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Submitted on Nov 17, 2009 from Cloud Jobs
Yoga is a path for developing potential. Many people who come to yoga for the first time are interested in changing negative lifestyle habits and are searching for increased energy and better health. Yoga offers strength, awareness and understanding, enabling us to enjoy exploring our potential. ...
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Yoga and Sports - by Paula Wilbert
Submitted on Nov 12, 2009 from Paula Wilbert
Yoga and Sports: Skiing It is incredible what yoga does for skiing – people can ski all day long and improve their flexibility. Conditioning before hitting the slopes can increase the safety and enjoyment of the sport. Most ski injuries occur early in the day when muscles are tight and ...
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Yoga Body Fitness - Doing It The Right Way - by Roberto Sedycias
Submitted on Nov 11, 2009 from Roberto Sedycias
People are keen to perform yoga body fitness, although they are aware that it is tough to accomplish faster results. Knowing the right guideline is essential for smooth programming. Generally, it is noted that people make some mistakes in the aim of performing the fitness program and have confessed ...
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Yoga Benefits and Type - by Alley Smith
Submitted on Nov 11, 2009 from alley smith
The number of "types" of yoga is fairly large. A traditional physical and mental discipline originating in India, yoga has been practiced for centuries, and is a sequence of postures and positions, synchronized with your breathing, created to improve mind, body and soul. Ultimately, as you venture ...
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Yoga and Health - by Paula Wilbert
Submitted on Nov 06, 2009 from Paula Wilbert
Infertility Yoga – How It Can Help You Conceive If you are worried about your infertility problems, you will find infertility yoga to be a real ray of hope. This form of yoga focuses on strengthening the reproductive organs by relaxing your body and mind. The ancient Indian tradition of yoga ...
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Introducing Yoga to Children - by Marneta Viegas
Submitted on Nov 04, 2009 from marneta viegas
Relax Kids Introducing yoga and relaxation to children Children are being brought up in a world of noise and busyness. Busy parents, school pressures, additional after school activities, computer games and fast moving TV can all add to their stress levels. School tests, falling out with ...
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Everybody will be Healthy Now, Your Complete Information Resource To Fullhealthguide - by Hardeep singh
Submitted on Nov 04, 2009 from hardeep singh
Health, energy, and nutrition have become the primary focus in today’s society. Everywhere you look there are ads for nutritious foods, energy drinks, buys for the health-conscious shopper. But unfortunately, today’s fast paced world leaves very little time for you to devote to yourself, even ...
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All The Reasons To Practice Yoga - by Roberto Sedycias
Submitted on Oct 26, 2009 from Roberto Sedycias
Yoga is gaining importance recently over the world as it includes mind and body fitness. Yoga offers a holistic approach to the body health and mind, as it views both, mind and body as inseparable. The reasons worth considering doing yoga as a routine is because it trains the body and the mind ...
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Yoga and Business - by Paula Wilbert
Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 from Paula Wilbert
Yoga for Business People: Lifetime Habit Mr. La Forge (Yoga Trainer) suspects that because the mind-body exercises typically are easier to pursue, executives have a better chance of making a lifetime habit of them. To see if his opinion is correct, he launched a five-year study of 110 middle- ...
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Yoga Body Fitness - When The Body Meets The Mind - by Roberto Sedycias
Submitted on Oct 16, 2009 from Roberto Sedycias
Yoga body fitness is gaining more prominence as it claims to be refreshing and relaxing. It is appropriate for relaxation and offers great time to pray or meditate. This is the reason why yoga body fitness is found to refresh mind and body enhancing the spiritual strength when practiced ...
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Yoga and Surfing - Soul Mates - by J A McNally
Submitted on Oct 15, 2009 from Janet McNally
The first time I ever paddle out on my board and sat waiting 15 minutes for a wave to come along, I knew I had found a place of peace, tranquillity, healing and oneness, just like I experience when practising yoga. Nothing else exists when I’m in that place. It is if I’ve made a special ...
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Lessons Learned From Yoga - by Caroline Makepeace
Submitted on Oct 10, 2009 from Caroline and Craig Makepeace
Yoga is an intense form of exercise, which if done correctly brings to you many physical, spiritual and emotional benefits. There are numerous studies out there that will prove that people who practice yoga are calmer, more at peace and better able to deal with the challenges that arise in life. ...
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Muscle Cramps - by Paula Wilbert
Submitted on Oct 06, 2009 from Paula Wilbert
Yesterday in my Pilates mat class, one of the participants developed a cramp in her foot. After her agony subsided, she asked “What causes muscle cramps and why do I get them so frequently in my feet?” We’ve all experienced a muscle cramp, sometimes known as a “charley horse” (wonder ...
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Study: Restorative Yoga Defeats Depression In Breast Cancer Patients - by Yoga Dork
Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
Hey we all spend enough time prattling on about action sequence yoga practice: breathing, extending, sweating, chaturanga-ing. In the sweeping flow of all the power vinyasa-ing, restorative yoga kinda gets tucked under the blankets. But even without bolster and blocks we bet a good lot of you do ...
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Ashtanga Yoga; Every Body Can Do It - by Angie Kielar
Submitted on Oct 01, 2009 from ANGELA KIELAR
ASHTANGA YOGA IS FOR EVERY BODY Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Angie Kielar Speaks Out about the ever-changing Power Yoga Practice This was written with the intention of explaining why the entire path of Ashtanga Yoga is accessible to all modern practitioners. The fundamentals of breath, bandhas ...
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Wrist Assured Gloves for Yoga and Pilates - by Paula Wilbert
Submitted on Oct 02, 2009 from Paula Wilbert
Does wrist strain and pain interfere with your yoga or Pilates practice? If so, the new innovative Wrist Assured Fitness Gloves and Yoga Gloves will provide the pain relief and comfort you need to continue practicing yoga and Pilates without wrist pain. Our Wrist Assured Fitness Gloves ...
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***How Do You Know If You Are Making the Right Decision? - by Janet Williams, The Official Guide to Yoga
Submitted on Sep 25, 2009 from Janet Williams
Have you ever faced a big decision and felt paralyzed with fear and torn about what to do? l have worked with many clients who have been faced with wonderful new opportunities and yet they felt overwhelmed by the task of determining how to make the best decision. Big decisions are challenging ...
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The Challenge of Seeing Challenges: Next is the Most Important Word - by Felicia Tomasko
Submitted on Sep 24, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
Every day, we’re faced with challenge. And the biggest challenge of all, it sometimes seems, is that other people just don’t behave the way that we want them to. This is particularly the case in relationships, in the dance and the interaction and the act of meeting and matching and mirroring ...
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Opening Your Heart with Yoga - by David Simon
Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
The ancient wisdom tradition of yoga offers practices that prepare the mind and heart to release what is not useful and to open to that which is. Since body, breath, and mind are intimately connected, practices that enliven one dimension influence the others. Therefore, we want to begin ...
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The Glorious Purpose of Vinyasa - by Melani Ward
Submitted on Sep 15, 2009 from Melani Ward
I have been practicing yoga for nearly 13 years but it wasn't until about 9 years ago that I discovered how much I loved Ashtanga. When I first began taking yoga classes I experimented with a variety of styles: Iyengar, Anusara, and Bikram, what I now affectionately refer to as "hot stretch". And, ...
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Can Yogic Breathing Meditation Develop Your Psychic Abilities? - by Conrad Raw
Submitted on Sep 15, 2009 from Conrad Raw
An important side effect of yoga training is the development of psychic abilities. The term development is appropriate, as everyone has these abilities. Every culture has had healers, shamans and mystics. Some people seem to be born with this ability but most honed the skill through training with ...
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Make yourself sure for loosing weight by applying Tips of Weight Loss. - by Hardeep singh
Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from hardeep kainth
The world is fascinated with weight loss, some for health reasons and others for cosmetic. No matter the reason, many people try harsh diets that never work, extreme exercise regimens that result in injuries or other weight loss program that end without success. The reason that none of these weight ...
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Gluten: Are You Sensitive To It? - by Dr. Nathalie Beauchamp
Submitted on Sep 11, 2009 from Dr. Nathalie Beauchamp
Do you ever notice yourself feeling bloated, tired or gassy after a meal? Chances are you may have a sensitivity or intolerance to gluten. Gluten is a protein found in all forms of wheat, rye, oats, barley and related hybrids. It is used in food processing because it binds, stabilizes and ...
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Yoga for Fertility - by Maria Gioia Atzori
Submitted on Sep 10, 2009 from Maria Atzori
Yoga for fertility is becoming very popular. In fact, regular yoga practice can help increase a couple's chances of conception. Yoga increases relaxation through correct breathing and promotes circulation to the reproductive organs. Yoga for fertility is beneficial to both men and women for ...
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Benefits of Yoga Nidra meditation - by Conrad Raw
Submitted on Sep 10, 2009 from Conrad Raw
Yoga Nidra is deep sleep. Many people mistakenly believe it's twilight sleep, that stage between awake and dreaming, but it's even deeper than that. It goes beyond the dreaming stage and into a state of conscious deep sleep. While that sounds like an oxymoron, it's not. It's the third of the four ...
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My Dog Is A Buddhist - by Rebecca Pacheco
Submitted on Sep 06, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
You can learn a lot from observing a dog, but you knew this already. You have a dog of your own, were a fan of Lassie or Clifford or Marley and Me, or, simply, are more attuned to the canine world than I am. You know that they teach loyalty, unconditional love, unparalleled listening skills, and ...
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How does Tantric Qigong™ work? - by Rev. Keith Hall
Submitted on Sep 05, 2009 from Rev. Keith Hall
How does Tantric Qigong™ work? It can be said that Qigong works by uniting heavenly and earthly energies. While Western science does not yet have a full explanation of how Qigong does this, it most likely that it works by amplifying your personal Chi (Qi, life force, vitality, Ki) by drawing ...
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Benefits Of Yoga For Maintaining Body Fitness - by Roberto Sedycias
Submitted on Sep 05, 2009 from Roberto Sedycias
Yoga has begun to be considered as one of the greatest boons upon mankind. It is a very old practice, and still has millions of followers spread out across the whole wide world. The reason is very simple. People feel that yoga and body fitness work in tune with each other. A daily dose of yoga can ...
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Yoga: Important to our life - by Different Man
Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Different Man
Many are confused when they hear the term yoga meditation. They think of a yoga teacher or a monk instructing a group on how to meditate when they hear the term yoga meditation. This is however not the case. In this article we will look at what is yoga meditation and what are the benefits of ...
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Gayatri and Savitri - 2 Forms of One Super Power - by Yuga Rishi Shriram Sharma Acharya
Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Yuga Rishi Shriram Sharma
Primordial Energy has 2 aspects. One is Jnana and the other is Vijnana. Jnana or wisdom includes consciousness, thinking, sentiments, beliefs and aspirations. It lies within man. Vijnana includes extrapolation of natural wealth and science of its application in day to day life. Wisdom lies within ...
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Green Your Yoga Completely - by Rachel Sarnoff
Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
Yoga may be the key to enlightenment, but for many years the manufacturers of yoga gear haven’t been too concerned with its impact on the Earth. But now, green yoga doesn’t stop at PVC-free mats. With new eco-friendly gear that addresses all aspects of your practice, this year might be the one ...
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How Yoga Can Help Back Pain - by Nancy Wile
Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Nancy Wile
How Yoga Can Help Chronic Back Pain Research studies have shown that yoga is an effective way to relieve low back pain. Many postures in yoga simultaneously stretch and strengthen the low back to help ease chronic discomfort and prevent any new problems. Furthermore, the spine is not an isolated ...
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Relaxing Attachment and Allowing Life - by Kino MacGregor
Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from kino macgregor
Do you ever find yourself holding on so tightly to a desired outcome that you are a filled with anxiety, tension or blind ambition? Have you ever wanted to do a yoga posture so badly so that you are literally obsessing about it and can talk of almost nothing else? This is perhaps the definition of ...
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All About Yoga Body Fitness - by Roberto Sedycias
Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Roberto Sedycias
In today`s competitive and challenging environment, most of the people are having a stressful lifestyle that often results in several physical, mental and emotional ailments. Yoga body fitness is one of the most effective solutions for combating all these problems.A complete body workout, yoga ...
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Yoga for Happy Kids - by Irena Vagner, Ph.D.
Submitted on Aug 18, 2009 from Irena Vagner
Yoga for Happy and Healthy Kids The yogis consider searching for happiness as everybody’s main goal. Most people, however, settle for a brief, watered-down version of temporary pleasures. When people become dissatisfied with brief, temporary pleasures and find out that relationships, money, or ...
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Women, Do You Want Less Emotional Moodiness and More Harmony and Peace Throughout the Month? - by Kelly McIntyre M.Sc.
Submitted on Aug 16, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
Women! Do you wonder why at some times you feel out of control and emotional and next light and creative? Do you have problems with your menstral cycle? Do want more harmony and peace throughout the month? Be inspired and empowered as Zahra ~ the Yoga Goddess teaches us about women's four ...
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Reverse the Aging Process Through Yoga - by Carmela Cattuti
Submitted on Aug 13, 2009 from Carmela Cattuti
After a six month tour of Europe I returned to Boston and took my first yoga class. The minute I completed my first class I knew that yoga would be in my life permanently. It did something to me energetically that was beyond words. As I continued to take classes the energy seemed to build. I could ...
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How to get enlightened by going into samadhi and expanding your consciousness - by Conrad Raw
Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Conrad Raw
There are not only several different levels of Samadhi, but also different ways to achieve Samadhi. Samadhi is a state of consciousness described as a state of spiritual ecstasy in which the consciousness leaves the body. There are several different levels of Samadhis and within them, even ...
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yoga and surfing - by Richard James
Submitted on Jul 29, 2009 from Richard James
Surfing, real surfing is indescribable. There's just something about it, and it not's the heart pounding, adrenaline pumping rush you feel as waves crash and surf spills about you. No, it’s something more than that. It’s when you’re waiting for a wave, you know that big one you're really ...
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How to awaken the kundalini energy and what are the dangers of awakening kundalini - by Conrad Raw
Submitted on Jul 28, 2009 from Conrad Raw
You may have heard the word kundalini but never experienced or even knew what it was. Kundalini normally lies dormant in most people but for those trained, it often awakens with a vengeance. The word kundalini means coil in Sanskrit. It describes the coil of 3 circles in every individual. It is an ...
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How To Relief Yourself From Pain Without Chemicals Using Hypnosis for Pain Control Management - by Conrad Raw
Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Conrad Raw
Modern doctors are looking at the danger of addiction and overdose when they use drugs as a form of pain control and turning to other than mainstream methods. For many years, hypnosis was part of the birthing process for women that didn’t want to experience pain, wanted to remain alert and ...
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Business Strategies from the Yoga Mat - by Frances Cole Jones
Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
As the president of a communications firm with a twelve-year daily yoga practice, it’s been extraordinary to see how the lessons I’ve learned from my teacher and the practice have benefited my work. The following are three ideas, phrases, and strategies that can benefit your business and smooth ...
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Your Thursday Yoga Tip - by Eva Barash
Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
While I was teaching the daughter of my student Lisa yesterday, Lisa suddenly appeared in the doorway. She startled me doing that (I had been a little upside down), but without pause, she related to her daughter in her own excited and helpful way, what the best thing was that she learned from me ...
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Ayurveda for Daily life - by Felicia Tomasko
Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
Ayurveda is the holisitic system of medicine native to India. Many say that it is a revealed tradition, passed down by the gods. Although this revelation is important, even more germane is the ability to tap into one's own intuition, to find one's inner revelation. I believe, at its heart, that ...
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Yoga Isn’t Stretching - by Ray Baskerville
Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
If we look at the purpose of yoga and understand it in its spiritual context, we could distill it as 'opening the body, at the physical and subtle levels'. In this process of opening what is held within these different levels, the holding and in fact what creates the holding itself, is released. ...
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Tuesday Yoga Tip: The Yoga of Effortless Standing - by Eva Barash
Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
In a yoga practice we create energy and move into difficult poses by engaging and lifting our muscles. While this is helpful for yoga asana, lifting these muscles consistantly will result in strain. Muscle strain produces injury. Chloe Wing, a senior teacher of the Alexander technique in New ...
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Essential Principles of a Yogic Diet - by Eleathea (Ekta)
Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
Om annapurnayai namaha; Om sadapurnayai namaha O Mother, you love to feed your children with the healthy, nourishing food that flows constantly from your abundance When I decided to start a blog about spiritual lifestyle, I knew that one of the topics I wanted to focus on was that of diet and ...
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Addicted to Spending? Try the Yogic Way of Greedless-ness - by Eva Barash
Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
The cover headline of AM New York newspaper reads today, “Need for Greed”. The article that follows discusses about the bonuses given to AIG executives, Citigroup’s multimillion office renovations, and how greed plays itself out in these big companies, for these big people. But what ...
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How to Lose Weight Doing Yoga by Enlightening Your Physical, Spiritual, and Mental Load - by Linda LaRue
Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
Yoga has long been known to increase flexibility and reduce stress while uniting your body, mind, and spirit. But does all that “OM”-ing and bending have a significant impact on weight loss? Losing weight is simple in theory, but much more challenging in practice. To lose weight, a person ...
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Yoga Tip of the Week #3: Balancing Your Opposites - by Eva Barash
Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
Imagine your body and mind like the string of a cello. An energetic pull on that string from it's base to its scrolling top, will make lovely music. Same with you! If you have energetic balance in your yoga, someone could run a bow along you, and your sound would be rich and full. If you are ...
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