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- How Should the Topic of Pranayama Be Covered in a Yoga Teacher Certification Course?
Aug 14, 2008
When teaching Pranayama (Yogic Breathing Techniques), to a student who is new to Yoga, you realize that beginners take their breathing for granted....
Category: Yoga
- Teaching Hatha Yoga - Essentials For Beginners
Aug 14, 2008
The beginning of September is a busy time for Yoga teachers and Yoga studios in North America. This is the time of year when children go back to...
Category: Yoga
- How Should the Topic of Asana Be Covered in a Yoga Teacher Certification Course?
Aug 5, 2008
If you are going to teach Hatha Yoga classes, there are many subjects to cover, but asana (posture) is often the starting point of most Yoga...
Category: Yoga
- Hatha Yoga Solutions For Your Hips
Aug 5, 2008
When we consider Yoga solutions for our hips, we often think in terms of physical tightness, which occurs over time. Our hips are largely ignored...
Category: Yoga
- Yoga in Practice - The Yogic Path to a Trained Mind
Aug 5, 2008
If a student is not made aware of the true value of mental attention during Yoga practice, the mind-training benefits will still trickle through....
Category: Yoga
- Restorative Yoga - A Low Impact Solution For Middle-Aged Spread
Aug 5, 2008
Does Yoga have solutions for middle-aged spread? Are your knees, back, hips and shoulders begging for mercy? Restorative Yoga is a complete health...
Category: Yoga
- Three Ways to Learn Hatha Yoga
Jul 23, 2008
There are three basic ways to learn Hatha Yoga. In order to effectively process information, it is best to understand our strong or weak points....
Category: Yoga
- Yoga in Practice - Ishvara Pranidhana
Jul 23, 2008
Ishvara Pranidhana is sometimes referred to as the last Niyama (restraint or moral observance). Ishvara Pranidhana means to surrender to a "Higher...
Category: Yoga
- Karma Yoga For Complete Happiness
Jul 23, 2008
In most Hatha Yoga teacher training programs, we tend to highlight it, but move on toward the concepts of physical mastery. Yet, physical mastery...
Category: Yoga
- Yoga For Happiness and Prosperity
Jul 23, 2008
There are so many traditional and contemporary styles of Yoga, that it is hard to keep track of them. Yet, each of them shares, at least, one...
Category: Yoga
- Yoga in Practice - The Yama For Peaceful Co-Existence
Jul 23, 2008
Within Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, you learn many things, such as the Yamas and Niyamas. Yet, the moral ethics found within the Yamas and Niyamas are...
Category: Yoga
- Yoga in Practice - The Secret Arts of Yoga and Meditation
Jul 23, 2008
Over years of study, Yoga training evolves into self-realization and transformation. Below is a question and answer session, with a student, who is...
Category: Yoga
- Yoga in Practice - Cultivating Healthy Relationships
Jul 22, 2008
In Yoga meditation, we look for answers within, and open our self-awareness, but we still have to relate to those around us. Relationships are a...
Category: Yoga
- Yoga Diet System For Losing Weight
Jul 18, 2008
There is no need to make your dinner table a source of conflict. Natural food is just another choice. This is one reason why researchers, at the...
Category: Weight Loss
- Yoga in Practice - How to Get the Most Out of Your Mind
Jul 18, 2008
In Yoga, mental health is approached from a pro-active mindset. Optimum mental health is the gateway to learning, self-worth, emotional stability,...
Category: Yoga
- Yoga in Practice - Two Steps to a Clear Mind
Jul 18, 2008
Organizing the mind is just one of the many wonderful benefits of Yoga practice. Long-term students, of Yoga, manage to get the most out of each...
Category: Yoga
- Yoga in Practice - Teaching Yoga With Humility
Jul 18, 2008
No matter how many signs you put up, cell phones ring off in Yoga classes. No matter how many rules you have, a small number of students continue...
Category: Yoga
- Yoga in Practice - Three Steps to Tranquility
Jul 18, 2008
Luckily, Yoga has many methods, which reduce stress levels and bring about inner peace. Let's look at some methods you can practice to relax and...
Category: Yoga
- Teaching Hatha Yoga - My Student Has a Back Problem
Jul 11, 2008
When teaching Yoga classes, have you ever run into a problem that is not in the books? In such a case, you should consult your Guru, mentor, or a...
Category: Yoga
- Teaching Hatha Yoga - Steps to Professional Development of Yoga Teachers
Jul 11, 2008
Over the past two decades, professional development of Yoga teachers has grown, in parity, with the volume of new students. Let's look at some easy...
Category: Yoga
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