August 14, 2010
- Best Yoga Mat – Choose The Yoga Mat That Would Suit You
The best yoga mat for you will depend on what types of yoga you practise. Different types of yoga have different requirements and this is reflected in the type of mat to use.
The Best Yoga Mat For Hatha Yoga
Hatha yoga practitioners generally prefer using sticky yoga mats. The sticky mats will help with [...]
August 13, 2010
- California Yoga Certification
California is a wonderful place for yoga certification. It’s laid back and health-conscious nature makes for very profitable yoga instructors. If you are interested in cashing in on the west coast mind-set, consider getting your California yoga certification. With the right certification class, you’ll be spending time doing what you love while setting up your [...]
August 9, 2010
- The Truth About Christian Yoga
As Yoga has grown, outside of India, so have the many contemporary styles. Among the contemporary styles is Christian Yoga. Just mentioning the words, Christian and Yoga in the same phrase, could start a controversy, depending upon who is listening.
Some fundamentalist Christians will state that Yoga and meditation are evil. To go a bit [...]
August 8, 2010
- Yoga Therapy For Sciatica – Before You Take A Yoga Class
Yoga is very helpful in alleviating pain, especially for people suffering with Sciatica, but it is helpful to know the cause of the problem. Very often the cause of Sciatica is a herniated disc, but this is just one of many conditions, which can cause Sciatica. Spinal stenosis, piriformis syndrome, nerve root compression, tumors, and [...]
August 3, 2010
- Yoga – What Are the Different Types?
If you are considering taking up yoga, then it is important to understand that there are a variety of types to choose from, each with their own philosophy and techniques. As you embark on your personal yoga journey, it may help to understand the alternatives so you can choose the one that is right for [...]
August 2, 2010
- Diabetes – Yoga Management
Yoga is a way of living that has a beneficial effect on diabetes. Diabetes is a lifestyle related condition due to an imbalance in handling a glucose load. It is a state in which the pancreas does not functions normally, no sufficient insulin is produced and so, the body is not capable of managing its [...]
August 1, 2010
- Yoga Teacher Tips: Most Common Yoga Student Corrections
Do you cover a prenatal warning before the start of a Yoga class? Every Yoga teacher should thoroughly go over it when adult female students come to your Yoga classes. You would be surprised how many will not tell you before class.
Also, you may want to add a Prenatal Yoga warning to your initial [...]
July 30, 2010
- Yoga – The Origins of Yoga
Getting your body in good condition or simply just keeping it in great shape has become an emphasis in modern society. There are numerous methods out there that promote physical health and many more being developed. These new forms of exercise aren’t usually that new however. They are based on ancient practices from thousand of [...]
July 29, 2010
- Flexibility Exercises Or Yoga
So which one do you think is better?
Flexibility can be well defined as the ability of the joints or body parts to move around a full range of motion. Flexibility plays an important role in our lives as we require it in our daily activities like bending etc. It helps in keeping our muscles [...]
July 26, 2010
- Teaching Hatha Yoga – Methods for Improving Student Motivation
Many times, a lack of student attendance has nothing to do with the Yoga teacher. For example: When students experience job changes, divorce, illness, a death in the family, or an automobile accident – these are circumstances, which are beyond the control of a Yoga instructor.
Yet, student motivation is an area where we can [...]
July 25, 2010
- 5 Ways That Yoga Can Help Your Health
If you want to get fit and stay healthy starting a regular yoga practice can help you in many ways. People that participate in yoga on a regular basis have been proven in studies to healthier than people who don’t exercise at all. A regular Yoga practice can also help you develop skills that will [...]
July 23, 2010
- Bikram Yoga
If you have been considering Bikram Yoga there are a few things you should know about it first. Unlike aerobic exercises that get your heartrate going Bikram yoga does not require such specifics. The main purpose of this type of yoga is to restrict the blood flow in the vessels and veins and then suddenly [...]
July 22, 2010
- Dru Yoga
Contrary to what some may believe, there is far more than one style of yoga. In fact, there are several different types of yoga methods. Each of these methods has their own unique and original methodology of achieving certain desired results. Of these various methods, it is Dru yoga that is quickly growing in popularity [...]
July 19, 2010
- Knoxville Yoga Offers Variety
Knoxville, Tennessee is home to a growing community of yoga enthusiasts, including many excellent yoga teachers. This is great news whether you’re an advanced practitioner interested in trying out different yoga styles or you’re a beginning yoga student shopping for your very first yoga class.
Whether your interest in yoga is for physical fitness, for [...]
July 18, 2010
- Yoga For Multiple Sclerosis
Can Yoga therapy help people with Multiple Sclerosis? In 2004, an Oregon Health and Science University study found that Yoga significantly reduced fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis. Data and studies regarding Yoga therapy for Multiple Sclerosis are scarce, but physical activity is definitely important for anyone with MS.
What is Multiple Sclerosis and how [...]
July 17, 2010
- Easy Yoga Tips For All
Easy yoga is meant for those who are not very regular in taking exercise. Easy yoga as the name suggests is not difficult therefore can be practiced any time anywhere. As the pace of life in urban areas has grown many times people are not willing to perform yoga in its original form.
Easy yoga [...]
July 14, 2010
- How Power Yoga Can Help Athletes
Whether you already practice yoga or barely know anything about it, you can greatly improve your athletic abilities by doing power yoga. Like most yoga for exercise, power yoga focuses on the performance of asanas or poses. Power yoga usually uses a vinyasa style of practice, meaning the practitioners synchronize the poses with their breath. [...]
July 7, 2010
- Flexibility Exercises to Improve Yoga Flexibility
Flexibility exercises are an important component of any fitness program. There are different types of exercises that you may want to do, and you can include them into your regimen. The flexibility exercises are soft and temperate stretching movements that help to improve the flexibility and length of your muscles.
Flexibility exercises help to increase [...]
July 6, 2010
- Try Yoga For Insomnia
Some people walk into their bedrooms and just pass out. You envy them because you can’t do that. You have insomnia: you can’t get to sleep easily, and when you do and you wake up, you can’t get back to sleep. Why not try Yoga for insomnia? Yoga can help relax you enough to let [...]
July 4, 2010
- Yoga Eases Fibromyalgia Symptoms
Regular exercise can ease the symptoms of fibromyalgia dramatically, reducing muscle pain and the number of tender points, knocking out depression and insomnia, even cutting through so-called “fibrofog” for increased mental clarity.
Yoga is a particularly effective form of exercise for those with fibromyalgia, for it provides stretches for stiffness, strength building, aerobic exercise, and [...]
