...her. A Yoga student must learn to develop full awareness of his or her physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional health. Never hold back any information, which will benefit a Yoga students health or success. Yoga teachers are a guide toward a healthy and successful life. Students must be encouraged to independently think for themselves.

Praise students, when it is earned. Whenever a student tries his or her best, you should acknowledge the effort with praise. When you praise, you instill self-worth in y...more

How to Choose Your Yoga Pants

...that are made out of bamboo stretch terry, which are the same materials used for sweatshirts. They don't just complement your body's movements; but they are also fabricated with a spacious and breezy fit. Thus, they are certified to flow with every yogi's bend and turn. Usually, these pants appeal most for people who adore natural fabrics. Keep in mind that it is a must to workout with clothes that are made with 100% cotton because it can absorb the moisture well enough, allowing your skin to breath. They won't just make you look good, but they will also let you feel great!

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Become a Certified Yoga teacher - Do You Have a Passion for Your Job?

...people are going to a job, where they are making a big difference in other people's lives?" How often do you meet anyone who really loves their occupation? How many people wake up, filled with excitement about the day ahead of them?

The sad truth is - very few people feel satisfaction, self-worth, or enthusiasm about their occupation. On top of this, some companies make a calculated decision to fire a non-essential employee, just to put fear into the hearts of the remaining workers, and re-distribute that work among the rest.

Although the work climate has changed over the past two decades, all of us c...more

Why Not Try Bikram Yoga?

...There are many types of yoga, but Bikram yoga tends to stand out from the rest. Even though the practice is largely the same, you'll immediately notice the difference in the environment -- the room in which Bikram yoga is performed is heated between 90 and 100 degrees Fahrenheit!

Bikram yoga follows a consistent program, employing 26 various poses, each of which you practice twice during a session.

The poses flow as follows. You'll start with Standing Postures, then progress to Backbends. Then you'll practice Forward Bends and Twists. You will do the poses using the Kapalabhati Breath or the Breath Of Fire techniques, which are advanced techniques known for their energizing and cleansin...more

Becoming A Yoga Teacher In England

...How can Yoga teachers make new students realize the value of long-term training? Is it just luck, or where you are located, that draws appreciative Yoga students? Is there a method for teaching Yoga to new students, without scaring them off? Lets look at many solutions to keep the interest of your established Yoga students and those new Yoga students, who just walked in the door.

When a new student arrives to learn Yoga, he, or she, may not have any previous Yoga experience. When teaching Yoga to new students, it is wise to see it from their viewpoint. Everything is new, including your staff, your system, and your method of teaching Yoga. It is up to the Yoga teacher to make of all these components user friendly.

Here are some tips for you, your staff, and the way your facility is run. Remember that these guidelines also apply to your existing Yoga students too. Never take them for granted and your Yoga students will stay with you through thick and thin. Always show appreciation to your existing Yoga students.

Always give Yoga students your complete attention and make sure your teaching method for Yoga is the best it can be. If you are feeling ill, or are in pain, you may have to let a substitute Yoga teacher, teach your Yoga class, in your place. All of us want to ...more

Do Yoga Teachers Struggle for Success?

...m the prospective Yoga teacher interns personality, when he or she was a Yoga student.

Yet, what kind of a Yoga teacher training program avoids teaching the spiritual aspect of abundance and the Law of Karma? How could a Yoga teacher be unfamiliar with the Law of Karma?

If you train Yoga teacher interns to believe that Yoga is an exercise program, with a couple dozen asanas, and a quick certification scheme, then they understand nothing about the spiritual, mental, and emotional benefits of Yoga.

In this case, a Yoga teacher, who is trained to instruct the public, in this way, could not even help him/ or herself. How could this person be qualified to help his or her Yoga students? In a quick Yoga certification program, you do not have to le...more

Chakrabhedan (Circle-Interception) - A New Kind of Yogic Exercise

... Yoga removes or kills germs or foreign matter from the body. Further in yogic exercise mind remains within the body and thereby gets concentrated.

My Yoga Master Late Munishvar Shiv kumar Shastri has developed an unique yogic exercise called Chakrabhedan(circle-interception). This is very simple but most effective for making the body disease-free and concentrating mind to a great extent. The body has six major Cha...more

Foundations of Yoga: Yama and Niyama, Part 1

...tiveness

4) Brahmacharya: sexual continence in thought, word and deed as well as control of all the senses

5) Aparigraha: non-possessiveness, non-greed, non-selfishness, non-acquisitiveness

6) Shaucha: purity, cleanliness

7) Santosha: contentment, peacefulness

8) Tapas: austerity, practical (i.e., result-producing) spiritual discipline

9) Swadhyaya: introspective self-study, spiritual study

10) Ishwarapranidhana: offering of one's life to God

All of these deal with the innate powers of the human being-or rather with the abstinence and observance that will develop and release those powers to be used toward our spiritual perfection, to our self-realization and liberation.

These ten restraints (yama) and observances (niyama) are not optional for the aspiring yogi-or for the most advanced yogi, either. Shankara states quite forcefully that "following yama and niyama is the basic qualification to practice yoga." Mere desire and aspiration for the goal of yoga is not enough, so he continues: "The qua...more

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