- Wednesday, December 28, 2011, 13:12
- Yoga Types
What kind of yoga mat will benefit you?
• A sticky mat will benefit those who practice Hatha Yoga.
• They come in different patterns and colors.
• Standard mats can be purchased at a yoga studio, online yoga store, sporting goods store, or online auction site.
• You will want to look for one that will display your ...
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- Monday, December 26, 2011, 16:43
- Yoga Info
This question has long been plaguing me for quite a while now: Which is better, yoga studios or gyms with yoga? Actually I couldn't figure out personally, so I finally chose to post it on the web in an active sports weblog that my pal possesses, as well as handles. Therefore I did, and I ...
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- Friday, December 16, 2011, 15:42
- Yoga Info
A common area that many women would like to improve is their stomach. It is interesting then that many eastern spiritual practices put great emphasis on the lower abdomen as being the centre of our whole body. This is in sharp contrast to the western way of thinking which treats the stomach as merely a ...
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- Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 14:58
- Yoga Info
Lower backache can have negative effects on a person's overall quality of life. Back pain can be debilitating, and a person who suffers from lower backaches can feel they are missing out on life and are susceptible to depression and anxiety. People who suffer from lower back pain often mistakenly believe that rest is the ...
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- Friday, September 9, 2011, 15:45
- Yoga Info
Sometimes, you read that yoga helps everything. Is all of this "good yoga talk" a bunch of hype to market classes? Here's the truth: Yogic breathing techniques and some postures (asanas) that open the chest are a big help to someone who can't breathe. About hype: Maybe somebody promises cures, but I can't give promises ...
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- Wednesday, August 24, 2011, 13:38
- Meditation
In a recent study reserachers at University of California, San Francisco, have found that a regular habit of meditation brings about pyshological changes of permanent nature which inturns are caused by an increase in the telomerase activity (an enzyme which is responsible for longevity in ur body cells).
For novice among you here is a simple ...
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- Wednesday, August 24, 2011, 13:33
- Yoga Info
I almost never practice yoga with a mirror in the room, both by choice and because the yoga studios I go to don’t have them. Not having a mirror allows you to focus internally and not be distracted by how the body looks. Last week, however, I practiced in an empty exercise room at ...
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- Monday, August 8, 2011, 14:09
- Pranayama
Pranayama or the practice of restraining the prana or breath, is one of the key components of yoga and is being taught freely to students who are paying for yoga classes.
However, for us who are at the conservative end of the yoga practitioners' spectrum, pranayama is not something that we teach freely. We know that ...
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- Wednesday, August 3, 2011, 14:39
- Yoga Types
Although there are many types of yoga, and it may be impractical to try them all, experiencing some of the main branches -- including Kundalini yoga -- will give you a fuller grasp of yoga's essence and benefits. Kundalini yoga isn't just another practice, however. It's often referred to as the mother of all yoga, ...
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- Friday, July 15, 2011, 13:45
- Yoga Info
Bellydance focuses on flexibility and isolation of muscle movements, and breath control is also necessary during performance. A powerful Yoga practice can help a dancer learn to be present in the moment, which in turn gives her stage presence. Much like the Yoga asanas, bellydance movements are always in the process of refinement. Practitioners soon ...
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- Friday, July 15, 2011, 13:39
- Meditation
The common conception of meditation is to sit down close your eyes and relax, as a way to bring peace to the mind. Maha Mediation or great brilliance meditation begins at this mundane level and continues on to increasingly deeper and more profound levels of consciousness that can go far beyond what anyone can imagine ...
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- Tuesday, July 12, 2011, 15:30
- Yoga Info
There appears to be an unspoken debate about using music in yoga class. Sometimes classes are accompanied by soothing melodies, devotional chanting, or even all out of rock. Other classes lean towards no music at all. It's gotten me to wondering -- is there a version that's best? Or, like most things in yoga, does ...
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- Tuesday, March 8, 2011, 3:38
- Pranayama
Yoga was invented in India about five thousands years ago. Yoga is a scientific technique for development of the art of living which ultimately grows in to a way of life. Yoga is scientific because the result of its practice can be predicted and are not only experience but can also be majored. The practices ...
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- Thursday, February 10, 2011, 3:11
- Yoga Types
Although there are many types of yoga, and it may be impractical to try them all, experiencing some of the main branches -- including Kundalini yoga -- will give you a fuller grasp of yoga's essence and benefits. Kundalini yoga isn't just another practice, however. It's often referred to as the mother of all yoga, ...
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- Friday, September 10, 2010, 16:13
- Yoga Types
The Sanskrit word pavana means air or wind and mukta means freedom or release, therefore this is the "wind relieving posture" so named because it assists in releasing trapped digestive gas from the stomach and intestines.
1 Lie flat on the back in the shava-asana.
2 Inhale and bend the right knee and pull it close to ...
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