Teaching Hatha Yoga: Prana and Pranayama
...be moving at all. The universe is infinitely vast and infinitely small, at the same time. Prana is the power behind the perpetual movement of the universe. We now know that the universe is moving at every level.
Within Prasna Upinshad, Chapter 2, Verse 5, Prana is described in this way: It burns as fire. It is the sun, rain, Indra, wind, earth, and it is food. It is the luminous god. It is being and non-being. It is immortality. To go a bit further on this point, you can see Prana is a power that is everywhere, is not an object, and apparently is difficult for the human mind to define.
We are smug and take our ability to learn for granted. At the touch of our finger tips, the Internet gives us much more access to knowledge than ancient Yogis had in all of their scriptures, and in any other scriptures that existed, on earth, at that time.
However, the ancient Yogis took t...more
Weight Loss Through yoga
...As yoga becomes more mainstream, among claims made by its many adherents is that it helps with weight loss. Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center set out to find out. 15,500 people between the ages of 53 and 57 were asked about their exercise, diet and weight histories. The results showed that those who practiced yoga lost ten pounds over a period of five years. Those that did not averaged a thirteen and a half pound gain during that same time period.
That's the g...more
yoga And Its Importance
...e yoga under the supervision of an experienced and well-trained trainer; otherwise doing wrong exercises can sometimes worsen your problem and lead to complications. The best time to do yoga is said to be in the morning. Pregnant ladies can also do yoga, as it helps in easy delivery and helps lose weight post pregnancy.
Reach your goals:
yoga means to unify all forms of life. It has a holistic approach to all aspects of life - physical, mental and spiritual life. Each person is considered a unique combination of body, mind and soul. It teaches the importance of maintaining harmony between the mind and the body. One can achieve happiness, contentment, liberation and enlightenment from the union with the divine consciousness known as Brahman, or with Atman, the transcendent Self. With yoga, one can achieve these goals.<...more
Teaching Hatha yoga - Discount Offers and Free Classes
...Have you ever wondered what draws, and keeps, students in your yoga classes? The answer is quite simple All you have to do is look in the mirror. During the course of a week, I am lucky enough to speak with yoga teachers from around the world, so I will give you an inside story.
Recently, a yoga teacher from the Midwest United States, mentioned that she received and extraordinary amount of thrifty students. Her students haggled over price so much that she almost closed the doors due to her overhead costs. She never was able to draw a pay check from her studio. Her family had become int...more