...ing fitness, weight loss, health, wellness, and Yoga.

Therefore, a Yoga teachers diploma from a 200 hour certification course; would be a prudent first step. A liability insurance policy for Yoga instructors would also be a wise precaution. Injuries in Yoga class are very rare.

However, injuries can occur when a Yoga student has been inactive and develops the impulse to jump into a vigorous Yoga class. Yoga instructors should speak with potential students prior to their participation in a first class.

In this way, Yoga teachers will be aware of pre-existing conditions, within their students. Yoga teachers should establish communication at the initial meeting with any potential Yoga student. If a Yoga instructor course does not cover communication, contraindications, modifications, and some assisting, what good is it?

This is why a Yoga instructors diploma from a 200 hour certification course has become the minimum In...more

Bikram Yoga Explained

...g Yoga class Book all fall under his copyright. This development is very controversial within the United States yoga community as the poses are not something one can or should copy write.

Some practitioners strenuously object to the idea that Bikram seeks to have exclusive control over a series of postures that are just derived from traditional practices. It would be like a baseball pitcher attempting to copy write a curve ball or David Beckham trying to copy write his famous curving kick. Also, some object to Bikram's long term goal to create a formal nationwide potentially even worldwide franchise of studios.

Whether you agree or disagree with Bikram's copyright claim it is certainly worth trying the method in class or at home. There is no doubt the sequence and breathing is helpful to any yoga practitioner.more

A Brief Timeline of Yoga

...ate the real from the unreal and thus discover and liberate the True Self. Jnana yoga uses meditation, introspection and contemplation techniques to attain wisdom and enlightenment.

Mantra Yoga

This is primarily the yoga of sound. The word mantra comes from a combination of the Sanskrit words man 'to think' and tra 'instrumentality' . mantra is intention expressed as sound, unlike Bhakti yoga , which is strictly the yoga of song and chanting; for instance when you chant 'OM' you are combining mantra yoga and bhakti yoga. mantras have been chanted for thousands of years (some continuously for thousands of years!) to guide the mind into meditation and to establish an intention to create states of consciousness or ask for divine guidance.

Raja Yoga

Raj is the Sanskrit word for king and Raja yoga is known as the Royal Yoga because it brings out the king/queen in all of us; the noble inner self that is so infrequently acknowledged in our every day lives. Raja yoga provides an opportunity to focus on the quality of our daily thoughts and deeds, being careful to reveal the goodness that the workings of the mind often conceal or disregard. Most closely associated with the Yoga sutras of Patanjali, it is most commonly expressed in the eight limbs of Classical Yoga.

namaste (the Divine in Me Honours the Divine in You)<...more

Ayurveda, Yoga - unique Indian Culture

...ucts) is essential for maintaining good health. d) They share virtually the same metaphysical anatomy and physiology, which consists of 72,000 nadis (subtle channels), 7 main chakras (energy centers), 5 bodily sheaths, and the kundalini shakti (energy). e) Both advocate the use of diet, herbs, asana, pranayama, meditation, mantra, astrology, prayer, puja, and rituals for healing the entire being. f) Both encourage physical health as a good foundation for mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. g) Both share the same view on psychology. They both understand that the attachment to the body-mind complex is the root cause of all suffering and that the ultimate state of health is experienced when we abide in our true nature, which is total peace, regardless of the state of the physical body. h) Both use cleansing methods for the body, all of which encourage the removal of waste products and toxins through their natural routes of elimination.ayurveda has panchakarma (five cleansing actions) and yoga uses Shat Karma (six purification measures) i) Ayurveda and Yoga both emphasize cleansing of the body for health and support of ...more

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