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Growing Up with Yoga for Children

Yoga Benefits, Yoga Kids

With Yoga’s popularity growing steadily, it was only a matter of time before its methods are adapted to befit children as well. Nowadays yoga exercises are used among children who suffer from physical, mental and emotional difficulties and prove to be beneficial for children in many ways. Although asanas for children can be extremely helpful, yoga is not yet regularly taught in schools, both for religious reasons, as well as parents’ valid fear of injuries. However, incorporating yoga exercises in [...]

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The Significance of Proper Breathing

Yoga Benefits, Yoga Breathing

Yoga followers worldwide are well aware of the importance the various specific parts of practice bear; certainly, a right alignment of a pose cannot be reached without the proper form of breathing. It is also true that without the right mindfulness one’s benefits from a yoga practice are limited. Each and every part that comes together to create a yoga practice is crucial in obtaining the its full benefits. Discovering Breathing In many yoga traditions there is an emphasis on [...]

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Balasana – Child’s Pose for Childlike Wisdom

Yoga Benefits, Yoga Poses

Balasana posture derives its name from two Sanskrit phrases, ‘child’ and ‘comfortable, easy, seat.’ One of the most approachable yoga asanas for anyone at any level of yoga practice is Balasana. Bhagavan Patanjali once said, “a loosening of tension or effort allows the attention to merge with the Infinite within.” (Sutra 2.47). Becoming Innocent and Untainted Child’s Pose takes our attention away from the externalities of the world – our jobs, friendships, familial responsibilities, and a thousand other demands, and [...]

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Why You Should Try Restorative Yoga?

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While western society places a lot of emphasis on balls-to-the-wall yoga, with power yoga, Ashtanga yoga, Bikram yoga and other practices, which can often lead to strain and fatigue when not practiced mindfully, restorative yoga is often overlooked as a vital part of a well-rounded yoga practice. It isn’t surprising that some restorative classes are often filled with older populations or people who are recovering from injuries. The truth of the matter, though, is that restorative yoga isn’t just for [...]

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Vipassana Meditation Secrets

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Vipassana meditation is from the Vedic tradition. It helps one to realize that the present moment is the only true reality. There are many approaches to this awareness, but Vipassana is a very effective one. Vipassana means clear insight, or an understanding of the world without ego. Usually this requires one to do three things with their awareness in order to strip away all the layers of dross and nonsense that keep us from having ‘clear insight.’ Experience Reality As [...]

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How To Reduce Oxidative Stress?

Yoga Benefits, Yoga Health

Most people have heard of antioxidants. Not many have heard of oxidative stress. This type of stress in caused when the cellular functioning of the body breaks down due to poor diet, lack of exercise, drinking alcohol, being exposed to smoke, and other environmental toxins, as well as internal toxicity created by the metabolic process. Oxidative stress can cause a number of diseases, including heart problems, arthritis, sagging skin and other degenerative diseases. While we all need oxygen to survive, [...]

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Gym Yoga vs. Studio Yoga

Yoga Benefits, Yoga Styles

Although yoga is practiced in gyms, churches, recreation centers, community parks, and warehouses, it primarily is practiced in a studio, ashram or gym. Trying to figure out which type of yoga class will best suit your needs can sometimes best be determined by where you practice. As with many things in life: location, location, location. The geography of your class can make a big difference in the vibe, style and quality of the teaching you receive. Gym Yoga Gym yoga [...]

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Lotus Pose for Full Enlightenment

Yoga Benefits, Yoga Poses

The full lotus pose is considered the quintessential meditative pose because it provides a strong foundation for an erect spine, and counteracts the tendency to slouch, thus cutting off the pranic flow along the spine, during prolonged sessions of ‘sitting.’ Padmasana also opens the entire lower body joints, from the ankles, knees, and hips, as well as allows deep inward concentration. Padma means lotus in Sanskrit, and it is the symbol used to signify a growth from the murk and [...]

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Surya Bhedan – Right Nostril Breathing

Yoga Benefits, Yoga Breathing

In the teachings of yoga, regardless of tradition, but primarily in Hatha Yoga, there is a conceptualization of the pranic body that must be understood before practicing right nostril breathing, also called Surya Bhedan. What is The Pranic Body? The pranic body is the part of the human form, which contains its pranic life-force. Sometimes it is called the 8th body, as in kundalini yoga, but it is also referred to as a sheath, or the The pranic body is [...]

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Tricking Out Your Triangle Pose

Yoga Benefits, Yoga Poses

Utthita Trikonasana (Extended Triangle Pose) is one of the best yoga asana for getting at multiple areas of stiff, tight, tweaked out muscles in a single posture. The pose can strengthen your entire legs, from the feet to the ankles, the thighs and buttocks, to the groin, hamstrings and calves. The pose sends pranic energy along the spine and increases the flow of cerebrospinal fluids along the spinal column. The posture opens the chest and shoulders as well as strengthens [...]

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A Guide for Advanced Yogis

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As a yogi you learn many things along the journey, including how to hold a headstand for several minutes at a time, but also your tongue when someone says something you don’t necessarily agree with. You learn how to do complicated binds and twists, while also intuitively knowing when to let go in relationships, and under certain life circumstances. You may be able to practice some deep backbends, if you are an ‘advanced’ yoga practitioner, but you have also developed [...]

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6 Tips for Beginner Yoga Students

Yoga Beginners, Yoga Benefits

As yoga beginner students, showing up to a yoga class for the first time can be a little intimidating. Sometimes it seems everyone there knows exactly how to perform each posture, and they were simply born flexible, balanced, and strong. With perseverance and some extra know-how offered in this article, you can start practicing like a true yogi, no matter how inflexible, wobbly, and stressed out you are when you begin. Here are six tips for beginner yoga students to [...]

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Three Yoga Asanas to Make You Smarter

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We all realize that yoga asana can make us more limber and even stronger. We might even turn to yoga asana to lose weight or reduce stress, but did you also know that yoga asana can help you to be smarter? It seems impossible, but there are several asana that increase blood flow to the brain and help to boost IQ scores. There have even been studies that point to yoga asana’s efficacy in increasing memory retention and in stabilizing [...]

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Transcendental Meditation: Transcends The Ego

Meditation, Yoga Benefits

There are numerous types of meditation practices, but Transcendental Meditation (TM), brought to the US by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in the 1970s form India, is a powerful way to cut through the ego’s delusions as if with a sword. Mahesh yogi learned the technique from his guru Brahmananda Saraswati, and shared it with the world due to his belief in its efficacy. At its heart Transcendental Meditation is a method drawn from the Vedic scriptures. There are TM centers all [...]

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Osteoperosis: Curing the Effects with Yoga

Yoga Benefits, Yoga Health

Many women worry about Osteoperosis as they age, which is a disease causing the bones to become more brittle and weak, due to a loss of bone mass. Osteocytes are specialized cells that help bones be strong and less prone to breakage, whether it is hairline fractures or full breaks that happen when the bones become ‘old.’ This supposition that the bones should become brittle as we age; however is a fallacy, and with yoga you can turn the age [...]

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How to Help in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity?

Yoga Benefits, Yoga Kids

Overweight is Devastating For Children My friend, Francesca, grew up as an overweight child and it was really rough. She was bullied, limited by weight to participate in school activities like cheerleading, and incredibly uncomfortable in her own skin. Now, her nephew, who is 10 years old, incredibly smart, a natural comic, talented, and an incredible little soul, like her family / his family, is also overweight. He doesn’t have the nutrition education and fitness knowledge that will inspire and [...]

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The Magic of the Bindu in Yoga Practice

Yoga Benefits, Yoga Secrets

Secrets of Ancient Yoga Practice There are many secrets to a great yoga practice, and even after practicing for over a decade, there are new layers of yoga asana, pranayama, and meditation that we can dive deeper into, awakening an understanding of yoga on more than just the purely physical level. One of the teachings of ancient Hatha yoga is that of the Bindu. If you have ever seen yogis with a ponytail at the very top, back of their [...]

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Do You Sweat Too Much in Yoga?

Yoga Benefits, Yoga For Athletes, Yoga Health

YOME’s article is featured on Fitness Goop: While a true yoga practice incorporates more than just rigorous asana, there is no doubt that a heart-pumping Ashtanga Vinyasa or Power Yoga class is great for burning calories and shedding pounds. There are even more reasons to sweat when you do yoga, though, and the following are three good ones! The Skin is the Largest Detoxing Organ It isn’t the liver, bladder or intestines, surprisingly. We live in an environment that is [...]

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