Yoga Instructor Training for Lung Diseases
We may learn how to modify asanas in a yoga certification course, but how do you modify pranayama? Think from the perspective of a student...
Yoga Poses for Surfers: Improving Balance
The summertime is upon us and many active Yoga students may be cross training on the waves. Whether your students are avid board surfers...
Teaching Yoga: Pranayama Connects Mind and Body
Many highly esteemed Swamis encourage yoga teachers and students to practice pranayama daily for its therapeutic rewards. We feel yoga...
Teaching Yoga for Biking Enthusiasts
Yoga teacher training courses prepare you to help students develop balanced bodies. Biking is a great activity, but enthusiasts really...
What Should a Yoga Teacher Know About Anatomy?
There are a few Yoga teacher training programs that do not view anatomy as a priority. This may be true if the Yoga teacher certification...
Teaching Yoga for the Quality of Life
Well known for its relaxation and breathing techniques, yoga as a way of life has spread like fire through studios across the world and into gyms, fitness clubs, senior centers and even public schools. There are many different styles and techniques, with each style focusing on a specific emphasis that tends to characterize it. Ashtanga vinyasa yoga, for example, is a practice that highlights the physical challenges of yoga whereas Iyengar is a slower version of Hatha that allows practitioners to concentrate on pose mastery and yogic philosophy.
Hatha Yoga for Physical Health
While Hatha Yoga addresses much more than our physical health, let’s take a look at the primary physical benefits of our practice. Yoga...
Best Strength Building Yoga Postures
By both holding and flowing through poses, Hatha, Ashtanga, Power, and Vinyasa Yoga build strength in virtually all areas of the body...
Best Pranayama Techniques for Children
Help children visualize deep belly breathing by using a favorite stuffed animal. Children should lie on their backs, placing the stuffed animal on their belly. Instruct them to take a deep breath in, moving the animal up as high as possible. Then, ask them to exhale slowly, moving the stuffed animal as low as possible. Ask them to create "waves" with their breathing, bringing their animal for a ride, up on the inhale, down on the exhale. Focus on a smooth, steady ride for the animal.
Yoga and Health
No one knows exactly when Yoga began, but it certainly predates written history. Stone carvings depicting figures in Yoga positions have...