Yoga For Pregnant Women
...Master your mind! Gain control over your body! Be relieved of your stress through the practice of gentle art of Yoga!
pregnancy is a physical as well as mental experience. Women often becomes hyper aware of all the changes their bodies are going through. Yoga allows pregnant women to adapt to these changes more gracefully and to feel proud and a sense of appreciation for their bodies. Yoga exercises can increase flexibility, strength, circulation and balance. Many pregnant women find that regular yoga exercises help to reduce swelling, back and leg pain, and insomnia.
However, Yoga must be practiced very carefully among pregnant women, as improper exercises will bring negative effect on both moms and babies. Here are some tips for pre-natal pregnancy Yoga practice:
1. The general yoga exercises are recommended for the first 2 months. You must consult your d...more
Yoga Teacher training
...oga community. He is the author of two groundbreaking books Yoga For Wellness and Yoga For Transformation and speaks regularly at major yoga conferences across the world.
But Gary is also known as being an outspoken advocate for a revolution in way yoga is taught and practiced in the western world.
His viniyoga teacher training emphasizes changing and adapting postures, breathing and sequences to each individual with the intention of creating specific therapeutic effects.
And Gary's philosophy and approach are gaining ever increasing credibility.
He designed the yoga sequence for the r...more
Could a Blind Man Become a Yoga Teacher?
...Recently, I ran into a case in which a Hatha Yoga teacher, who had been teaching for years, was being refused from a Hatha Yoga teacher training course. Before anyone gets stirred up over this, and the Act on the Affairs of the Handicapped, in the United States, this story gets better.
His wife is also a Hatha Yoga teacher, and they teach Yoga classes as a team. Yet, he was still refused the opportunity for certification as a Hatha Yoga teacher. At this point, you might be thinking of the legality of refusing anyone an equal opportunity. I am not an attorney, but this sounds like a viable case t...more
Yoga for beginners: How to Take those First Steps into Yoga
...t, that are performed in a synchronized motion with emphasis on rhythmic breathing. They mildly exercise the arms and legs and are often recommended for obesity, depression and fitness. Friends, several Martial Artists, indian and African Wrestlers perform tons of rounds of these exercises alone, so in learning yoga, for beginners, this will be a guaranteed must-know.
The Shoulder Stand:
Dont be intimidated by the name at all. Even for a beginner, this yoga pose is a piece of cake, really. It is actually a very important pose though, arguably the most important as its sanskrit name (Savangasana) actually means the all members or all limbs pose, meaning it affects all parts of the body. As a beginner, be aware that some poses (such as this one) do have specific counter poses, so if youre taking a Yoga for beginner class or learning from a dvd, make sure you are taught these poses to counter-act and balance the effects of the Shoulder-stand pose on the body, these are the Bridge and fish poses. Heres a hint or ratio to adhere to in their combined execution: 6:1:2 , meaning the bridge and fish poses should be held for a sixth and third of the time you spend in the Shoulder-stand Pose respectively.
The Corpse Pose:
Youve got to learn this Yoga Pose as a beginner. It is the relaxation pose that is usually executed during and after your session as a means of relaxing the muscles used for your yoga exercise. At the end of a session, it is usuall...more
