Yoga Teacher Training

Yoga teacher training is NOT something I would normally write about as a hard nosed health writer but after spending two weeks at Viniyoga Teacher Training as an observer I feel compelled to tell you about what I believe is the finest yoga teacher training in the western world.

Yoga: Three Reasons You Should Not Do Yoga Posture – Standing Forward Bend

‘Pada’ means foot and ‘Hasta’ means hand so this pose consists of standing with feet together, bending forward from the hips, and standing on one’s hands. The practice of this asana promotes a youthful vigour throughout the life. The Standing Forward Bend gives a complete stretch to the entire posterior (back) of the body, from the back of the scalp to the back of the heels.

Power Yoga Exercise

The power yoga is a rapidly popularizing type and form of exercise activity. The task is very beneficial and involves not just the physical body, but also the mental and the spiritual.

Yoga Insights: Walking Yoga Meditation

Walking meditation is more difficult for most Yoga students, than breath awareness meditation, but it is very beneficial to those students who have difficulty sitting still. Some Yoga practitioners are more restless than most of us, so this is when walking Yoga meditation comes in handy, but we should all give it a try. You will find walking Yoga meditation to be a very rewarding practice for your mind, body, and spirit.

Part II: Yoga and Weight Lifting Go Perfectly Together

If you are right handed, you favor the left leg and vice-versa. This applies to your workouts too. You will see that you struggle with one arm over the other when doing bicep curls, or one leg over the other when doing quad extensions. Yoga will greatly assist you in achieving equality in strength and flexibility.

Learn Yoga Online - Find Out All Of The Wonderful Benefits That Can Change Your Life

Yoga was developed for the purpose of stretching muscles, building strength, and increasing focus. Over 300 years ago, it was created by Patanjali, an Indian Hindu. It has been a popular procedure and exercise to allow the body to relax. With the advent of the internet, it couldn't be easier enough to learn yoga online.

How To Hire Outstanding Yoga Studio Instructors

What makes some businesses thrive, while others just get by? There are many reasons, of course, but there is one that I come across more than just about any other. Hire the right people, and implement the right systems, and you will be well on your way to a smoothly running business that lets you earn more and work less.

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.

Oh What a Feeling! - One Session and You’ll be Hooked

Oh What a Feeling! - One Session and You’ll be Hooked Why is it exactly that so many people employ yoga in their daily lives? Simply put, because you’ll feel so darn amazing during and especially after you’ve completed a session.

Yoga: Three Reasons You Should Not Do Wheel

The Wheel – (Chakrasana also known as Urdhva-Dhanurasana) The Wheel is an advanced and one of the most dynamic whole-body postures in Hatha Yoga. In this asana the body is arched back and supported on the palms and soles of the feet. If you have limited strength but plenty of flexibility you can easily come up into this asana. If you have lots of strength but limited flexibility you will be able to come up into the Wheel using the force of your strength. If your strength and flexibility are limited the Wheel pose will be quite a challenge.

Yoga: Three Reasons You Should Not Do Fish

The Fish – (Matsyasana) The Fish pose does not look like a fish but if it is performed in water it enables a person to float like a fish, hence the name. In this posture the chest is fully expanded and stretched, and the breathing becomes fuller. The Fish pose should be practiced after the Shoulderstand (Sarvangasana) and the Plough pose (Halasana) because it gives the neck an effective counter stretch and because it opens and releases any muscular tension of the chest after performing Shoulderstand and Plough. When these postures are practiced together the activity of the thyroid gland is regulated; a hypo active gland is stimulated and a hyper active gland is pacified.

Universal Principles of Yoga: Forgiveness

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

Kids Yoga: Dealing with Anger Management

How can Yoga help children deal with anger issues? What solutions can Kids Yoga offer to parents and emotional children? Let's take a look at some solutions that your local Yoga teacher will have to offer in a Kids Yoga class.

Yoga: Three Reasons You Should Not do Locust

Locust – (Salabhasana) When this pose is demonstrated it resembles a locust (grasshopper) moving its rear ends up and down, hence the name. Locust is one of the backward bend asanas usually performed in a sequence; first the Cobra is practiced, than the Locust followed by the Bow. Locust is a posture which turns the body out expanding the chest to face the world. It is a very stimulating, powerful and dynamic asana, one of the most demanding but also one of the most unnatural posture in Hatha yoga.

What Else Should a Hatha Yoga Teacher Know about Pranayama?

When a person has pain, he or she can think of nothing else. Pain is the companion you wish you never met. Pranayama can help us say goodbye to pain, but it must be performed technically and safely.