Yoga Teacher Training Course - How To Find The Best Yoga Training Course?
...If you are really interested in, and love yoga, you may as well consider teaching others the art of yoga by completing a teacher training course. However with the many training courses available today, you may have to do some research beforehand to find out the best training course for yourself.
The internet is one of the best places to turn to find the best training course. Basically, the best course will be one that prepares you for numerous classical yoga asanas, pran...more
Why I Do Yoga
...Most people do yoga to be flexible and strong. Some do it to be in shape, some do it to firm their bodies or simply slim down. Some do it as a 'springboard' to change their lives in a positive way.
My Story: I stumbled upon doing hatha yoga in a college gym many years ago. It was in the mid 1970s.
The Yoga session consisted of half an hour of unfamiliar postures and me trying to flex, move and hold as instructed. I just followed the instructor and as was suggested by him, pushed myself reasonably hard (but not too hard) to align to the postures. I was a little uncomfortable, but not too much. I suppose it seemed a little strange, but I liked it.
The end of the Yoga session. As the thirty minute session concluded, the lights were dimmed and we closed by laying on our backs in the corpse pose or `savasana for 10 delicious minutes of a guided `letting go. At the very end we were gently prompted to arise to a sitting position where we s...more
Yoga For Wrinkles?
...Bothered by wrinkles? Why not get a yoga facial? Practitioners claim it can help tone, smooth, and soothe the skin.
For thousands of years, yoga has helped countless people achieve physical and spiritual well-being through its unique exercise system that stretches and strengthens the body. Now promoters say it can also make you look younger.
That may be good news to those who shun Botox and other expensive cosmetic procedures. The question is: does it work?
Ask Annelise Hagen, a yoga instructor in Manhattan's wealthy upper East Side who teaches facial exercises, and shell say it does. Hagen is the author of The Yoga Face: Eliminate Wrinkles wit...more
Yoga Solutions for Anger Management - Asana Practice for Energy Channeling
...Among its diverse methods, Yoga has many viable solutions for anger, and anger management. If you look at anger as a form of energy, and Yoga as a method for channeling uncontrolled energy, you can see a new horizon, which is the beginning of the solution to anger management.
Throughout history, and in many societies - young, angry people have often been channeled into military service. This is a good thing, when young people have constructive leadership, as they can give back to society and to those less fortunate.
On the other hand, under a dest...more
