...When you practice yoga, it is, of course, not necessary to have a full understanding of yoga history in order to fully benefit from your practice. A brief understanding of the history behind yoga, however, may increase your spiritual practice and inspire you to find out more about the tradition behind the discipline.

The first writings about yoga were written in Sanskrit in early religious manuscripts in India called the Vedas. The word yoga has many meanings. The root of the word is yug which means to hitch up, referring to fastening horse bridles to a carriage. But yoga also means to actively put to use or yoke or join. Today, it is agreed upon that yoga is a method of joining or a disc...more

Dangers of Kundalini Yoga

... to offer infinite Peace, infinite Bliss, infinite Light that way. No matter how many miracles we show, the person who sees them will be pleased for only five minutes and then he will be jealous because he does not have this power.

There is a danger in Kundalini yoga we will waste our time. There is a good traditional indian story, which helps illustrate this point. There were 2 brothers who were practicing the spiritual life. One brother decided he would go away to practice severe austerities so he may be able to gain his Kundalini powers. After 12 years of intense practice he came back to his village. He wanted to show his brother his newly gained powers so he walked across the water on a river. His brother simply paid a boatman 1 rupee and joined his brother on the other side. On getting to the other bank the brother said. Why have you wasted 12 years to do something which I can do for just 1 rupee.? The other brother realised he had been foolish and not made ...more

Hot Yoga?

...causes them to sweat more.

If you are going to practice hot yoga, you should be ready with your clothing. The clothes you should wear should be appropriate. You can wear shorts during the session.

Wearing of shorts allows your skin to breathe and give off heat. Students are the ones who usually wear shorts. They tend to wear small clothes because they are still vigorous and they sweat too much. If you are taking hot yoga sessions, make sure that you drink a lot of water. If you are in the class, you can also bring along your own bottle of water so that you can drink anytime you want. It is important to bring along a bottle of water so that you will not get dehydrated and so that the skin will produce more sweat. Before having a hot yoga se...more

Yoga Teacher for a Day, Part 2

...p>Also, during the course of your day, you will have spaced your meals out. Some Yoga teachers keep small nutritional portions of balanced meals around for emergencies. For the most part you may eat healthy, but if you like chocolate it will still call out to you.

The secret to enjoying a health life is moderation. If you have a craving do what you must, but do not over indulge. There is no need to when the coffee, chocolate, or wine will be there tomorrow. Many Yoga teachers do not look their age due to moderate diet, drinking plenty of water, and making physical activity an effortless part of each day.

The demand fo...more

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