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Planting and Sowing Seeds
by Emily Gretz Recently, I was teaching a private lesson to a seven-year-old girl and we were...
Gender Benders: A Community Yoga Class for Queer Youth
by Emma Rabbitt Gender Benders began as a workshop at Gathered & Grounded, a yoga studio...
20,000 Chances to Start Over: Helping Students Reset through Pranayama
by Megan Skelly Wouldn’t you love a chance to start over, to slow down, to reset? What if I told...
Start with Svadhyaya
by Amy Necci How do you create a welcoming space? This was the first question asked in the event...
Honoring Swami Kripalu on his Birthday
109 years ago today, Saraswatichandra (called Narayan) who would later become known as Swami...
Adapting, and Finding our Place in the Lineage
Happy New Year, Pranakriya Community! As we embark on this new calendar year, I want to share...
PK Conversations: Prenatal Yoga
Meet Lee Furey
I recently had the honor of being elected President of Pranakriya School of Yoga’s Board of...
Deep Waters
By Kara Douglas Eyes closed, I hear the wind hollering on the far side of my studio walls,...
Parenting is Meditation in Motion
A post by Angela Andiorio My partner and I have been practicing yoga since 1999. I would describe...
An Overview of The Hatha Yoga Pradipika
Based on the teachings of Yoganand Michael Carroll By Monica Keady, RYT 500 What are the roots of...
Designing PK’s Kids Yoga Program & Releasing My Inner Child
By Usha Lakshmi, ERYT500, YACEP As we begin a new year, I would like to tell you a story. However,...
Peace in, Peace out
As challenging as 2020 has been, it is also in our nature to look for silver linings in the dark...
Yoga’s Gifts a Message from your Board of Directors
Dear Friends of Pranakriya, The year has presented us all with a number of opportunities to...
How to Respond versus React by Amy Necci
Every single day, life comes our way, bringing with it a variety of situations that may not always...
It’s just breathing, right? by Stacee Johnson
My first pranayama experience happened many years ago when my first yoga teacher introduced it in...
A Concise Historic View into Yoga’s Tantric Roots by Monica Keady
In Pranakriya’s program, Understanding The Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Yoganand Michael Carroll provides...
300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Update by Niisa Morton
Hello to the Pranakriya Community, I would like to share exciting changes that are...
Finding the Fire Within by Monica Keady
When I was studying to become a yoga teacher, I had difficulty understanding Tapas. Defined as...
I can’t relax in Savasana by Shelbi Miles
Savasana is an art; something that often takes time, practice and sometimes a lot of support to...
Our Words Are Important by Jacci Gruninger
Words matter. The words we use in teaching a class and the words we use with one another, they all...
Learning to Relax by Marybeth Cully
Remembering the early stages of practice. How I learned to release and appreciate the final...
Sandcastles by Nathan Gabor
For dedicated practitioners, it’s easy to know the benefits of yoga and meditation. Perhaps this...
Ripples of Resilience by Angela Andiorio
“We can actually learn, build and improve our ability to find our center in whatever situation...
When You Think You Are Off the Path
From Yoganand A long time student of mine used to access the heightened experience of seeing...
Opportunities to Serve with Pranakriya Committees!
The Pranakriya School of Yoga Healing Arts (PKSYHA) seeks to teach, support and serve yoga...
Meet Pranakriya’s New Executive Director, Betsy Marzahn-Ramos
September 1, 2020 As I start this journey as the new Executive Director for Pranakriya, I’d...
The Quest by Christa Lutz
The beginning…. Whole Body Yoga Studio was an incredible introduction to Pranakriya School...
How the 500hr Feeds Curious Minds by Carmen Champion
I didn’t join a Yoga Teacher Traning (YTT) to own a studio. In fact, I didn’t join YTT to...
My Pranakriya 300-Hour Teacher Training (January 2016 to June 2020) by Clare Din
Clare Din completed her Pranakriya 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) in June 2020 and kindly...
A Personal Journey through Pranakriya 300-Hour YTT by Missy Wheeler
I had been teaching yoga for five years and wanted to take my understanding and teaching to a new...
Getting Back to the Good Ole Days by Krissy Dopson-Simon
That’s right!!! The good ole days... You know, when you were a young child and you knew nothing...
Tamas Guna & Teaching by Sarah York
This week we look into tamas guna and how it can be applied to your teaching and personal...
A Tale of Vrishchikasana and Ahamkara by Marybeth Cully
I often reflect on how my yoga journey challenges me, but there is one instance that highlights...
“The Look” by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant
When she walked into the yoga studio, she gave me "the look" as I welcomed her. The woman...
The Uncommon Yogi: A History of Blacks and Yoga in the U.S. by Jana Long
With permission from Jana Long, Pranakriya School of Yoga Healing Arts is sharing her documentary,...