by Sherri Koehler | Jan 27, 2019 | Blog Posts, Practice
At the beginning of December I was on my way to Puerto Vallarta, the first stop on my way to attend a transformational retreat on offering yoga at end-of-life. Mexico was an astounding place to visit. From delightful people, happy to help me practice my very rusty...
by Sherri Koehler | Oct 22, 2018 | Blog Posts, Practice
In 2015 I was asked to sub a class for older adults, Gentle Hatha Yoga. The teacher was going to be gone for a couple of weeks and I was in the system as a sub, the club was running out of options and gave me a ring. After a couple of weeks I was asked if I’d be...
by Sherri Koehler | Jul 2, 2018 | Asana
Pose of the Month: Balasana, “Child’s Pose” Sanskrit: Bāla – Child, infant Bālāsana – Child’s Pose If you’ve ever attended a yoga class there’s a good chance you’ve heard an instructor say something along...
by Sherri Koehler | Jun 19, 2018 | Blog Posts, Practice, Yoga Philosophy
This post originally appeared on the Yoga Service Council blog in April 2018. “Why do we do Restorative Yoga?” Recently a student asked me this question at the beginning of a class. They added, “I mean, it feels good, but what good is it?” Restorative Yoga is unlike...
by Sherri Koehler | Jun 12, 2018 | Blog Posts, Meditation, Pranayama
Last month Trinity College Dublin released a study* that identifies how the brain functions when prāṇāyāma helps us to focus. The study revealed activity in an area of the brainstem, the locus coeruleus, which produces noradrenaline. This chemical helps us to focus...
