by Carmen Champion | Nov 7, 2022 | Carmen Champion, Yoga Teacher Training, Yogic Journey
A man breezed into the studio not long ago. “I saw this was a yoga studio and I just finished my 200 hour and I wanted to see what you have,” he said with some bravado. “Are you a certified instructor?” he asked. “I am.” I say, casually. “Yes, but are you 200 hour?”...
by Carmen Champion | Oct 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
I compare yoga to flossing one’s teeth. Let me explain. We have a problem in this industry where yoga has become an exercise that takes discipline to do. It’s used in gyms, it’s marketed as stretching and then peddled with underlying guilt if you don’t practice. I’ve...
by Carmen Champion | Sep 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
I was teaching my meditation class this week and we touched upon how certain things we say in casual conversations, specifically with new people, elicit specific responses. For example, if I say that I’m a yoga teacher, the individual will often explain all the...
by Carmen Champion | Aug 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
Last weekend I had a director for the Pranakriya School of Yoga in town to help lead yoga teacher training. His name is Vladimir and he currently resides in Atlanta, GA, but is originally from Bulgaria. On Saturday, Vlad and I came back to the house as my husband was...
by Carmen Champion | Jul 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
There’s something that happens around here after the 4th of July. It’s as though the 4th marks the end of Summer, instead of the beginning. School supplies begin to emerge at the store and holiday decorations spanning the last 6 mos of the year creep onto...
