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Book Review: Yoga For Regular Guys
Like most men, I was skeptical of even the though of trying out yoga, thinking it was something that would be most likely painful, and a little out of the testoserone element. Also like most men, I experience back pain from time to time, in my case thanks to protruding L4 and and L5 discs stemming from a car accident years ago. As time goes on, and your family pulls you home, getting to the gym can be hard.Read more…What Should a Hatha Yoga Teacher Know? - Part 2
Yoga teachers should have good working knowledge of Yoga posture alignment and know how to assist a Yoga student who is holding an asana. When you are about to give an assist - ask for permission first; as this might be considered an invasion of privacy by some of your Yoga students. Yoga teachers should not take for granted that all students want a physical assist and should respect their space.Read more…What Should a Hatha Yoga Teacher Know? - Part 3
Niyamas are the ethical observances of Yoga. Yoga teachers should know them by heart; they do not conflict with any law or religion.Shaucha: To put it simply, be clean in hygiene, diet, and behavior.Read more…What Should a Hatha Yoga Teacher Know? – Part 1
Most of the time, prospective Yoga teachers have a very strong foundation in Yoga; but sometimes, they originally come from a related-field, such as Martial Arts, Pilates, Dance, Gymnastics, or Fitness. This is fine, but be prepared for a “learning curve” and do not expect to learn all about Yoga in one Yoga teacher training intensive course. Even if you “lock yourself up” in an ashram for months, you should realize that learning Yoga is a life-long journey and not a race.Read more…Yoga and Skiing Go Together Before, During and After the Ski Season
Here it is July and you’re probably wondering, "Is this guy nuts?" I mean, dude, it’s 90 degrees outside, not a snowflake in sight and he’s focusing on skiing! Well, you do when you love to ski and want to be ready when the time comes to throw the skis in the car and head for the hills.Read more…Teaching Hatha Yoga: The Philosophy of Abundance
Is abundance just a disguised word for “money?” Can money be used for a good cause? Do you wonder why some Master Yoga Teachers, Gurus, and Swamis frown on the idea of Yoga teachers “talking up” the concept of practicing Yoga for abundance?Read more…Tantra Yoga, Tantric Sex, or Viagra
Here’s a natural Yoga solution for a “pill popping culture” that does not take side-effects seriously, until they feel them, or worse. Male impotency has become a marketing Bonanza. Pharmaceutical companies are cashing in on middle-aged males.Read more…Meditation through Yoga
"Stop and smell the flowers." This old adage holds great truth and advice especially for the over-worked, over-stressed citizens of the modern world. We fill our days with fast paced activities and chores that lead to frustration, increased weight, and depression.Read more…Different Types Of Yoga Apparel
Yoga is all in rage lately. Everyday, a number of people decide to engage in Yoga for the conveniences it brings, from the physical aspect down to the spiritual and mental health.Various forms of Yoga correspond to different people of different walks of like, ages and lifestyles.Read more…The 8 Physical and Mental Types of Yoga
There are a lot of different types of yoga today, so if you are starting out and feeling confused, you are normal.It is best to start with a type of yoga that is appropriate for your own level of fitness, physical and spiritual goals and health condition.The 8 most common types of yoga are described in this article and briefly explained to help guide you in choosing the best type of yoga that you can start with.Read more…Yoga Explained
People want to be healthier these days and they are starting to realize that doctors and medicine can't always do the trick. Yoga is what a lot of people are using to help fix this problem in there lives. Yoga also helps people relax and can be very helpful after a stressful day.Read more…The Different Types Of Yoga
The practice of yoga goes back more than 5,000 years. It came originally from India and spread from there all over Asia and, in the second half of the 20th century, to Europe and the Americas. Yoga is a generic word that encompasses practically all kinds of meditations that aim at a psycho-physical improvement.Read more…Yoga: Downward-Facing Dog
Most hatha yoga classes have students performing Downward-Facing Dog throughout the class. This invigorating pose is one of the foundational poses that are an integral part of many vinyasa sequences. Downward Dog livens up the body from the hips to the spine right through to the fingers and toes, making you feel more alive and vibrant.Read more…Yoga and Mantra Meditation
Westerners tend to associate the practice of yoga with the physical regimen of poses, stretches and breathing, commonly known as hatha or astanga yoga. There is much more than this in the ancient art of yoga. Meditation, specifically mantra meditation, is an integral part of the yogic tradition as it helps bring the practitioner closer to the true and ultimate goal of yoga: union with the Supreme.Read more…Yoga: Side Poses for Balance
Muscular imbalances that can create a rounded posture are often the result of overdeveloping the chest and abdominal areas. People tend to focus on these areas because they are in the front of the body and that is what you see in the mirror. As a result, the side of the body is often neglected.Read more…Yoga: Opening the Hips with the Pigeon Pose
A common request in any yoga class is for hip openers like the Pigeon Pose. Although hip openers can be challenging, they are popular because they can also be very satisfying, both physically and emotionally.Our hips tend to be extremely tight.Read more…Yoga: Firm Your Quads and Release Your Hamstrings
Those yoga practitioners with tense hamstrings are the ones most likely to tense up in poses meant to release the hams and they then lose the benefit of the pose. Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend) is a pose where to experience a relaxing stretch in your back, neck and legs, you must release the hamstrings.Uttanasana is often used as a relaxing break after standing poses or as a rest during an intense vinyasa sequence.Read more…Yoga: Build Strength with Warrior II
For strengthening the hips and thighs, few poses beat Virabhadrasana II (Warrior Pose II). Hip and thigh strength is useful for many everyday activities, from going up and down stairs to bending over to pick up your grocery bags. Also, strong hips and thighs can contribute much to overall knee health and protection.Read more…Yoga on the Road
If you travel a lot for business or pleasure you may find that this interrupts your yoga practice. Dreary hotel rooms or friends' houses simply cannot match the ambience of one's local yoga studio. It is difficult to maintain or deepen your practice and equally challenging to pick up where you left off when you return home.Read more…Yoga for Kids
We don't generally consider children as having stressful lives, but when you think about how busy they are and we are as well, always rushing around to school, sports, lessons and so on, we can begin to appreciate that they are under significant pressure. This can definitely have a negative effect on their lives in many areas.Yoga can help children deal with these pressures and learn techniques to help them to face life's challenges more easily.Read more…
Most Recent Articles in Yoga category
- The Yoga Life Style Challenge - I Dare You to Increase Your Happiness - By: Yogeshvara OM
The following story illuminates the balance that is critical to a healthy yoga practice. - 8 Prehypnosis Tips For A Good Hypnotherapy Home Study Course - By: Jec Gonzales
The challenge on every selfhypnotic experience is on tapping into these states and infusing the goals and missions we want to achieve. The potential for positive change is only limited by the extent of your preparation. How you format your own growth formulas will determine the level of your success. In this light, I prepared 8 preparatory reminders for a meaningful selfhypnosis. - How Distant Energy and Chakra Healing Works - By: Michael Mohoric
Distant chakra energy healing is a method that can heal, balance and align the chakras. The chakras are vital energy centers in the spine that affect all areas of life and have been recognized and written about in many ancient texts. - Classifying Asanas, Levels, Methods, Mastering Them - Part III - By: merry parker
Slow and controlled, Yoga asanas are very different from the fast, bouncy motions so popular in Western aerobics, gymnastics and other forms of exercise. Asanas (physical positions) progressively achieved or mastered in 4-levels, help one to achieve the body and mind’s natural condition of being in a relaxed state of being. - Physiological Benefits Of Yoga - III - By: merry parker
Apart from benefiting sufferers of respiratory illnesses, regular Yoga practice also helps manage pain as in sore joints, arthritis, rheumatism, including other aches and pains. - Yoga Benefits - Part I - By: merry parker
As any enthusiastic practitioner of Yoga will tell you, physical and mental therapy is the most important benefit of yoga. - Yoga and Obesity - Part I - By: merry parker
In today’s technology dominated world, decreased physical activity and exercise has resulted in global obesity, whether physical, mental or emotional, which by itself is the main reason behind various diseases that ail the human society, at large. - Healthy Mind & Mind with Yoga - By: merry parker
Blood flows through the body at a certain pressure, but if the pressure is higher than the normal range, then you can say you suffer from High Blood Pressure, and if it drops below what is considered the normal range, then it is called Low Blood Pressure. - Yoga's Bestowal Of Psychic Powers (ESP) - By: merry parker
If, you have read any yoga books, you will know that practicing ‘Vashitva’ gives you the ability to control objects, animate or inanimate. And finally, ‘Ishtatva’, the last power gives one the ability to create and destroy objects at will, a power that almost rivals that of God. The ultimate power, it can be attained with dedicated practice of Yoga techniques. - Yogic Truths - By: merry parker
A Sanskrit word meaning ‘yoking’ or ‘union’ , yoga is one of the six orthodox systems (darshans) of Indian philosophy, with widespread influence among many other schools of Indian thought, one can find its basic text contained in the Yoga-Sutras by Patañjali ( c. 2nd B.C.).