Yoga

rp_350px-Kampa_Dzong_Tibet_1904_John_C._White_RESTORED.jpg

Yoga For Women: Exercises

WARRIOR III POSE: Start in the Mountain Pose with the heels slightly apart, big toes touching, legs straight, chest lifted, pelvis in a neutral position. Placing hands on hips, step back with your right foot so just your right toes touch the floor, all of your body weight on your left foot. Keep your right […]

Continue Reading
350px-Yogacharya_Dr._Ashoke_Kumar_Chatterjee_Kriya_Yoga

Kriya Yoga And The Nature Of The Journey

Kriya yoga has found a place in some people who are looking for a deeper, more spiritual relationship with their lives. It is a kundalini oriented yoga and meditation technique, that also teaches certain spiritual and esoteric principles. Unfortunately, like many similar “spiritual” power structures, it teaches you that essentially your power lies outside of […]

Continue Reading
rp_350px-Bikram_Choudhury.jpg

Why Not Try Bikram Yoga?

There are many types of yoga, but Bikram yoga tends to stand out from the rest. Even though the practice is largely the same, you’ll immediately notice the difference in the environment — the room in which Bikram yoga is performed is heated between 90 and 100 degrees Fahrenheit! Bikram yoga follows a consistent program, […]

Continue Reading
MUSC_logo

Yoga For Modern City Life: Yoga Helps Ease Modern Stress

For Gail Stuart, who is finishing a beginner’s series, yoga is an antidote to the stress of her job at the Medical University of South Carolina, where she works with psychiatric research. You just walk through the whole process, and you feel yourself slipping away. It’s a different workout, she says, a welcome alternative to […]

Continue Reading
rp_350px-Blanchard.JPG

Go Straight To Video For Yoga Training

The various postures of yoga have long been used as a basis for the stretching moves that are prescribed for athletes or used in other forms of exercise. It’s no surprise, then, that a flood of yoga tapes is hitting the market. There are tapes for Olympic-level athletes and tapes for rank beginners. There are […]

Continue Reading
rp_350px-YogaClass.jpg

Go Ahead And Relax-yoga’s Way

If you go to the zoo or tune your TV to the Discovery channel, an observance of nature will show us that animals love relaxation and sleep. They often relax and get as much sleep as they want. Rest and sleep are essential to recharge our nervous energy as our physical, emotional and mental balance […]

Continue Reading
rp_350px-YogaClass.jpg

Yoga And The Breath

Your yoga practice and the way you breathe are intertwined. You won’t fully experience the benefits of yoga without first learning how to breathe properly. Different types of yoga practice call for different types of breathing, so it is important to note from the beginning that there is no one right way to breathe in […]

Continue Reading
rp_350px-Kampa_Dzong_Tibet_1904_John_C._White_RESTORED.jpg

Dynamic Yoga – Exercise 3 and 4

POSE OF THE MOON (Shashankasa) Sit on your knees with palms on thighs. Close eyes and relax, but keep spine and head straight. Inhale deeply and lift arms above head, keeping them straight and shoulder-width apart. As you breathe out, bend forward from the hips, keeping arms and head in a straight line. Hands and […]

Continue Reading
rp_2719403874_f9752c199d_n.jpg

The Benefits Of Yoga For Stress Management

The raves about yoga is more than just a current trend or a flash in the pan fad. The physical and psychological benefits of yoga for stress management has been taking America by storm no matter if it takes one to stand on his head, or twist her foot behind the neck like a human […]

Continue Reading
rp_2945594079_d28487da4f_n.jpg

Does Yoga Normalize Body Weight?

Many people are first drawn to Yoga as a way to keep their bodies fit and supple. Others come seeking relief or help for a specific ailment like tension or Backache. Whatever your reason is, Yoga can be a tool in giving you both what you came for, and more. Though the practice of Yoga […]

Continue Reading