Blog | Sarah Westbrook, C-IAYT

Keep the Joy in Walking

Lots of folks took up walking during the pandemic as an alternative to group classes. Even more folks turn to walking once they give up...

Heart Treatise

Below is Sarah Westbrook's "Heart Treatise," given as part of her speech at Heartwood's Spring Event: Planting Seeds of Health & Hope:...

Spring Peek-a-Boo & False Starts

When my daughter was very little, she used to cover her eyes, and pretend that I couldn't see her. She'd giggle with delight as I walked...

Activating the Endings

I read this piece aloud in one of my group classes, on the last day I was to teach the class after acting as a long term sub. This also...

My Advice if you Have Scoliosis

Learn the three cues that reverse your scoliotic tendencies. That is the most important piece of advice I can give students with...

How to breathe with a mask (and be comfortable)

Okay, just reading an article about wearing a mask might have made your body shift in a particular way. Did your shoulders tense up?...

Your Grateful Neck

Control. Speaking your truth. Communicating non-violently. How has 2020 challenged you on these fronts? How has your neck registered and...

I feel like a Pumpkin Head

Did you catch my Halloween meditation on being a pumpkin head? I initially learned this technique from Aadil Palkhivala a Master...

Lie down to meditate?

When students think of meditating, they often envision someone seated in Lotus, and imagine that their mind is empty, free from all...

Yogaview Interviews Sarah Westbrook

By listening and respecting the body’s signals, we can start to work with our conditions instead of trying to ignore or dominate them.

Do the Opposite of what the Teacher says.

...Students need choices when they practice. Instead of rotely following cues, they need an option when something doesn't feel right.

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