Kids Yoga: Stress Management Sessions for Children

So, what is a caring parent to do? Kids Yoga is one answer. Yoga classes for children offer a positive refuge from life outside the Yoga studio.

Could a Blind Man Become a Yoga Teacher?

Recently, I ran into a case in which a Hatha Yoga teacher, who had been teaching for years, was being refused from a Hatha Yoga teacher training course. Before anyone gets stirred up over this and the Act on the Affairs of the Handicapped, in the United States, this story gets better.

When Does One Become A Yoga Teacher?

Now, let’s fast forward into the 21st century. Today, we have access to instant information. You can learn Yoga from television, the Internet, books, DVD’s, MP3’s, CD’s and e-Books. It would seem anyone who wants to become a Yoga teacher has all the tools, at hand, to pursue his or her dream of teaching Yoga.

Weight Loss and Yoga - Estranged Bed Partners?

When you primarily want to significantly and rapidly lose weight, experts and fitness gurus attest that yoga is not the exercise of fitness regime for you. But is there any reason why yoga would not be highly recommended for weight loss?

The Chakra Song

I wanted a better focus to help with my chakra cleansing visualizations and decided to write a chakra song. The music is borrowed from the %u2018Popcorn%u2019 part of the soundtrack for the movie %u201CA Clockwork Orange%u201D. I chose this music because it is so happy, light and energizing.

Basic Yoga Exercises

Here are some basic yoga exercises that can easily be executed at home anytime. These exercises are so simple. People can conveniently perform them whenever they have time.

Yoga and Circulation

Circulation isn't something to which many of us give much thought, but it's a vital part of your body. Essential to keeping things run smoothly, circulation needs to flow smoothly. Yoga assures this happens.

Getting Started with Yoga

Yoga may seem scary to the person who has never tried it. But, with a few pointers, even a novice can take yoga to the mat in no time.

A Little Chit Chat About Yoga Classes

Yoga classes are becoming more and more popular as days pass by. That is because people are so eager to learn more about it and practice the exercise to improve their health and emotional well being.

Yoga: Three Reasons You Should Not Do Yoga Posture - Bridge

The Bridge pose is also known as Setu Bandhasana, which means construction of a bridge. In this posture, the whole body forms an arch which is supported at one end by the crown of the head and at the other on the feet, hence the name. When the Bridge is performed immediately after the Plough pose it acts as a gentle counter pose to complement the benefits of Shoulderstand (Sarvangasana) and the Plough (Halasana). It releases any tension that may have built up in the thoracic (part from the neck to waist) and lumbar (lower part of the back) regions of the spine while practicing the two previous asanas.

Yoga: Three Reasons You Should Not Do Yoga Posture - Triangle

Trikanasana is also known as The Triangle pose. The Sanskrit word ‘tri’ means three and ‘kona’ means corner or angle, hence the name. When you look at this pose you can easily notice why this name has been given to this asana. From the completed posture the body forms three angles; the legs form one, the arm extended down and the body forms another, and the arm extended upward and the head and neck form the third. In our ordinary day-to-day life the side stretch is the least common movement. We twist, we bend back or forward, but except that we do not often bend our spine to the side, and that’s why the Triangle is one of the most important postures in yoga practice.

Yoga: Three Reasons You Should Not Do Yoga Posture - Downward-Facing Dog

In its ideal form the Downward-Facing Dog assumes the shape of an upside-down V, resembling the shape of a dog when stretching after lying down, with only the hands and the feet touching the floor. It is one of the most essential postures in yoga practice, stretching and rejuvenating the entire body from the feet all the way up to the hips and down through the wrists and hands. Because the head is lower than the pelvis this pose is often classified as an inversion posture.

Yoga Accessories: A Crucial Part Of Modern Yoga Practice

The very mention of the word yoga brings before the curtain of mind, certain fit and glowing bodies doing their workout in difficult and strange postures. “The beauty mixed with strain” attract the onlookers and they get curious to know more about the art.

Just What are the Benefits of Yoga?

It is often asked by a curious person that besides flexibility, what else can one hope to gain from practicing Yoga? There are several benefits and what’s more they include not only the body, but the mind and spirit.

Yoga Could Actually Help With Eating Disorders

It, Yoga, has been praised for almost everything, however, very few people no that for even eating disorders. Some specific Yoga poses and derivatives can be used effectively for restoring better digestive and mental health which are perhaps the two types needing attention in regards to eating disorders.