Finding Your Joy with Cathy Christoff

Prāṇāyāma Versus Breathwork

In the Viniyoga tradition that has been handed down to us through Kṛṣṇamacarya and TKV Deśikachar, the Viniyoga tradition emphasizes breath-centered yoga. Moreover, we present engagement with breath as deeply tied to lessons from yoga philosophy. As breathing is increasingly recognized as an important part of human physiology by Western therapeutics, Chase Bossart, Yoga Well's Executive Director, clarifies the foundational physiological understanding of yoga and how this relates to prāṇāyāma practices, including concepts, applications, and tools. Learn more about the Advanced Viniyoga Applications Program: Prāṇāyāma - Breathing in Viniyoga at https://courses.yogawell.com/advanced-viniyoga-applications-2 [https://courses.yogawell.com/advanced-viniyoga-applications-2]

Āsana: The True Intent of Our Postures

Āsana (the physical postures) is the most visible practice of yoga, yet for many practitioners, its true aims and purposes often feel mysterious and unclear. In this edition of the Yoga Well's free monthly live discussion series, Chase Bossart helps to contextualize Yoga's physical postures in order to better unlock personal and spititual transformation. The Yoga Well Discussion series takes place on the last Tuesday of every month, starting at 11:30amPT/2:30pmET. Sign up for our email list for details on topics and how to join. www.yogawell.com

Replay: Counting the Duration of Your Breath: Samāna Ratio

In this prāṇāyāma practice with ujjāyī breathing, you are guided to count different aspects of the breath, developing inhale, exhale, hold after exhale, and hold after inhale into a samāna ratio. Breath is an important tool in yoga. You will find breath-based focus in our āsana and meditation classes. Learn the how and why of breathing practices in our 300-hour practitioner and seeker training Deepen Your Yoga Practice: https://www.yogawell.com/deepen-your-yoga/ [https://www.yogawell.com/deepen-your-yoga/]

Asking Us to Be Awake with Sarah Capua

This episode of our Viniyoga podcast weaves together therapeutic yoga and yoga philosophy through a discussion of meditation, presence, and integrity - in the largess of community and the intimacy of death. Chase speaks with Sarah Capua, certified Yoga Therapist, Zen Practitioner, and End-of-Life Doula, about Yoga as spiritual work. Find a quiet place to be with this beautiful discussion of how painful experiences are the opportunity for transformation of spirit, how practice is inseparable from the evolution of our everyday life, and how the values and ethics in Zen & Yoga Therapy direct practice and teaching. Sarah explores her lessons as an End-of-Life Doula and presents death as a spiritual view that is asking us to be awake. Find Sarah at www.SarahCapua.com. Learn more about the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram at KYM. org. Learn more about Yoga Well's offerings at https://www.yogawell.com/our-offerings/

Keeping Saṁskṛta Alive with Chase Bossart

Students will notice that we use Saṁskṛta terminology and practice traditional Vedic chanting at the Yoga Well Institute. This is keeping in with the Viniyoga tradition we have learned from Mr. TKV Deśikachar. Chase Bossart, our Executive Director, explains the importance of maintaining the foundational concepts that are linked to Saṁskṛta by using the examples of pramāṇa and yoga. Join a live weekly class or take a self-paced, pre-recorded course. Learn more at https://www.yogawell.com/our-offerings/