Saturday, May 10, 2008
Yoga: Three Reasons You Should Not Do Wheel
...you have lots of strength but limited flexibility you will be able to come up into the Wheel using the force of your strength. If your strength and flexibility are limited the Wheel pose will be quite a challenge.
The Chakrasana has an overall tonic effect for the entire body. It tones the spine by stretching it fully. It strengthens the spine, upper back, arms, shoulders, wrists, buttocks, thighs and abdomen. It stretches the chest and the lungs. It stimulates the cardiovascular system, thyroid and pituitary glands. The Wheel gives a boosts of energy, great vitality and feeling of lightness. It counteracts depression. By practicing this asa...more
kripalu Yoga Joining Forces
...uthentic. kripalu yoga does not teach this, however.
Many use this popular form of yoga to combine physical fitness with self growth and the empowerment of the self. In kripalu, you will learn to lead yourself through self-examination rather than through a leader or instructor. In this form of yoga, leadership is there only to help you turn yourself into your own leader. Your sensitivity to self, others, and your own body will increase from the focus you will receive when you look inside. To take it deeper, many believe that you are using your body to as a temple to attract the presence of those powers greater than yourself. Though some may be skeptical, many more feel such presences when led there through their own self-examination.
When you learn kripalu from an instructor, you will find that it usually does not matter what your level is in yoga. The classes are generally condu...more
The Purpose of Yoga - Peacefully Co-Existing With Others
...Yoga has always contained ethical guidelines and methods for people to co-exist in harmony. The Yamas and Niyamas have changed a little over time, but the guidelines are there to keep humankind in place.
How often do you hear the following statements? Relationships are not what they used to be. Dating is different nowadays. Nobody wants to make a commitment any more.
Consider these words, Children nowadays are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers. Does it sound like a 21st century problem? Guess who said those words? The answer is Socrates!
People have not really changed much over that past 2,000 years. The birth place of Yoga is India, which was, and is, heavily populated with people. It is said that in ancient times, the soil of the Indus River valley was rich and produced hea...more
Yoga For Abs - Six Pack The Yoga Way!
...Among the different methods to achieve a flat stomach, there's one that has been gaining ground over the last years, and now it stays as a permanent routine on thousands of gyms around the World: Yoga. But Yoga for abs is nothing new; many people in the western world are discovering how it can have a positive impact in their lives.
Yoga relies on poses, and these Yoga poses that we are talking about will strengthen your abs in a way you thought it was impossible. On the other side, is good to note, that any change must be i...more
