Book Review: Yoga For Regular Guys

A professional wrestler writes a fitness book that is useful for everyone?! Is Diamond Dallas Page a new-era Jack LaLanne? Read the review of Yoga For Regular Guys and see if you can add this to your fitness routine.

How To Heal With Yoga

Yoga is a generic term for the various spiritual disciplines in Hinduism and Buddhism. It is practiced throughout South Asia. Its prime aim is to pave the way to higher consciousness through liberation from suffering, ignorance and rebirth. Vedic and Buddhist literature is strewn with stories of yogis who attained miraculous prowess by practicing various kinds of meditations and austerities. Today, yoga is usually practiced under the guidance of a guru or a spiritual guide.

Yoga: Three Reasons You Should Not Do Plough

Yoga is a life of self-discipline. Yoga is a way of life. Yoga is a system. The Plough is a very dynamic and extreme forward bending posture promoting strength and flexibility in the back and the neck. When practiced it gives the resemblance of a plough cutting through the soil, hence the name. Whether you are flexible or not the gravity aids The Plough so be careful that your body weight does not pull you too far into the asana, out of your safe zone.

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - An Historical Text

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is a text still used today by many yoga teachers, traditions, and schools. Find out more about its history, and what is contained within it.

Goddess Kundalini, Indweller in the Mooladhar Chakra

Kundalini Shakti (Divine Serpent Power) has been compared to electrical energy, power and aura. In one scriptural aphorism it is said to be as brilliant as the line of lightning. In another aphorism it is said that Kundalini is akin to divine Vaishwanar fire and an intense fire flame. In the Yogakundalyopanishad it is said that: Kundalini dwells in the center of the Mooladhar Chakra in the form of soul radiance and Brahman radiance. It is our life force in the form of radiance and is the vital force.

Lighting Up The Fire Of Vital Force Through Kundalini Worship

The activation and movement of Kundalini Shakti (Divine Serpent Power) is extremely difficult. This is because the flow has to be obstructed. One feels carefree and joyous when there is no discipline. Lusty people keep touching mental highs and lows and they go to extremes in all their activities. Vile activities which are beastly and unwholesome demote man downwards. Hence obstructing this fall is as difficult as building a strong dam.

Yoga is Suitable for Everyone

Yoga is suitable for everyone, of any age or physical condition. This is due to the nonstrenuous nature of our approach to exercise, even people with physical limitations can find it beneficial to practice yoga. There are many different schools of Yoga.

What Should Your FIRST Yoga Exercise Be?

Yoga is one of the most popular exercise regimens today, with hundreds of poses (or asanas). But which asana should you start with? This article looks at the Sun Salutation for beginners.

Yoga And Its Importance

Yoga is a traditional system of healing for the mind and body. It means union. It is a popular belief that yoga can cleanse your body of toxins and improve muscle tone, as well as help in blood circulation.

Want To Improve Your Health? Improve Your Circulation With Yoga

Yoga can help improve the blood circulation in the body, and this in turn can lead to many health improvements.

Need To Improve Your Health Or Flexibility? Try Yoga

Yoga can have all sorts of health benefits, and these can include improvements in flexibility. This can have benefits in many areas of your life.

How could a Shy Person Become a Yoga Teacher?

So what is a shy, but aspiring Yoga teacher to do, when confronted with this impasse? Should he or she give up the dream of becoming a certified Yoga teacher? Some trainers of Yoga teachers would agree, but the truth is there is a solution for the shy, but aspiring Yoga teacher.

An Introduction To Yoga For Beginners

Yoga is an increasingly popular form of exercise and stress relief. The health benefits are many; from fitness, to mental awareness, even to a boost in the immune system. Find out how to get started.

The Chakra Centers And The Capacity Of Activating Them-Part 2

Everyone knows about the 6 Chakras. In reality they are 7 in number. The seventh Chakra is Sahasrar and is generally not counted because it is the leader of all subordinate Chakras. Thus the 7 energy Chakras (plexuses) are symbols of 7 Lokas (worlds), 7 Rishis, 7 seers and 7 continents. A description of energies and forms associated with each Chakra can be found in many scriptures pertaining to spiritual practices.