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Focus in Labor through Yoga

(Submited by: Carmela Cattuti )

What do we mean by focus? In our modern day society it conjures up an image of someone concentrating intensely, maybe over his or her computer. The image is narrow and leaves little space for expansion and relaxation. Focus in our modern world ... Read article

Yoga Helps Fight Mid-Life Bulge

(Submited by: Rita Jenkins )

Yoga practice helps middle-aged people lose weight and keep it off, suggest new studies published in the online journal Alternative Therapies In Health and Medicine.Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center surveyed 15,500 ... Read article

Yoga is Unity

(Submited by: Paul Jerard )

Experienced Yoga practitioners often feel discouraged when a naturally gifted dancer, gymnast, or martial artist, performs an advanced asana with little effort. As I have mentioned before, there are people with elongated joint capsules and their ... Read article

Yoga is a Safe Solution to Weight Control

(Submited by: Paul Jerard )

One more study tells the world, that Yoga can help with weight control and weight loss. The latest study was held by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington.The study involved 15,500 healthy, middle-aged, men and ... Read article

The Truth About Vinyasa Yoga

(Submited by: Paul Jerard )

Vinyasa is a Sanskrit word, which refers to breath and movement. For example each Yoga posture is matched by one breath. This is what you do when you perform Sun or Moon salutations, and these are also a form of Vinyasa Yoga.So, any ... Read article

Yoga for Every BODY

(Submited by: Jenny Ward )

We all want to feel loved, open, free and peaceful. We all desire to let go of the ideals and expectations of the world and be simply still. What if you had permission to be anything your heart wanted you to be? What if there was no right or ... Read article

Yoga is Self Improvement

(Submited by: Paul Jerard )

After five thousand years of written documentation, Yoga may well be the oldest self-improvement system that ever existed. We dont know what Yoga knowledge may have been lost before man started to record it. In the time period beyond 5,000 ... Read article

Christian Yoga?

(Submited by: Paul Jerard )

There is an interesting article in the September 5th issue of Time magazine. This particular article covers a spectrum of opinions about mixing Christianity with Yoga. Even, if you dont agree with a single opinion, its a good read, as long as ... Read article

Yoga and Christianity a Conflict?

(Submited by: Paul Jerard )

Being a practicing Christian myself, there are very few things in Yoga that conflict with Christianity. Some critics argue that Yoga and Christianity cannot co-exist, and yet we know that Yoga is not a religion.However, that depends on ... Read article

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