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Foundations of Yoga, Part 3: Satya (Truthfulness, Honesty)
Satya: truthfulness, honesty
(A continuation of an explanation of the aspects of Patanjali's Yama and Niyama)
"Satya is said to be speech and thought in conformity with what has been seen or inferred or heard on authority. The speech spoken to conv...
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How to Become Regular in Your Yoga Practice
People come to yoga looking for various things: peace of mind, stress reduction, improved concentration, and weight loss. Yoga can help you to accomplish all of this, but “yoga works, if you work!” You have to do the practices on a regular basis in...
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Yoga -- For Relaxation
People practice yoga for a variety of reasons. Many yoga practitioners are interested in the health benefits that come from regularly performing the routines. Others want a state of harmony between inner and outer self. Still others practice yoga p...
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Yoga for Life: Vinyasa Flow
Life is a stretch, frequently presenting last-minute,
unexpected change. Through our yoga practice we gain experience at
bending our bodies, our wills, and mind to any task with a certain
amount of equanimity and ease. One of the gifts of yoga i...
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Communication Skills for Yoga Teachers
Here is an oxymoron for you: Some of the best Yoga teachers are great listeners. This is a general guideline for Yoga students who aspire to teach some day. Listening skills, in Yoga, start when you take your first class, as you learn by hearing,...
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The Relationship between Yoga, Meditation, and Self-Hypnosis
Each one of these healing methods is thousands of years old. The exact origins of meditation and self-hypnosis are not known. We do know that Yoga existed over 5,000 years ago in the Indus Valley. Despite the evidence that each of these methods ...
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Yoga Teachers Lead by Example (Part 3)
Behavior toward neighboring Yoga schools, Yoga teachers, and their students, should be cordial. Like the old saying goes, “If you do not have anything good to say, do not say anything at all.” When we speak of other Yoga teachers, or former Yoga ...
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Foundations of Yoga, Part 2: Ahimsa (Harmlessness)
Ahimsa: non-violence, non-injury, harmlessness
In his commentary on the Yoga Sutras, Vyasa [Vyasa was one of the greatest sages of India, author of the Mahabharata (which includes the Bhagavad Gita), the Brahma Sutras, and the codifier of the Vedas...
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Gritty Yoga Basics and the Seeds of Simplicity - How to Clean Your Yoga Mat
While breathing the 'essential breath' and returning to our natural
rhythms is key to our journey of self-knowledge and vibrant good health,
we need not ignore or turn away from the mundane and often gritty
aspects of our basic selves. There can...
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Yoga Teachers Lead by Example (Part 2)
It is a shame that proper behavior, respect, and ethics do not make great headlines in the newspapers. Just watch the news, and read the newspaper for a week, to confirm what makes “good copy.” It will not take long for you to find a dozen, or do...
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Yoga Teachers Lead by Example (Part 1)
During the course of a lifetime, most of us have heard the saying,” Do as I say, not as I do.” We see this kind of leadership everywhere we go. All politicians, religious leaders, police, sports professionals, parents, academic teachers, and Yoga...
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Yoga in Practice: Living in the Present Moment
When one of us decides to pursue the study of Yoga, we find ourselves living and learning Yoga every day. On or off the mat, Yoga students can apply their practice to the many lessons life has to offer. The result of all this learning, and applyi...
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Spiritualism and Yoga
In all religions voluminous scriptures relating to spiritualism are available. However the divine truth is very simple and everybody has free access to it. Like free air and free water available to all, everybody can realise the truth freely and wi...
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Foundations of Yoga: Yama and Niyama, Part 1
Prerequisites for yoga
"Knowledge (Jnana) does not come about from practice of yoga methods alone. Perfection in knowledge is in fact only for those who begin by practice of virtue (dharma). Yet, without yoga as a means, knowledge does not come abo...
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The Link Between Yoga, Mindfulness, and Weight Loss (Part 2)
Some of you may still do this, but remember when most people gave thanks, prayed, or said grace at the table? We can still be thankful to our family members for their company, the cook for his or her skill, to those who brought the food home, and ...
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Yoga for Seniors – Using Yoga to Reverse Aging
Yoga has become quite a popular exercise for people of all ages, but especially
for the seniors. Yoga exercise for elderly people can help reverse the aging process
and provide a wide range of positive benefits even if practiced on a moderate
ba...
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The Link Between Yoga, Mindfulness, and Weight Loss (Part 1)
Across the Globe, nutritional and fitness experts are baffled at the results of a study, conducted by researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. Dr. Alan R. Kristal, the lead researcher of this study, remarked, "I was ve...
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Giving to Charity
With all the news about natural disasters happening everywhere, the world has enthusiastically reached into its pockets to help. News about goodwill, good deeds, and acts of kindness, should be regularly broadcasted, but maybe bad news is more prof...
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Chair Yoga for Senior Independence
Until a certain age in life, words like dignity, quality of life, and independence seem to be more suitable for descriptions, or reasons, why independent nations had revolutionary wars, than for senior independence. However, for seniors, these wor...
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Yoga Beginner - Getting It Right
When it comes to promoting relaxation and reducing stress, nothing beats yoga. Unfortunately this isn't the case for everyone. Most people who quit yoga think they fail because they are unable to get the positions and technique right. In fact, the ...
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Yoga Dispels Disease, Aging and Death
According to a hymn in Shvetashvataropanishad, when the traits of Yoga enters into the body which is composed of five elements - earth, water, fire, air and space, one does not receive disease, aging or death who receives the fire of Yoga(II.12).
O...
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Spiritual Dedication-A Commentary on the Katha Upanishad
In very ancient times a man named Vajrabasa decided to perform a rite intended to give the performer great merit. The rite entailed the giving away of all the performer’s possessions. However he had no such intention, and instead was going to give ...
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The Benefits of Yoga for Your Body and Your Mind
If this is your first introduction to yoga, you are about to learn that it is much more than an exercise regime. It could be your first step toward the liberating journey of self-realization. It is known that the body, spirit and mind are intertw...
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Practice Yoga with the Best of Intentions
Of course, you practice Yoga with the best of intentions. Now, your thinking, doesn’t everyone practice, learn, and teach Yoga with the best of intentions? In a few words: No, they do not.
Some Yoga teachers over-step their boundaries. We have Y...
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Time to Practice Yoga
There are many things that we know, we should do, but there’s never enough time. Would you like to have more time for your family, Yoga practice, and some quality time, in your life? Maybe, work keeps you too busy, from doing the right things, fo...
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