A Quick Guide to Key Yoga Terminology

Joining a yoga class can be intimidating. Where is your sacrum? (It’s the flat bone at the base of your spine.) Why do some teachers use Sanskrit and others do not? You will often find that yoga teachers will interchange anatomical language, Sanskrit (see below), and English throughout the class, which can leave a new student feeling a bit lost or overwhelmed. We want to be sure that when you come to classes at Razz, you feel comfortable, welcomed and if you ever have a question, you know that someone else in the room most likely does as well! With this spirit in mind, we thought it would be useful to break down some of the terminology that you might hear in a yoga class with us.

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Heather Rasmussen
How to Stay Motivated When Your Motivation Wanes

After the New Year’s resolutions subside, many of us are left with big goals and little progress. Instead of throwing in the towel and waiting until next January, we’ve established some of our top suggestions for keeping your commitment to your practice even when your motivation wanes.

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Heather Rasmussen
Why Razz Teacher Training?

We know there are an abundance of teacher training programs available—online and in studios nearby. But we feel strongly that our program exceeds not only the Yoga Alliance standards, but also many of the offerings you’ll find elsewhere. We know we’re biased, but hear us out…

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Heather RasmussenRazz Yoga