Yoga is an ancient way, practiced for thousands of years, steeped in tradition and, to most people, a mysterious enigma. When practitioners would speak of the many benefits they had experienced in both mental and physical health, yoga would seem to be both a perfect practice, or one whose claims were impossible to believe. Until recently, you could only go by what someone who had personal experience could tell you. There was a reasonable amount...more
Yoga is for everyone, any age, men, women and children but is especially helpful at times of change in our lives. Pregnancy is a time when extra care should be taken not only in exercise classes but in all activities and living. Yoga will help maintain a healthy and strong body during all stages of pregnancy and help women to deliver their babies in a confident way. The practise of yoga will also maintain a sense of self in a time of change....more
Copyright (c) 2010 Suzanne WellsI enjoy winter just as much as the next guy. Sure, it's pretty, white and fluffy...in the beginning; but when I was outside yesterday heaving the wet, slushy, heavy mess off my driveway, I felt less then cheerful.Winter is not particularly my favorite season. I've read all the new age philosophy spouting its virtues. It's supposed to be a time of self renewal and reflection so that one can be reborn in the spring. You're supposed to embrace its inward trajectory and move inward, perhaps cozying up on the couch with some profoundly meaningful book about life's purpose. Hey, I have been known myself to utter these very same sentiments to students of Ayurveda and Yoga. "Get in there with the plants, they are your friends! Take their lead and nestle under warm blankets, like a seed hibernating in the hard winter earth! Take time to fortify yourself for your rebirth in the springtime when you will push brilliantly through the earth's firm skin and emerge all fresh and new." Right after I say that, an incessant, insidious voice from behind my brain whispers: "Yeah, its gray, windy and freezing cold outside....more
Laughter is the easiest form of meditation and it brings instant relaxation to your body. Dr. Lee Berk of California labels laughter as a state of eustress, which in psychological terms, is the opposite of distress. This is the reason why you may find many talking about laughter yoga as stress management yoga .If you are one of those who do not...more
Yoga, the thousands year old science and art of harmonizing mind, body and soul, is day by day getting recognized by the whole world for its magical healing power. Nothing can match this power of yoga. Without any strict fitness regime, rigorous physical exercises and diet pills, yoga promises to keep a body fit as well as the mind...more
Did you know that yoga has been around for over 3,000 years? That's right first used in what is now India, yoga actually means to bind, attach, or join. To learn yoga is a great idea, it's a fabulous way not to only get into shape, but to relax too.With yoga you are going to learn about concentrating your body and mind and bind yourself to God. With yoga you can learn ways to discipline your body, mind, soul, and emotions. Learning to focus all that energy that you have inside your body into a more constructive way. There are more than one type of yoga out there that you can learn. Here are a few of them, and what they are supposed to do.First you have karma yoga, this will let you learn to focus of being able to give of yourself, and still not expect a reward. While Bhakti yoga is more about using those emotional energies that you have for more of a spiritual energy.Jnana yoga is all about how you can unveil those illusions that are out in the world. While Rhaja yoga is about concentration and controlling the mind. Plus there is a branch off of that called Hatha yoga in which you can use as more of an exercise program.Gentle yoga which is considered to be a part of Hatha...more
If you are one of those people who have such stressful lives, it would be of utmost convenience for you to get into the practice of meditation. Of late, one of the more popular and trendy way to do this meditative stance is through yoga. ...more
Costa Rica is renowned for the countrys stunning beauty and amazing wildlife and is often described as a Paradise on Earth. So it comes as no surprise when people from all over the world flock to see the many fascinating and amazing wonders Costa...more
Yoga is a popular practice that has enticed many of us to try it as a form of meditation. It is now quite trendy to engage in yoga meditations. Originating from India, yoga requires physical and mental discipline. The practitioner of yoga goes into...more
Copyright (c) 2010 Suzanne WellsThe current financial climate in the country has required many people to conserve more, me included. As a long time yoga practitioner, I have been applying the practice of Aparigraha (non-greed). This is...more
Originating from India, yoga requires physical and mental discipline. The practitioner of yoga goes into deep meditation which in turn gives them an uncanny sense of awareness of themselves. Sounds interesting don't it? How can a person get that...more
Chair yoga pose is excellent for strengthening and building your lower body. It can help tone your thighs and buttocks, and overall improve your energy and virility significantly. This pose is actually quite tough to do and beginner's need to...more