Yoga Teacher Training Aspects - Reminders to Yoga Students
...e is self-explanatory, but we know it as a range of motion without pain. The edge is the range, where we are at our physical limit, but we are still not in pain. The saying: "Work smart, not hard," applies to the edge of the movement. Student safety is priority number one, in all Yoga classes.
At the same time, your students should be reminded that the Yogic path is full of discoveries and treasures, which will help them with their inner challenges. They learn from us, but they also learn from within. Self-discovery is a rewarding part of Yoga practice. Therefore, they should be encouraged to develop a safe practice at home, and to take Yoga with them, wherever they go. As any Yoga teacher already knows: Our practice does not end, when we roll up our Yoga mats.
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Yoga For kids
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Yoga word is derived from a Sanskrit word "yeung', which means "to join." The daily routine can get monotonous and tiring. Tension and stress due to a hectic work schedule and a fast-paced life can really get to the common person as well as kids. One of the best ways to relax and take a break is to take some time out and indulge in yoga exercises. Yoga is a form of exercise that rejuvenates the mind as well as the body. It has a soothing effect on the mind and releases all the stress and fatigue. Some individuals practice yoga to get their body in shape. Yoga includes several exercises, which can also relieve...more
Dhyana Meditation for Fitness
..., in the remaining pages, make a detailed study of these two. The former quality constitutes what we may call the behavioral aspects of yoga, the latter is concerned directly with steadying the. mind.
Mind usually is like a disturbed pond containing many impurities. For cleaning such a pond, we have first of all to stop the inflow of fresh impurities, and then to remove existing impurities. The mind has similarly to be tackled in two ways, and these are the ways of vairagya and abhyasa. Vairagya is the cessation of raga, and means an absence of the urge or longing for enjoyment. It indicates a complete lack of the tendency of mind to be swayed away by objects...more
Yoga: Shown To Help Cure Cancer Patients
...l the medical schools have a strong disposition towards the conventional modes such as radiation, chemotherapy, and treatment using machines, and consequently look down upon the non conventional modes of treatment. The human being as merely being a body is taught to students in medical schools .But the body can be cured by the power of the mind. The combination of mind, body and soul is what is literally meant by the term psychosomatic.
The body suffers while the soul generates the disease. It is possible to heal the disease only through the psyche if it the psyche which has caused it. This is treating the root cause o...more
