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...p>When you speak to your Yoga students, no effort, on your part, should be wasted. Each word you speak, within your Yoga class, should have a high value and purpose. Some Yoga teachers relish every opportunity to criticize their students. Criticizing gives some Yoga teachers an opportunity to hear their own voice and feel important.

Be sure that what you have to say to your Yoga students is really helpful. Remember that criticism also makes your Yoga students feel unimportant. If a student perceives that a Yoga teacher is bolstering his or her ego, through criticism, the feeling of inspiration to come to more Yoga classes is gone.

Pure criticism tends to make Yoga students, and people in general, defensive, emotionally dejected, and causes a lack of enthusiasm, within the Yoga class. Knowing this, every Yoga teacher should use his or her knowledge to influence students. The difference is that a Yoga student has a distinct feeling of fre...more

high Blood Pressure - Alternative Treatments

...ife that includes ethical teachings, dietary prescriptions and lots of physical exercise. Those who follow the practice of yoga believe that it has the ability to alter their body and mental responses beyond what a person on his own is normally capable of.

During the past 80 years health professionals in India and the West have begun to investigate the therapeutic potential of yoga. To date, these research studies have shown that yoga most definitely has an effect on blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory function, metabolic rate, skin resistance, brain waves, body temperature, and many other bodily functions.

The problem with yoga is that it requires many hours of adhering to its principals and teachings daily. In our fast paced society it is a rare individual who has time for such a rou...more

Laughter Yoga In A Nutshell

...a-Ha" in unison, followed by a mixture of stretching, breathing, and silliness. Some of the exercises typical of a Laughter Yoga session are the following:

- People wandering around with their hands in the air, laughing hysterically.

- People of all ages squawking like chickens.

- Men and women rotating their hips while talking gibberish.

- Improv-style exercises such as playing on an imaginary swing set; flapping your arms and squealing like a seagull; and sitting in an imaginary rocket ship getting ready for take-off.

- At one point you walk around to different people with palms pressed together at the upper chest in the namaste greeting-place the hands together at the heart chakra, close the eyes and bow the head--or shake hands and laugh, making sure to look into other people's eyes.

- A ...more

Yoga Certification - The Beginning of a Yoga Teacher's Journey

... much more to Yoga than the physical solutions, which worked so well when we were young.

New Yoga teachers often ask, Which aspect of Yoga should I pursue first? The answer is: pranayama. Pranayama is the cultivation of life force, and we take it for granted. If we look at Pranayama as, just breathing, consider how long you will last by holding onto the single breath you have right now. Breath is life in this moment. Without it, none of us will exist for long.

When you receive a Yoga teacher certification, look at your diploma, and take a deep breath. This is the beginning of learning pranayama as a Yoga teacher. The more you learn about pranayama, the smoother your journey will be.

Copyright 2006 Paul Jerard / Aura Publicationsmore