Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga for Improving the Endocrine System
Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga were developed over thousands of years by many enlightened masters, who crafted each asana with careful wisdom...
Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga were developed over thousands of years by many enlightened masters, who crafted each asana with careful wisdom...
By Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500 What can a Hatha Yoga teacher offer in the way of a fitness program? Is it too late for bad health habits to be corrected by Yoga? Large numbers of "Baby Boomers," who were born between 1946 and 1965, are coming to grips with the concept of aging. Regular doctor [...]
A few of the more vigorous and contemporary Hatha Yoga styles have limited meditation practice within the class structure. This is not a rule, but the students are just more interested in "getting a workout." Pilates is one of Yoga's 20th Century offshoots and has no meditation practice at all. On the other hand Ashtanga Yoga classes are very vigorous and do contain meditation, as part of the lesson plan.