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Ten Yoga Tips for Weight Management

1) Practice yoga in a quiet room without mirrors or reflection for you to see yourself in. It is not important for you to know what your movements look like and you should not be thinking about the imperfections of your body, but do remain attentive to the inner feelings and thoughts you are experiencing. This allows you to enter your own mind and let go of the outside world during your session. continue...

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The Effects of Yoga on Eating Disorders

It has long been theorized that eating disorders were caused by mental disorders alone, but doctors have found this conclusion to be false. Through numerous studies and a deeper look into disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, it has been discovered that other factors contribute to eating disorders. Social, psychological, and biological elements have a great deal of impact on people with these continue...

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Yoga and Anger

Time and again anger is viewed as something tangible, as if it were a substance in our lives. The expressions “letting anger build” or “letting off steam” makes anger into something that can literally be built up, vented out, or fizzled out. The idea that anger holds a place in this world, in every human’s mind, is a nonexistent theory. Anger is an emotion that can be controlled, ignored, and continue...

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Spiritual Tourism

Tourism in the capital of India, New Delhi, has become a great source of income for the city of nearly 300,000. The outskirts of New Delhi houses millions - between 12 and 14 - and with so many people visiting this place, whether they be tourists or natives, attractions of this city truly captivate all. Attractions include visiting the Ganges to touch holy waters, praying in the continue...

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Using the Power of Meditation to Create a Better Life

Meditation is the continual, uninterrupted conscious ability to hold your mind at its quietest and calmest state. This awareness can only be achieved through great discipline and the practice of getting past the shallow, busy thoughts that plague each and every person’s mind. Our minds produce thoughts on conscious and subconscious levels; at times we may be thinking negatively without even continue...

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Variations in Yoga

The original version of yoga was created by people of India who were very limber. The poses were probably less severe than a contortionist’s, but the average Westerner would not be suited for classical yoga. We have not trained our bodies for this type of exercise, and it would probably not benefit us in the ways it is intended to. Yoga practices began in the West about a century ago, with many continue...

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Contact Yoga

If yoga interests you, but you are uncomfortable with an impersonal group setting, “contact yoga” may be just the type of yoga for you. Contact yoga is a new concept, and is done with a partner. Rather than a teacher instructing you on how to pose and breathe correctly, a person you are comfortable with can assist you with your yoga needs. You may have an experienced friend continue...

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