Articles Index - Yoga
 
Yoga For Men - Putting Off the Andropause
You've probably heard about the menopause which affects women. You may be surprised to learn that men experience something similar. The condition is known as 'andropause'. Andropause is a Greek word and andro means 'man', and 'pause' means to stop.
Therapeutic Powers of Yoga
Along with Ayurvedic herbs, foods, massages and lifestyle routine, Ayurveda also gives immense importance to practising Yoga according to one's Dosha type. Yoga asanas must be practised not only to pacify the Doshas but also to remove any imbalance.
How the Mind Can be the Soul's Best Friend, or Make One's Life Hell!
Even as you are reading this article, your mind is not on it 100% but involved with what you still have to do today, your partner, children, job and so on. The mind and its thinking never stops.
African Queen
Exuding a calm disposition and a shimmering, clean complexion, Queen Afua is a tribute to the African legacy. Her timeless classic, Sacred Woman: A Guide to Healing the Feminine Body, Mind and Spirit continues to be an international bestseller. Her follow-on book 'Heal Thyself for Health and Longevity' has also enjoyed success.
Martian Invasion!
A largely unregulated Yoga community finally woke up to the perceived threat that the 'Fitness Industry,' in the guise of SkillsActive and the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPS), had decided it had both the authority and wisdom to dictate the form of future Yoga teaching (National Occupational Standard - level 3 - Fitness Instructor).
A Guide to Yoga Teacher Training Choices
Madonna looked elegantly cool in the film, 'The Next Best Thing', when she played Abbie, an adept Yoga teacher, who leads an Ashtanga Yoga class in her own studio. Isn't it ideal if you can turn your hobby or interest into a sexy career and a lifestyle choice? Sure, but what's involved in such a choice? Swami Tantramurti Saraswati of the Independent Yoga Network outlines some of the options.
 
Dying to be Thinner - is Yoga to Blame for Some People Developing Anorexia, or Can it Offer a Useful Remedy?
There is a saying that 'you can never be too rich or too thin' and many people live as if this were so, but while the former is up for debate, victims of the eating disorder anorexia nervosa are proof that the latter is far from true.
Ayurvedic Way of Practising Yoga
Everyone has some idea of Yoga as it has become an integral part of health and fitness. But Yoga is not only about performing certain positions and breathing exercises. When combined with Ayurvedic principles, the effects of Yoga practice are enhanced.
Cleansing Mind, Body and Spirit
There is no delicate way to describe neti exercises. They are ancient yoga techniques designed to cleanse the body and they entail pushing foreign objects into human orifices with the aim of clearing out various trapped impurities.
Yoga and weight loss
Yoga has long been known as a relaxation technique that tones the body, mind, and spirit into working in equilibrium. Many fitness experts and yoga teachers now say that yoga also leads to successful and lasting weight loss where other techniques have either failed or shown minimal results.
Yoga for kids
Why yoga for children? Ten years ago, that question was most likely asked about martial arts. Now there are classes for children at martial arts studios around every corner. And, like martial arts, yoga develops many wonderful qualities in children.
 
 
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