...Using yoga for weight loss might not look effective to most people. I bet you theyll go: Naw, its just stretchingwhat can it possibly do to burn calories?

Well, a lot my friend. Yoga can work for weight loss if you use it right and Ill tell you what to do in due course.

But how exactly can yoga work for weight loss Foras? (Thats my name by the way), yall just stretching thats it!

Boy, I cant tell you how many times Ive heard that comment.

Well for interested parties, yoga as an option for weight loss is wise, safe and effective. Remember, it is the oldest physical culture known to man and not only does this exercise work the body, it works the mind and soul as well. Hey, have you seen Madonna, sting or russell Simmons lately? (I can just see you go: Forasthey were never overweight so dont go there! Wellthey never gained weight either and they actually all still look good for there ages right?

Okay, here are the poses I recommend you use when using Yoga for weight loss. Now my friend, I will go over what I believe is the CORE of Yoga Poses. Trust me, there have been times when I did this alone and still got the benefits that yoga gives from daily practice.

Lets take notes:

The Sun Salutations When using Yoga for Weight loss:

These exercises are a combination of Yoga Poses, Breathing Exercises, Sun Bathing and Prayer. They have been practiced for centuries by Yoga Practitioners in India, Martial Artists and African Wrestlers and as a system to rejuvenate the body and soul are beyond compare. Its been said in the Drugless Healing circles that on...more

Chakrabhedan (Circle-Interception) - A New Kind of Yogic Exercise

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There are many types of Yogasanas or yogic exercises taught by several Masters on Yoga. Yogic exercises should be simple so that practitioners of all ages can practise them. The aim of yogic exercises is to supply sufficient warmness or heat to the body so that germs causing disease are killed; deposits in veins and arteries are removed and mind gets concentrated. As gold is purified by burning, so heat generated from...more

I Almost Stopped Yoga for this til I found It's Still Yoga

...Push ups seemed different and the benefits associated with them actually sold me to try a few out on the spot.

Now if an exercise inexplicably, puts a smile on your face while doing it, makes you breathe deeper (which is always good) and strengthens the entire body while making sure you dont get all stiff with zero flexibility, I think it deserves my vote as well as anyone elses. (These by the way were all the reasons I picked up Yoga)

Well, thats what the Hindu-Push ups do.

Here is the technique and like me, after reading this next paragraph, take a pause and try 2-3 out right quick.

-Get on all fours.

-The starting position is with legs spread wide and butt up in the air.

-From there, bend your elbows as in a regular pushup, bringing your back down in a circular arc

-Straighten your arms...more

Origins of Yoga

...al culture and training of the mind.

Yoga is loosely translated as "ordinary being achieving union with the Supreme Being". The follower of yoga is called a yogi. The practitioners who have made considerable progress in yoga are called "yogin (male)" or yogini (female)".

There are many types of yoga, but basis of most of the forms is concentration (dharana) and meditation (dhyana). The yoga text describes them as being interconnected; continuous single pointed concentration gradually leads to meditation, through which one's inner self expands and merges with something vast.

The tradition of yoga incorporates the beliefs and techniques of yoga with the practical experience. Many gurus have written on the subject, shedding meaning onto the ancient yoga texts. Also a gu...more

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