Sleeping was never a problem for me. I could fall asleep fast, sleep through rainstorms, dream hard, and wake up well-rested and raring to go. Fast forward to my late forties and my sleep fell into the garbage bin. Here’s the back story… At 47 I started to get hot flashes during the day. Slowly […]
Amy Ippoliti
Amy Ippoliti is known for bringing yoga to modern-day life in a genuine way through her intelligent sequencing, clear instruction, and engaging sense of humor. She shares her passion for yoga, health, earth conservation, with her writings for Yoga Journal, Organic Life, Prevention, Mantra, Origin, Mind Body Green, and Elephant Journal. She has appeared on the covers of Yoga Journal, Boulder Lifestyle, and Fit Yoga Magazine and has been featured in Self Magazine, New York Magazine, Allure (Korea), and Newsweek and on the front page of Yahoo.com. A teacher on Glo.com, she is a pioneer of advanced yoga education, cofounding Vesselify (formerly 90 Monkeys), an online school that has enhanced the skills of yoga teachers and studios in 65+ countries. She is the co-author of The Art and Business of Teaching Yoga. Learn more at amyippoliti.com.
What to Remember When your Teacher Isn’t Instructing You
Teaching online almost exclusively these last 22 months has been a gift and a blessing. And at the same time without being together in the same room, I haven’t always been able to catch things like broad alignment trends in the group, nor sense the collective vibe. In the couple of times I’ve been able […]
So Hot Right Now: Saving the Planet One Vote at a Time
Much has been said about who is to blame for the predicament of the existential threat of climate change which looms large for all of humanity right now. Some say each individual is responsible as a consumer to make more ecological choices. Others say the harm caused, and continuing to be caused, is the fault […]
7 Ways to Reduce Earth-Harmful Waste in Your Home
The average American produces a shocking 4.9 pounds of trash every day, destined to sit in a landfill. Much of this waste is food and food scraps, which not only take up space in the landfill (when they could be decomposing in a compost pile), but they create methane gas which is far more potent […]
Five Keys to Sustainable Travel
If you’re like me, you love to travel but get concerned (understandably!) about the harm your trip can cause to the environment. Between fuel consumption, plastic cups and wrappers, harsh cleaning chemicals, and all the rest, traveling can be pretty taxing on the planet. After traveling for most of my adult life I’ve come up […]
Morning Rituals for Caregivers
If you find yourself in the role of a caretaker, whether you’re a parent, nursing a sick loved one, or aiding an elder family member, you know how challenging it can be to take care of yourself. Morning is a precious time, and can sometimes be your only window to get in some rituals to […]
Hope in an Age of Unease
Hope is imagination. Hope is faith in humanity. Hope is potential visualized. Hope is innovation. Hope is bravery. Hope is dreaming big. Hope is faith in a more superb future. If there’s one Hindu goddess that could embody hope itself, it would be Ushas, the Vedic goddess of the dawn. She’s described in the Rg […]
Take Good Care – A Brainstorm on Staying Calm and Functional
I was talking to a friend yesterday about how cataclysmic our world is right now. The loss, the wars, the languishing as a result of the pandemic, cascading climate disasters – all of it seems to be happening at once and it’s heavy. If there’s one thing I’ve learned growing up in the close quarters […]
Power Up! Morning Rituals for Changemakers
Everyone knows about the power of a morning routine. I call it my “morning power-up,” but it is also known in the Ayurvedic tradition as dinacārya (daytime regimen). If you’re human like me, chances are your morning rituals ebb and flow depending on where you’re at in life, the season you’re in, and the circumstances […]
7 Types of Morning Meditators
It’s no secret that meditating in the morning is one of the most impactful ways to set a positive tone for your day, increase your productivity, and infuse your day with a sense of calm and groundedness. But what kind of morning meditator are you? As it turns out, there are a number of different […]
Creative Ways to Get Back to Your Practice if It’s Lagging
There are a thousand things that can get in the way of you and your yoga practice. When we’re busy, it’s usually those self-care things like yoga that go out the window first. If you’re a yoga teacher, you might be around yoga so much that you start to burn out on your own practice. […]
Yoga Sequencing to Settle a Fried Nervous System
We’re living through a time of great uncertainty, difficult news, and internet-induced senselessness. Some days, I’m amazed that so many of us are still here, surviving, getting work done, taking care of family, and staying healthy and alive. Living through these times is so frazzling, I often find myself numb to how fried my nervous […]
What’s a Keystone Species, and Why is It Important for You to Be One?
A keystone in architecture is a wedge-shaped stone at the center of an archway or vault that stabilizes all the other stones into position, allowing the archway to bear weight above it. Without the keystone, the building would crumble. Our sacrum has a similar feeling of being a central support structure in the human skeleton […]
How to Create Week-by-Week Yoga Class Sequencing
To plan or not to plan your yoga classes? After over two decades of teaching yoga, I am still planning my classes. Having a solid class plan makes me feel so much more relaxed, calm, and prepared. And, I tend to teach better in most cases when I have a plan. During this period of […]
I Just Led My First Retreat Since the Pandemic and This is What I Learned
In December 2021 I was very fortunate to be able to host my first retreat since the pandemic began in early 2020. How to describe the experience…It was a lot of pent-up desire for travel, change, humidity, and hugs that flourished in a beautiful week of community togetherness. Our retreat location was Nosara, Costa Rica, […]
25 Things You Can Do Before a Climate Disaster Affects You
The day before New Year’s Eve, out-of-the-ordinary, hurricane force winds fueled Colorado’s most destructive fire in the state’s history, completely leveling community neighborhoods right in front of my eyes…in just half a day. Wildfires aren’t supposed to happen in December, but the fall had brought severe drought due to climate change, and not the usual […]
Saving the Planet One Compost at a Time
If you’re looking for one major action you can take right now to improve life on earth and the longevity of the human species, it’s composting in your own home! What is compost? Compost is created from the aerobic decomposition of many materials typically thought of as waste, including food scraps, leaves, straw, and more. […]
The Importance of Identifying Your Gifts
Your gifts are what will guide your life path. That’s great, but what if you don’t know what your gifts are? Your gifts are generally things that come very naturally to you. They are also likely the things that people ask you to do for them. In the book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, […]
How do we Really Move the Needle on Climate Change?
“Fertility of the soil is the future of civilization.” – Sir Albert Howard We started a conversation on Vesselify on how to get people to care about important causes within your yoga classes. The next question is – how can we move the needle on halting the climate crisis? We’re living in a time in […]
Amy Ippoliti
What’s your favorite part of your work in the world? We all need friendship and support to live a meaningful, happy life. To that end, I love helping to build community through my teaching, trainings, and retreats! I love knowing that these students have made lasting friendships that feel like family. I also feel […]