Getting Started with Yoga

Yoga may seem scary to the person who has never tried it. But, with a few pointers, even a novice can take yoga to the mat in no time.

Secrets To Performing Yoga Postures

Learn 3 of the most popular yoga postures that will help to improve your health, strengthen abs and improve your digestive system

Yoga: Three Reasons You Should Not Do Yoga Posture -- Peacock

The Peacock is a very difficult asana and should be practiced with great care and only attempted by those who are in an athletic condition. Mayur means peacock in Sanskrit language. When this asana is exhibited, it resembles a male peacock with a long plume of colorful feathers trailing behind. A successful Peacock pose depends to a great extent on the body type and weight distribution. Anyone with a big chest and small hips and thighs will not have much difficulty to achieve this pose. But a person with a small chest and big hips and legs will find this pose very difficult to complete and held (that’s why most women find this pose very difficult to perform).

Yoga Can Enhance Your Exercise Program and Your Life

Yoga is an ancient form of expression in movement, and these days, more and more people incorporating it into their modern lives for a number of reasons. Among the various reasons people practice yoga are: it can help athletes improve their game, serves to benefit mental well-being, provides a physical challenge, increases core strength and flexibility, intensifies focus, and improves overall health. Many people benefit spiritually from it as well, but this article will focus mainly on the physical benefits and how it can really enhance your exercise routine.

The Wonderful Benefits Derived From Yoga For Women

Because women have also had a tendency to be more emotional than men, and emotional pressure and stress can have a profound effect on a woman's health. It's been proven many times that emotional distress can translate into various illnesses or physical weakness. Factor such as hormonal change can also have an affect on a woman's health. For this reason many women find yoga is an excellent solution to these health issues that to some extent are unavoidable.

How to Make Up Your Own Yoga Routine At Home (part 1)

Several people wonder how they can go about making a Yoga routine for practice in the comforts of their own home. They wonder if such an option is even possible. Well, it is and here is how.

How to Make Up Your Own Yoga Routine At Home (part 2)

This is part 2 of this article on how to make your own Yoga routine for yourself in the comforts of your own home.

How One Yoga Looking Push-up Can Work The Whole Body

We want results and we want them now, hence the ever-changing technology. This actually lends itself to our fitness and health needs. So are there any exercises one can execute in as little time as possible and still be able to achieve a solid workout? The answer may lie in this yoga-looking exercise.

Awakening the Female Serpent... Uplifting Divine Power

The 6 Chakras are also called the 6-fold wealth. In spiritual science it is called Sham (mental control), Dama (sense organ control), Uparati (dispassion), Titiksha (forbearance), Shradha (faith), Samadhan (concentration). Sham means serenity. It means destruction of agitation, tension, anguish and anger. Dama means mastery of the sense organs and stopping them from straying towards their respective objects. Uparati means fighting against vileness, wickedness etc of the mind.

What Is Power Yoga - And How Does It Differ From Ashtanga?

Find out what Power Yoga is, and how it differs from Ashtanga yoga. Vinyasa style postures are also explained, and why heat is encouraged in these types of yoga.

Yoga Certification - The Beginning of a Yoga Teacher's Journey

Make a habit of writing in a journal, so that you can plan your Yoga teaching path. Pursue Yoga subjects that are directly related to your interests and the needs of your Yoga students. You must do both; the specific needs of your Yoga students take priority over your independent interests.

Can Yoga Enhance Your Mental Performance

Yoga has always been known to enhance us physcially, but it goes beyond that. Yoga has a positive affect on our mind as well.

Lose Weight from Yoga

If you've tried dieting, cutting back, exericise and every other weight loss fad out there you need to read this. This article will introduce you to a technique that you might never ever thought of for weight loss. That's right Yoga for Weight Loss.