Yoga positions

Yoga Positions to Improve Your Health

By Vino Rayen

Yoga positions, Yoga is an excellent way to improve your health and well-being today, as most of the yoga positions, many practices of the Hindu religion. It has become very popular all over the world as it is a mind-body exercise that is benefits the entire body. Yoga is considered by many different cultures of people who do not practice on religious grounds, so they had no real understanding of ancient history and practices of religions.

The philosophy of the Hindu religion uses these age-old rituals to improve mentally more relaxed and flexible. Yoga positions are an important part of helping people experiences a greater sense of calm. Although there are many different positions in the yoga experience for many different levels, most beginners start out a limited number of yoga positions that are for beginners.

All yoga postures are performed for specific performance of the body and mind. There are yoga positions for the spine and large muscle groups. The specific yoga postures for the spine to work to strengthen the spine and improve the overall health of a person. Other yoga postures are used to improve balance and stability and increase muscle strength in each session. Yoga exercises improve a person, physical fitness and general state of mind.

Yoga positions to help people learn how to stretch your back and spine for better balance, posture and flexibility improved. The yoga positions have unique names such as dog and cobra. Yoga positions are usually the student by a teacher or in the studio or on a DVD or even added to the test. Yoga positions have a wide range of complexity and the student can be adapted to the level of experience.

These include body movement’s simple but effective stretch and tone the muscles of the body, increases stamina and improve flexibility.

Yoga positions are not only exercises to tone muscles, but also for lubricating joints and massaging the internal organs of the body. The yoga postures to bring stability and physical and mental can improve energy efficiency and strength. Yoga positions have been developed there for thousands of years and have slowly developed over the centuries to remain faithful to the original form. They work wonders in terms of maintaining a healthy body and mind calm and considered by many one of the yoga positions, the most complete self-sufficiency.

If you want to get the most, give that yoga can be reached, you need to develop a routine of basic positions of the joints and muscles rigid free spirit in the appropriate mode. Only then can you begin to move to forward positions, when the mind and body are ready.

types of yoga

Understanding the Different Types of Yoga

By Suzanne Morrison

Types of yoga, Yoga is an activity that is becoming more and more popular today in the western world. The number of places holding Yoga classes is increased and there are a plethora of different types of yoga. With a choice of Hatha Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, Power Yoga, Iyengar Yoga, Bikram Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga and many more can easily be confused

this article will help you understand the difference between the most popular types of yoga; you can choose the right type for you.

Hatha Yoga - in Sanskrit (an ancient classical language of India) "Ha" means "sun" and "tha" means "moon". Type of Yoga is relatively slow paced, gentle type of yoga and is a good start if you are really new to yoga and do not know any of the asanas (poses). As with all types of yoga, hatha yoga is to unite body, mind and soul.

Ashtanga Yoga - This is the type of yoga that I practice regularly and means "eight limbs" in Sanskrit. The stylish, fast-moving and intense yoga practice is on a progressive set sequence of asanas, synchronized with the breath-based. Ashtanga yoga can be very stressful as it is constantly moving from one asana to the next in the order, you find that it to increase stamina, flexibility and strength...

Power Yoga - this is a western interpretation of Yoga and is based on Ashtanga yoga. A Power Yoga class may not always be the exact sequence of poses like Ashtanga yoga stick, but it does involve practicing a series of poses without stopping and starting.

Iyengar Yoga - This type of yoga is based on the teachings of BKS Igengar basis and focus in the right direction and shape of the body. Unlike Ashtanga Yoga, the emphasis is on holding each pose for a longer period of time does not move continuously from one pose to another. Iyengar yoga uses props such as blocks and belts to align the body in various poses.

Vinyasa Yoga - Vinyasa means breath synchronized movement and is another fast-paced type of yoga, with an emphasis on breathing. A practice typically starts with a greeting the sun and moves into a more intense stretch. During the practice each poses with a counter-balanced posture.

Bikram yoga - also known as "hot yoga", is heated in a room to 105 degrees, with humidity is practiced by 40%. In general, the order of 26 different poses in Bikram yoga class is practiced and the hot temperature helps to loosen muscles. Due to the high temperature most people sweat a lot during class and this helps to rid the body of toxins.

If you are just starting out or have never done yoga before, I suggest different types of yoga try to figure out what you like.

Remember, there is no rule that says you should be on a kind of yoga stick. I like Ashtanga Yoga best, but I also occasionally go to Iyengar and Hatha yoga classes for a little variety.

* what is yoga
* power yoga asanas

what is yoga

 What is yoga?

What is yoga?,Yoga is widely known as a form of exercise that stretches and strengthens Body through various poses known as asanas. For others yoga is Realization of inner satisfaction. To the other is a religion that believes and must follow. All of these statements make it difficult to actually make the full realization of what yoga really is. So what is yoga? Yoga goes far beyond just mere exercises full of awkward routines. Yoga is the union Mind, spirit and body. Yoga comes from the Hindu philosophy used to achieve Spiritual insight and harmony. What is yoga? Yoga generally refers to the common usage of the system of exercises that Practiced as part of this discipline. This word comes from Sanskrit "Yeung", which means to join. A yoke as used In cattle are closely related, but also the same root gives us "join", "intersection", "junta", "Adjust", "joust", and "closer" to name a few. There are many yoga institutes who all have their own unique practices and Confidence. But in this article we have listed down the five most common yoga practices. However, schools and roads have been established with different variations it’s not listed here. Hatha: This is the most popular varieties of yoga and that has been common Taught for many years. So what is yoga for them? For them it is perfecting the mind by How to improve your body. With this technique many asanas or postures, breathing techniques and meditation used. Ashtanga: Yoga is another popular type they are much faster than the other School. Is yoga for ashtanga's? For them yoga can be considered as a type of aerobic yoga because they infuse quickly and Smooth transitions between poses. Kundalini: The school is focused on awakening and focusing what is known as kundalini energy. Kundalini energy is most easily compared with the life energy that lays Dormant in the body. It is generally represented by a coiled snake. MANTRA: type of yoga is to focus on calming the mind and body through The use of words and sounds. The known 'ohm' mantra commonly heard in this School. TANTRA: This type of well-known schools by focusing on sexual spirituality. They also focus on kundalini energy, although their intent for awakening it is much Different from the practice of Kundalini. Yoga is a very diverse practice, no matter which school you choose. Young people and parents can gain many benefits from regular yoga exercises, and asanas can be adjusted to fit physical limitations and other complications. If you want a break from treadmills, weight rooms, or pool, take a look at yoga. You are not only striving towards physical well being, you are striving towards Spiritual welfare as well. Traditionally, yoga consists of eight fundamental paths: Karma Yoga, Yoga Bhatia, Janna Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Yoga Purina, Tantra Yoga, Yoga and Ashtanga or Raja Maha Yoga. In the western world, yoga is a term often refers to Hatha yoga

Posture, movement, and breathing techniques.
The ultimate goal of yoga is the attainment of liberation from worldly suffering and the cycle of birth and death. Yoga requires a mastery over the mind, body, and Emotions and desires transcendence. It is said to lead gradually to knowledge  The true nature of reality.

namaste yoga

Namaste Yoga

By Satori Ebedes

Have you ever heard of Namaste yoga?

It is a Sanskrit word that means "Bow to the god inside you." The word Namaste has a specific connotation that points to spirituality and oneness. By doing this type of yoga, you recognize a mutual and shared respect with the rest of your class. It is an exercise which can serve to encourage a spirit of unity and focus with your yoga class.

How do you do Namaste yoga?

Usually, namaste yoga is done by putting your hands together near your heart. The position of your hands can vary, however students of yoga usually have their index fingers pointed up. Meanwhile, the rest of their fingers are folded. After that, close you eyes and bow your head. This is not a prayer, but rather just a calming way to focus on whatever you like. For the purposes of your yoga class, focus on your upcoming exercise routine.

When are you supposed to do Namaste yoga?

It is the first thing you do to get your yoga class started off right. You can do it at the end also. When you first walk into a yoga class, chances are you are bringing in some stress or tension from the outside world. Namaste is a simple yoga exercise that can help you cleanse your mind from all worries so that you are completely focused on your workout.

What should you expect from namaste yoga?

It depends on what you put into it. The point of this type of yoga is to relax with the rest of your class. While the rest of your class should be normal, if you perform namaste to begin your workout, it should help set the tone for you and your class for the rest of the session. Everything in the class that comes after this simple exercise will benefit.

Heal the Mind, Body & Spirit.
*namaste yoga

bikram yoga retreats

Your Perfect Yoga Retreat

By Cameron Karsten


Yoga is the art of release. It is the study of one's concentration upon the diverse layers of the body, exploring deeper with an advanced focus into the mind, until eventually delving and settling forever within the spirit. This ancient tradition of breath, movement and meditation developed within the Hindu culture of the Indian subcontinent becomes the practitioner's sacred ritual. Therefore, finding the right yoga retreat is equally a part of one's practice as is a particular inhalation of breath, an exhalation into a specific posture, or the stillness of silent observation. The right retreat must align with the right individual, and only then will one have the relaxation to let go and discover the true depths of their yogic journey.

The Destination Is Also The Journey

Yoga retreats are aplenty. They come in all different shapes, sizes, destinations and complete packages. Some offer 24/7 yoga, strict meal guidelines, and absolute silence. Others begin the day with a series of opening postures (or asanas in Sanskrit), and then immerse participants in the culture of their environment, performing creative activities and restorative downtime. The day ends with a final series of relaxation. It's all up to you-the practitioner. It is your practice and only yours. So how do you find the right retreat?

Close the eyes. Take a long inhalation through the nose. Hold. Now release all breath out of the mouth. Settle into your seat and relax. Imagine you yoga-ing. Imagine the setting. Where would it be?

To offer a little input, I'm on a beach. I'm not in the Himalayas watching a fast approaching lightning storm upside down while shaking in Sirsha-asana (or head-stand pose). No. I'm in the tropics, half naked (okay... completely naked) on warm sands with the sound of the ocean's waves cresting upon one another. Breezy palm trees rustle overhead and their shadows offer refreshing shelters. I am far from the office, the phone calls, the expectations others' harbor of me. These are long gone and far out of mind. I am relaxed, warm, at peace and loving life.

Your dreamy setting might be different. It might not. No matter, it's your yoga practice (as the conscious instructor reiterates); therefore it's your yoga retreat.

Take Me To Your Leader

From the location of the retreat, the next important element of the practice is who's teaching. Who is it that will lead you through the doorways of your "guesthouse" as the Sufi mystic Jelaluddin Rumi referred to when speaking of the body? Whose guidance will you trust and surrender to? At best, it's safe to say that if a professional institution certifies the teacher you have no reason to doubt their practice and capabilities. However, each person's style of teaching is unique and each system of yoga is different. Search their name on the Internet, find their website and if possible take their classes. Acquire feedback and read their students' testimonials. Where have they lead retreats before? And most of all, find an instructor whose style of practice and system of yoga aligns with your needs. But how do you do that? There can't be that many traditions of yoga...

Oh yes. There is Hatha Yoga, Yin Yoga, Flow Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, Iyengar Yoga, Bikram Yoga, etc., etc., etc. The list goes on and for the practitioner to choose the most fitting retreat it is advisable to carry basic knowledge about and experience within that appropriate yogic system.

For example, you're looking to work yourself. You want to physically sweat, strain, push and endure your entire body-muscles, joints, ligaments, bones and all-then open the doors to a vigorous Ashtanga practice. Or say you're seeking peace and tranquility-long restorative postures-then settle into a form of Yin Yoga. The choices are as many as the thoughts found within the mind.

Your Life, Your Retreat

With a destination and style of yoga pinned down, then it's up to you to find out what is being offered beyond your guesthouse's doorstep. Check the local studios for flyers. Browse through conscientious periodicals and publications that focus on spirituality and self-improvement. Search the Internet for retreats in specific destinations or in a certain tradition of practice. Ask your friends. Ask the universe. Ask yourself.

A yoga retreat is a sacred offering to your body, your guesthouse, your temple. It is time taken off the daily frivolities of "making-a-living" in order to honor who you are; in order to develop the mind, body and soul closer to a state of relaxation and peace. In essence, yoga is learning how to accept and love oneself whole-heartedly and unconditionally.

Practice your yoga practice. Observe your breath and welcome all sensations of the body. Let the mind go and find your perfect yoga retreat to learn to release and live your own life.

kripalu yoga

Kripalu Yoga - The New Ancient Yoga
By Robin Larson

The principal objective of Kripalu yoga is to intertwine the body, mind, and energy. Individuals who perform it deem that the body holds energy rhythms in a flow which are known as prana, (occasionally referred to as life force.) The belief is that the tiniest worry or thought may create troubles with the prana in your physical body. That's why Kripalu is significant; it's a method of remaining conscious of the prana and utilizing your breathing together with your thought to avoid disturbance or blockage of the life force in your body. Consequently, you'll experience an amplified intensity of emotional control and mental clarity.

At its core, Kripalu yoga is on the subject of examining yourself so you can free yourself. Kripallu yoga believers think that by merely experiencing and examining emotional, physical, and mental developments, you start to wipe away obstacles in the prana. Consequently, this produces an improved current of life force within you and evokes a feeling of mental and physical well-being.

Yoga has been revealed to be extremely effectual in perfecting the physical human body. Yoga's immense popularity is due to this. Kripalu uses the physical body combined with the benefits of yoga as a means of following the better good of emotional and mental strength and clarity. Thus, lots of people consider it to be the most beneficial and complete form of yoga. The thought is that as you leave go of your mental and emotional impurity, you boost the quantity of prana in your system that then also aids with physical performance and healing. While all yoga meditation and practices are premised with practices, like the Maharic Seal (Azurite Press), which close up the body's energy fields from outside effects, the feeling of self knowledge is both authentic and clearer. However, Kripalu yoga doesn't teach this.

A lot of people exercise this prevalent form of yoga to blend self growth and physical fitness with the empowerment of the self. With Kripalu, you'll be taught to guide yourself through self-examination instead of through an instructor or leader. With this type of yoga, guidance is there just to assist you to become your own leader. Your understanding of self, your own body, and others will intensify from the concentration you will obtain as you peer inward. Many trust that you're utilizing your body as a temple to draw the aura of those powers superior to yourself. While a few might be doubtful, a lot more experience such auras when guided there during their own self-inspection.

After you gain knowledge of Kripalu from a teacher, you'll discover that it typically doesn't matter what your yoga level is. Classes are usually lead in the same fashion for yoga beginners and veterans equally. The importance is on introspection and observing what's there. While there are poses and a "correct" method to do them, you'll probably be persuaded to focus on your mental condition and on raising the current of your prana.

Likewise, Kripalu is in fact about life alteration. You'll be taught to concentrate on your spiritual happiness beyond the classroom in addition to while you're on the yoga mat, adding to your general well being and aiding you on your path to being the best you can be.

Benefits of Yoga

Benefits of Yoga


Yoga through meditation works remarkably to achieve harmony and helps the mind
work in synchronization with the body. How often do we find that we are unable to
perform our activities properly and in a satisfying manner because of the confusions
and conflicts in our mind weigh down heavily upon us?
Stress is the number one suspect affecting all parts of our physical, endocrinal and
emotional system. And with the help of yoga this things can be corrected.

At the physical level, yoga and its cleansing practices have proven to be extremely
effective for various disorders.

Listed below are just some of the benefits of yoga that you can get.

Benefits of Yoga 1: Yoga is known to increase flexibility; yoga has postures that
trigger the different joints of the body. Including those joints that are not acted upon
with regular exercises routines.

Benefits of Yoga 2: Yoga also increases the lubrication of joints, ligament and
tendons. The well-researched yoga positions exercise the different tendons and
ligaments of the body.

It has also been found that the body which may have started doing yoga being a
rigid one may experience a quite remarkable flexibility in the end on those parts of
the body which have not been consciously worked upon.

Benefits of Yoga 3: yoga also massages all organs of the body. Yoga is perhaps the
only exercise that can work on through your internal organs in a thorough manner,
including those that hardly get externally stimulated during our entire lifetime.

Benefits of Yoga 4: Yoga acts in a wholesome manner on the various body parts.
This stimulation and massage of the organs in turn benefits us by keeping away
disease and providing a forewarning at the first possible instance of a likely onset of
disease or disorder.

One of the far-reaching benefits of yoga is the uncanny sense of awareness that it
develops in the practitioner of an impending health disorder or infection.

This in turn enables the person to take pre-emptive corrective action

Benefits of Yoga 5: yoga offers a complete detoxification of the body. It gently
stretches the muscles and joints as we;; as massaging the various organs, yoga
ensures the optimum blood supply to various parts of the body.

This helps in the flushing out of toxins from every nook and cranny of your body as
well as providing nourishment up to the last point. This leads to benefits such as
delayed ageing, energy and a remarkable zest for life.

Benefits of Yoga 6: yoga is also an excellent way to tone your muscles. Muscles
which have been flaccid and weak are stimulated repeatedly to shed excess fats and
flaccidity.

But these enormous physical benefits are just a “side effect” of this powerful
practice. What yoga does is harmonize the mind with the body and these results in
real quantum benefits.

It is now an open secret that the will of the mind has enabled people to achieve
extraordinary physical feats, which proves beyond doubt the mind and body
connection.

In fact yoga = meditation, because both work together in achieving the common
goal of unity of mind, body and spirit which can lead to an experience of eternal bliss
that you can only feel through yoga.

The meditative practices through yoga help in achieving an emotional balance
through detachment.

This in turn creates a remarkable calmness and a positive outlook, which also has
tremendous benefits on the physical health of the body.

BIKRAM YOGA

BIKRAM YOGA

There are many reasons why you are doing Bikram Yoga. Benefits of Bikram Yoga is that it can change your life. It's amazing how Yoga can change your life and change your perspective.

Bikram Yoga is widely known as "hot yoga". Could also called Bikram Method Yoga. It aims to build mental and physical strength. Increase your flexibility and balance is important and covered by Bikram Yoga.

Bikram yoga has roots in Hatha yoga which was designed to heal the mind and the body.

Bikram Choudhury is the founder of Bikram Yoga. He is the founder and practitioner of yoga. He developed Bikram Yoga after he suffered an injury in a weightlifting accident. He was so determined that he had discovered some healing benefits in practicing some exercises. Many people have proven the benefits of Bikram Yoga so the practice was passed on and many people continue to practice.

Some people practice Bikram Yoga for healing purposes and physical therapy. Type Bikram Yoga proven helpful in bringing holistic benefits to those who believe and want to practice.

In fact, there was a patient who suffered a knee injury. He tried to practice Bikram Yoga and just six weeks after continuous practice, his knees started to feel better. Some of the difficulties and the pain he suffered disappeared.

In order to be successful with the healing process of Bikram Yoga, you need devotion in practicing it.

There are some people who do not believe in the benefits of Bikram Yoga. Bikram Choudhury developed Bikram Yoga with the help of some scientists. The scientists from the University of Tokyo University Hospital proved that Bikram Yoga has medical benefits. Some of its benefits include the repairing of tissues and helps in curing chronic ailments.

The findings and benefits were presented at the International Medical Conference in the year 1972. It was stated that Bikram Yoga has the ability to affect the body internally. 

The poses and pressure replenishes the cells and the flushing toxins in our body. It also oxygenates blood throughout our body keeping it clean and healthy.


While Bikram was on his research at Tokyo University, he discovered that the healing process takes place when all the body systems are functioning well, conditioned and strengthened. If the body is weak, applying the practice and healing method will be difficult to obtain.

Bikram has come up with twenty-six posture exercises which are to be practiced every day. In doing so, treatment in the body can be easily obtained. Some poses are accumulated with the combination of the western and eastern disciplines in Yoga which focuses on the stretching of the muscles, tendons, organs, nerves, glands and ligaments.

The different postures have connections and each of it precedes a posture that is helpful in treating the body effectively.

Anyone who wants to do yoga can use Biktam Yoga. It chooses no age at all. This type of yoga works with a tourniquet effect which includes balancing, stretching and creating pressure which is all done at a same time to keep a good blood flow to all the parts of the body.

Thanks to Bikram Choudhury, we can now have solutions to some of our medical problems. Always remember that dedication and devotion to Bikram Yoga is the main ingredient to staying healthy.

Principle behind Christian Yoga

The Principle behind Christian Yoga


Christian yoga is a spiritual practice of Christians most common in Eastern and Western Countries. It is a discipline that one practices to be much closer to God. Taking the path of Christian yoga can lead to healing of the mind and body. But perhaps even more important than that, it can lead to the discovery of what at the moment is only a potential within you.

Many of classes in the U.S teach the practice of yoga, the physical discipline that focuses on postures or asana, and employ no religious teaching at all. Other yoga teachers have training in yoga schools.

Practitioners say that Christian yoga fills a need for believers who want the health benefits of yoga but are put off by the practice's ancient Hindu roots. With this, it brings together the wonderful physical benefits of yoga within their spiritual beliefs.

The doctrines and practices of yoga date from the period of the Upanishads. The word yoga originated from Hindus, it is a religious practice of Hinduism that through the practice of certain disciplines one may achieve liberation from the limitations of flesh, the delusions of sense, and the pitfalls of thought and thus attain union with the object of knowledge.

Though developed in the ancient Hindu tradition, the movements of Christian yoga are so universal that they can adapt to or be adopted by any culture or spiritual path.

The yoga has been known for many years, and was practiced by some of the Early Christian during the persecution. The spirit and love that touched the Early Christian has been inherent from the men and women today. Christian yoga is about unfolding some of these wonderful possibilities each hold latent. It is about possibilities so amazing that many early Christians were willing to die in support of keeping a doorway open for other people to claim them. Go into it and are transformed by following the Christian pathway, the Christian yoga.

In the Eastern belief, Christian yoga is not an Eastern postures or breathing techniques, rather the aim is to open to an influence that can transform and heal. Eastern yoga attempts to drop the ego, the Christian path aims at transforming the personality. Christian yoga is described absolutely in the New Testament in the story of Jesus’ life as an allegory. It is a step-by-step way of transformation and the finding of a new life. As Jesus promised, this ‘heaven’, this new awareness of your life, is not far away. It is already yours if you know how to find it.

In Western, Christian yoga from its very beginning women played an important role in its practice and teachings. It is about universal processes of life, of mind and heart.

Christian yoga has garnered criticism, despite of its prevalence.

Many Christians says that Christian yoga is incompatible with Christianity, and emphasizing that it is not a religion in itself. Other says that there is no such as Christian yoga because it blends two different belief structure. Catholic priests in Mexico City instructed their parishioners not to attend Yoga classes because this practice would lead to other god’s and Eastern religion beliefs.

Though critics have charged that yoga's ancient Hindu origins are incompatible with Christian faith, practitioners say the exercise is an ideal vehicle for spiritual reflection.

Try Core Power Yoga

Need power? Try Core Power Yoga

   
Core power yoga is an energetic yoga exercise that physically and mentally challenges to help connect to inner power without stopping and accompanied by a heated, climate controlled Vinyasa. It heals, detoxifies and stimulates the body and mind through balance and intention.

Power yoga has created a dynamic, challenging program that combines strength, sweat and spirituality. It recognizes power in different levels; first is the physical power which develops the body’s strength and improve health; second is the mental power or the will to concentrate on the practice; and last the spiritual power which is the power behind the physical and mental power.

Core power yoga is the Western version of the Indian Ashtanga Yoga. The term was was given by Beryl Bender Birch, an Ashtanga Yoga teacher. It has been brought to the west by followers of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, a renowned Sanskrit scholar who inspired Western Yogis with his Ashtanga Yoga Style and philosophies.

There are three programs in power yoga. “Core Power” is designed to strengthen abdominals and back and includes both abs-focused Vinyasa power yoga poses and variations of muscle-toning moves. “Unlocking Athletic Power” will develop flexible strength with an emphasis on abs, back, hips and pelvis. “Soul of Strength” on the other hand is a fast-moving power yoga program with a distinct “mid-body” emphasis and some very challenging moves.

Yoga sessions are done in a heated room and composed of different cardiovascular exercises intended to develop strength and flexibility, increase stamina, improves the ability to focus, release tensions and remove toxins through sweating.

Core power yoga practice also requires the execution of yoga poses. Poses are done in a fast pace, some poses are even held longer than the required five breaths. This practice can increase physical endurance and ability to focus on any task for a long time without breaking the concentration.

What is the difference between core power yoga and other exercises?

Core power yoga is a vinyasa style that has a unique program offering and focuses on core strength, balance and flow to build a solid practice based on strength and spirit. It offers diverse classes like Hot Yoga, Yoga Sculpt, Bootcamps, Teacher Trainings and Mat Pilates. Moreover, it provides better instructors that are personally involved in students’ progress, strong and forceful leaders who pays more attention to the students needs. Also the teachers of this exercise work with the students to personalize their programs and creating a sense of belonging and community. And lastly, it provides quality facilities equipped with a unique top tier amenities and a balance aura.

This exercise also offers great health benefits; this lengthens and stretches the muscles and at the same time it builds stamina, strength and lean muscle and mass. It also increases body heat that kills some bacteria and creates a finely tuned state of consciousness of the workings of the body. The focus of core power yoga is on the coordination of the breath movement, connecting the body, mind and spirit to the warmest level.

Core power yoga is best to those who want to improve their performance in their chosen sports like cycling, football, swimming, skiing, surfing, running/athlete, martial arts and other team sports. Some training grounds in sports practice this exercise in transition for aerobics.

Core power yoga can reshape your body and mind!

Dahn yoga for the soul

Dahn yoga for the soul

Yoga is widespread and is continuously being developed today. Millions of people around the world are into this activity. Its influence is vast and is constantly increasing. Of the so many forms of Yoga, hatha yoga is by far the most common form.

It involves both the breathing control mechanism and the physical exercise and postures combined. This exercise allows optimized blood circulation and improves one’s flexibility, stamina, strength and vitality.

Moreover, it is also a form of peaceful mediation that contributes to self-awareness and gives an extra energy that makes you have a warm perspective of life. Various centers are located and established on cities to promote awareness.

However, one may not need a tutor or a teacher in order to learn or perform Yoga. One can simply look for a book or find an appropriate DVD or video to suit your need. Aside from hatha Yoga, there exists another kind of Yoga. it is known as Dhan Yoga.

It is also referred to as Dahn Hak ot Dahnak. It started as an early form of Korean instruction program that aims to teach the people on how to expand and widen both the body and mind. For a certain period of time, it has been discovered that it had vanished but was later on rediscovered and its first center was established on Korea.

It was in 1991 that Dahn Yoga was brought into the United States. There are also existing centers there that have been established as time went by. Dahn Yoga does not only focus on the fitness aspects of Yoga.

It also educates the person on the principles and concepts on how the energy acts or moves in the body. It also teaches that ageing and weakening of the body is caused by stress. And removing stress will definitely improve one’s health and prolong his life. They believe that one should know how to improve and develop that energy flow inside the body.

Through this, health is efficiently monitored and safeguarded. With Dahn Yoga, one must know how to communicate and correspond to his physical body.

They also believe that our body has its natural healing power. And this natural healing ability can only be achieved when one has stimulated that certain energy that connects the body to the conscious mind.

Through deep stretching, breathing methods and meditation, Dhan Yoga promotes physical, mental, and spiritual healing and to connect us into our spiritual selves. It promotes body relaxation and the discovery of inner consciousness.

It gives a life away and free from stress and anxiety and a life which has self-control and enhanced concentration.

Through meditation and breath work, energy is accumulated in the body. As a result, the functioning of the internal organs and systems in the body is enhanced.

Moreover, the toxins and possible threats of disorder is hindered in a way. Then the feeling of better physique and well-being is achieved. This, in turn, boosts self-confidence and positive thinking. A new self is realized and released from addictive behaviors.

By the integration of the body and mind, latent abilities are realized and goals are set. In addition, Dahn Yoga practitioners sometimes volunteer teaching and training without payment. Dahn Yoga is altogether a group that is willing to promote healthy well-being, a happy mind, and a peaceful community.

Free Yoga Exercises

Want some Free Yoga Exercises?

Like everyone, you too would be interested in doing this set of free yoga exercises meant for just you!
These free yoga exercises will instruct you on how to practice yoga exercises; you just need to have a discipline and confidence to yourself in performing the exercises.

Yoga as a system of physical exercise it is designed to improve your body strength, increase the vital flow of energy and gives a peace of mind. This free exercise is performed by different poses and needs to be practiced correctly.

The daily routine starts with having the a fixed procedure of practice everyday in three points; first, Japa meaning chanting some mantra over and over to maintain the same consciousness; second, study by reading some yoga scripts; and third, meditation which should be performed at a fixed time in a fixed place everyday.  

The beginning pose of these free yoga exercises should be the Corpse pose, and be repeated between other asanas (yoga poses) and as a final relaxation. The easy pose which is the standard pose is also a good position for meditation while allowing your mind to gain strength and relax.

Start these yoga exercises with the warm up exercises to relax and prepare your muscles for the next exercises. After warm up you can perform the shoulder lifts the natural following exercise and the eye exercise, which can improve your eyesight and prevent tiredness. For the next exercises you can practice sun salutation which will stretch all your body muscles, this to prepare for the much more difficult exercises. Try also leg raise, which will tone your leg muscles, giving you more endurance and improved flexibility; head stand pose is also good for resting some of your organs such as heart.

Now prepare your mind and body for much more difficult yoga exercise.

Start with the bridge and plough poses; this will increase your back flexibility. It might look difficult to perform but this poses can easily reached by performing it gently. At first this exercise might not be perfect because it takes time to develop and execute them correctly. After that try forward bend pose to stimulate the nervous system and then fish pose, it tones the chest muscles and lungs.

Women who suffer from menstrual problems can try the cobra pose, it stimulates the pelvic and lower abdomen area, improving the circulation and massaging the internal organs.

The locust pose on the other hand can help strengthen the lower back. Locust pose is also known to help prevent constipation.

The bow is another pose that will help your back area remain strong and flexible at the same time and abdominal fat my also be reduced if proper diet is applied. Furthering this yoga exercise you can try the half spinal twist pose for your spines.

You can improve your joints and arm strength by the crow pose; this will give you more breathing capabilities. Then followed by hands to feet pose and the triangle, the pose requires your body’s strength and flexibility. For the final perform the corpse pose to regain any energy that has been lost during these free yoga exercise and also to rest your body.

Try these free yoga exercises and see which ones work the best for you! Use the ancient wisdom of yoga to keep you in a healthy and comfortable lifestyle.

Tantra yoga for the new generation

Tantra yoga for the new generation

Yoga is very popular nowadays. With its various benefits, many are influenced to engage in this form of exercise and meditation. There are so many kinds of Yoga that are known and practiced by many as of today. One if this is Tantra Yoga.

Tantra yoga is more concentrated on the spiritual healing and most of all the integration f the body, mind, and spirit. In India, it is an ancient tradition that sexuality is an important and significant phase to be able to achieve a certain degree of enlightenment.

In Western religious norms, sexual pleasures and desires are not inclined or associated with spirituality. With these differences in traditions, there exists a fine line between their feelings and attitude towards sexuality along with spirituality.

However, in Eastern philosophy, they celebrate and rejoice on the splendor and glory of creation. And later on, they have developed a study or science for understanding how to get most of this therapeutic and wonderful experience. Energy is known and considered to be the source of life in Tantra yoga.

Furthermore, they consider the sexual energy and urge as great and sacred energy. There exists a few of the many exercises that help in the performance on the sexual aspect as well as some dietary adjustments. Some of these physical exercises include contractions, breathing and holding certain positions.

There are so many benefits that can be obtained by performing these various physical exercises. Some of these include improved prostate functioning and enhanced and improved sexual performance. Another benefit is improved sexual stamina when engaging in sexual intercourse.

There are also different kinds of exercises. Aside from the physical exercises, there are psycho-spiritual exercises. These exercises are ways to develop mediation on unconditional love and desire. As a result, this can make sexual activities less anxious and awkward, aside from that, the pressure to perform and move is minimized.

It is said that the most fascinating sexual experience is giving in completely to your partner or lover what he or she really wants. Expectations may be high so one must perform and must do something about it.

Through mediation and proper exercises, one can think of the various ways which he can satisfy his lover. When one is focused and concentrated on giving what your lover really wants is an experience which can strengthen your relationship with each other, moreover, you will receive the satisfaction you had always wanted. There are few exercises which can help you a lot I focusing on your sexual performance.

By repeating some mantras and chants together with breathing exercises and proper meditation, one can achieve these benefits.

There are also numerous ways to take your foreplay to the highest level. With healing massages and gentle stroking, one can receive a rewarding experience that can stimulate both physical and spiritual and healing in different ways.

Reiki or energy channeling healing is practiced before engaging in a sexual activity. This is known to heighten the sexual pleasure in an intercourse. It is an Eastern healing art where-by one partner channels his energy to the other.

Through tactile stimulation, healing is achieved and both the physical and spiritual aspect is enhanced. In this manner, both of you can achieve a deeper state of relaxation and meditation which is very helpful to couples and partnerships.

Yoga Exercises

Staying Fit with Yoga Exercises

Yoga exercises are the best way to free your mind and concentrate deeply. After you have experienced a stressful situation, your mind, body and spirit is stressed and fatigued.

The cause of these things might have been from the interaction with other people or something that have caused a frustration, anger, depression and disappointment. The feelings formed out of these circumstances should be released so that you will live a happier life with no worries.

One effective way and method to express your outpoured feelings and emotions is by doing yoga exercises.

When you feel like shouting out loud or cracking the television, you can instead release your tension through yoga exercises that are effective and helpful.

This type of strategy has worked in many ways for different people. Those who don’t find enough time for themselves can do yoga exercises in order to relieve themselves.

Sometimes, work has caught us up so tightly that we don’t find time to relax and express ourselves. Yoga exercises are the best remedy to this problem.

Yoga exercises can be applied and learned in school. There are some sessions that offer yoga practices. The yoga exercises you will learn in school can be performed at home.

In fact, you can learn some yoga exercises at home all by yourself. You will just have to need a television and a video tape. The video tape shows the steps and procedures for each yoga exercise.

The Hatha Yoga exercises are very appropriate for you. During a tired and heavy day, you can set a little time and devotion in doing yoga exercises. Remember that in doing yoga, you need to be consistent in practicing the yoga exercises so that it will soon take effect and you will notice little by little your body’s improvement.

After doing the yoga exercises like the Hatha Yoga posture session, you need to relax in order for the effect of the postures take place. In this manner, the body will accumulate the effects.

Before doing the yoga exercises, you should first lay in a relaxed posture so you can focus well and not be distracted by outside forces. You will not feel pain or discomfort too.

 
Yoga exercises can be done at any time of the day as long as you are free. Although it chooses no time, still, the best time to practice it is in the morning. Before eating your breakfast, the mind is on its state of calmness and free from distractions. This is the perfect time to do the yoga exercises.

Before doing the yoga exercises, make sure that your heart is ready. It should not feel any pain or ego. It is important to keep a good heart so that your mind can work well.

The perfect place to do your yoga exercises is a quiet place. It should be well ventilated and free from all unpleasant things and smell. You should be free from all possible distractions.

Keeping a good stomach is also important so that you will feel good and your digestive system responses accurately. What you should do first is to empty your bowels and clear your noses from mucus. You should stay clean and fit.

Now that you have clearly understood the important reminders, you can start your yoga exercises and work your way out.

Yoga Exercise For Health

By Sydney Heiden

Yoga exercise is a great way to improve your health. Many people think of yoga as a great opportunity to improve their flexibility and loosen joints. Other people use yoga to improve their physical strength and balance. And still others yoga to purify their minds and improve their mental health. It is surprising that yoga can be used to improve both the different areas of their lives. Thousands of people use yoga for health every day.

Yoga has been practiced for thousands of years and was used to balance the mind, body and spirit. Yoga-users think that if these areas are of your life in balance, mental and physical health will improve. If you use yoga for health, it is to bring harmony and healing in your life.

For years, it has a lot of skepticism that yoga is good for your health, but now the traditional medical community has a scientific study on the benefits of yoga through out and proved that yoga exercise you do improve your health. It has been shown that the body, mind and soul work together and if everyone improved by yoga, improve your physical and mental health.

Yoga is an excellent exercise for almost everyone. It does not matter what your age can practice yoga, young and old. It does not matter what kind of physical shape you are, get both beginners and experienced professionals will benefit from the practice of yoga. It does not matter if you are overweight; yoga helps you cut the extra pounds without the rest of your body.

Yoga exercise is a great way to get relief from stress while you're there. Each exercise is to reduce stress by helping you relax. But it seems that yoga helps you relax quickly and more completely than any other type of exercise.

Reduce some of the stress is always the result of extra oxygen into the blood stream breathing exercises. The oxygen helps rid the body of toxins.

Yoga is also a good exercise if you are the most common injuries. The simple lines help to adapt to the joints and increase flexibility. This extends also to enhance muscle strength, if you keep the balance in the various yoga postures.

Remember, if you start yoga, you need to start slow and easy. Think you have it; the teachers practiced yoga for years and have much more flexibility than you. Do exactly what you can, and the next section, a little more, you'll eventually get where you much more flexibility than when you started. Remember, if you overdo it and hurt yourself, you will never have the benefits that yoga makes available to you.Yoga Exercises

Yoga Mats

Yoga Mats – Feel its Comfort

Yoga mats are very important in our every day practice. In fact, there are several types of yoga mats that are available in the market. You can choose from a variety of yoga mats that will depend on the type of yoga you want.

If you want a mat that is perfect to cover your practice area and provide steadiness when practicing the poses, Sticky Mats is just right for you. These yoga mats are thinly made and also comes in a variety of colors. It has a light feature that makes it easy for you to carry during a class.

The good thing about these yoga mats is that it has a guide which is indicated by marks that shows you where to place your feet and hand. If you are a beginner, of course you are not yet oriented and used to the hand and foot placements. These yoga mats are just perfect in mastering those poses. These mats are extensively helpful in preventing you to slip off and sliding.

However, there is a style on how to keep the mat sticky. The technique is to sprinkle a small amount of water on the mat and let it air dry. Using sticky mats is appropriate and applicable to all types of yoga.

There are also those ultra thick sticky mats which are known as the Ultra Double Thickness Mats. These yoga mats provide cushioning and stability which is very useful in applying to some certain poses. These ultra thick yoga mats are perfect for Ashtanga practitioners because they have the tendency to move or jump from one pose to another.

Most people love using the ultra thick yoga mats because it provides the most convenient cushioning that no other mats can give. Practitioners use these mats in their classes.

Travel Mats, as the name implies is perfect for traveling. If you are the travel-type person and couldn’t get away with your daily dosage of yoga exercise, this would be the perfect choice. Travel mats can be thrown in your luggage or suitcase when you are on a trip or on a vacation.

Travel mats are exclusively made because it should be handy. Its thin property is perfect to bring anywhere. You can just fold it and shoot it in your bag and you’re on the go.

If you are practicing Ashtanga or Bikram Yoga, Cotton Mats are perfect for you. Cotton Mats are made for absorbing your sweat. These cotton mats will help you to stay in shape and not slip off. If your mat is not absorbent, then it is quite dangerous because wet surface can be very slippery. The damp mat is good for gripping so that your feet and hands stay just where you place them.

The Yoga Mat Bag is a part of your daily yoga activity. It is perfect for carrying your yoga mats to work, class or anywhere you want to go. You don’t have to miss as session of your yoga practice especially if it’s something you can’t live without.

The yoga mat bag has enough space for your extra shirts, water bottle and other accessories. With your Yoga Mat Bag, you are sure that you don’t leave any.

Now that the different mats are introduced, it’s all up to you to choose the best yoga mats that is ideal for the type of yoga you wish to practice.

Your Ultimate Guide to Finding the Perfect Yoga Mat

By Brett A Simpson

Yoga mat that helps your body properly is essential to your happiness and success with asanas (postures). Yoga mat to prevent and reduce injuries that may result from smooth surfaces. Yoga Mat Yoga is practiced by a person to help them use a barrier between him and the ground. Yoga mat can be purchased and many studios and yoga classes for less than $ 20, you can save your carpet with them if you're a regular. Some even offer a carpet free to use during sessions. Research has not confirmed the link between unclean yoga mats and fungal, bacterial and viral infections, plantar warts and staph infections.

Yoga mats are four requirements:
1). they need to be sure
2). Sustainable
3). Practical and
4). Environmentally friendly.

Yoga mat of good will help you improve your balance and coordination and give you a better stability and traction. If you are looking for a natural alternative, environmentally friendly synthetic sticky yoga mat, looking full of chemicals, then consider a variety of organic hemp, bamboo or cotton yoga mat.

Personalized yoga mat

Mats come in a variety of colors and sizes with the standard size 24 "x 68". There are also 100% hemp yoga and meditation mats certified organic European hemp: processed without chemicals for true purity and environmental sustainability. They like an organic hemp yoga mat or meditation, if you want something natural, organic and soft during your yoga session looking for, you can forget your worries synthetic carpet or dust (many yoga studios are equipped synthetic carpet or floors and dusty). Coiled, makes the yoga mat and a pillow to support your lower back. We noted that the mats are also good for the second (carpet to lie) and third (bent supporting knee) Tibetan Rites of Rejuvenation of five from the bare soil can be very hard on the knees.

Products yoga mat

there are half a dozen kinds of yoga-mat wipes are available, and new products such as gloves and feet to protect borrower’s yoga mat. Although one should keep in mind that there is no evidence that they "catch" a virus, fungus or other bacteria yoga mat to another person, you will probably want to buy your own, as he personally for you, and you will be able to get it and I know it's yours.

Meditation Mat

a yoga mat woven by hand is best if you want to do gentle yoga, meditation or relaxation. A meditation bench comfortable bamboo with rounded hem is also suitable for his long meditations. Belong to a complete yoga exercises, meditation, breathing (pranayama) and relaxation; sticky mats should not be used. For a sitting meditation, you may want to carpet two or three times, giving you a thick cushion under you while you sit at a time. Coiled, making hemp yoga mat and meditation cushions and back support large lower.

Cotton Yoga Mat

Yoga mats are made of cotton, jute, rubber, carpets and synthetic materials. 100% cotton rug, yoga mat for your practice may be preferable if you have allergic reactions to other materials or just a softer, matte Cush. An all-natural carpet zabuton is handmade from cotton chemical-free green. A long-term care for buckwheat hull pillows are organic, because it corresponds to the shape of your body and are usually packed in a shell of organic cotton twill with a hidden zipper carry handle.

Natural Yoga Mat

The original eco yoga mat is made with all-natural rubber and jute, and for each practice of yoga is excellent. Its rubber grips underneath the floor and jute fabric / rubber mix on top offers superb traction and a highly durable surface, tactile and pleasantly natural practice.

Eco Yoga Mat

choosing an eco yoga mat is a perfect choice in how you present your path to enlightenment and inner peace in your yoga practice. Even a carpet can be slippery and cause injury, especially in a complex installation. After much research, I think the carpet ecoYoga is currently the best option environmentally friendly for those who want to practice on a carpet tack. Better yet, you may want to show some ecological awareness of your next yoga class with a PVC-free carpet. In the past we have given you some options in terms of yoga mat eco-sensitive: The Yoga Mat Harmony Rubber Yoga Mat Eco and Eco.

Green Yoga Mat

Greenpeace wants to stop all production of PVC, because it releases dioxins into the environment. An all-natural carpet zabuton is handmade from cotton chemical-free green.

Organic Yoga Mat

Organic hemp yoga, meditation mat is ecologically sustainable and natural. Who is a better way to be there when starting with synthetic free, plastic free, run free of chemicals and toxin-free organic hemp carpet on which you must asana? When buying new clothes or yoga products yoga, you should consider buying an organic clothing store, fair trade shop, shop for recycling, etc.

Colors

most retailers offer a wide variety of colors and designs. You should be able to identify any color you want in a yoga mat, I have in everything from bright red to dark purple aqua, to see the natural color of organic cotton and bamboo.

Basics Yoga Mat

Yoga mat can be purchased for under $ 20, and many studios, you can save your carpet with them. Yoga mats are handy, safe and comfortable for the practice of yoga. The standard size 24 "x yoga mat yoga 68th provides the perfect base for safe and comfortable. There are some yoga mats that are not made of PVC that should be considered the most toxic of all plastics and is found in more than 90% of carpet tack today. Alternative materials such as hemp, cotton, bamboo and other materials may be used instead of PVC, if you stop looking for an experience biological or chemical-free, or merely allergic reactions.