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...Living Yoga, Celebrating Love

Valentine's Day comes and goes as a day that people around the world come together to celebrate the spirit of love. However, in the yogic tradition, every day is Valentine's Day. Each moment of our lives is an opportunity to extend and receive love, to let love's higher frequency permeate our thoughts, choices and actions.

The yogis dedicate an entire practice to it. They call it Bhakti Yoga... the yoga of devotion and unconditiona...more

A Brief introduction To The Science Of Yoga

...ga is a science, not imagination. Yoga is a science that is demonstrable. It has a unified system of laws to follow which will accomplish a desired result.

Yoga is also a practice. Using techniques of meditation and focusing of the mind are important in being able to rid the mind of the wrong beliefs mentioned earlier. Proper breathing, proper exercise, proper relaxation and positive thinking all play a part in retraining the belief system.

Most people in th...more

Yoga Has Gone Mainstream in a Big Way

...lthy.

I recently took my 84 year-old Father to a physician for plantar fascitis (an inflamed ligament in the heel) and the doctor actually recommended yoga and stretching as a cure. When did Western medicine become so non-traditional? If you cant beat em, join em? Maybe.

It could be that the benefits of yoga are beginning to show themselves in so many ways that it cant be overlooked anymore.

Upscale spas now offer Pilates and yoga where you would have found free weights and aerobics just a few years ago. Many triathlete and cycling magazines now tout the benefits of yoga as an aid in pre and post-event s...more

Teaching Hatha Yoga - Ethics and Professionalism

...leaning curve, so learn and avoid beating yourself up.

You must avoid self-doubt, and the appearance of self-doubt, when you teach Yoga classes. learn to separate friendships from professional relationships. This is a hard line to walk; especially, if long-time friends are in your Yoga class.

However, you have a mission, a task to perform, and a Yoga class to lead. If you want your classes to be flawless, forget about special relationships during class time. You will be a better Yoga teacher, when you treat everyone the same.

Remember that if you praise one student for something, it would be fair to...more