Learn yoga, better
Clear, practical guides on alignment, sequencing, props and teaching — written by the Weavana team and the instructors who use it every day.
Foundations
Anatomy of a Sun Salutation
Surya Namaskar A, pose by pose — what each shape does, how the breath links them, and the mistakes that make it harder than it needs to be.
Breath as the Anchor: Three Patterns That Change Your Practice
Why the breath leads the movement, what your nervous system does with it, and three breathing patterns — ujjayi, even breath, extended exhale — to pra
Building your practice
Goals That Survive Contact With Life: Setting and Tracking Progress on the Mat
"I want to get better at yoga" isn't a goal, it's a mood. How to pick a goal you can actually see move — capacity, skill, or consistency — measure it
Building a Home Practice That Actually Survives
How to keep a steady practice when it's just you and a mat — short, frequent, forgiving, and engineered so that starting is the easy part.
How to use your gear
How to Use a Yoga Wheel: Backbends With a Spotter
The wheel looks like an influencer prop and works like a patient spotter — supported spinal extension, chest opening, and a safe runway toward deeper
How to Use a Yoga Blanket: The Most Underrated Prop in the Room
Fold it, roll it, stack it, wear it — the humble blanket pads knees, levels hips, supports necks, and warms Savasana, all for the price of lunch.
How to Choose (and Actually Use) a Yoga Mat
Grip, cushion, weight, and the sweat question — what actually matters in a mat, what's marketing, and how to make whichever one you buy last for years
How to Use a Bolster: Support That Lets You Let Go
Restorative poses work by removing every job the muscles have — and the bolster is how. Five supported shapes, hold times, and what to look for when b
How to Use a Yoga Strap: Longer Arms, Honest Folds
The cheapest prop does the most surgical work — seated folds, shoulder openers, reclined hamstring stretches, and binds, with the spine kept long the
How to Use Yoga Blocks: The Floor, Raised to Meet You
The most versatile prop on the shelf — eight ways to use blocks across standing poses, folds, strength work, and rest, plus how to choose between foam
Teaching & continuing ed
Intake Forms, Waivers & Insurance for Private Yoga Clients
A signed waiver and a solid intake form are the unglamorous foundation of every professional private-client practice. Here is what they need to cover,
Teaching Around Injuries: A Working Method
Every room and every roster has injuries in it. A practical system for finding out what you're working with, adapting poses without drama, handling fl
Building a Private-Client Practice: 1-on-1 Work That Lasts
Private clients are the most rewarding and most demanding teaching you'll do. How to find them, run an intake that earns trust, price the work honestl
Past the Plateau: Continuing Education for Teachers
Most teachers plateau after the 200-hour — not from lack of talent but because daily teaching rewards what already works. How structured training brea
Sequencing: Arc, Peak, and the Class That Feels Inevitable
How to build a class that earns its peak and lands its rest — choosing the peak first, reverse-engineering the warm-up, and pressure-testing the arc.
Weavana Studio · for teachers
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