Category Archives: training

Training Thursday: Ashley completes Yoga for All training

Thanks for checking out this occasional series on our blog, Training Thursdays!  Today’s installment reports on Ashley’s recent completion of the five-week online Yoga for All program.  Ashley shares these thoughts about what that training provided: As someone in a larger body, … Continue reading

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Training Thursday: Cassandra completes workshop with Mas Vidal

Thanks for checking out this occasional series on our blog, Training Thursdays!  In this installment, we report on Cassandra’s Rasayana workshop with Mas Vidal at Liberation Nashville.  Cassandra shares these thoughts about the November 12 event: Mas came to Nashville … Continue reading

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Training Thursday: Angie completes weekend with Nicki Doane

Thanks for checking out this third installment of our occasional series, Training Thursdays!  One of the best aspects of yoga is that we all continue to learn more about it every day, and this series highlights some of our teachers’ … Continue reading

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Training Thursday: Angie completes 45 hours of Anjali Restorative workshops

Thanks for checking out this new and occasional series on our blog, Training Thursdays!  One of the many amazing things about yoga is that we all continue to learn more about it every day, and this series highlights some of … Continue reading

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Training Thursday: Frances enrolls in extensive anatomy module

Welcome to a new occasional series on our blog, Training Thursdays!  As yoga teachers, we are also always students, and this series will highlight some of our training experiences, both in-progress and completed. To kick off the series, we are … Continue reading

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Alice completes Yin immersion course

We are pleased to announce that Alice recently completed a 20-hour training specifically focused on Yin yoga. This immersion, held at Sanctuary for Yoga in Nashville, was led by Liz Stewart, who teaches Sanctuary’s Yin classes and has studied with … Continue reading

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How to find the right yoga teacher for you

At 4yoga, we field many inquiries from potential students searching for the right yoga teacher and yoga studio for them to begin or to enhance their existing practice.  We are always happy to answer those questions and help guide folks … Continue reading

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Yoga Buzz at Acme in downtown Nashville

During a recent teacher-training workshop at Sanctuary for Yoga, Angie participated in a yoga class at a cool venue, on the rooftop at Acme Feed & Seed in downtown Nashville.  WSMV did a story on the classes, which are offered on … Continue reading

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Angie completes Yin immersion

We are pleased to announce that Angie recently completed a 20-hour training specifically focused on Yin yoga. This immersion, held at Sanctuary for Yoga in Nashville, was led by Liz Stewart, who teaches Sanctuary’s Yin classes and who has studied … Continue reading

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Meditation reduces stress, changes brain (Harvard study)

The Washington Post recently reported on a study by Sara Lazar, a neuroscientist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, that identified changes in people’s brains when they practice meditation.  After subjects spent eight weeks in a mindfulness-based stress … Continue reading

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