Yoga – A System of Total Health
Yoga is a perfect practical system of physical, mental and spiritual health. According to the basic Yoga philosophy man is a composition…
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Is it Safe to do Yoga at Home?
Although most yoga experiences are individualized, attending a class with other participants and seeing their satisfaction or progress tends to provide a separate, though just as satisfying, characteristic of yoga practice. Being around yogis who are highly energized and passionate about yoga can be the motivation a person needs to continue practicing. If, on the other hand, that person begins yoga at home, it can be easy to discontinue practice because of a lack of results or time.
Teaching Yoga for Parkinson’s Disease
Here are some tips on teaching Yoga to a group of students with Parkinson’s. Together, we can help proliferate Yoga for Parkinson’s…
Can Yoga Mudras Help Meditation?
Practitioners of Yoga, meditation and energy medicine have long claimed that mudras amplify their results. In 2009, their claims were validated when the National Academy of Sciences published research showing the hand movements stimulate the same areas of the brain as spoken or written language.
Pranayama for Stress and Anxiety
In Yoga, breathing is considered a very important process as it is the most vital means of absorbing Prana into the body. The Shastras explain how Prana gives consciousness and life to every creature which breathes. According to Taittiriya, Brahmana and Maitri Upanishads and Shiva Swarodaya, the breath is referred to as the vehicle of Brahman or cosmic consciousness.
Balance the Kapha Dosha With Yoga
Individuals with a predominantly kapha dosha are firm, solid, tend to be chubby, calm, peaceful and enjoy structure. The kapha quality is…
Balance the Pitta Dosha with Yoga
People with a predominantly Pitta dosha can also be very quick to anger and just as quick to forgive. They have a strong zest for life…
Balance the Vata Dosha With Yoga
If the Vata dosha is most pronounced in your body and mind, your basic nature tends to be very light, spry, energetic and highly…
Meditation to Calm the Mind
Yoga meditation is one of the most effective ways of changing our thinking, and the style is not as important as the fact that it takes…
What is Self-Love with Yoga?
After our exchange, I thought about yoga as a method for self discovery, and how we, as yoga instructors, can promote the emotional…