Articles from the teachers themselves: what the evidence says, how the practice is actually done, and where it comes from.
The pitch is usually about authenticity, which is the least useful part of the answer. Here is what actually differs in the teaching, and what the video call takes away.
By IndieVeda Yoga Teacher
Between November and February most people's practice quietly stops. The reason is almost never motivation, and the fix is usually a change of time rather than a change of will.
By IndieVeda Yoga Teacher
The most common reason people give for not starting yoga is the one reason that makes no sense. What a first private session is really like, minute by minute.
By IndieVeda Yoga Teacher
Sleep, joints, temperature and confidence all shift, and they shift on their own schedule. A general class averages that away; a private session can follow it.
By IndieVeda Yoga Teacher
UK private yoga runs from about £30 to £100 an hour, and the range is not mostly about quality. What you are actually paying for, and how to tell the difference.
By IndieVeda Yoga Teacher
There is real evidence for yoga at a desk job, and it is more modest than the wellness industry suggests. Here is what the reviews found, and what they did not.
By IndieVeda Yoga Teacher
From May the outdoor half of most people's fitness routine closes for four months. Yoga is one of the few things that does not care, provided you adjust for the air conditioning.
By IndieVeda Yoga Teacher
Three windows work while fasting: after suhoor, the half hour before iftar, and a couple of hours after it. What changes in the practice matters as much as when you do it.
By IndieVeda Yoga Teacher
You need less space than you think and fewer props than anyone sells you. A walkthrough of practising at home in the UAE with a live teacher on the other end of the call.
By IndieVeda Yoga Teacher
In-person private yoga in Dubai starts around AED 300 a session. Online one-to-one costs a fraction of that. Here is what each buys you, and where the cheaper option genuinely is worse.
By IndieVeda Yoga Teacher