Practicing Yoga for Anti-Aging Effects
A regular Yoga practice offers many anti-aging effects to the practitioner. There is a huge variety of different Yoga styles with...
Yoga and its Relation to Health
The benefits of yoga act upon three elements, the physical, the mental and of course the spiritual. The benefits of yoga are endless...
Yoga – The New Ancient Elixir of Well-Being
It is ironic to call Yoga “new” since it is the oldest life science on the earth. Enlightened souls have been expounding on the Yogic...
Yoga in History
One of the first clues for finding out more about Yoga came from the discovery of the steatite seals in Indus Valley Civilization that took place from 3300-1700 B.C. The steatite seal was actually soapstone formed from the massive variety of Talc. These steatite seals displayed figures that were in various postures of meditation-like; this meditation-like posture was seen as some sort of discipline rituals that suggested the start point of actual practice of Yoga according to the Indus archeologists.
Considering the Benefits of a Zen and Yoga Practice
I have been practicing yoga for several years and in an effort to deepen my understanding of my own of my practice, I have begun...
Yoga: The Answer to Obesity
Yoga teaches people how to use their strength more effectively. In a yoga training program you’re maintaining your balance, noticing and correcting tiny movements, compensating, making adjustments, and regulating your breathing. This makes yoga strength training much more complex and more demanding.
Yoga: The Optimal Health System
“Yoga as the optimal health system for all”. I can hear some of the critics now, I am too young, old, inflexible or manly, too busy etc., but Yoga can deal with all these worries and anxieties and more. Yoga is no longer just an Eastern science.
Valid Yoga Teacher Certification
Dr. Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500 speaks with you about the importance of keeping your yoga teacher certification up to date and how other credentials are not a substitute for a valid yoga teacher diploma.
Torah Yoga
The Torah (loosely translated as the five books of Moses: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy) contains an entire detailed guidebook for life. In her book “Torah Yoga Experiencing Jewish Wisdom Through Classic Postures”, Diane Bloomfield has created a unique book, which is “both a Torah book and a yoga book, presenting classic yoga instruction in the light of traditional and mystical Jewish wisdom.”
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.