In the West, there was a time when practicing Yoga was kept secret. When I was a child, it was considered, “a bit strange.” During the 50’s and 60’s, Yoga practice was associated with being part of counter culture movements, such as living the life of “beatniks” or “hippies.” Interestingly, I was told by a [...]
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Now, let’s cover the next issue of Anti-Aging and Yoga. With regular Yoga practice, your health will be the best it can be. Joints are lubricated, muscles are toned, bones have to bear weight in strengthening postures (asanas), and internal organs are massaged. This activity also aids the immune, digestive, and elimination systems.
However, the physical [...]
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As you know, anyone can feel a little depressed now and then – Yoga students are no different. Here are four more methods to help Yoga students with mild forms of depression.
Get away from being self-centered: There is no reason to isolate ourselves; we are interconnected with all things, people, nature, the universe, and God. [...]
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Yoga teachers often struggle with methods for helping their students deal with a variety of ailments. Depression is serious, and is one of many ailments, but much like stress, it can be the “root cause” of many more problems. So, let’s look at ten ways to turn a Yoga student’s life away from depression.
Obviously, severe [...]
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This is the last in this series of answers to statements about Yoga students who are searching for the perfect Yoga, or the perfect Guru.
“You can’t teach me anything about Yoga, I already know it.”
You are absolutely right. There is an old Chinese saying, “A closed mind is like a closed book: just a block [...]
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This is a continuation of answers to some very “interesting” statements about Yoga and its many styles. Please don’t take the statements in quotations too seriously; let’s hope these answers will open minds.
“Mine is the best Yoga style and all others are inferior.”
Many students make this claim and I “set them straight,” right away. If [...]
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Yoga has been able to help many of mankind’s ailments, but what about anger management? How can Yoga prevent rage and the burning desire for revenge? Many people say: “Don’t get mad, get even.” Is this what we are talking about?
As any Yoga practitioner knows, Yoga has nothing to do with “getting even.” However, revenge [...]
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