Category Archives: training

How to find the right yoga teacher for you

Posted on February 15, 2016 by 4yoga

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

Posted on July 24, 2015 by 4yoga

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

Posted on June 15, 2015 by 4yoga

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)

Posted on June 11, 2015 by 4yoga

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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Frances learns more about low back health in workshop

Posted on June 8, 2015 by 4yoga

In May, Frances attended a two-hour workshop led by Kevin Wheet from Memphis, Tn., dealing with ways to overcome back pain with yoga.  The workshop emphasized details of the psoas, the pesky muscle that causes many of us lower back … Continue reading →

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