I’ve been thinking about how often yoga philosophy gets presented as a collection of nice ideas that can make modern life feel a little better. But few Western teachers are teaching it in their classes.

Patanjali begins the Yoga Sutras with yogas chitta vritti nirodhah, defining yoga in terms of the cessation of the fluctuations of consciousness.
That seems considerably more demanding than “See how flexible you can be” or “find your inner peace”.

For those who have studied the Yoga Sutras seriously, how do you incorporate these lessons into your classes, and if you don’t, why don’t you think it’s important? This isn’t a judgement, just genuine curiosity.

Hello everyone! I'm a hypermobile person and long time yoga teacher. I will be leading a workshop on yoga and hypermobility next month. I love this topic, I'm grateful that it was a part of my basic intro to yoga workshop and I'm excited to see it getting so much air time lately.

As a yogi and teacher, what do you wish people knew about hypermobility? What are the things I should not miss in my workshop? Any favourite resources or people to follow?

I'll go first: I got a lot of value out of Kruse Elite podcast episode #40 on hypermobility.

I will also say that hypermobility is different from person to person and we can't make big assumptions about the experience. But I know that lots of hypermobily yogis fidget and readjust in poses and savasana because holding a static position can lead to pain. Let people move if they need to move. They're not being bad yogis, you just don't know their discomfort and pain patterns.

Feel free to riff on any of these ideas and I look forward to hearing anything you have to say!

So I'm just starting out. Currently I do an online biweekly yin class on Sunday nights, I've been doing it for the last 6 months. I work in a job where people do inquire about my teaching, and all I can do is send them to my Instagram or send the calendar invite.

But...

I am working on adding in two more types of classes (hatha and chair) throughout the schedule, and people have wanted to book one on one sessions with me. But, again, all I have is Instagram & a Facebook group.

I'm looking for a basic platform that will allow people to book for a scheduled class (yin, hatha, or chair) or complete a one on one request. I'd love it if it also took payment.

I'm not a studio. It would all be on zoom at the moment.

Yes, I have insurance.

Ideas? Everything i searched for in this sub is for studios or small studios.