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Fitness » Yoga | By Paul M. Jerard Jr. @ Monday, 10th December 2007 @ 9:29 PM

How come some Yogis seem so even tempered? How do Yoga practitioners manage to establish control over fits of anger? Will any Yoga technique help those who become physically violent? Let's look at some Yogic methods to empower you to take control of your feelings and anger. Pranayama for Anger Management Yogic breathing techniques (Pranayama) are highly underrated by the public at large. Among the many powers of Pranayama is the ability to release anger and tension from within... more...

Fitness » Yoga | By Paul M. Jerard Jr. @ Monday, 10th December 2007 @ 9:21 PM

"Time flies, when your having fun," but does aging sometimes make you feel sad or slightly depressed? Yoga classes have given students a new appreciation of life. The realization that the "clock is ticking;" appears to be a path of physical and mental limitations for some of us. As we age, will we be less mobile, less wise, or a bit slow on our feet? Let's discuss why; as you continue to practice Yoga, you will age gracefully and happily. How many times has your Yoga ... more...

Fitness » Yoga | By Paul M. Jerard Jr. @ Monday, 10th December 2007 @ 9:14 PM

Every once in a while I will meet a veteran Yoga teacher who is disgruntled over difficult students. The complaining yoga student, the student who has not washed for days, the student who harasses other students, and the student who believes you should teach yoga for free, can all challenge your purpose in life. So what can you do to get through to difficult Yoga students? Firstly, you must go back to the "law of karma," which states that for every action, there is an equal reacti... more...

Fitness » Yoga | By Paul M. Jerard Jr. @ Thursday, 6th December 2007 @ 2:28 AM

What is Santosha and how can it help your health? Santosha is a moral observance (Niyama). Santosha literally means contentment or happiness. Yet, this is much more than a "Don't worry, be happy" guideline. How often do people consider exercise, or diet, to be major factors, when they consider the state of their physical health? If you listen to any commercial on the radio or television, you will notice they address exercise and diet, almost exclusively. Physicians always men... more...

Fitness » Yoga | By Stephen Campbell @ Wednesday, 5th December 2007 @ 8:18 PM

This article about yoga provides an idea on how it can help to balance your personal life and your career. Exact information is necessary so that you may be able to know about it so that you may implement its principles in your own self. But before that, let us have a backtrack on how did yoga influence people in the past. Yoga has influenced a lot of people. Its concept is not just a mere body exercise that everyone can easily apply; it takes more than that because it also aims to deve... more...

Fitness » Yoga | By Paul M. Jerard Jr. @ Tuesday, 4th December 2007 @ 2:51 PM

Recognizing your own destiny, through self-realization, is a foundation of Yoga. We often hear terms such as: "I need time to get it together," or "I need to find myself." This is the beginning of self-realization and the recognition of a need to find solutions. Now, what if you find your environment is full of negative energy and the source is a friend, spouse, roommate, partner, co-worker, parent, or child? Many people may tell you to leave this situation for your own he... more...

Fitness » Yoga | By Paul M. Jerard Jr. @ Tuesday, 4th December 2007 @ 2:48 PM

Yoga has been helping people take control of their lives for 5,000 years, and counting. Taking control of your life is a daily obstacle, but you can easily start, right now. How do you envision your life today, tomorrow, or next week? If we ask one hundred people, we will receive one hundred different answers. Yet, we can classify the resulting answers into the following three categories. People will say their life will be better, worse, or the same. In each case, their viewpoint is a ref... more...

Fitness » Yoga | By Stephen Campbell @ Monday, 3rd December 2007 @ 8:42 PM

It is amazing to realize what yoga can do in skiing. Yes, people can do skiing all day long and much better if they only know even a little and basic of yoga exercises. Yoga exercises can help individuals who engage in skiing sports by conditioning themselves before doing this sport. Yoga can increase safety and level-up enjoyment for this sport. So, if you are a type of sporty person who wants to have better performance in skiing, you better learn some knowledge all about yoga because th... more...

Fitness » Yoga | By Stephen Campbell @ Friday, 30th November 2007 @ 12:07 PM

Elasticity of muscles is essential especially for tennis player because it needs a cat-like reflexes with bursts of force. However it does not mean that you have to stretch your muscles as any way that you want to because improper stretching can make your muscles tight and can lose elasticity. Thus, you need to know what are the proper ways to have it done; performing yoga exercise can help you on that. Utilizing yoga strategies for tennis athletes makes retraining their muscles achievabl... more...

Fitness » Yoga | By Stephen Campbell @ Friday, 30th November 2007 @ 12:05 PM

This article will help you to gain knowledge about yoga. The facts about yoga and other relevant information about yoga that could be useful to you to achieve a healthy life. Yoga is defined as a discipline that was developed and introduced in the year 300 by an Indian Hindu in a person of Patanjali. This is art is designed to strengthen the body and stretch the muscles and to increase concentration. It also enables you to relax if you are in trouble by performing that. So, it is ... more...

Fitness » Yoga | By Stephen Campbell @ Wednesday, 28th November 2007 @ 10:07 PM

Elasticity of muscles is essential especially for tennis player because it needs a cat-like reflexes with bursts of force. However it does not mean that you have to stretch your muscles as any way that you want to because improper stretching can make your muscles tight and can lose elasticity. Thus, you need to know what are the proper ways to have it done; performing yoga exercise can help you on that. Utilizing yoga strategies for tennis athletes makes retraining their muscles achieva... more...

Fitness » Yoga | By Jimmy Cox @ Wednesday, 28th November 2007 @ 10:03 PM

There is a yoga routine you should adopt the moment you have opened your eyes in the morning and are ready to get up. First of all, learn to wake up properly. Do some stretching. Stretch your arms, yawn several times, stretch your legs, and stretch your whole body. While you are still in bed, do the following stretching exercise: Keeping your feet together, toe to toe, start to push out the right leg, without raising it off the mattress, as if wanting to lengthen it. The pull will ... more...

Fitness » Yoga | By Anmol Mehta @ Tuesday, 27th November 2007 @ 7:04 PM

Running a Yoga studio gives me a great deal of insight into the benefits of group yoga practice. From these observations, I have compiled below the top 5 benefits I see from doing group yoga Practice. This is by no means disparaging a home practice. I am, as everyone knows, a huge fan of having a daily personal practice. In fact, for serious practitioners a daily home meditation and yoga practice is a must. In this article I am simply pointing out the best of what I find in doing a group yoga pr... more...

Fitness » Yoga | By Paul M. Jerard Jr. @ Tuesday, 27th November 2007 @ 4:15 PM

According to Patanjali, the Yamas are the first limb of Yoga. Ahimsa is often referred to as the first Yama. Ahimsa is to restrain from violence, but we live in a violent world. Just open any newspaper, or watch the news, and you will be overwhelmed with negative feelings, when you consider the innocent victims of all this violence. So, how do we live a non-violent life in a world filled with random violence? According to Matthew 5:38-39, Jesus said, "You have heard that it was said, ... more...

Fitness » Yoga | By Zach Thompson @ Monday, 26th November 2007 @ 4:49 PM

With all the stress and physical abuse we put our bodies through on a daily basis it is good to know that there is an alternative. Yoga is an ancient form of art that has been practiced for many centuries to improve the overall health and well being of a person. It includes many exercises or positions to help the mind and body heal and work in unison. Different exercises work on different areas of the body. This allows you to pinpoint certain areas or work on your entire body. Examples of... more...

Fitness » Yoga | By Paul M. Jerard Jr. @ Saturday, 24th November 2007 @ 11:25 PM

The eight limbs of Yoga, as described by Maharishi Patanjali, in the Yoga Sutras, are a system of steps toward absolute bliss or enlightenment. The first four limbs (steps) are primarily concerned with ethical guidelines, developing awareness of the energy body, and physical mastery. The last four limbs are concerned with development of consciousness through meditation. The physical body is a capsule for the soul (Jiva). The physical body has basic functional demands, and sensory demands,... more...

Fitness » Yoga | By Anmol Mehta @ Thursday, 22nd November 2007 @ 1:00 AM

Yoga is a powerful tool to help you blossom and reach your full human potential. The seeds are all within you, yoga is the water, the sunlight, the nutrients and the love they need in order to make your life vibrant, beautiful and full of sweet fragrance. It is not a religion, it is really a science with which to develop your body, mind and spirit. The ultimate goal of Yoga, which literally means, Union, is to reunite you with the Universal Source. You may call this Universal Source by a... more...

Fitness » Yoga | By Anmol Mehta @ Wednesday, 21st November 2007 @ 9:19 PM

Yoga is currently taking its final exam. Even though this science dates back many thousands of years, it has only recently come to the West. This is where Yoga is being empirically tested. The Western mind demands results and evidence, if none are produced, the system does not survive. This is a valuable approach and Yoga is currently being put though the rigors of this process. So far Yoga is passing with flying colors. Don't get me wrong, its not that the East did not expect that,... more...

Fitness » Yoga | By Paul M. Jerard Jr. @ Wednesday, 21st November 2007 @ 9:17 PM

Indian culture and the Indian people, as a whole, are deeply spiritual. The benefits of good spiritual health should not be kept a secret. Bhakti Yoga is the most popular style of Yoga within India. Yet, Bhakti Yoga is barely known outside of India. This is the Yoga of devotion to God. Some people will debate what the Bhakti Yoga practitioner is devoted to, but ultimately this devotion is to God. When we mention "God," or spiritual health, in the United States, it has stran... more...

Fitness » Yoga | By Katia Lorenzen @ Tuesday, 20th November 2007 @ 1:50 PM

If you are planning to unwind, reconnect with nature and with yourself, then a yoga retreat in Tuscany may be just for you. Tuscany, with its hills and mountains, the trees and the breeze, and the valley of the Arno River, can help you connect with nature and look deep into yourself as you prepare for meditation and for the yoga retreat. The centuries old artistic legacy of Tuscany will also help set the mood for an appreciation of the arts and the beauty of the transcendent. Why Yoga Re... more...