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Saturday, August 16, 2008

Create A Yoga Or Meditation Retreat At Home

...Sometimes you don't have the time or money to go to a yoga or meditation class. Sometimes you want to do yoga at 6am in your pjs or meditate at 1am to help calm your mind so you can sleep. Setting aside a corner of your room or an entire room as a yoga and/or meditation retreat is the key to making this happen.

After you've taken some yoga or meditation courses, you can start your own self-practices. But there is something about having someone help direct you or the calming atmosphere that keeps us going to a class. It is hard to clear your mind when you know there is laundry piling up or bills to be paid in the other room. Here are some tips to help you create your own quite space:

1. Designate a space that will only be used for yoga/...more

Yoga As An Effective Treatment For Back Pain

... back, abdomen or legs. Clearly avoiding exercise when we suffer from back pain is only going to further weaken our muscles and make us more susceptible to back pain.

Exercise treatment for lower back pain focuses on the extensor and rotator/oblique muscles in the back to build strength and support for the spine. At the same time we need to build abdominal muscle strength to build our flexion strength in balance and proportion to our extension strength. Finally back pain exercises should help us to build suppleness in our hamstrings to aid the unrestricted motion of our hips and pelvis since restricted movement of the pelvis increases the strain on the lower back.

Yoga is the natural cure for back pain

Because of the gentle nature of yoga and its effectiveness in building muscle strength and flexibility, a regular yoga practice is ideal for the prevention and treatment of lower back pain. Those of us that are not particularly strong or supple are likely to benefit the most from yoga as a cure for lower back pain.<...more

Yoga in Practice: In Search of the Perfect Yoga - Part 1

...Lets stop the my way or the highway mentality. If you truly care about people, tell them the whole truth and give them options. If I cant please someone with the Restorative and Vinyasa styles in our wellness center, I will find someone who can meet my students expectations of Yoga.

Lastly, I do personally like the heat. However, in New England, I know many people who dont. Even at moderate temperatures, many students get quite warm in a Vinyasa class.

If your alignment is not perfect, why bother to practice Yoga?

Without a doubt, alignment is very important, but some of us really need to use pr...more

kundalini Yoga

...the west.

The purpose of kundalini Yoga is to reach the untouched energy that is located at the base of the spine. With kundalini Yoga the energy should be drawn up through the body and causes a positive effect. If this happens you are to experience full enlightment.

The main focus in kundalini Yoga is breathing. With each kundalini Yoga session and with specific breathing techniques your body will move the energy that is buried wit...more

Yoga Supplies And Clothing

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