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...m work and commuter traffic. Competition is outside the Yoga class, but it should never be allowed to exist within the walls of your studio.

Yoga students need to be reminded of this, in each class, for their mental health, emotional health, and physical safety. The result is a calm mind and an Asana practice without injury. Every student should leave our classes feeling better than when he, or she, came through the doors.

We have briefly touched on Pranayama, but students need to remember to breathe completely and deeply, throughout the session. As teachers, it is easy to forget what comes naturally. Yet, most people are rarely conscious of their breathing, unless they are reminded of it.

If you teach Asanas in your classes, students need to be aware of their "comfort zone" and their "edge." The comfort zon...more

Top 5 Benefits of Group Yoga Practice

...n govern your life and usurp the strangle hold that the mind and body have been asserting on you. So just make it to class. Once you are there, you will be surprised how much you will be able to do. In a class atmosphere you will not only do your practice, but, you will do it with greater intensity. This will go a long way in helping you integrate yoga and meditation into your lifestyle and helping you to create a consistent deep daily spiritual practice.

3. Learn from Each Other's Experiences:

After each Kundalini Yoga & Meditation class we have a question answer period. During this time students get to ask and discuss common issues and problems they are running into. In addition to this, the students also often discuss amongst themselves their experiences and thoughts on Kundalini Yoga, Meditation, Living a spiritual life etc. This is a great way to make progress on the spiritual path. One can learn much from the knowledge another has acquired and a group class really facilitates this.

4. Share Resources:

Music, books, DVDs etc. are all valuable components for your yoga and meditation practice and practicing...more

The Benefits of Yoga - Healthy Body and Mind

... health benefits, especially its capacity to create a relaxed mind and body.

asana yoga is the most widely practiced form of yoga in the west. asana yoga is designed to cultivate the mind and body in a manner that is conducive to long periods of meditation. Physical strength, flexibility and stamina are key components of asana yoga.

Hatha yoga is the term use...more

Practicing Yoga Can Help Children Appreciate the Environment

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I dont think I have to start off this article pointing out the importance of our environment. Every day we are bombarded with the cold, hard facts of how many species are going extinct at an alarming rate, how many acres of rainforest are being chopped down and how alarming the polar ice is melting. These gloom and doom reports are becoming a fact of life. What we sometimes forget, though, is that these problems affect our next generationour children. Unfortunately, it becomes apparent that are sons and daughters will be the ones to fight these very real problems. So, how do we as parents start to prepare them for this difficult task? First off, we must teach them to love their world! So many kids are nature-deprived these days, locked indoors because of factors such as crime, both parenting working, and lets not forget hours of homework. What this is leading to is an under-appreciation of outside activities an...more