by The Well | Jul 16, 2023 | General
Written by the Executive Director of the Yoga Well Institute, Chase Bossart, this article first appeared in the “International Journal of Yoga Therapists (IJYT). The violin is a popular instrument in South India just as it is in the U.S. However, the way it is played...
by The Well | Jul 7, 2023 | General, YogaSutras
Current scholarship on Patañjali’s Yogasūtra holds that it was composed around 400 CE in India, in Sanskrit, in a style known as sūtra. This means the text, which is the core presentation of Yoga as a path of living or as a practice in life, uses as few words as...
by Chase Bossart | Apr 7, 2023 | Foundations of Yoga Therapy, General
What is Yoga Therapy? Who Can Benefit and What to Expect When I tell people that I work as a Yoga Therapist, I often have to explain what that means. People know what Yoga is, but Yoga as a healing modality is something they want to know more about. They ask, “What...
by The Well | Feb 20, 2023 | Defining Yoga, General
There is a common misconception in North America that Yoga is a great workout, and that Yoga instructors are incredibly fit. By contrast, the traditional focus of Yoga in India has always been the mind. This takes people by surprise: ‘But a Yoga class is so...
by The Well | Dec 13, 2022 | Foundations of Yoga Therapy, General
At the beginning of every Yoga Well Institute class, we chant in a Vedic style in honor and remembrance of our teachers. We do this because we acknowledge Yoga’s long and distinguished history. And we value the Tradition and Lineages that have passed these precious...
by The Well | Nov 28, 2022 | General
Āyurveda is another one of those terms that we see a lot in wellness social media posts. Blogs invite you to take a quiz to determine your doṣa, or prescribe things to do or avoid in order to practice Āyurveda. But there isn’t much information out there that explains...
