Yoga: Downward-Facing Dog

Downward-Facing Dog is a foundation pose in hatha yoga. Doing it properly will have tremendous benefits for your body and your yoga practice. These two versions will assist you in performing the full pose correctly to achieve maximum benefits.

What Should a Hatha Yoga Teacher Know? – Part 1

Most of the time, prospective Yoga teachers have a very strong foundation in Yoga; but sometimes, they originally come from a related-field, such as Martial Arts, Pilates, Dance, Gymnastics, or Fitness. This is fine, but be prepared for a “learning curve” and do not expect to learn all about Yoga in one Yoga teacher training intensive course.

Dhyana Yoga (Meditation) For Soul Awakening

A human life is a priceless gift of God. This gift has been given to us to fulfill divine goals. But it is our ill-fate that we have forgotten our divine nature, God’s gift and the goal/ importance of a human life. Neither do we know our divine potential, nor the Lord’s goal, wisdom or meditation. We are straying far away in this dark, gloomy world.

Yoga Schools – What Is Right For You?

Indian yoga schools offer a variety of programs, some for people who just wish to gain increased mastery in their yoga practice, and others that provide certification so that you can teach yoga. Find out about the different yoga programs available here.

Three Reasons You Should Not Do Headstand

SIRSHASANA – (THE HEADSTAND) The Headstand is called the King of all asanas because of having tremendous benefits for the body and the mind. All our physical and mental activities are governed by the brain which is the seat of intelligence, knowledge, wisdom, discrimination and power.

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 Vinyasas – Which Ones Are Right For You?

What does the term yoga vinyasas mean? Find out how you can add yoga vinyasas to your existing yoga practice.

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.

Managing your Cholesterol and Blood Sugar with Yoga: Yoga and Diabetes

Yoga is an ancient practice of moving the body into different poses (asanas) to achieve a healthy body, an attentive mind, and a relaxed spirit. Yoga can be used to help treat many different illnesses, including diabetes. There have been numerous clinical studies that prove the benefits that yoga has for diabetics, because many yoga poses can positively impact circulation and help regulate body systems.

Karmic Yoga--Enlightenment Through Following Your Bliss

When you hit bottom what do you do? This is a very important question, especially for those who have. What happens when your life falls apart? What happens when all of your friends and family seem to betray you for something you haven't done? Or because you have done something right? This happens, and has happened probably since the beginning of time.

Yoga and Mental Self-Reconciliation

Many of us need time to “find ourselves,” and some of us never do. How can Yoga help a “lost soul?” Can Yoga really be a guide to better mental health? Where do you start to “pick up the pieces” and practice Yoga for self-reconciliation?

Yoga and Spiritual Self-Reconciliation

The sooner we all realize that peaceful co-existence, and tolerance, will bring about world peace, the better. These are the universal principles of Yoga, and they do not conflict with any religion.

Yoga: Three Reasons Not to Do Bow

The Bow – (Dhanurasana) The Bow is a very invigorating and exhilarating pose raising both halves of the body at once, combining the movement of the Cobra pose (Bhujangasana) and the Locust pose (Salabhasana). In this posture the hands are used like a bow-string to pull the head, trunk and legs up, while the body rests on the abdomen. The Bow gives a full backward bend to the whole spine and muscles of the back, from the neck to the lower back. The Bow pose works all parts of the back simultaneously.