Yoga is Suitable for Everyone
...red on one's personal concept of God.
Tantra Yoga: A way of showing the unseen consciousness in form through specific diagrams, and movements. One of the diagrams that is used to show the joining of the physical and spiritual bodies is two triangles superimposed upon one another. The downward-pointing triangle represents the physical body. The upward-pointing triangle represents the spiritual body of support, energy, and vastness.
Kashmir Shaivism: It is based in emotion rather than intellect. The practice of this yoga philosophy states that everything in the universe has both male and female qualities. In Kashmir Shaivism, these male and female principles form an equal partnership, so interdependent that they cannot be separated. The attraction between them produces the ultimate union of opposites, creating the immense complexity of the universe that we enjoy and celebrate.
Yoga is not a religion. It has no fixed set of beliefs. There...more
Yoga Postures For Kids
... other. The Dog and Cat yoga postures for kids will help to increase the flexibility of the spine. The basic movement of the Dog places the child in a knee and hand crawling position, and the Cat movement is the reversal of the Dog movement. These postures require tiling of the pelvis and bending the spinal column.
One of the exciting yoga postures for kids is the mountain, which is a three phase movement that improves posture, self-awareness and balance. This yoga postures for kids is deceptive, and kids think it will be so easy. The mountain is done in a seemingly simple standing movement that requires a lot of movement and breathing exercises to be performed at one time.
The Uttanasana II is a forward bend or extension movement of yoga postures for kids that stretches the legs and spine, and provides re...more
Yoga and Gratitude
...are thankful for.
Yoga promotes a persons emotional and physical well being. And, as studies have shown, so does gratitude. Its as if both are vitamins for the soul. Yoga and gratitude both improve a persons ability to handle stress (which directly impacts physical health) and improve the way a person interacts with others. Both also rid the body of negative emotions, replacing them with positive ones. When this happens, good health generates itself.
Many people likely find gratitude in exercise at the end of a workout, grateful that their arduous routine is over and they feel refreshed. But, yoga isnt merely about working out, and its not just about exercise.
Yoga and gratitude are on the same wave length, as if cast from the shell of positive thinking. Gratitude, because its a way of looking at things, and yoga, because it teaches people to embrace the present moment, are naturally able to enhance each other. Gratitude is a way of deeply appreciating the full spectrum of life the good and the bad, the joy and the suffering. Yoga provides a mindful practice to invite one to respond to the full spectrum of life from the highest place with...more
Yoga Teacher Training Aspects - Teach your Students about Tranquility
... the student is seriously dedicated to his or her personal practice. Then, the serious questions will come, because an advanced student of Yoga will experience self-realization and spiritual growth.
If the questions do not come to you, do not worry about it. If a teacher constantly chatters, with free advice, no one will listen, because it is free. Loving parents also make this mistake, because they want to protect their children, but free advice is often ignored. Yoga teachers are no different. Keep your explanations simple and show your students the way - when they are ready.
Copyright 2008 - Paul Jerard / Aura Publications<...more
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