “Your Body, Your Yoga” and “Your Spine, Your Yoga”

Jodi Dodd

Bernie Clark's material has been an essential resource for me as a Yoga Instructor for over a decade. On top of teaching yoga & meditation since 1998, Berni...

#heroes1 Comment18 min read

Human First, Yogi Second

Garrett Neill

Is yoga asana actually serving our bodies? As a modern-day human, is the physical practice of yoga still appropriate? My opinion: Yoga isn’t perfect. The mindfu...

#move3 Comments23 min read

Breaking Yoga’s Alignment Stereotypes

Daniella Wittern Bush

I arrive early, as always, giving myself time to roll out my mat, adjust the lighting and the sound system, and open the cabinet of yoga props. Sometimes one or...

#teach12 Comments15 min read

Your Brain on Yoga. Part I: Motor Control

Garrett Neill

In this day and age, it’s no lie that there is a myriad of ways to move your body. There’s also a lot of different styles of how to teach these movements. Yoga ...

#move3 Comments28 min read

Modern yoga: Rethinking Outdated Cues

Kerry McInnes

Yoga teachers and practitioners know that great alignment cues can make all the difference in our practice. Unfortunately, some common cues undermine the body’s...

#teach12 Comments8 min read

Rogue Yogi Real-Talk: How to Keep Your Shoulders Healthy in Asana w/ Jason Ray Brown

Julie Tran

Let's say you already have a large following (on social media or in real-life), and you've been teaching yoga a certain way. It can be a little scary to make an...

#move3 Comments10 min read

9 Chaturanga Alternatives

Garrett Neill

Modern Yoga Asana is changing around the world. Yogis are starting to look critically at cues and poses and ask questions about alignment & function. This i...

#move5 Comments23 min read

Rogue Yogi Real-Talk w/ Trina Altman: Fulfilling a Serious Need in the Yoga Scene

Julie Tran

Say you’ve been practicing yoga for awhile. You look up a studio, check out their class schedule and see the words “Vinyasa Flow”. Without a doubt, you can alre...

#move1 Comment10 min read

#move

Your Brain on Yoga. Part III: Range Of Motion

How to Advance Your Asana Practice, According to the Yoga Sutra

Your Brain on Yoga. Part II: Proprioception

#teach

Enough With Child’s Pose: A Practical Guide to Accessible Yoga

How to Use Language to Make Yoga Classes More Inclusive

The Business of Spirituality: How Studio Owners Profit From the Generosity of Yogis

#ideas

Yoga Cult Culture: How to Tell if Your Healing Circle is a Cult (And What to Do If It Is)

How the Industry of Spirituality Creates Toxic “Self-Help” Communities

The Yogi’s Guide to Panic Attack: 6 Steps to Cope

#heroes

Meet Shanté Cofield aka The Movement Maestro, Physical Therapist and Passionate Change Maker

Meet Erica Hartnick, the Water-lover Globe Trotter and Founder of Yoga Trade

#guides

8 Video Games to Practice Mindfulness

The Modern Yogi’s Guide to Plastic Free Life

Hawk’s Folly: Studio Reviews & Snark from a Migratory Bird of ‘Pray.’ Yoga in Rishikesh, India

#read+watch

The Yogi’s Bookshelf: The Bhagavad Gita, Translated by Barbara Stoler Miller

11 Books to Read Other Than the Yoga Sutras (and Why)

The Yogi’s Bookshelf: Living the Sutras by Kelly DiNardo and Amy Pearce-Hayden

anatomy

Meet Donovan Stewart, Curious Coach & Fitness Philosopher

Your Brain on Yoga. Part II: Proprioception

Meet Bernie Clark, the Author of “Your Body, Your Yoga” and “Your Spine, Your Yoga”

Human First, Yogi Second

Breaking Yoga’s Alignment Stereotypes

Your Brain on Yoga. Part I: Motor Control

Modern yoga: Rethinking Outdated Cues

Rogue Yogi Real-Talk: How to Keep Your Shoulders Healthy in Asana w/ Jason Ray Brown

9 Chaturanga Alternatives

Rogue Yogi Real-Talk w/ Trina Altman: Fulfilling a Serious Need in the Yoga Scene