1. Aura Announces
   
   
2. Yoga in Practice: Cultivating Healthy Relationships
   
   
3. Yoga in Practice: The Secret Arts of Yoga and Meditation
   
   
4. Bonuses for our "Chair Yoga" and "Restorative Yoga" Courses
   
   
5. Featured Course

I'm pleased to present you with two articles I've written that you won't be able to read anywhere but here.

The first article is about Cultivating Healthy Relationships. The second article is a question and answer session about the "Secret Arts of Yoga and Meditation."

In addition to the announcements below, I'm also pleased to inform you of further improvements to our website. After several years we have a fresh new layout for our homepage.

As most of you will recall, for the past 4 years I've had a sales letter on our homepage to highlight the amazing value of my "Camp-In-A-Box" home study yoga teacher training program. But over time that approach has become outdated and may even have been off-putting for some visitors. And over that same time I've learned that the program truly sells itself once people have a chance to explore the site, read our articles and interact with our members in the forum.

So, we've decided to take the plunge and move to a much shorter, more user-friendly homepage.

For people who are still interested in reading about how and why I developed the Camp-in-a-box program, they can still read the sales letter. It still contains a lot of great information for evaluating the program. But from now on, it will only be available as a link from the homepage rather than the homepage itself.

As always, I'm happy to hear your thoughts and feedback regarding the new look and I hope you like it as much as we do.

 

We are pleased to continue our partnership with a leading producer of instructional yoga videos to provide access to these videos online... in full screen, DVD quality.

Visit our video page to watch them (and more) from our site and learn more about these phenomenal videos.

With our new Audio Resource Center for Yoga Teachers you can listen to, Podcast or download free resources. This material is useful for teaching your Yoga classes, learning more about different aspects of Yoga, or expanding your mind.

Many of you have asked if you can distribute my Yoga for beginner's articles as handouts for your students. You are welcome to distribute my articles to your students. My only requests are that you do not alter these articles and leave my copyright on the work.

Simply provide us with the credit information described here.

Please do not send Hi8 video tapes; they are easily de-magnetized by security equipment.

Due to the volume of exams, please expect a two week delay before your exams are marked.

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Introduction to Teaching Yoga

Preparation for aspiring yoga teachers

This is a 50-hour Preparatory Yoga Course, for those who aspire to teach Yoga, but do not have a strong foundation in Yoga. This course will prepare you for the Level 1 Yoga teacher diploma course. Introduction to Teaching Yoga is also recommended for personal trainers, group fitness instructors, and Pilates instructors.

You will learn over 170 asanas (Yoga Postures), four practice sequences, Pranayama, bandhas, The Yoga Sutras of Maharishi Patanjali, and how to develop a lesson plan.

With this course you will receive two books, my beginners Yoga lesson plan for teachers DVD, and my e-Book "So You Want to Teach Yoga" (a $20 value) as a bonus.

Upon successful completion of this 50 hour preparatory course, you will receive an Associate Yoga Instructor's certificate, which is suitable for framing.

Requirements: Written exam and a one hour video.

Introduction to Teaching Yoga cost: $197 plus shipping.

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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 mystery to some of us, while others handle relationships like an art form.

This is not to say that quantity makes up for quality relationships. For example: It is possible for a social butterfly to have a large quantity of dysfunctional relationships. On the other hand, it is possible for someone else to be an introvert and have healthy relationships.

The key to establishing balanced relationships starts from within. No matter how much we try to improve our behavior, the proof shows up when we interact with others. Let's look at the anatomy of a healthy relationship.

1. Mutual Trust: If trust does not exist, caring is limited. When the relationship is tested by the stress of life, it will not hold up without trust. If you cannot be honest with a friend, co-worker, family member, lover, or spouse, this places severe limitations on communication.

2. Freedom: Some relationships are like prison sentences. You cannot have a healthy relationship, when one or both parties are trying to establish control, demanding, or placing unrealistic expectations on each other.

At the same time, both parties should never feel trapped. A healthy relationship is not a form of confinement. When a relationship is consistently unhealthy, both parties should be free to withdraw or part company.

3. Acceptance: A relationship must be taken at face value. To be happy with what you have is a form of Santosha (contentment). You have every right to correct your children and teach them good manners, but trying to change a friend puts a strain on both parties.

If one person has a "check list" for another to fulfill, there will never be happiness in the relationship. Some people feel that their spouse must think, speak, and act, according to their standards. The irony is that we would feel very bored if everyone agreed with us all the time.

During your next Yoga session, when you begin to meditate, it would be healthy to contemplate a relationship that could use some extra care. What can you do to improve it? What should you avoid doing? Why do you want to improve it?

The actions you take should be ethical and rooted in mutual benefit. It is one thing to improve yourself from within, but it quite another to be patient, avoid conflict, spread happiness, and be tolerant of others.

Always remember that you can influence relationships on a daily basis. Yoga practice teaches us to put our ego in the "back seat." Take the time for self-realization and bring healthy solutions to your relationships.

© Copyright 2008 - Paul Jerard / Aura Publications

Would you like to learn the secret arts of Yoga? The real truth is - there is no secret to: "Study, practice, study more, and practice again." Yoga is a lifelong journey, which for some Hatha Yoga students may start much like a gymnastic event.

Then, over years of study, Yoga training evolves into self-realization and transformation. Below is a question and answer session, with a student, who is seeking to find the answers to the mysteries of Yoga and meditation.

Q: Is doing meditation by oneself safe?

A: Yes, meditation alone is fine, provided you receive some basic foundational instruction from a teacher or Guru. Books and DVD's can also be very instructive. Please research the style of meditation before taking up the practice.

It should be noted that a student of meditation should preferably practice one style, with one teacher, long enough to understand the basics. Impatient beginners do too much hopping around from teacher to teacher.

Invest time in research and practice, for ten to twenty minutes per day, for a month, before adding more time to a session. You could always practice longer, but beginners have a tendency to "burn themselves out." Meditation is preventative medicine for a balanced mind.

Q: How can negative thinking be minimized?

A: The only way to keep negative thinking under control is to fill your mind with good thoughts. Mantra, japa, prayer, and positive affirmations will help. Instead of focusing your mind on what you should not be thinking, fill your mind with positive, happy, and compassionate thoughts. It is impossible to be a happy pessimist.

Q: Can I stay completely free from stress with Yoga?

A: No, stress is a part of life. Too much stress is not healthy and must be reduced. Every style of Yoga is capable of reducing stress levels. Please remember that moderate stress can be healthy, but overwhelming stress is potentially harmful.

Q: Are there any internal powers in our body?

A: Yes, there are internal powers within all of us. If you spend time with the right teacher, you can find it, and feel it, within the same lesson. For some students this may take longer, but your Yoga teacher is a helpful guide.

Q: How can we feel it and in how many days?

A: A feeling of empowerment without ego can easily be felt. A feeling of presence, during practice, can be realized. There is no specific time frame for these processes to take place. If time is a major concern, you should train under the guidance of a competent Yoga teacher or Guru. In this way, your teacher will guide you through the "learning curve."

Q: Is there any spiritual link between meditation, Yoga, and God.

A: Yes, there is definitely a healthy spiritual link between meditation, Yoga, and God. Yoga is filled with information for spiritual health and growth. It is true that some people do not believe in the concept of God. In this case, spiritual and ethical growth will still be realized with regular practice.

Some Yoga teachers only address Asana for the physical body, but there is much more. All you have to do is continue your meditation practice, while putting the concepts of non-harming, compassion, patience, mindfulness, tolerance, and happiness into practice during your daily life.

© Copyright 2008 - Paul Jerard / Aura Publications

Restorative Yoga Teacher Diploma Course

This Premium Restorative Yoga Certification Course has everything included in the Camp-in-a-Box program, plus an extensive 416-page section on modifications, props, lesson plans for a variety of ailments, and contraindications.

Until June 30 get these 2 extra e-book bonuses worth $39.90:

• So, You Want to Teach Yoga
• Yoga Business Secrets

These new e-Books will be useful at any point in your teaching career.

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Get the Language of Yoga course as a bonus
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Demographer, David Foot, said, "Every 7 Seconds, Another Boomer Turns 50." This is a "health wave" that has not crested yet. Start-up Chair Yoga classes are full of students now, and will be for decades to come.

My Chair Yoga classes in Pawtucket, Rhode Island do not experience a "summer slow down." We average over 45 students per class, all year long. In some communities, Chair Yoga programs do not exist, or they are just getting started, but the demand, by far, surpasses the number of Chair Yoga teachers.

If you would like to break into this field of employment opportunities, this is a complete Yoga course for working with seniors, handicapped students, or students who are limited in mobility.

You can View Web Clips from the bonus Chair Yoga / Office Yoga DVD. The entire DVD is 1 hour, 50 minutes, in length, with lectures, Yoga teacher tips, and comprehensive lesson plans.

Just $498 plus shipping

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