Did you really believe all those yoga myths?
Elodie Abadie • 24 août 2023
There are many misconceptions about yoga, many clichés. This article refutes some of them, but just like anything else, you shouldn't believe any of it - you need to experience it to get your own opinion 😉
Do you need to be flexible to practice yoga?
Yoga can help you improve your
flexibility, but you don't have to be flexible to start practicing. The important thing in yoga is to respect your body's limits. And the key to respecting those limits is the breath. Indeed, if we stop breathing by blocking our breath during a stretch, it's a signal that we're pushing too hard.
Gaining flexibility doesn't have to be painful. Progress comes with practice.
Yoga isn't physical!
Yoga is a discipline which adapts to each and every one of its practitioners. There's a yoga style for everyone. You just have to find which one. Yoga can be relaxing, physical, dynamic, spiritual, invigorating, unusual, technical... It is best to clearly define your desires so you can choose the Yoga style that meets your expectations.
I find yoga too spiritual!
It is true that traditional yoga is based on non-religious spiritual development. But today, many teachings do not include this dimension. A dimension that only has value if we understand it or if it evokes something in us. It's completely acceptable to practice yoga while letting go of what doesn't suit you. It's important to choose the right type of yoga and the right teacher, in order to be in tune with your needs.
Yoga is too expensive!
Obviously, if you believe you can only practice yoga if you buy a round-trip ticket to India, the land of its origins, and pay for a several-day retreat. Fortunately today, yoga is becoming more accessible, and you can find in-person or online classes for every budget. All it takes is a little research! And after all, isn't it the best investment you can make for yourself? Read an article about it here!
The bottom line is that yoga is a discipline that can be customized to meet each individual's needs.
In your opinion, how did I come up with Yoga dance? 😉
Yoga is often seen as just a physical practice. Yet behind the postures and sequences lies a true philosophy of life.
Over the years, yoga has taught me deep lessons that go far beyond the mat. In this article, discover 5 essential lessons yoga has taught me — and that you can easily integrate into your daily life to transform the way you live, think, and act.
Introduction – The Paradox of Modern Yoga
Creating your own yoga training school is an idea that attracts more and more experienced yoga teachers. After several years of teaching classes, many instructors feel the desire to go further: to share their pedagogy, train future teachers, and structure their approach to yoga within a professional framework. However, behind this ambition lies a reality that is often more complex than it first appears. Between regulations, educational structure, administrative obligations, and building a sustainable activity, creating a yoga training school requires preparation and clarity. So, is creating a yoga training organization a dream or a realistic professional project? This article explores what it truly involves.
Becoming a yoga or Pilates teacher is a path that attracts more and more people today. Behind this decision, there are often very different life stories: a career change, a desire to bring more meaning into one’s work, the wish to share a practice that has transformed one’s life, or simply the aspiration to work closer to the body and movement. But very quickly, a practical question arises: how can you finance a yoga or Pilates training? Contrary to common belief, several options exist today that can help fund part or all of a professional training. Understanding these possibilities is an important step in building a realistic and sustainable project. This article explores the main ways to finance a yoga or Pilates training , whether you are changing careers, currently employed, self-employed, or seeking new professional opportunities.
Changing career paths to teach yoga is becoming increasingly common.
Corporate professionals in transition, healthcare workers, teachers, artists, exhausted entrepreneurs, or simply people searching for meaning… Many feel, at some point in their lives, the call of yoga as both a professional and personal path. But once that inner pull is felt, one question almost always arises:
w here do you actually start?
Between idealized visions, fears, financial constraints, and external expectations, the transition toward teaching yoga can feel unclear, even intimidating. This article guides you step by step to understand what changing paths to teach yoga really involves, and how to lay the first foundations in a realistic, aligned, and sustainable way.
It’s a question many future yoga teachers ask themselves—often quietly:
“Am I flexible enough to teach?”
And behind that question, there’s usually a deeper doubt: am I legitimate? Here is a clear and honest answer: no, flexibility is not a prerequisite for teaching yoga .
Believing otherwise is one of the biggest misconceptions of modern yoga.
Creating a coherent yoga class is one of the fundamental pillars of teaching yoga. It’s not just about sequencing postures, but about designing an inner architecture —an invisible thread that weaves together body, breath, energy, and meaning.
A successful class doesn’t merely “feel good.” It tells a story, supports a transformation, respects the body’s rhythms, and creates a safe space where each student can truly arrive and settle. Between intuition and structure, many teachers feel torn. Should you follow your inner feeling or stick to a clear framework? Improvise or plan everything?
The truth is that intuition and structure don’t oppose each other. They complement one another. One brings life; the other brings stability.
Teaching yoga is never a neutral act. Behind every class, every transmission, every guided posture, there is a deeper intention than it may seem. For some, teaching yoga comes from an inner calling—almost visceral.
For others, it is a fully structured profession, grounded in economic reality.
And for many, it is also—sometimes without intending to be—an engaged, almost militant act in a world that moves fast… too fast. So, teaching yoga—
Is it a vocation?
A profession like any other?
Or a conscious stance toward society? The truth is that teaching yoga often sits at the crossroads of all three.
And that is precisely what makes it so powerful… and so complex.
Finding your path.
These words sound like a promise… and sometimes, like pressure. We’re constantly told to “find our purpose,” “follow our heart,” “live our passion.”
But in reality, it’s rarely a straight road. It’s more of a winding path — full of doubts, sparks, turns, and awakenings.
A deeply inner journey before anything else. So how do you find your path when you feel lost?
How do you know what’s truly right for you — without being influenced by others’ expectations?
And most importantly, how do you move forward even when the answers aren’t clear yet? This article is an invitation to come back to yourself — not to search harder, but to listen differently.
Between teaching, creating, managing projects, running trainings, and nurturing a personal life, being a yoga teacher and entrepreneur can easily feel like a balancing act.
You’re expected to inspire, teach, plan, organize, create — all while leaving space for yourself, your family, and your breath. People often ask me: “How do you manage it all without burning out?” So today, I’m opening the doors to my own routine — not a perfect or rigid system, but a living, breathing, adaptable rhythm that changes with my energy, priorities, and inspiration. If you’re a yoga teacher, a creative entrepreneur, or simply someone trying to find balance between structure and flow, this is for you.