Take a Look at What Clayton Yoga Teacher Training Graduates are Up to Now Read about what Alyssa Ward finds truly valuable in her teaching yoga profession. Enjoy this first blogpost featuring the fabulous yoga teacher Alyssa Ward. The qualities I like most about being a yoga teacher is the incredible support I can offer […] Continue reading → 
Special Promotion: $100 Unlimited Yoga Class Card. Welcome to Clayton Yoga! We are so grateful for our yoga students, yoga teachers and award winning yoga teacher trainings. Did you know that it takes 8-10 yoga classes to really understand the basics of Ahimsa, or non-harm? When we play our edge, we want to breath and […] Continue reading → 
In this blogpost we present part two our article on deep breathing and look at how our breathing shifts attitude, perceptions and beliefs. As we spoke about earlier, ancient yogis believe the breath is the key to accessing a peaceful, calm mind. Developing a stronger sympathetic nervous system, we allow our breath to originate from […] Continue reading → 
Clayton Yoga offers students from all backgrounds great Vinyasa style yoga practice. One of the most fundamental tools to practicing and teaching great yoga is to be authentic. When you are called to accomplish extraordinary goals, one must be up to the task and have an unstoppable desire. The best yoga students I have ever […] Continue reading → 
Life is a divine play filled with comedy or tragedy depending on how you see it. When we ignite our courage and define what it is we would like, we create intention and awareness. When we feel at the mercy or effect of other people’s opinion of likes or dislikes, we are suffering. Truth is […] Continue reading → 
Yoga in the winter time signals a time of solace, contemplation and quiet practice. Yin Yoga is a great way to learn how to slow your yoga practice down and the benefits that may be achieved when we do so. In his book entitled Yin Yoga, Paul Grilley tells us, the human body is made […] Continue reading → 
Linda Wasmer Andrew in her book titled Meditation debunks several myths regarding meditation. The myths include the following: “you have to be a little flaky to meditate” or meditation is about perfect silence. You have to be a religious person to meditate or “adults are the only ones faced with real stress”. Andrews ultimately encourages […] Continue reading → 
The 7th chakra, Sahasrara, or “thousand fold” lotus chakra considered the “consciousness” chakra and is located at the crown of the head or the soft spot on a baby’s head. This chakra symbolizes detachment from illusion and is known as the psychic center for higher knowing. It receives spiritual energies and guidance necessary to activate […] Continue reading → 
Chakra 6 is the Ajna, which means “to perceive.” It is located between the eyebrows, just above the bridge of the nose. Emotions include higher consciousness, perception and intuition. Sixth chakra energy resonates with clear thinking, clear vision, psychic, emotional and mental intelligence. Do you have an uncanny ability to predict the future? Are you […] Continue reading → 
The fifth chakra is located in the throat and its physical sense is sound. The Visuddha, or purification center (as it is sometimes known), regulates a person’s communication, creativity and expression. Its energy flow is also related to creativity as well as inspiration and faith. Visuddha also relates to the regions of neck, shoulders, arms […] Continue reading →