...Yoga was developed for the purpose of stretching muscles, building strength, and increasing focus. Over 300 years ago, it was created by Patanjali, an Indian Hindu. It has been a popular procedure and exercise to allow the body to relax.

As time goes by, Yoga has becoming more and more popular. Athletes and popular entertainers have been jumping the bandwagon. With all of the data flowing through the internet, it's become more easy to learn yoga online. Whether you see it as another exercise routine, or a totaly way of life, yoga provides many benefits to your mind and body.

One way to use yoga is to create and reach higher states of consiousness. People who practice yoga are also often referred to as yogis. Yoga has penetrated many aspects of their lives. Whether it's their ethics, the way they dress, or the way they act, yoga has cer...more

Try Yoga for Chronic constipation

...ave been found still present within.

now, Chronic Constipation may be caused by:

1. Failure to pay attention to the desire for bowel movement.

2. Lack of sufficient fruits and vegetables in the diet.

3. Lack of fluids by not drinking enough water. (Not just liquids as in sodas and alcohol!)

4. Poor food combinations and consumption of mucus forming and hard to digest foods.

Obviously, a healthier and wiser choice of dietetic habits could help in combating constipation, but to even ...more

Teaching Hatha Yoga: My Yoga Students Do Not Want to Meditate

...ate anything beyond physical stimulation, it is doubtful they would appreciate anything that cannot be physically measured.

If we teach Yoga without mediation, is it really Yoga anymore? Is this how the Pilates Method was born? Should we fold in to popular demand, in order to keep our Yoga studios open? Should we create a new Yoga hybrid without a soul?

There are many new and interesting ideas to develop the mind and body connection, but Yoga teachers should not be discouraged. When most of our Yoga students get a mind and body connection through asana practice, this is a small start for the evolution of Hatha Yoga in western culture.

We live in a culture of Attention Deficit Disorder, and it is difficult for people to focus and unplug ...more

The Yoga of Love - Sacred Relationships through Yoga

...Love is the ultimate guru. Where love does not exist, life cannot exist.

In life, a great spiritual awakening can come from the love a significant other - a partner. Perhaps we should approach our relationships like our yoga practice growing and evolving. Therefore, Sacred relationships require the same mindfulness that we use to develop our yoga practice. These are presented here, as the Five keys to Sacred Love.

Like the practice of yoga, sacred relationships require consciousness and wisdom Chris Walker.

The First Key is Balance

Balance is as paramount in relationships as it is in yoga. True love can only come from a balanced mind. When your mind is balanced, not in excess or deficiency, then the ego cannot act. To see good and bad at one time loosens the grip of egoism and righteousness on the individual and allows their heart to open. Love exists in the stillness of balance. The rest is purely emotional trivia.

The Second Key is Appreciation

In yoga, we must learn to find contentment. Negative conscio...more

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