Yoga and Bi-polar Disorder
Can yoga cure bipolar disorder? Researches have proven that yoga can help depression. Depression is one of the symptoms of bipolar...
Yoga: A Natural Remedy for Insomnia
Is Yoga a natural remedy for insomnia? Because people who practice any style of Yoga are usually more relaxed, they are less prone to...
Therapeutic Yoga Nidra Practice
A first experience of Yoga nidra can be difficult to induce. From a therapeutic perspective, many of the deep places of the mind remain inaccessible because the mind protects itself, always guarding against potential injury. Developing focused relaxation through practice can help overcome this obstacle.
Yoga and Managing Attention Deficit Disorders
The asanas, or postures, that Yoga instructors teach help the students focus on keeping the best posture possible while maintaining the...
The Yogic Approach to Anger Management for Children
How can Yoga help children find their way through this confusing path we call: “life?” What if my child is not attracted to Yoga? How can my child learn to communicate his or her feelings to me, even in the worst of times? Let’s discuss Yoga, as an approach to anger management, for children and teens.
Adopting the Yogic Attitude
Adopting the Yogic attitude aims at evolution of the mind. It teaches us how we can develop a strong, stable, and calm mind under difficult circumstances. How can we face life, so as to live a full and happy existence? How can we make the most of our time here on the planet? These questions have been around for a long time; and as a result, philosophies, such as Yoga, have arisen.
Yoga for Depression
Components of yoga have long been recognized as helpful to improve mood. Of course, aspects of meditation with and without mantra, exercising, and breathing are well known, long-standing parts of treatment for health problems, including depression. Yoga possesses all of those components and more making it a perfect union for the treatment of all types of depressive related mood disorders.
Yoga is a Holistic System
A yoga practice consists of physical postures, pranayama, and meditation. Certain postures should be practiced every day, particularly the ones that affect the spine, systems and glands of the body. These fundamental poses are maintenance exercises that keep the spine and joints supple, the ductless glands secreting their chemicals properly, and the body calm, yet, energized.
Teaching Hatha Yoga – Explaining the Hidden Benefits of Yoga Practice
Explain the benefits of Yoga to your students might not have been covered in your Yoga teacher training. Did you expect that every potential student would know what Yoga is? Think again – you might find yourself explaining the benefits of Yoga to a potential student before he or she takes a class.
Meeting the Yoga Teacher Within
Some people refer to the inner self as, "The Observer" or "The Witness." Yet, how can we be sure that the voice we are listening to is the right one? The Observer is, in fact, your inner Yoga teacher. The inner teacher has to be impartial when making decisions.