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 and Gratitude

Gratitude: it's something we all try to have, but most don't possess. In today's hussle and bussle, it's easy to forget to take gratitude along for the traffic-filled ride. However, gratitude is important and yoga can help make it a part of your life.

Structural Integration

Structural Integration is probably not something a lot of people think about. However, thinking about it and participating in it can greatly enhance life and health.

Universal Principles of Yoga: The Law of Karma

In the words of Mohandas Ghandi: “Gentleness, self-sacrifice, and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.” Throughout time, inspirational religious leaders have referred to self-sacrifice, charity, and generosity, which create good karma. The following are a few timeless quotes to ponder:

How to Make Up Your Own Yoga Routine At Home (part 1)

Several people wonder how they can go about making a Yoga routine for practice in the comforts of their own home. They wonder if such an option is even possible. Well, it is and here is how.

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.

The Diamond Pose - An Essential for the Yoga Beginner

There are over 84, 000 yoga poses but some do stand out as essentials and should be practiced daily. One of them is the Diamond Pose also known as Vajrasana. Let’s see why.

Mind, Body, and Money: How to Reconcile Making Money In Your Spiritual Practice of a Yoga Studio

In the world of mind-body-spirit, we tend to have this paradoxical relationship with money. On the one hand, we sometimes want to think of the work we do as being above the materialism of money. Yet on the other hand, we all have bills to pay. How do we reconcile this apparent dilemma?

Yoga Effectiveness on Demand - Mayoralty Debates

Popular ideas about yoga would keep it to the fitness classrooms of the world. However, yoga is far more than a pose and its effectiveness is measured by how well it can be used as a tool outside the fitness room. Yoga means integration of the body, mind and spirit of an individual. The physical poses (actually “asana” or seat in Sanskrit) are only one factor to assist us in getting to yoga. When we are in balance we perform better in our work and play.

Yoga Certification - The Beginning of a Yoga Teacher's Journey

Make a habit of writing in a journal, so that you can plan your Yoga teaching path. Pursue Yoga subjects that are directly related to your interests and the needs of your Yoga students. You must do both; the specific needs of your Yoga students take priority over your independent interests.

Yoga: Three Reasons you should not do Yoga Posture - Child's Posture

This posture requires the entire body to be folded in on itself in the fetal position and it is simple for those who are flexible as a child. If you have a need of a posture that does not fold you completely into flexion you can place your hands alongside your head. For those who have good flexibility in the spine and healthy knee joints this posture will be easy to achieve but for some people this posture may not be comfortable. In that case the use of props such as a small pillow under ankles, between legs and thighs, between thighs and torso and under the forehead can be adopted to gain its benefits.

Yoga for Kids: Holistic Approach to the Health of Our Children

As parents, we have many choices, but establishing good health habits, within our children, is an obligation. We also have to eat properly, and exercise, with our children. Yoga classes for children are a parent’s gift of good health.

What is Yoga?

Yoga began during the Indus Valley civilization in South Asia. The original system was an eightfold path named Asthangayoga. First written records of yoga date back to 200 BC in Yogasutra of Patanjali. Yoga itself is really not a religion, however, it is connected to the Hindu tradition and is based on many of their beliefs such as karma and reincarnation.

Free Yoga Classes: A Lesson for Yoga Teachers

There is a philosophy, which claims: If you give something away, and people find a value in it - they will react positively to your kindness, with repeat business. This is all well, and good, but the major fast food chains seem to be the only businesses to profit from it. Maybe that is why we call it “junk food.”

Yoga for Depression: Blame and Control

So, what did any of this have to do with Yoga? Yama and Niyama are the first two limbs of Yoga. The second Niyama is Santosha, also known as contentment.