Baby Yoga Benefits
Baby yoga is an amazing interaction between parents and babies which can bring many positive benefits. I chose to research baby yoga, because as an early childhood educator, baby yoga has inspired me to become a yoga instructor.
Teaching Students About Karma Yoga
Almost every Hatha Yoga teacher training covers the significance of Karma Yoga. Students often ask about the Law of Karma and there are many different views concerning interpretation. This is usually based upon where our religious instruction originated.
Yoga Teacher Training – Secrets of the Yoga Sit Up
Hatha Yoga has many secrets. Among them is the Yoga sit-up. Mix in other postures such as Boat and Bow pose to completely tone the mid-section.
Five Easy Steps to Practice Yoga for Inspiration
Yogic philosophy is based upon living in the moment. To practice Yoga for inspiration students are taught pranayama (Yogic breathing)...
Yoga for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – Part II
Dr. Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500 speaks to you from Aura Wellness Center’s Yoga Teacher Training studio about exercises to help ease pain caused by carpal tunnel syndrome. (Part II of a three part series)
Teaching Hatha Yoga – Tadasana
If you are not aware of it, close your eyes and notice how your body sways in one direction or another. The following are step-by-step instructions on how to practice the Yoga asana known as Tadasana.
Control Depression Through Yamas and Niyamas
The Yamas and Niyamas are described by the great Saint Maharishi Patanjali in his Yoga Sutras. He describes the eight steps of Raja Yoga, which are known as Ashtanga Yoga.
Vinyasa Yoga and its Health Benefits
Vinyasa Yoga is more dynamic than a Hatha Yoga class which is concentrated more on static poses usually held for a longer period of time. Practicing only static poses does not reveal the incredible potential of asanas to be explored when linked in Vinyasa.
Helping Your Yoga Students Heal with Viparita Karani
Some Yoga teacher training courses focus on asana as a physical exercise. This is a shame because asana is much more than an exercise for the body. Asana has therapeutic value and it is a means toward Samadhi as described by Patanjali.
Yoga and the Awakening of Consciousness
Unfortunately, there is still too much mystery regarding the higher forms of Yoga (Raja, Karma, Bhakti, and Jnana). All four of these forms of Yoga will help us awaken our consciousness. However, we can take a fresh view of the concept. Awakening was classically referred to as “unfolding.”