...dence, RI, refer prospective Yoga students to me, and I do the same for them. You cant fill every Yoga niche and do you want to really try? Even McDonalds has a limit on the menu and we can all learn from this. Better to do one or a few things very well, than do nothing well at all.

Yoga Business Is this an Oxymoron, a Conflict of Interest, or Blasphemy? Do you feel guilty taking a Yoga students money? Why should you? What do your Yoga students expect you to live on? Would you feel bad paying for scuba lessons, skiing instruction, golf instruction, or a day with a fishing guide?

Of course not - because these instructors put in the time, practicing a skill, and are worth the money you pay them. If you have Yoga students who do not appreciate your skills in the same way refuse to teach Yoga to them. You put in 200 or 500 hours of Yoga teacher training, worked on refining each aspect...more

Yoga in Practice: Helping Negative People (Part 1)

...Do you know someone with a perennial dark cloud over his or her head? Youre thinking: I want to avoid negative people, not waste my time helping them out. What if this person is a family member, or loved one, who has turned bitter for some reason? You care deeply for this person and want to help.

Helping people is an example of selfless service, without seeking a reward of any kind. We also know this as Karma Yoga. Mahatma Gandhi is a classic example of a Karma Yoga practitioner.

However, how many of us can be as kind, or as enlightened, as Mahatma Gandhi? You really dont have to; all...more

Asanas To Help You Out From Your Backache

...s of yoga is the idea about well-being in this fast and overly paced life. It gives a therapeutic feeling once you are through with it. It makes you aware about your body and needs of stretching and stress free makes it very important for everyone to give it a try at least once.

Some common poses which can be tried by you to break-free from the backache. The very common and very easy asana is the Shav asana (also known...more

Yoga Therapy

...pain and suffering. Basically, human evolution takes place on three different planes, namely physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga is a means of attaining perfect health by maintaining harmony and achieving optimum functioning on all three levels through complete self-control.

Yogic kriyas, asanas and pranayama constitute the physical basis ofyoga. The practice of kriyas and asanas leads to excellent circulation. It also energises and stimulates major endocrine glands of the body. Yogic exercises promote inner health and harmony, and their regular practice helps prevent and cure many common ailments. They also help eliminate tensions, be they physical,...more

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