Teaching Hatha Yoga: The Summer Slow Down
...the 90s Fahrenheit during late spring or early summer. So, what action can Yoga teachers take to deal with this vacation season?
How about special classes? Did you ever think about teaching Yoga classes in a pool? What about testing Yoga classes that you had not considered during a busy season? What about an Introduction to Hot Yoga or a Vinyasa style Yoga class that is a little warmer than usual? What about testing a short-term Pranayama class or Yoga meditation workshop as a pilot class for the busy season?
Once again, I ask you to enlarge your vision and think outside the box. Do enough ground work and research to become an innovator, rather than follow the crowd. Even if your Yoga classes do slow down a bit, you can cater to your regular students, who are with you through thick and thin. Ask your Yoga students for feedback.
One last major point to bring up: Make sure you are working on reminders to your Yoga students who r...more
teaching Yoga for Stress Management - Lowering Stress Levels
...test our personal limitations without stress? If everything was handed to us, without any effort on our part, we would not be self-sufficient. We would be no different from a spoiled child, who receives an allowance for doing nothing.
Therefore, in regard to stress, the goal of Yoga is to reduce it to a manageable level. High levels of stress can cause head, back, and stomach aches, anxiety, trembling, vomiting, panic attacks, fainting, and worse.
Yoga teachers are equipped with many techniques to alleviate stress. Pranayama, mantra, japa, asana, meditation, mudra, proper diet, and relaxation, are useful aspects of the nine traditional branches of Indian Yoga. Coincid...more
How One Yoga Looking Push-up Can Work The Whole Body
... in military workouts even though they are labeled as dive-bomber push ups.
Either way, they are amazing.
Here is the technique and like me, after reading this next paragraph, take a pause and try 2-3 out right quick.
-Get on all fours.
-The starting position is with legs spread wide and butt up in the air.
-From there, bend your elbows as in a regular pushup, bringing your back down in a circular arc
-Straighten your arms and end up with your chest up and your hips almost touching the ground.
When done properly and combined with deep breathin...more
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. Yoga was first originated in India, where it still remains a living tradition and is followed as a means to enlightenment. This spiritual practice has been evolving for more than 5,000 years now. In yoga there are many spiritual and physical exercises that are practiced to improve ones health and well being. It is very beneficial for people suffering from anxiety, arthritis, headache, migraine, multiple sclerosis, osteoporosis, pregnancy, rheumatoid arthritis, and much more.
Healthy body and happiness:
It is a popular saying that a sound mind could lead to a healthy body. Everybody has the right to be happ...more
