Teaching Hatha Yoga - Yoga on the Ball

Who could benefit from the use of the ball in a Yoga class? Beginners can use the stability ball for many poses. For example: In wheel posture (Chakrasana), holding this position is not for everyone, but the stability balls, and a wall, make it possible for everyone. With a stability ball, beginner Hatha Yoga students can gain the benefits of Chakrasana for minutes.

Yoga for Mind - Body and Spirit

Every morning she joins several other guests in one and a half-hours of Hatha Yoga as part of her mental and spiritual de-tox programme. Before coming to Koh Samui Janca would never have dreamed of embracing this oriental exercise system. Yoga is a ‘Sanskrit’ word and it means 'joining or uniting.' The emphasis here dwells on enlightenment of the mind (ha) via purification on the physical plane through the medium of exercise, which leads to the increase of ‘prana’ or life force energy (tha). People like this flock to 'spa’ type location such as the Health Oasis Resort in Thailand’s Koh Samui to achieve this increase in energy and well being, and yoga is one of the means of achieving that end.

Meditation and Yoga

The aim of Yoga is to seek oneness with our source - God. We may prefer to use other terms for God; for example, Buddhists talk of realising our Higher Self and entering into Nirvana. However, whatever term we prefer to use, the underlying essence of yoga is to achieve oneness with our highest extended Self.

The Purpose of Yoga - Taking Control of Your Life

Yoga teaches us how to make life changes from within. Within all Yoga styles are the tools of self-realization and transformation. Once a Yoga practitioner has managed to empower him or herself, a positive direction will become the easiest path to follow.

Ashtanga Yoga - What's It All About

Ashtanga Yoga is a style of yoga which is practiced in stages. Ashtanga students only benefit if they progress and their own individual pace, achieving goals on their own time.

Mantra Yoga Focuses On Using Chants To Achieve A Spiritual Balance And Peace Of Mind

Mantras are an effective way to reach super consciousness because they help the mind to calm down and move away from daily distractions. The sole object of meditation is then fully realized and achieved. Chanting mantras have a soothing effect, and the combination of the meaning and rhythm of the mantra helps your thoughts to settle into the meditative state.

Yoga - Discover What It Really Is!

This articles covers the history about Y?ga and try to eliminate misconceptions about this great ancient philosophy.

Karma - Do You Really Know What It Is?

The Hindu concept in respect to karma is much different than the Occidental concept divulged by spiritism and spiritualist groups. With the Judo-Christian influence, rich in the notion of guilt and sin, in the Occident karma has the configuration of something extremely bad, that you should pay with suffering.

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The Purpose of Yoga- Success and the Law of Karma

Some Gurus, and Master Yoga, teachers do not embrace the concept of Yogic principles being used for success, self-improvement, and for acquiring abundance. After all, many people have misused power, and abundance, ever since primal man could stand up on two feet.

The Five Yoga Techniques That Matter

There are five major Yoga techniques that all practitioners of Yoga are required to follow. What are these techniques and what do they do for your mind and body?

A Comfortable State of Mind and Body

Yoga Guru Patanjali has defined Yoga as a 'steady and comfortable state of Mind and Body'.

Branches Or Basics of Yoga

Ancient practitioners have likened yoga to a living tree with six branches coming from the trunk, with each branch having its own unique function relating to a particular lifestyle.

Yoga Retreat, Yoga Holiday, A Yoga Vacation, Something Different

A beginner or experienced, this is for you. Give yourself a fantastic break and go on a yoga retreat, yoga holiday or yoga vacation. Yoga retreats cater for all, from the novice to the masters and no matter what level you are, you will benefit immensely from the experience.