...ore abundant and affordable, but there is a price in the form of obesity, lack of mobility, disease, and a much shorter life span. Yoga has been preaching a healthy diet for thousands of years. We do not have to make every dietary change abruptly, but a gradual change toward healthier choices is an educated decision.

Whether it is political, social, philosophical, or religious based, fundamentalism is based on intolerance. It is the root of genocide and holocausts of the past. Fundamentalism is a trap based upon polarizing people into an angry mob, with a motto of us against them.

When we become par...more

Teaching Yoga for Stress Management

...Why do most of your students come to your Yoga classes? If you conducted a student survey, you would be surprised at how many arrived to your classes for the same reason. Surveys reveal much about the needs of your students.

Granted, there are a variety of reasons why students attend Yoga training sessions, but many people participate in our classes because they are seeking solutions to stress management.

It has been estimated t...more

Teaching Hatha Yoga - Discount Offers and Free Classes

...rant of her choice of work. She was not able to go on vacation, had nothing left in savings, and her children had to shop at thrift shops and discount stores for clothing.

Upon further investigation, the demographics of her city were fine, and the neighborhood her Yoga studio was in was upper middle class. Was it the current economy? Was it the local economy? Other Yoga teachers in her area were doing fine, so what was the problem?

When she advertised, she gave deep discount coupon offers and free introductory classes. She unintentionally began to create a following of discount shoppers....more

Getting To Know Hatha Yoga

...Yoga has it beginnings in ancient India but this discipline has invaded the whole world due to the benefits it offers to people who take up yoga. A survey shows that there are more than sixteen million people who practice yoga in the United States alone.

There are various types of yoga and each type has its own methods and purposes. One type of yoga is the Hatha Yoga which literally means sun and moon, coming from two Sanskrit words Ha which means sun and Tha which means moon.

Hatha Yoga, which was first introduced in the 15th century by yogi Swatmarama, was meant to help yoga practitioners start off with purifying their bodies before proceeding to a higher level of meditation. It is said that Hatha Yoga is similar to Raja Yoga which follows the principle of yama which refers to moral self discipline or control. However, there are sectors who believe that Hatha Yoga has its origins as early as the 10th century.

american yoga followers usually practice the Hatha Yoga to improve their physical and mental healt...more

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