How to Relax and Calm Down
Learning to calm and center yourself with Yoga is literally a lifesaver. People die from stress, anxiety, and depression every day; so…
Music for Yoga Nidra
Yoga Nidra is an ancient set of Yogic practices that promote a deep feeling of relaxation, well-being and emotional integration. There…
Yoga on the Beach
Perhaps one unacquainted with yoga could compliment a yoga practitioner friend on that skill, who could share what he or she has learned about nonattachment from yoga – therein bringing another into the essential practice. From there, a cycle of creative communal adjustment to each moment as it comes could continue and grow – and, I believe, the world could spin around a little more easily as a result.
Yoga for Revitalization
By challenging both mind and body, Yoga is able to provide restorative revitalizing properties of other physical forms of activity without the high impact and stress of other sports, or the anxiety that comes with just starting out.
Yoga Poses For Medical Professionals
You don’t have to be a contortionist to practice yoga or trade your scrub pants for spandex pants. You don’t even have to be in the yoga studio or local gym. With the simple poses listed below, men and women of all ages and abilities can alleviate stress at work and keep energy levels high. You can do them virtually anywhere and arrive home at the end of the day feeling rested and balanced.
Yoga Nidra for Anxiety
Has your Yoga practice ever challenged an established belief? Have you ever had your belief system turned upside down? For children, or young adults, to see a role model fall from grace, is painful; but adults base their beliefs on decades of experience. Let’s look at solutions for keeping our integrity intact.
Generating Enthusiasm in a Yoga Class: Music
If you choose musical selections that are “at odds” with the sequence and pacing of Yoga postures, breathing exercises and meditation techniques that you are teaching in any given class, you may dampen your students’ initial enthusiasm for the class. For instance, if you are teaching a restorative evening class, and you are playing very upbeat, techno tracks on your iPod or stereo system, you run the risk of undermining the very state of relaxation that you are trying to create in your students.
Ultimate Guide to Teaching Vinyasa Yoga Classes
By Dr. Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500, YACEP What should you know about teaching Vinyasa Yoga classes? Let’s look at this subject from the basics and up. Vinyasa Yoga has become increasingly popular in the past few decades. Anyone who wants to stay healthy knows the importance of frequent exercise, and certain forms of Yoga provide the vigorous …
How to Become a Certified Meditation Teacher
Many studies have recently shown, much to the delight of the yoga community, that mindfulness meditation is scientifically verified to help reduce anxiety. It is sometimes called mindfulness-based stress reduction, or MBSR, when studied in a scientific setting, but it is a mindful form of meditation through and through.
Yoga Solutions for Depression
Yoga contains many alternative methods to lift your spirits beside Laughter Yoga. Hatha Yoga has many aspects, which will aid anyone in…