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Yoga Dreams - Why I Decided to Go to India

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I showed up to my first yoga class when I was 16 years old. I can’t remember what got me interested enough at such a young age to pursue it, but I kept showing up every week for more. I think the teacher liked me because I was so young, by far the youngest in her classes. One thing I will always take away from these beginning days are the loving smile and support of my very first yoga teacher, and her wonderfully relaxing savasanas topped off with Bergamot-infused shoulder and neck alignments. That smell is still nostalgic for me today. I found yoga to be a magical, happy place where anything lingering on my mind would melt away and my body and breath came to life like a well-oiled machine. It was nurturing, honest, luminous. I felt whole. Over the years, I’ve relocated a few times and explored many yoga studios and teachers. I’ve recently deepened my practice and begun to create my own routines at home, infusing them with meditation and energy practices. For the majority of

Yoga As Therapy

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If you would like to use yoga as a therapy or as an alternative medical treatment then you will have to learn yoga differently than what is offered in a general yoga class. You would probably like to target a particular medical condition like cancer. For this, you will require a personalized yoga program and a yoga teacher who is not only trained with good anatomical knowledge but who has experience in conducting yoga classes for someone with your kind of condition. Yoga Teacher training in India Yoga Chikitsa or yoga treatment uses natural methods including Ayurveda to treat medical conditions. Yoga therapy is mostly used as a preventative method but is now being used along with other modern medical interventions as a curative measure too. Traditionally yoga is a practice that leads to spiritual awareness and yoga was used to ensure that the body remained in good health so deep meditation, which required being in one position for long periods of time, would not have a negat

Importance of Breath in Yoga

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Yoga is being seen more and more as a means of merely exercising the body and keeping it slim. Breathing which is the most important aspect of traditional yoga like hatha yoga is being overlooked. Without breathing in the correct way when undergoing yoga asanas the benefits of the asana will only be superficial. Breath is the vital force that energizes the body. It helps to harmonize the body, mind, and spirit and when all three aspects are in harmony then healing and immunity will ensue naturally. Somehow we have forgotten how to breathe in a deep and beneficial way through the belly. We all breathe in a shallow way and through the chest. This does not bring oxygenated breath to the lungs fully and so does not circulate in the body with energy. Yoga in Rishikesh, India Besides the physical benefits, breath is the source that can take us to through that space where peace is supreme and this can only be achieved through the correct method of breathing which makes us awar

Stress-free Workplace With Yoga

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The corporate environment is bristling with the stress that comes from having to meet deadlines, making a deal or just office politics or it could be related to stressful situations like traffic congested roads or home and work balance issues. Physical health problems could arise from constantly bending over computers or sitting for long hours at the desk. Executives need to be in a relaxed frame of mind to be productive. This is the reason that corporate bosses are now encouraging regular wellness programs in the office which includes relaxation techniques and regular yoga practice that will bring mental relief, health benefits and raise energy levels. Corporate yoga is now of age and yoga packages are being designed exclusively for office personnel. The yoga kriyas are such that they can be done in work clothes and besides the office desk easily and without yoga mats.   Yoga trained teachers who have corporate yoga experience are now being sought out by businesses who want

Beautiful You With Yoga

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Yoga is one science that touches upon everything in your life to make it worthwhile. Yoga not only makes the body physically beautiful through yoga practice but also makes the mind and soul beautiful as it helps to focus on the inner you.   It removes negative forces like anger, ego, jealousy and anything else that makes you lose equilibrium and instead fills you with positivity.   A positive mind is calm and the calmness that comes from within you will reflect on your face too giving it the glow of inner beauty. Beautiful You With Yoga Daily practice of yoga keeps you physically fit, flexible and graceful. No flab protrudes in an ugly fashion and the best part is that it is a permanent beauty solution that no cosmetic surgery can duplicate. Yoga’s holistic approach reduces stress, it helps you accept yourself as you are and even makes you feel good about who you are and in this way makes you a happier person. Happiness is something that can easily set off the aging proc

Diabetes Prevention Through Yoga

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Diabetes Prevention Through Yoga : Type II diabetes is a lifestyle disease that has now become so common that people across all age groups are contracting it due to lack of regular exercise and poor eating habits. Whatever the reason for diabetes, it can be managed and controlled with regular practice of yoga. It is advisable not to ignore diabetes as it can lead to a lot of complications if not treated.    However, in order to control diabetes asanas have to be learned from a professional yoga teacher and practiced under guidance before you can practice them on your own. Regular practice of yoga helps to lower the blood sugar level in the body and so the disease can be slowed down and in no time you will see the reduction of symptoms. Even if you do not suffer from a diabetic condition you can practice yoga to prevent diabetes by keeping your weight in check, reducing stress and lowering blood pressure all of which are contributory factors in diabetes. Diabetes Prevention

Why Study Yoga in India

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Rishikesh, India - Learn Yoga Traditionally Where to study yoga in India? Yoga teacher training and retreats in India at yoga school Samatva Yogalaya - Rishikesh. Yoga might have begun in India but is now practiced worldwide. Though many studios and yoga centers have sprouted up in other countries, some of them have let go of the ancient traditions which are still a part of yoga learning and practice in India. Most yoga schools in India have retained the traditions of yoga as taught by the wise sages through the centuries. If you have been awakened to the idea of learning yoga then book yourself into a yoga school in India to feel connected to those ancient teachers who lived here and developed this science for the good of all humanity. Study Yoga in India Study Yoga in India Yoga schools in India are built according to traditional settings that foster yogic learning in all aspects of the discipline. As a foreign student, it becomes easy to understand ashram life if y