“I am completely devoted to sharing the wisdom of yoga with the world for the rest of my life. As soon as I graduate I am going back to India for the first time, with my baby, and we are going to continue to embody the teachings forever. This is a lifelong journey.”
After completing 500 hours of yoga teacher training in Rishikesh, India, Coco Taylor discovered SWIHA when she returned home. Coco felt deeply infatuated by the yoga programs offer at SWIHA. Coco seemingly couldn't get them out of her head for the next two years as she relocated to live in New Zealand. While living abroad, Coco found herself thinking about SWIHA every day. “One day, I finally decided to put what I was doing there on pause, and answer my soul calling to study yoga therapy at such a magical school. I left my friends, job, and all my belongings. Booked a flight back to Phoenix, and moved in with my parents so I could begin my journey at SWIHA from the bottom up!”
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Southwest Institute of Healing Arts,
yoga therapy,
Body,
SWIHA,
Yoga Teacher Training,
Spirit,
Mind,
yoga,
Arizona,
asana,
Tempe,
Yogi,
Yoga studio,
Manifestation,
Samskaras,
Holistic Modalities,
Divine Timing,
Yoga Retreat,
Divine,
Private Yoga Classes
Early yoga systems were available, accessible and heterogeneous, offering a wide range of philosophies, meditations, and rituals designed to liberate the mind, body, and spirit from suffering. However, over time it became a tool of oppression in India’s caste system under British colonial rule. It was during British rule that the Indian elite were given the power to enforce colonial control, and the upper caste implemented systems that eventually criminalized the practice of yoga altogether.
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Topics:
yoga,
asana,
Social Justice,
yoga history,
Sanskrit
Mathina Ross has always been a healer and philanthropist at heart. Though her background is not necessarily one you would expect from someone who now has a bustling career offering signature massage experiences, throughout her life she has mastered the art of caring for others. In fact, before attending SWIHA and completing our 1000-hour Massage Therapy Program, Mathina cultivated a profoundly rewarding career in cosmetology, in which she chose to specialize working with children who experienced spectrum disorders toward the end. She shares that the work was fulfilling to her soul, yet left her feeling drained. “I loved the work, [however, I] got ‘burned out.’ Given my specialized status, when I chose to move on, my options were very limited. Prior to specializing, I had worked in hair, skin and nail care, and had been massaging much of the body, so the transition to massage seemed an appropriate one.”
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Topics:
aromatherapy,
transformational,
holistic,
wellness,
Massage,
yoga,
Self-care,
healing,
Yoga Teacher Training,
Transformation,
asana,
health,
Spiritual,
Alternative healing,
Namaste,
Yogi,
Om
Sharon Rose made the trek out to Arizona following an opportunity in her previous career of hospitality and to experience a much-needed change in scenery. Attending a school like Southwest Institute of Healing Arts was far from her mind. At the time, she had no idea that her recreational and self-preservationist interests in yoga would become such huge components of her life path, and ultimately, the fulfillment of her life purpose.
After four months here in the desert, a sinking feeling began to creep into her soul that something significant was missing. Looking back, she shares, “I became uninspired and mentally checked out. I started practicing yoga at Spirit of Yoga around this time. I realized then that I wanted to pursue yoga full time and decided to look into SWIHA.”
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Topics:
transformational,
Life Coaching,
holistic,
wellness,
Holistic Nutrition,
SWIHA,
yoga,
healing,
life coach,
Nutrition Coaching,
Healthy Eating,
organic,
asana,
Spiritual,
Smoothies,
Alternative healing,
Namaste,
Yogi,
Om
SWIHA has one of the most divserse college communities; one classroom may hold veteran soldiers, nurses, policemen, school teachers, scientists, fitness coaches, or freshly grduated teenagers. The wonderful thing about thaving this kind of eclectic student body, is the diversity of stories of how everyone ended up at Southwest Institute of Healing Arts.
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Topics:
holistic,
Massage,
Polarity,
SWIHA,
yoga,
breathe,
energy healing,
Reiki,
Yoga Teacher Training,
Breath,
asana,
releasement
