Hatha Yoga

As a child you always felt relaxed and without a worry in the world. Yoga helps you to cultivate this attitude with a pose aptly called the Child Pose or Balasana.

Dec 13, 2009 - Ajeenkya Birodkar

An overview of the purpose, history, time frame, features and types of yoga teaching certification courses, and considerations one should make before enrolling in one.

Dec 12, 2009 - Ripa Ajmera

The benefits of this exercise are that you nourish your hip, back, elbows and arms. In addition you also derive the benefits of improved eyesight and reduced hair loss.

Dec 12, 2009 - Ajeenkya Birodkar

The Shirshasana Posture of Yoga improves your eyesight and memory and reduces hair loss by making more blood flow to your brain.

Dec 12, 2009 - Ajeenkya Birodkar

By doing the Bakasana, you can start toning & building the muscles of your arms as a first step to do heavier exercises with weights and the bench-press in the Gymnasium.

Dec 12, 2009 - Ajeenkya Birodkar

Use these strategies to approach a pose that you find challenging or that you avoid. Yoga is a progressive practice that requires patience and observation.

Dec 12, 2009 - Laura Susan Henry

As your hip is rotated, your abdomen gets the maximum twist. This has positive effects on the secretion from the various organs in the abdomen.

Dec 10, 2009 - Ajeenkya Birodkar

Halasana improves eyesight, reduces hair loss and exercises your entire body without investing time, without any instruments and also without visiting the gymnasium

Dec 9, 2009 - Ajeenkya Birodkar

Use the following simple yoga poses to strengthen your muscles; increase circulation; ease aches and pains; and lessen depression, anxiety and fatigue.

Dec 1, 2009 - Ellen Moskowitz

The health benefits of yoga include increased strength, flexibility, balance and posture. Yoga improves concentration and mood and helps prevent and manage illness.

Nov 23, 2009 - Marjorie McAtee

Most people suffer from back pain at some point during their lives. Yoga exercises can help with pain treatment and prevent further back injury.

Nov 16, 2009 - Marjorie McAtee

The recent debate over whether or not yoga teacher training schools should be licensed is finding more publicity and heat as the battle wages.

Nov 3, 2009 - Lauren Znachko

OCD is an anxiety disorder characterized by invasive thoughts, ritualized compulsions and extreme anxiety. Yoga therapy can help manage the condition.

Oct 10, 2009 - Marjorie McAtee

For millions of people, yoga could literally save their lives. Yoga helps to counteract high blood pressure and dangerous stress levels and create balance and harmony.

Oct 9, 2009 - Tracey Drake

Obesity is a raging epidemic in children. For those that dislike traditional types of exercise, yoga is an excellent choice that offers fitness, fun and mental balance.

Oct 5, 2009 - Tracey Drake

Ahimsa means 'nonviolence' or 'non harming'. It instructs us to practice compassion, a preaching of every religion, and certainly a foundational element of yoga.

Sep 28, 2009 - Joslyn Hamilton

Developing a self-guided practice is a necessary step along the yogic path. Daily home practice provides the practitioner with therapy for the body and mind.

Sep 24, 2009 - Laura Susan Henry

A yin yoga practice is a powerful tool for cultivating a calm center in our lives. It's also a great complement to a yang, workout-based asana practice.

Sep 15, 2009 - Joslyn Hamilton

A yoga practice with back bends will revitalize a regular routine. Combine them with inversions and it will take you to another level.

Sep 1, 2009 - Maya Chang

One of the major benefits of a yoga practice over traditional western exercise programs is that it can be directly applied to improving internal organ function.

Sep 1, 2009 - Laura Susan Henry

Gentle, slow-moving, and loaded with piles of squashy blankets and props, Svaroopa seems deceptively easy. The release of the muscles surrounding the spine is profound.

Aug 7, 2009 - Alicia King

Use Yoga for Surfers to build a better surf body with this integrated and challenging workout.

Jul 31, 2009 - Erin Springer

Some people are under the misconception that yoga is reserved for a select group of people. This isn't true! Anyone can benefit from the holistic practice of yoga.

Jul 7, 2009 - Seka Ojdrovic

Neglecting the basic principles of spinal alignment with every day activities inevitably leads to injury and back pain. Here are some ways to prevent back injuries.

Jun 26, 2009 - Maya Chang

A balanced diet and plenty of fluids along with these yoga asanas can help ease chronic constipation.

Jun 21, 2009 - Fiona Wilkinson