Introducing Yoga
The practice of Yoga has attracted millions of people from all over the world, simply because yoga works ! The ability to relax both mind and body is increasingly important in coping with our fast-moving society and yoga has been proved to be beneficial in relieving a wide range of stress related health problems. Yoga provides the all important link between mind and body.
You can practice Yoga for all sorts of reasons: to remain fit; to stay healthy or recover your health; to balance your nervous system; to calm your busy mind, and to live in a more meaningful way. All these goals are worthy of our attention and pursuit.
Yoga is suitable for children, young adults, the middle-aged, and the elderly,and is a pursuit that should last a lifetime. It is not just for the fit as many who come to yoga when they are sick, convalescent, or disabled.Yet, traditionally, Yoga has for several millennia been employed as a pathway to liberation or enlightenment.
This site is for everyone who is considering taking up yoga, and for those who have already walked a short way along its path. Its approach is simple: the various exercises and asanas (postures) illustrated and described have been chosen from among the many possible variations because they are fundamental and useful. The purpose is not just to introduce the basics of yoga, but also to show that yoga is more than simply a set of physical exercises. In recent years it has become a generally accepted fact that the interaction between our thoughts and our physical body affects our energy and our health.
Yoga Articles
Commitment to Yoga
Deciding to take up yoga means making a commitment to improve the quality of one's mental and physical life. The classic yoga texts stress the importance of practicing in a tranquil place at regular times. Today, the psychological significance of this approach is clear, for it is now understood that to repeat an activity at set intervals accustoms the mind to accept it as part of everyday life.More
Yoga and the Importance of Breathing
Effective breathing is the key to the practice of yoga. The timing of an out-breath can make it possible to stretch a little further and to master a difficult asana. Without correct breathing true relaxation is impossible and peace of mind is hard to achieve.More
Benefits of Yoga
The body is an energy system with close interplay between breathing, heart beat, and brain function. Yoga provides a maintenance service for that system. Rightly described as 'the heart of healing,' yoga also provides a harmonizing process that leaves no part of the body untouched.More
Meditating
The mind loves routine and thrives on expectation, so in a sense, just finding a quiet place at a preplanned time and sitting there for a few minutes, by quietly and calming the thoughts, counts as a meditation session. Like everything else, meditation takes time and has to begin somewhere.More
Yoga and Body Posture
An important principle of yoga is that it seeks to maintain the natural balance found in all aspects of life. The body's design incorporates a whole set of balances. Breathing, for example, maintains a balance between the body's demand for energy and the supply of oxygen to provide that energy.More
Yoga Meditation Videos
Yoga Meditation in the News
Health and fitness: Jan. 30 San Antonio Express Meditation & Nutrition: Learn how to mellow out a stressed nervous system through guided meditation and nutritional therapies from Thaddeus Hedges, chiropractor and doctor of Oriental medicine and acupuncture. 7:30-9:30 pm Wednesdays through Feb. 15. and more » |
Georgia monastery offers quiet retreat for prayer and meditation Knoxville News Sentinel Other retreat topics this spring range from "Yoga and Christian Contemplation" to "Joyful Challenges of Life after 50" to "Image, Faith and Photography." Located on almost 2000 acres — the site of the former Honey Creek Plantation — the monastery ... and more » |
Workshops For The Body and Soul Patch.com This winter, Coba Yoga is offering a variety of workshops, including Intro to Sanskrit, a Beginner's Yoga Series, Crystal Singing Bowl Healing Meditation, Couples Thai Massage, Fertility Yoga, a Deep Release Workshop, and Yoga of the Face. |
Learn how to beat stress Houma Courier Nurture your spiritual health: Whether it's through prayer, meditation or going to church, nourishing your spiritual health can promote a sense of purpose and give comfort. — Find a hobby: A good way to take a mental break from the stress in your life ... and more » |
Yoga Journal 21-Day Challenge, Day 19: Gentle Flow With Kathryn Budig (VIDEO) Huffington Post When our partner Yoga Journal put out the call for their 21-Day Yoga Challenge, we knew we wanted to be a part of it. Over the course of three weeks, we're going to learn to incorporate a daily practice of breathing, meditation and vegetarian eating to ... and more » |