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Yoga in Practice: Ten Solutions for Depressed Yoga Students (Part 3)
Put Ideas into Action: Procrastination in, and of itself, can cause many poor outcomes. Setting goals, and writing them down, was discussed earlier, but those steps are worthless without putting your plans into action. The “dreamer” who comes up with a great idea, and watches someone else put a similar idea into action, is truly [...]
Yoga in Practice: The Impact of Yoga Teachers on Society (Part 1)
In the West, there was a time when practicing Yoga was kept secret. When I was a child, it was considered, “a bit strange.” During the 50′s and 60′s, Yoga practice was associated with being part of counter culture movements, such as living the life of “beatniks” or “hippies.” Interestingly, I was told by a [...]
Yoga in Practice: The Impact of Yoga Teachers on Society (Part 2)
Now, let’s cover the next issue of Anti-Aging and Yoga. With regular Yoga practice, your health will be the best it can be. Joints are lubricated, muscles are toned, bones have to bear weight in strengthening postures (asanas), and internal organs are massaged. This activity also aids the immune, digestive, and elimination systems. However, the [...]
Yoga in Practice: Ten Solutions for Depressed Yoga Students (Part 2)
As you know, anyone can feel a little depressed now and then – Yoga students are no different. Here are four more methods to help Yoga students with mild forms of depression. Get away from being self-centered: There is no reason to isolate ourselves; we are interconnected with all things, people, nature, the universe, and [...]
Yoga in Practice: Ten Solutions for Depressed Yoga Students (Part 1)
Yoga teachers often struggle with methods for helping their students deal with a variety of ailments. Depression is serious, and is one of many ailments, but much like stress, it can be the “root cause” of many more problems. So, let’s look at ten ways to turn a Yoga student’s life away from depression. Obviously, [...]
Yoga in Practice: Teaching Yoga
When most people consider the idea of teaching Yoga, they usually perceive the superficial physical requirements of a Hatha Yoga instructor. There are many styles of Yoga, and Hatha Yoga is just one of them. In fact, within the sub-styles of Hatha Yoga, there are a number of “gentle” styles. So, being really flexible, young, [...]