Asanas
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Self Love Enables Weight Loss
Yogic principles enable self-love and self-love enables weight loss “Self love is the only weight-loss aid that really works in the long run.” ~ Jenny Craig So very true for being in shape takes intense desire, dedication, discipline with both food control and daily exercise. Because we are human beings we need the motivation and inspiration…
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Yoga Is For All Ages!
Yoga is for all age groups – Toddlers to Seniors! The benefits of a wholesome yoga practice impacts all age groups. Whether you practice yoga with your toddler in a “Mommy and Me Yoga” or a Senior, yoga improves the quality of life for all its participants. Toddlers love yoga with their parent. It is…
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Wonders Of Yoga Straps
Yoga Straps Straps offer a whole new dimension to the yoga poses whether you are a beginner or an advanced practitioner. It allows you to maximize your yoga health benefits without compromising the integrity of your spine. Use it wisely and reap the benefits for years to come. Length of yoga strap: The yoga strap…
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Yoga Asanas For Being In The Present
Yoga Asanas For Being In The Present Yoga is such a beautiful way to be in the present moment. We are always rushing through life – doing this and running towards that! While we are doing one thing, our minds have already rushed into something else. Many thoughts run throughout the day as ‘doing’ continues…
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Chair Yoga
Chair Yoga What does chair yoga mean? It means that there is no excuse for not exercising your body through Yoga whether you are at home, at a yoga school, or at your office! It also means that there is help for those who are unable to sit flat on the mat without the…
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Finding Balance
A well balanced life is the secret to joy and happiness. There are a few areas of life that we all need to be aware of to create that fine balance we all need in our lives: Mental – This is a very important ingredient in the recipe for a joyful life. If the ‘head’…
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De-stress Yourself The Right Way
How do you de-stress yourself? When you are tired or frazzled or anxious or feeling low, what do you do? Do you reach out for salty, sugary and fatty food? Do you sit in front of the television and eat salty, sugary and fatty food? Do you hide under the blanket? or Do you go for…
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Goddess Pose
Goddess Pose in Horse Stance Utkata Konasana/Fierce Angle Pose/Fiery Angle Pose Benefits: Goddess pose offers many of the benefits of a squat as well as warrior poses Great hip opener and works to stretch the pelvic floor. Strengthens the arms and legs Builds heat and stamina Increases circulation Opens up the heart, chest and lungs…
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Devaduuta Panna Asana
Devaduuta Panna Asana / Fallen Angel Pose / Falling with Grace I especially like this beautiful and graceful arm balancing asana, which is a variation of the Parsva Bakasana / Side Crow Pose, for it is merging of strength , twists, stamina and flexibility and takes the arm balances to to next level. Kathryn Budig…
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Yoga Props
Yoga Props Yoga props not only help the beginners realize the asanas but it also enables us to deepen our body explorations and enhance our yoga asana, breathing and meditation practice. But understanding of how and when to use the props without becoming ‘attached’ to the props is very important in the yogic journey. Props…
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Yoga Music
Yoga Music After being contacted by Flute Maestro, Bikramjit Singh just yesterday, I was inspired to write this post. An important ingredient of a beautiful yoga asana session is melodious sweet harmony of music. Without music, something seems to be missing, not because yoga asanas cannot be done without music, but because it supplements and…
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The Many Benefits Of Shavasana
The Many Benefits Of Shavasana As the yoga class rolls its way towards the end, you face lights up even more than when you were enjoying the bliss of the body opening up during the amazing asana sequences your teacher had planned for you. First comes the “Final Rinsing Twist,” a pose so amazing, it…