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  • Bikram Yoga : The Hot Experience  By : Danna Schneider
    Everyone has heard of yoga and knows of it as a series of postures to stretch and rejuvenate your body. What is Bikram yoga and what differentiates it from other forms of yoga? Bikram yoga is a specific style of yoga founded by Bikram Choudhury. Bikram yoga is often referred to as hot yoga as it is practiced in a room heated to 105 degrees with a humidity of 50%.
  • Yoga And Ayurveda Explained  By : Kevin Pederson
    Yoga & Ayurveda are complementary with Ayurveda aiming more towards the body and mind to a certain extent while yoga extends to emotions and spirits as well.
  • Yoga Being the Key to Modern Ailments  By : Jimmy Cox
    We tend to live on the run, geared to split-second timing, to noise, to newscasts every hour on the hour, to phones jangling and cars honking, subway trains, deadlines and keeping up with the Joneses and seldom sufficient rest, relaxation or sleep. None of this is conducive to peace of mind.
  • Yoga for Health: Are You Stressing Out? Take a Yoga Class  By : Paul M. Jerard Jr.
    You could call Yoga the "mother" of all health maintenance systems. Many of today's health maintenance systems are "off shoots" of Yoga.
  • What Should a Hatha Yoga Teacher Know? - Part 4  By : Paul M. Jerard Jr.
    Demonstrating and correcting Yoga techniques is only part of the job when teaching Yoga classes. A successful Yoga teacher must communicate with all students throughout the class, and keep the passion for Yoga going.
  • The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Tantra Yoga  By : Paul M. Jerard Jr.
    A sex therapist is not usually a Tantra Yoga teacher. This is just another way to market and re-package sex therapy. If you happen upon a sex therapist, who also claims to be a Yoga teacher, do a little research first, and you may find the deeper truth about marketing.
  • What Else Should a Hatha Yoga Teacher Know about Pranayama?  By : Paul M. Jerard Jr.
    Since Yama literally means "control," you could say that Pranayama is control of "vital energy." When teaching Yoga classes, the four stages of Pranayama should be thoroughly explained. If you think in terms of a pendulum, it is much similar to the four stages of Pranayama.
  • Yoga Tips for Managing Anxiety and Cultivating Positive Energy  By : Paul M. Jerard Jr.
    When I hear anyone, who can walk, or easily stand on two feet, make statements such as, "Life isn't fair" and "I don't have enough time to take care of my health" - it reminds me of Russell Conwell's book, "Acres of Diamonds."
  • Teaching Hatha Yoga: The Philosophy of Abundance  By : Paul M. Jerard Jr.
    Is abundance just a disguised word for money? Can money be used for a good cause? Do you wonder why some Master Yoga Teachers, Gurus, and Swamis frown on the idea of practicing Yoga for abundance?
  • How to Escape the Destruction: Part 1 of 3  By : Bawa Muhaiyaddeen
    The 124,000 prophets came to this world and brought the explanations that were given to them by God, the Lord Almighty’s divine words of grace. They taught about the creation, this world, and the hereafter (awwal, dunya, and akhirah). Some people accepted these teaching and some did not....
  • Yoga and Mind Control  By : Abhishek Lodha
    Want to attain the zenith in your career? Want to enjoy progress, prosperity and peace? The answer is loud and clear. First, Control Your Mind! Without exerting control over your mind nothing can be achieved. Even, people without self control cannot retain the prosperity or fame which they have earned previously.
  • Some Simple Tantric Yoga Exercises to Improve the General Health and Sexual Abilities  By : Knut Holt
    Here are some exercises for men and women for the pelvic region and for the breathing apparatus - two body zones of great importance for the general health, but that are generally disregarded in standard training regimes.
  • A Brief Introduction To Hatha Yoga  By : Jimmy Cox
    Yoga at last is coming into its own in the Western world. After many years of being dismissed as a bizarre cult attractive only to eccentrics, it is today recognized as a fundamental art and skill. More than that, many of its most bitter opponents, people who were among the first to cry down Yogic culture, have now embraced it as a way of life.
  • Working Principles Behind Yoga  By : Kevin Pederson
    Working Principles Behind Yoga explains that Yoga is traditionally a liberation teaching. It guides you to free yourself from your historical limitations. The article emphasizes that in order to practice yoga properly and successfully one must pay attention to its practical disciplines, exercises and techniques surrounding its theories.
  • Exhance Your Yoga Experience With The Latest Gear  By : David Silva
    One of the great advantages of persuing yoga is that it doesn't require much in the way of gear.
  • Safe Yoga for Seniors  By : Lanny Schaffer, Ph.D-4885
    Yoga is a popular mode of exercise for older adults. Older adults often have joint problems, lack of flexibility or osteoporosis which could prevent them from fully executing a specific yoga pose. Some simple modifications to the basic yoga moves can make the exercise safer and more beneficial. Read on to find out what general and specific modifications are recommended for older adults who practice yoga.
  • Learn About Yoga Accessories  By : Kevin Pederson
    Yoga Accessories have started to enhance the yoga expedition only since the past two decades even though the origins of Yoga are very ancient. Learn more about Yoga Accessories here.
  • YOGA – an ancient form of Exercise  By : Robert Palmer
    Yoga is a family of ancient spiritual practices dating back more than 5000 years from India. It is one of the six schools of Hindu philosophy. In India, Yoga is seen as a means to both physiological and spiritual mastery. Outside India, Yoga has become primarily associated with the practice of asanas (postures).
  • Yoga May Provide Pain Releif  By : Robert Palmer
    Yoga fans are quick to praise the flexibility and stress reducing benefits of this ancient art form, but new research suggests yoga may be effective at pain mamagement and pain relief. Read on to find out what yoga techniques help reduce pain and the biological changes that occur during yoga to lessen both acute and chronic pain.
  • How To Strengthen And Tone Your Muscles With Yoga  By : Zach Thompson
    Yoga is one of the best disciplines for strengthening and toning your muscles. There are many postures or positions that will help you do this. Each position works on a certain set of muscles and teaches you how to control them.
  • Improve Your Breathing with Yoga  By : Zach Thompson
    Yoga is a discipline that encompasses your entire body and mind. In order to be able to carry out your exercises or postures you will need to learn the art of breathing correctly. As you learn Pranayama, or breathing exercises they will help you to relax and energize your body to keep it in balance.
  • Why Ashtanga Yoga May Be Right For You?  By : Christopher Smith
    There seems to be a lot of confusion around Yoga and the different types and methods of Yoga. Please read the attached article to learn more about Ashtanga Yoga.
  • Discipline of the Mind and Body in Yoga  By : Christine Dignam
    Discipline of the mind and the body is the essence of yoga. Many yoga practitioners feel that without proper discipline and control over the mind and the body, you can not truly experience the full benefits of yoga. Part of the practice of yoga involves concentration and meditation, usually on breathing, to clear the mind and ground oneself to the spiritual and the emotional.
  • Yoga Supplies For Everyone  By : Christopher Smith
    Yoga has been around for centuries and has provided us with a healthy way to exercise both our minds and our bodies. There are several different items that you will need to comfortably utilize the different yoga techniques and methods. Picking the right Yoga Supplies is important! Browse the attached article to help determine what types of yoga supplies and equipment meet your needs.
  • Yoga for Asthma  By : Kevin Pederson
    Asthma is an ancient Greek word that means panting, gasping or short-drawn breath. In short, asthma is a respiratory ailment. Kevin Pederson explains about asthma and yoga therapy for healing asthmatics.
  • Start Getting Fit With Yoga Exercise  By : Christopher Smith
    Starting a training regimen with Yoga as an emphasis will greatly enhance your personal health. An added bonus with Yoga and Yoga training is that it will also develop and maintain a good state of mind. Read the attached article to learn how to exercise both your body and mind with Yoga.
  • Relieve Back Pain With Yoga  By : Pete Wyatt
    How many various remedies have you tried when it comes to exercise programs and medications to relieve back pain. Of all the alternatives available, one of the most popular choices is the gentle exercises of yoga.
  • Tips For Finding The Right Yoga Teacher  By : Rebecca Prescott
    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 Improves Strength  By : Kadence Buchanan
    A number of people wonder if yoga can improve their muscle fitness and strength levels. While they recognize that yoga can help reduce stress and increase flexibility and overall health , when it comes to increasing muscle fitness.
  • Yoga Has The Power To Heal You  By : John Savage
    There are many medical conditions that can be improved and indeed healed by practicing yoga
  • What are the Health Benefits of Yoga?  By : Darrell Knox
    The following are some less significant benefits which you can achieve once doing yoga exercises. While they may be considered minor, don't understatement their value towards your enjoyment of life.
  • What Is Yoga - History and Origins  By : Rebecca Prescott
    Yoga has been referenced in many ancient texts, including the Bhagavad Gita. Find out what yoga really is, and trace some its history from India's pre-vedic civilizations.
  • Yoga in Practice: Projecting Happiness  By : Paul M. Jerard Jr.
    We are all human, living life with its many "ups and downs," but how can we keep our spirits up in difficult times? Projecting happiness is free and does not require a lot of money. Here are some ideas that will help you to be happier, and hopefully, more worry free.
  • Mudras For Good Health  By : Kevin Pederson
    We present some brilliant, very effective and simple mudras, which you can practice anytime and anywhere:
  • Using Yogic Posture Exercises as Workout Routine  By : Sanjay Johari
    Proper practice of Yogic posture exercises can ensure lifetime fitness. Though these exercises can be combined with other work-outs, they can by themselves provide all the workout routine you need for maintaining a good health.
  • Ashtanga Yoga - Is it Right for You?  By : Jos Putzeys
    Ashtanga Yoga is the type of yoga which was developed and founded by K. Pattabhi Jois. This type of yoga is known as the Eight Limb Yoga. It presented that the path of purification is made up of the eight spiritual practices.
  • Five Reasons Why You Should Not be a Yoga Teacher  By : Paul M. Jerard Jr.
    Truthfully, there are no reasons why any of us cannot be, or do, what we want, as long as you are not hurting anyone. You should always strive to be the best you can be. However, you may find that many people create obstacles, in front of themselves, to avoid success.
  • The Origins of Yoga  By : Mike Herman
    What is Yoga? Yoga is an ancient philosophy that came from India that promotes personal health, grown and wellness. Yoga is an old system of exercises and development of the body, mind, and spirit. It consists of gentle movements, long stretches, and deep breathing.
  • Getting Slim & Trim with Yoga  By : John Savage
    The amazing benefits that you can get from Yoga.
  • Recovery with Bikram Yoga  By : James Monahan
    A lot of people now believe that holistic health is the only way to ensure continued and true fitness. One of the tenets to alternative and total healing and recovery steadily gaining popularity around the world is Bikram Yoga.
  • Benefits of Yoga  By : Jos Putzeys
    Yoga through meditation works remarkably to achieve harmony and helps the mind
    work in synchronization with the body. How often do we find that we are unable to perform our activities properly and in a satisfying manner ...
  • Yoga and Pregnancy  By : Mike Herman
    If you're pregnant and are already in yoga classes, don't be afraid to take a break from your current classes or to take a class that is less strenuous.
  • Yoga Asanas For Back Pain  By : Leah K Copbagy
    Using yoga asanas for back pain is something that has been common practice for many years. Yoga asanas are another name for yoga poses. Back pain can come from many causes, but regardless of the cause, yoga asanas can usually help
  • How to Become a Successful Yoga Teacher  By : Paul M. Jerard Jr.
    A balanced approach to physical, mental, spiritual, influential, and monetary success is easier for most of us to live with. Let's take a look at the five successes and see how you can build on them, help others, and live the best life you can.
  • Yoga Teachers Lead by Example - Part 1  By : Paul M. Jerard Jr.
    During the course of a lifetime, most of us have heard the saying," Do as I say, not as I do." We see this kind of leadership everywhere we go. All politicians, religious leaders, police, sports professionals, parents, academic teachers, and Yoga teachers, lead by example, even if the example displayed is not a good one.
  • Dandayamana Dhanurasana Yoga Asana Benefits  By : Kevin Pederson
    Dandayamana Dhanurasana is also known as Standing Bow Pulling Pose. It tries to inculcate a sense of balance in you. As it develops your balance it also brings out your level for patience. Concentration increases and so does your persistence.
  • Protecting Your Yoga Teaching Business  By : Paul M. Jerard Jr.
    When or if, you want to become a Yoga teacher - would you be thinking of litigation and Yoga? The old saying, "the truth hurts," applies to legality, ethics, and teaching Yoga. You can always "bury your head in the sand" and hope that you are never involved in a legal battle. After all, what kind of a student would sue his or her Yoga teacher?
  • Teaching Hatha Yoga: Religion and Western Culture  By : Paul M. Jerard Jr.
    Some Gurus preach that Yoga should be founded within a particular religion. Some Yoga teachers read the Rig Veda, Bhagavad Gita, and speak Sanskrit words, so they must be covertly teaching Hinduism, or some other religion, right?
  • Yoga in Practice: Ten Solutions for Depressed Yoga Students (Part 3)  By : Paul M. Jerard Jr.
    Within Yoga are many facets, but all of them lead to good health. A Yoga student who practices "once in a while," is better off than never having practiced at all, but should not expect to see significant results. This is why Yoga teachers have to tell their students the truth about expectations.
  • Yoga in Practice: Living in the Present Moment  By : Paul M. Jerard Jr.
    When one of us decides to pursue the study of Yoga, we find ourselves living and learning Yoga every day. On or off the mat, Yoga students can apply their practice to the many lessons life has to offer. The result of all this learning, and applying Yogic principles to life, is a major leap in self-improvement.
  • The Journey from Back Pain to Yoga Class  By : Paul M. Jerard Jr.
    Why are doctors referring their patients, who have chronic back pain, to Yoga classes? How many studies have been conducted on back pain and Yoga? Is Yoga a "cure all" for back pain? What kind of Yoga class is best for back pain? Let's look at all of these issues and see if we can clear up some answers.
  • Yama and Niyama in Yoga  By : Kevin Pederson
    Yoga defines yama and niyama as the positive and negative aspects of behaviour respectively. Traditional texts mention ten yamas and ten niyamas but Patanjali's Yogasutra, which is considered the original treatise on yoga, defines five yamas and five niyamas.
  • Yoga For Low Back Pain  By : Leah K Copbagy
    A study of 101 sufferers of chronic back pain proved that a gentle form of yoga, called viniyoga, was more effective at relieving lower back pain than aerobic exercise.
  • Hot Yoga - Sweeping Away an Image  By : Martin Haworth
    Yoga for a quiet life? Not necessarily, there is more to Bikram Yoga than you might think...
  • Yoga Exercise For Back Pain  By : Leah K Copbagy
    When you feel the twinges of back pain, the last thing you feel like doing is exercise, but yoga exercise for back pain can solve your back problem. Follow a regular regime of gentle yoga exercises designed to stretch out your back and improve your posture and you should find that the pain disappears.
  • Designing a Plan to Become a Yoga Teacher (Part 2)  By : Paul M. Jerard Jr.
    While you are at it, make sure that you are calling a Yoga teacher training center and not a "diploma house." If they certify everything from pet sitting to web design, what do you think they really know about teaching Yoga?
  • Yoga Teacher Certification for the Rich and Famous  By : Paul M. Jerard Jr.
    There are cost-effective, and less expensive solutions, to learn to teach Yoga by becoming a certified Yoga instructor, without the cost of an "arm and a leg."
  • Points To Be Followed Before Learning Yoga  By : Kevin Pederson
    Once you have decided to practice yoga for better living and spiritual health, you need to take care of the following points so as to prevent injuries to your physical self:
  • Yoga Teachers Lead by Example - Part 2  By : Paul M. Jerard Jr.
    It is a shame that proper behavior, respect, and ethics do not make great headlines in the newspapers. Just watch the news, and read the newspaper for a week, to confirm what makes "good copy." It will not take long for you to find a dozen, or dozens, of scandals.
  • Facts About Yoga Business Coaching Services  By : Paul M. Jerard Jr.
    There was a time when the use of the words, 'Yoga' and 'business,' in the same sentence, would have been considered 'shameful.' However, when you have a Yoga studio, pay for a lease, advertising, insurance, utilities, and more - you know this is serious business. Whether you own a Yoga studio, or are an independent contractor, your money is 'on the line,' and possibly your life savings.
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