When participating in Yoga it is crucial that you practice at your own pace. There are some people that are naturally able to bend their body into odd shapes and as such find the positions of Yoga to be very easy. On the other end of the spectrum are those that are rigid and find it difficult to com

Meditation requires dedication and so there are available certain techniques to ease things for people. Chanting the Om mantra or concentrating in-between the eyes does help a lot.

Yoga practice prevents specific diseases and maladies by keeping the energy meridians (nadis) open and life energy (prana) flowing. Yoga is considered a mind-body intervention that is used to reduce the health effects of generalized stress. Yoga acts both as a curative and preventive therapy.

Here you can read 3 interview questions and answers of my interview with Anton Drake, and he is the author of the new book Atheist Yoga.

Hatha yoga is one of the most famous types of yoga practiced by millions of yogis all over the world. The main aim of yoga is to relax the body, mind, and soul. To achieve this, you need to engage in various poses. Some of the main Hatha poses are:

Meditation is the best way to relax your mind and body. Many people know the techniques of meditation but a large number of people are still unaware of how to meditate. Since there are some basic points to consider before meditating, even though there is no predefined way to meditate, here are issue

According to a survey performed in America in 2003, an estimated 13.4 million people are practicing yoga and other mind-body exercises such as tai-chi. Considering another study performed a year later, 15 million have reportedly used yoga at least once in their lifetime and 90% of those interviewed

Recently in the news you may have noticed an article where a man from northern India allegedly went without food or water for seventy years. A two week study was carried out on the man by the Indian military to try to confirm this.

If you are suffering from excessive hair loss and if you think that you look old at a premature age then it is time that you start performing yoga on a daily basis. This is in fact one of the best and effective ways to tackle the problem of excessive hair fall. You may have used various shampoos tha

What is it that you want to do? Who is it that you want to be? What is it that holds you back? The unknown is a scary thing... So is judgment, giving up control, failure... But sometimes you just have to take the leap and if you fall down, brush yourself off and try, try again.

This article outlines the important health benefits of practicing yoga. Not only does yoga help you to improve your mental and physical health but yoga is also prescribed by doctors as a cure for pati

Becoming a yoga instructor is more of a passion than just a career. You must be a people-person since you will be working with both individuals and groups with all kinds of characters; some you may like and others will leave you with frightening memories. Nevertheless, you if you have made it throug

Have you ever seen a Yoga student who was so competitive that it caused an injury?How do you reason with a person who cannot put competitive feelings aside during a Yoga class?

Theta meditation is one of the finest ways ways to embrace tranquility and get rid from stresses and daily tensions. There are a good number of meditation techniques that can certainly gift you with your desired results.

The yoga reclining bound angle pose, or supta baddha konasana, is a restorative pose that you can use both as a resting pose during a routine or as a meditative pose anytime. This pose is a fabulous pose for women, as it helps to relieve some of the symptoms of menstruation and menopause, such as cr

Sometimes we need to challenge ourselves for increasing our focus on yoga, especially when we are practicing at home. So in this article I talk about 5 ways that I use for challenging myself during a home practice session.

We all realize the natural aches and pains that come with pregnancy and as a woman we accept each one but there is another way to take care of the pain and that is through pregnancy yoga. When a woman goes through labor, her adrenaline is running full force while her body is preparing for the birth

Yoga travel is becoming popular as the best way for one to properly and completely wind down from the stress of our everyday lives and more and more of us choosing to visit retreats for yoga holidays.