Student Etiquette for Yoga Classes
If you are a student, who is planning on attending a local Yoga class, please read on. If you are a Yoga teacher, without safety…
Yoga and Progressive Relaxation Techniques
Within Yoga are many techniques, which have taken off on their own. Sometimes, a generic name such as: Progressive relaxation, stress…
Five Objections to Yoga Class
We all know a friend who would love Yoga, if she just gave it a chance. Here are five of the most common complaints that people have…
About Becoming a Yoga Instructor
Many Hatha Yoga styles provide a basic framework for yoga teacher training, which suggests that a teacher complete a minimum of 200…
Yoga Asana Safety for the Human Machine
Safety, in practicing and teaching Yoga asanas, is very important. The human machine is designed to move, flex, and bend in very specific ways. If you move against that specific design, injury is likely to occur. As the practice of Yoga moves into the mainstream, Yoga classes are taught in a variety of settings to different groups of practitioners.
How to Maximize Safety in Yoga Classes
When you compare yoga to other types of physical activity, for example, surfing or rock climbing, it would seem yoga would be without incident. However, humans come in all shapes, sizes, and fitness levels. Many students who walk in your door may be recovering from illness or injury. Others may walk through in great physical shape, but harboring deep-seated emotional issues.
Can Yoga Training Increase Your Height?
When an intern is immersed in a Yoga instructor training course, he or she begins to put pieces of knowledge together. Concepts like skeletal compression and how to decompress one’s back begin to seem obvious.
Eight Truths About Teaching Kids Yoga
Teaching Yoga to children can be a challenging but an extremely rewarding experience. Yoga classes for children are often filled with a lot of laughter, plenty of fun and a little bit of frustration sprinkled here and there. If you plan on teaching Yoga to young students, there are a few things that you should be ready for.
Teaching Sitting Postures of Hatha Yoga
The sitting postures of Hatha Yoga are important as ideal postures for a correct practice of Pranayama and meditation, apart from limbering legs and hips, strengthening the back and improving the posture. They are the most efficient postures of the body to allow psychophysical energy to flow freely with maximum relief of tension.
Common Yoga Student Misalignments
Yoga has been known to improve flexibility, strengthen muscles, and enhance balance. However, if practiced incorrectly yoga can do more damage to the body than good. Misaligned poses can lead to injuries ranging from aching joints to pulled muscles. “Yoga injuries are often a result of not knowing or realizing your body’s limitations.”