Universal Principles of Yoga: Forgiveness

This is why Yoga can help heal today's world. Yoga teaches us about the law of Karma.

An Introduction To Yoga For Beginners

Yoga is an increasingly popular form of exercise and stress relief. The health benefits are many; from fitness, to mental awareness, even to a boost in the immune system. Find out how to get started.

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.'

Crash Course on Yoga

Although yoga has always been associated with Hinduism, it is actually even older than the religion. In fact, yoga is considered to be the oldest physical discipline in the world. This is perhaps the reason why there is no clear answer where it came from and when it started.

The Light of the Third Chakra

The third chakra is the seat of our power, intuition and passion ~ our 'gut feelings' come from this place, our will to succeed and our perceptions of self and emotions reside here too. Located just above the navel and centered in the spinal column or two inches below the breastbone behind the stomach, its colour is the radiant yellow of the Sun.

The Chakra Centers And The Power Of Activating Them

In ancient times researchers of Soul Sciences very intricately discovered conscious principles of the subtle world. In this very human body (microcosm) they found the mirror-image of the material world (macrocosm). Whatever one perceives in the gross world is present in the human body in a subtle form. Hence instead of carrying out research studies pertaining to the external world with the help of very expensive scientific technical apparatus, the ancient seers/sages looked upon the human body as a reflection of the gigantic cosmos and hence conducted research studies by diving deep into their souls within the body.

Tips For Finding The Right Yoga Teacher

Each yoga teacher will bring to a class their own history, character, and teaching style. Find out some things to consider in your search for a yoga teacher that best fits your needs, outlook, and personality.

Yoga Joins Individual With Devine

All your problems of the modern industrialized civilization such as stress, tension, confusion, blood pressure and all negative tendencies will leave from the back door, once you come into the thick of yoga! They will never return, they will go for ever!

The Benefits of Power Yoga

Today's power yoga basically branched out from the Ashtanga Yoga of the Hindu tradition and religion of India. Power yoga is emphasizing the development of one’s flexibility and the nurture of the desire for a vigorous whole body workout. The activity most of all facilitates for concentration and mental stability.

The Benefits Of Yoga: Efficiency In Work Is Yoga!

Sometimes what a voluminous book can not explain can be explained in a single sentence! It is true about yoga. Yoga is not mere a word; it is a vast subject with many dimensions.

The Benefits of Yoga - Healthy Body and Mind

Today, yoga is an extremely popular activity. Although yoga was once practiced mainly in the East, there are now many Western practitioners. People are attracted to yoga for its health benefits, especially its capacity to create a relaxed mind and body.

Aurobindo on How to Do Yoga and Why he has Rewritten Savitri Ten or Twelve Times

Maharishi Aurobindo was hearing constantly the voice of Swami Vivekananda speaking to him for a fortnight in Alipore jail in his solitary meditation and felt his presence. One person asked him how to do Yoga for which he replied,” Make your mind quiet first”. He also answered why he had to rewrite Savitri ten or twelve times. Read the article to know his answer.

The Five Faces Of Kundalini I.E. The Five Streams Of Divine Energy

Colloquially all creatures are called living beings. Because they have Prana (vital force) they are called Pranis too. But it is not so simple. Material scientists do not accept that a creature has life force. They say life is a body which is an admixture of chemicals plus 5 elements. When the 5 elements dissociate from one another that creature becomes extinct on dying. They opine that there is nothing like a soul principle in this world. Man is just a walking, moving, speaking tree.

An Introduction To Pilates Methods

This article takes an introductory look at the design of pilates methods.

Yoga: Three Reasons You Should Not Do Yoga Posture - Camel

Ushtrasana in a Sanskrit language means a camel, hence the name. The Camel is an advanced and powerful yoga posture, which should be only practiced by intermediate and advanced students in a full version. It opens up the whole front of the body and stimulates the respiratory, circulatory, nervous and endocrine systems. The Camel is a posture that should be done after the body is warmed up sufficiently as it provides a quite deep backbend.