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An Introduction To Yoga

Dec

29

Stretching & Yoga

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Stretching and yoga aren’t just for swamis who can fold themselves up like pretzels, or movie stars who have nothing better to do with their days! It can be a beneficial practice to all who use it, and one doesn’t have to adopt the worldview of the swamis in order to reap benefits from it. [...]

Dec

24

The Benefits of Yoga

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“It ain’t over til it’s over.”
Wait a minute, that was Yogi. Not yoga.
Nonetheless, that six-word sentiment applies to those hour-long sessions at your local health club, the classes where it would appear the involved members are twisting their bodies into some excruciating positions – or perhaps we should say ‘pretzels’.
But the next time you scuffle [...]

Dec

21

Realistic Expectations for Chair Yoga Students

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Firstly, let me make it clear that Yoga is not a “cure” for the huge variety of ailments that afflict mankind, but it can help in every area of life. Yoga’s strength lies in preventative medicine, living a healthy life style, and making any current ailments, more tolerable. So, the first thing you will gain [...]

Dec

17

Communication Skills for Yoga Teachers

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Here is an oxymoron for you: Some of the best Yoga teachers are great listeners. This is a general guideline for Yoga students who aspire to teach some day. Listening skills, in Yoga, start when you take your first class, as you learn by hearing, watching, and doing.
The Yoga student who learns predominantly by [...]

Dec

13

Yoga For The Beginner

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One of the amazing things about yoga is that despite the great benefits that it produces, it requires no costs. There is not specific yoga training equipment that one has to use in order to obtain the desired results and there is no such thing as the perfect environment required for practicing yoga. All this [...]

Dec

9

Yoga in Practice: Turning Arguments into Treasure

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Ever wish you could take harsh words back? Do you wonder how you could have prevented an impending conflict? How could an argument turn out to be a hidden treasure?
We cannot always use the following principles, we are only human, but you will see they work. You will also notice that you can learn [...]

Dec

5

Practice Yoga with the Best of Intentions

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Happy Birthday Mum
Of course, you practice Yoga with the best of intentions. Now, your thinking, doesn’t everyone practice, learn, and teach Yoga with the best of intentions? In a few words: No, they do not.
Some Yoga teachers over-step their boundaries. We have Yoga students who were abused verbally and physically, before they [...]

Dec

1

Stretching Exercises, Yoga

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Stretching and yoga aren’t just for people who can fold themselves up like pretzels, or movie stars who have nothing better to do with their days! It can be a beneficial practice to all who use it, and one doesnt have to adopt the world-view of the swamis in order to reap benefits from it. [...]