Find out which Asana (posture) is best for meditation. How to hold your legs and your hands.
Breathing Technique Offers Help for People With Asthma By JANE E. BRODY Published: November 2, 2009 I don’t often write about alternative remedies for serious medical conditions. Most have little more than anecdotal support, and few have been found
Read more…Swami Vishnu-devananda writes in his book as far as the headstand:
A few fans of this page have requested infos on weight loss with Yoga. Here a few guidelines:
- Any Hatha Yoga practice can be helpful: Yoga helps to get in tune with the intelligence of your body. If you practice Hatha Yoga at least 15-20 minutes da
I was asked a question re. lower back problems.
Although I will elaborate on this theme in course of time, here is an answer, suited especially to more beginning students:
There are plenty of exercises for the lower back. You might want to try the foll
When you have neck problems, Yoga can help:
(1) Do exercises to relax the neck, for example: http://my.yoga-vidya.org/video/relax-your-shoulders-with-yoga-1
(2) Strengthen you neck muscles. I only have a German Video on this - you might want to just wa
Some advice re. pain in Ilio Sacral Joint - on request of Glen Cohen:
- Nakarasana (crocodile) often helps immediately: http://my.yoga-vidya.org/video/twisting-crocodile-yoga , http://my.yoga-vidya.org/video/crocodile-pavana-muktasana
- Strengthening o
Yoga can help to develop muscle strength. Often Yoga is supposed to be
good for flexibility, for coordination, for concentration, for
relaxation. But you can also develop muscle strength.
Make sure you
do postures which are demanding for your muscles.
You can practice Yoga at any time of the day you feel comfortable. Here
are some possibilities:
- practice early in the morning: You get lots of energy for the day. But
most are more stiff in the morning
- practice in the evening before dinner: You
Namaste, Hi, friends on Yoga! Now In my personal Hatha Yoga practice, I decided to experiment something new and did cross-legged padmasana in the opposite way, say, the left leg on the right muscle and the right one on the left. It was no so hard but
Read more…For many of us, the arrival of autumn means it's time to stock up on Kleenex and cough drops. Along with seasonal allergies, autumn means colder weather that can bring with it colds and flu. But yoga can help by strengthening and balancing your bas
Read more…Yoga Teachers’ Training in English, 4 Weeks intensive Juli 11 - August 8, 2010 with Swami Atma Ashram Experience in a Work-Study Programme Individual Spiritual Ashram Retreat Curso de Formación en Yoga en español, Julio 2 - 23, 2010 To start the PDF-
Read more…Du hast schon immer Schwierigkeiten gehabt, in den Handstand zu kommen oder ihn zu halten? Kein Problem, lass dir von Narayani, einer unserer beliebtesten Asana Lehrerinnen zeigen, wie du ganz einfach mit Hilfe der Wand lernen kannst in den Handstand
Read more…One more question I received via Email: "maybe you know the reason why in different "styles" of yoga the names of the asanas change: like Dhanurasana is sometimes bow floor pose or the full wheel... or child'r pose: balasana or barankasana... kakasan
Read more…I received another question via Email: "what do you think about using Ujayi breath or bhandas during the daily asanas? because what i would day is that ujayi and bhandas are advanced practices and i would only use them in the right envoriment...." H
Read more…I am wondering: Does the current economy crisis effect the number of participants in Yoga Classes?
How is it in your courses/your Center/your city/your country?
There are so many ways world wide to become a Yoga Teacher. I have taken a 4-week-intensive course with Yoga Vidya in Germany. I would be interested how others are becoming teachers. I am especially interested whether there is any form of government
Read more…I usually like doing Asanas during my period/menstruation. It really helps, relaxes and energizes me to do my Asanas then. I hear that some Yoga teachers say you should not do any Asanas or at least no inverted postures during your period. What is yo
Read more…Some of my Yoga students find headstand extremely helpful in curing headstand. Some say it is increasing headache. Do you have any idea in what type of headaches/Yoga students headstand is helpful, in in which not? So far I work on trial and error ..
Read more…I have students with thyroid gland problems. One has a problem with Hashimoto, another one has increased size of thyroid gland, one has lack of thyroid hormons. In most classical Yoga books (like those of Swami Sivananda and Swami Vishnu-devananda) s
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