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Category: Yoga Resources

Yoga and Children

Children today live in a crazy world.  Parents are hurried, school pressures mount, studies abound, video games are played and soccer, hockey or baseball practices consume free time.  While these events may not seem stressful on the surface, in reality, they can add stress to children’s lives.  Children also take on emotional, social, and physical […]

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How Long Should Yoga Sessions Be?

Practicing yoga is similar to most forms of exercise in that both shorter and longer sessions can still be beneficial. Whether intertwining yoga and meditation time for a short 20-minute session, or going for an extended workout- longer than an hour, both can do wonders for flexibility, muscle strength and result in numerous other health […]

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Yoga and Balance

People are not born perfectly symmetric. People are born with imbalances and lopsidedness.  However, being unbalanced can cause strains in the body.  Sometimes imbalances can also lead to injury and discomfort.  Yoga can help with these issues. Yoga helps create symmetry within the body.  Physically, yoga increases muscle strength, tones muscles, increases flexibility, and creates […]

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Incorporating Meditation into One’s Yoga Practice

Meditation is a logical component of any yoga session. Although many Westerners view yoga as an exclusively physical discipline — an alternative to jogging or weight-training — yoga is much more than that. The U.S. Department of Health’s National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine defines yoga as a mind-body practice.  The great Indian philosopher […]

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Yoga “Rules” Made to Break

Yoga is a method of exercise that originated in ancient India as part of several philosophies. In the late 19th century, yoga was introduced to western culture.  In the west, yoga is more of an exercise routine than a philosophy of life. Exercise studios and gyms have incorporated the movements of yoga into exercise sessions that provide […]

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Benefits of Private Yoga Lessons

Yoga is a combination of mental, spiritual, and physical exercises. A popular and well-received form of exercise, classes teaching yoga have popped up all across the world. Dozens of different types of yoga including hot yoga, Hatha, Ashtanga, and Iyengar are practiced in groups and by individuals. Group classes offer an opportunity to build a […]

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Yoga is a Perfect Complement to Weightlifting

Most people who lift weights understand the benefit of adding cardio activity to their exercise routines. Over the years, they have been taught that the human body needs balance, and that their muscles need time in between weightlifting sessions to recover and rebuild. Although most weightlifters probably don’t think about integrating yoga into their workout […]

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6 Ways to Keep Your Yoga Practice Refreshing and Exciting

There are many benefits to making yoga a regular part of your exercise routine. It’s healthy for your mind, body and soul. While yoga is also designed to be relaxing and enjoyable for those who practice it, inevitably, sometimes yoga routines can have the tendency to feel more like a chore than fun at times. […]

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Those “Funny” Yoga Positions are Truly Good For You

Whether one has never done yoga, is new to yoga, or has been practicing yoga for a short time, the same question may arise: “What are these poses accomplishing?” When yoga first became popular, people thought it was nothing more than a funny way to exercise. People wonder if yoga is really worth the time […]

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What Are the Benefits of Hot Yoga?

Is it true that once you go hot, you never will not? Many of the students devoted to hot yoga classes say, yes, it’s definitely true! Once one begins to attend hot yoga classes, they can become quite addictive. And it’s just about the healthiest addiction we can think of! Why Do Yogis Love Hot […]

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