Christina Raskin
The Pitfalls of Focusing on the Physical Practice of Yoga
In the West we tend to focus on the physical practice of yoga a lot, and mostly ignore the deeper levels of the practice. According to...
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Christina Raskin
- Oct 7, 2021
- 3 min
The Yoga Pose Should be Stable & Comfortable
In the Yoga Sutra, one of the ancient texts that yogis study to gain knowledge on how to live life with more joy and less suffering...
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Christina Raskin
- Sep 23, 2021
- 3 min
How to make the most out of your 200 hr Yoga Teacher Training – Advice from my 8 years’ experience
Chances are that you’ll only do your 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) once, so you really want to make the most out of it! Take...
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Christina Raskin
- Apr 29, 2021
- 5 min
How to overcome COVID fatigue with Yoga: Use Tapas!
COVID fatigue is real and I am feeling it, too. I have stopped running, I’m eating a lot of ice cream, I’m feeling uninspired and I...
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Christina Raskin
- Mar 25, 2021
- 4 min
Fit the Pose to the Person, Not the Other Way Around
An appeal to yoga teachers to stop trying to fit students in a box We are all so unique and different, thank goodness! We have different...
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Christina Raskin
- Mar 4, 2021
- 3 min
Life lessons learned on the mat that changed my life
Yoga teaches us many precious life lessons. But how do we apply them once we step off the mat and into the world? We practice these...
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Christina Raskin
- Jan 22, 2021
- 2 min
The Ego is not Our Enemy
Your ego is not bad. In the yoga world we often see people berating the ego. “Ugh, that’s just my ego,” we hear. Or “they are so acting...
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Christina Raskin
- Dec 23, 2020
- 5 min
Life isn’t Black or White, so let’s Embrace the Grey
“I just want to know the answer, tell me what is right.” I wish I could count how many times a yoga teacher in training asked me this in...
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Christina Raskin
- Nov 26, 2020
- 3 min
Just Breathe...?
We see these words everywhere nowadays, on t-shirts and on bumper stickers, in Instagram posts and as people’s Facebook motto’s, but what...
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Christina Raskin
- Sep 11, 2020
- 6 min
What You Say in Class Has a Powerful Impact on Your Students – 5 Words to Lose When Teaching Yoga
Choosing the right words is key to empowering our students versus intimidating them and causing them to compare themselves to us or...
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Christina Raskin
- Jul 30, 2020
- 7 min
Are We Ruining Our Students’ Intuition? – Empowering vs. Disempowering Teaching in Our Yoga Classes
“Listen to your intuition!” We see this on shirts, memes on IG and hear Yoga teachers spew it in class constantly. What does it mean?...
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Christina Raskin
- Jun 4, 2020
- 4 min
Response-ability
“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.” -William Shakespeare, Julis Caesar Wanna hear something scary and...
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Christina Raskin
- Mar 25, 2020
- 1 min
In-depth Study of Yoga: Books to Read
In depth books about all things Yoga
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Christina Raskin
- Mar 22, 2020
- 2 min
Books to Read. Movies to Watch!
There are so many wonderful books and movie that speak to Yoga and the spirit of the soul. Here are my recommendations to get you started.
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Christina Raskin
- Dec 13, 2019
- 2 min
Teacher vs. Instructor
Is there a difference between a Yoga Teacher and a Yoga Instructor? I think there is. I like to call myself a teacher, an educator, not...
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Christina Raskin
- Dec 4, 2019
- 4 min
Uninspired... feeling blah
I'll admit it... I have been feeling a bit uninspired lately, I just got over laryngitis and it's incredibly cold out. I'm feeling...
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Christina Raskin
- Nov 30, 2019
- 3 min
How to Avoid Burnout
Every instructor I know goes through a period of burn-out, I know I have. I see it mostly with new teachers. They are so excited to teach...
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Christina Raskin
- Nov 13, 2019
- 4 min
Addiction to Comfort & Spiritual Growth
Are you addicted to comfort and does that effect your spiritual growth? Are you addicted to taking the easy road so that you don’t have...
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Christina Raskin
- Nov 4, 2019
- 4 min
'Get out of your Comfort Zone to grow.' Rubbish!
I can’t count how many times I’ve heard yoga teachers say that you have to move past your comfort zone to grow. I do believe this to be...
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Christina Raskin
- Oct 16, 2019
- 2 min
Important Tips for New Instructors
1. You must be full before you can give back to your students. As instructors we give a lot to our students. Over time, this can be...
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