The Burning Wheel Blog

Training the Nervous System Is the Real Yoga

Regulation, Heartmind, and Undistorted Awareness At Burning Wheel Yoga School, we use physical intensity for a specific purpose. Not to overwhelm the system, but to reveal it.

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Why Strength Is a Spiritual Capacity: The Intelligence of Load

At Burning Wheel Yoga School, we treat the body as trustworthy. We do not view the physical self as something to be overcome or transcended. Instead, the body is the precise location where practice becomes real. It is the intersection of sensation, effort, breath, and attention. Consciousness does not move around the body; it expresses itself through it.

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What Elite Yoga Practice Really Means (And Why It Is Not Exclusive)

Devotion, Discipline, and the Myth of Elitism Elite does not mean exclusive. It means dedication and devotion. At Burning Wheel Yoga School, we are clear about what we offer. We train. We don’t cultivate mystique or status. We cultivate capacity through consistent, embodied practice. Elite practice is available to anyone willing to engage sincerely. Engagement shows up along a continuum. That ...

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Why I’m Done Apologizing for Depth in Practice

Standards, Responsibility, and the Refusal to Dilute What Makes Practice Real I’m no longer interested in explaining why depth matters.

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The Last 200-Hour Training You’ll Ever Need — Inside Our “Come Back Anytime” Promise

Most yoga teacher training programs are like summer camp—you meet amazing people, you have an unforgettable experience, and then it’s over. You graduate, certificate in hand, and figure out the rest on your own.

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From Student to Teacher: The Day You Start Standing at the Front of the Room

I’ll never forget my first time teaching yoga. I was in the middle of my own teacher training, and my instructor—without warning—told me to lead the group through Sun Salutations. Now, I’ve been on stage before. I’ve played music in front of a crowd, and I’ve spoken to rooms full of people. But this was different. The moment I stood up there, mat in front of me, eyes staring back, I realized I ...

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Why the World Doesn’t Need Another Yoga Teacher (and Why You Should Train Anyway)

Scroll through Instagram for 30 seconds and you’ll see more yoga teachers than you can shake a mala at. Perfectly lit photos, gravity-defying arm balances, quotes in elegant fonts about “finding your center.” It’s beautiful, sure. But do we need another yoga teacher? Short answer: no. Long answer: absolutely yes—if you’re coming from the right place.

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Toilet Bowl Cleaner or Inner Peace: What’s More Important?

(A personal story from Jordan—trust me, it’s worth the read!) So, I show up at Burning Wheel around 6:30 am, like I do most mornings. I put my earbuds in and start my little routine—bag down, vacuum out, carpets looking sharp. Then, I head down the hallway to clean the bathroom. And that’s when it happens.

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From Power Yoga to 8-Limb Power Yoga: My Quest for a Balanced Practice

The 8-Limb Power yoga method is an alloy of all of my practice and study for almost 20 years, combining everything I know, love, and respect into the method. Yoga shows us that change is constant. This is my contribution to that change.

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Redefining Productivity: How Rest Can Fuel Your Work Ethic

Imagine that moment in class when you are in a utkatasana twist. It’s so intense you are working, breathing, and sweating hard, but you give it everything. Then the release to the forward fold (uttanasana) comes, and you rest deeply. Everything drops; maybe you even drool a little (haha). The point is that you work hard, then rest deeply, then go back to hard work, twisting to the other side. ...

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