Meditation through Yoga

Want a more stress free life? It's easier than you think once you understand the combination of daily meditation and yoga classes. This article explains why your mind and body will flourish from the healthy benefits of meditation and yoga.

Book Review: Yoga For Regular Guys

A professional wrestler writes a fitness book that is useful for everyone?! Is Diamond Dallas Page a new-era Jack LaLanne? Read the review of Yoga For Regular Guys and see if you can add this to your fitness routine.

Yoga Schools – What Is Right For You?

Indian yoga schools offer a variety of programs, some for people who just wish to gain increased mastery in their yoga practice, and others that provide certification so that you can teach yoga. Find out about the different yoga programs available here.

Three Reasons You Should Not Do Headstand

SIRSHASANA – (THE HEADSTAND) The Headstand is called the King of all asanas because of having tremendous benefits for the body and the mind. All our physical and mental activities are governed by the brain which is the seat of intelligence, knowledge, wisdom, discrimination and power.

What Is Ashtanga Yoga? Understanding the Methods

What is Ashtanga yoga? Find out what makes ashtanga yoga different to other types of yoga, who ashtanga yoga is suited for, and some of the types of yoga poses involved.

The Top 5 Pilates Exercises to Get You Started!

These quick exercises will help you get started in pilates. Even if you have never done pilates before you will quickly pick up and feel the benefit of these pilates strengthening methods in no time. Pilates can be done in your loungeroom, workplace, office, practically anywhere. Not all movements require sophisticated equipment or workout clothes.

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - An Historical Text

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is a text still used today by many yoga teachers, traditions, and schools. Find out more about its history, and what is contained within it.

Goddess Kundalini, Indweller in the Mooladhar Chakra

Kundalini Shakti (Divine Serpent Power) has been compared to electrical energy, power and aura. In one scriptural aphorism it is said to be as brilliant as the line of lightning. In another aphorism it is said that Kundalini is akin to divine Vaishwanar fire and an intense fire flame. In the Yogakundalyopanishad it is said that: Kundalini dwells in the center of the Mooladhar Chakra in the form of soul radiance and Brahman radiance. It is our life force in the form of radiance and is the vital force.

What Should a Hatha Yoga Teacher Know about Pranayama?

Pranayama is possibly the most overlooked aspect of Hatha Yoga. Every Yoga teacher training course includes a significant segment about Pranayama. Although B.K.S. Iyengar wrote detailed works on the subject, some Hatha Yoga teachers barely scratch the surface on the subject of cultivating vital energy through breathing. Why is this happening in Yoga classes?

What Should Your FIRST Yoga Exercise Be?

Yoga is one of the most popular exercise regimens today, with hundreds of poses (or asanas). But which asana should you start with? This article looks at the Sun Salutation for beginners.

Kids Yoga: Dealing with Anger Management

How can Yoga help children deal with anger issues? What solutions can Kids Yoga offer to parents and emotional children? Let's take a look at some solutions that your local Yoga teacher will have to offer in a Kids Yoga class.

Feeling Run Down? Need To Have Some Fun? Try Yoga, Of Any Type

There are many forms of Yoga, some more well known than others. But all have significant health benefits.

Interested In History? How About The History Of Yoga?

The history of Yoga is interesting, if not entirely clear. But regardless of it’s history, it is a fascinating discipline for millions of people

The Benefits of Practicing Yoga

Whatever that can mean today, Yoga in plain language means opportunity or luck. For example, if you inherit a legacy totally in an unanticipated way, it is your yoga that brought it your way. It is quite a common word in its usage, meaning luck, in India. Sample this: 'He had a bad yoga; he lost his business in the storm.'

Yoga Is for Everybody

Everyone can benefit from Yoga, regardless of age, weight, build or experience.