If you would like to get rid of pain, we give you a few pointers on how to go about it by using yoga and meditation techniques. The great thing is that they are not terribly difficult to do nor are they tough to pick up or to follow on a regular basis.
It may […]
Yogic philosophy is so vast that it could easily dominate a 200-hour Yoga teacher training. After spending a three day weekend, lecturing about how to apply Yama and Niyama in every facet of life, I realized that this workshop could have been expanded to two weekends.
However, the philosophy component is not what most Yoga teacher […]
Beyond philosophy, meditation, asana, and Pranayama, there is still much more for an intern to learn about teaching Yoga. These subjects get some attention, during a 200-hour Yoga certification course, but once an intern has successfully graduated, a peripheral subject becomes a part of daily independent research or continuing education.
Teaching methodology is learned by instructing […]
Many Yoga practitioners are familiar with the value of a silent retreat to an Ashram or another sacred place. An extended silence turns the mind inward, which makes us more mindful during Yoga and meditation practice. Silent Yoga retreats give us “breathing room” and allow our minds a chance to wind down.
This is all well […]
All of the subjects mentioned below will require much additional research on your part, but let’s briefly go over a question and answer session about students who need special care in your classes.
Q: Over the weekend, I met up with a student that is in her early twenties (about 23-24, maybe) and she is interested […]
Core abdominal training and power is perhaps the most important aspect of physical fitness, and yoga is an excellent science to help target and develop this region. According to yoga, the abdominal area is governed by the Solar Plexus Chakra, called the Manipura Chakra in Sanskrit, and this chakra is responsible for not just […]
Walk through or browse online the DVD section of entertainment retailers and you cannot help but become engulfed by a seemingly ever-growing selection of celebrity-fitness ‘gurus’ flogging their soul with a Pilates programme that promises you a better body. If you, perhaps not literally, cut away all the celebrities endorsing the discipline is one with […]
To a beginner, meditation might be the most difficult concept to comprehend. Most students, of Yoga, become proficient at asana and pranayama with practice, but struggle with the ability to meditate. Yoga teachers often mention the importance of practicing meditation at home, but students often “put it off.”
The deeper issues of meditation are - training […]
It is not surprising to those of us who are long time yoga practitioners that the popularity of this profound spiritual science is now exploding on a world wide scale. Unfortunately though some of the authenticity and truths about yoga are being lost and some myths are creeping in with regard to what yoga […]
I really love the variety and styles of yoga pants that are available today. If you are searching around online for different clothing items to wear during your Yoga work outs, you are in luck! There are several different sizes, colors, types, and fabrics that are used in producing these items. I really love the […]
