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What to Expect at an Ashram An Ashram is a place for practicing Yoga, Meditation and other spiritual practices to evolve and grow spiritually. Ashrams are typically set outside a village or town in a quiet and peaceful area. They consist of only basic facilities with living quarters, dining hall, Yoga hall, library and gardens. […]
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Which Yoga Style Best Fits Your Needs? With its rising popularity, yoga is gaining new followers. Many join the yoga movement to increase their cardiovascular fitness, but also to increase overall well being. For the fitness freaks among us, yoga might still appear to be too gentle to challenge them. However, it actually depends greatly […]
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6 Things You Should Know About Being A Yoga Teacher 1. Teaching yoga and practicing yoga is completely different Being an advanced yoga practitioner doesn’t make you an advanced teacher. There is a big difference between knowing something and being able to explain and transfer that knowledge to students. When practicing yoga, you don’t think […]
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Which Yoga Teacher Training to Choose to Become a Certified Yoga Instructor? You finally decided what you want to become: a yoga teacher! Or maybe you are actually not quite sure yet, but a yoga teacher training seems the right step on your path. In both cases this article can be helpful for you. If […]
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Migraine Relief: Can Yoga Reduce Migraine Attacks? Migraines are pretty common, and it is thought that they affect anywhere between 10% to 20% of the population. [1] What is Migraine? Clinically if a person ever had five or more attacks of headache lasting for 4 to 72 hours, then he or she may be diagnosed […]
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Headstand: 10 Things You Should Know Headstand, Shirshasana means the posture where one stands on the top of the head. Headstand not only turns around your vision of the world but also turns around the blood pressure in the body. Headstand is one of the main postures in Hatha Yoga, also referred to as the […]
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Yoga and Menstruation: Is it Safe to Practice Yoga During the Period? As a yoga teacher, you will often be asked if it is okay to practice yoga during mensuration. Many students have been taught that practicing inversion during period is unhealthy and unsafe, and that it should be strictly avoided. And likewise there are […]
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Yoga for Sciatica: 9 Poses for Sciatica Relief & Prevention Sciatica pain is a rather common occurrence and as yoga teachers you might often have students in your class that are recovering from a case of sciatica. What is Sciatica? Sciatica is radiating pain in the buttock and leg that occurs due to the irritation […]
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Epilepsy is among the five most common neurological disorders prevalent globally. The World Health Organization estimates that at least 50 million people are living with epilepsy. It is a condition characterized by uncontrolled seizures, that may repeat themselves for no apparent reason.
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Sattva, Rajas and Tamas – The Three Gunas or Qualities of Life According to the yogic philosophy the whole universe can be divided into 2 main categories: Prakriti (Maya or Illusion) and Purusha (Reality). According to this philosophy everything which is changeable, which is not infinite, is part of Maya. Purusha on the other hand […]
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