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Pranayama
Excercise in Controlling our breath
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Pranayama For Longevity
Breath is the key to life. Learning to breathe freely, observing the breath so that it gradually penetrates every cell of the body, is fundamental to healing.
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Pranayama in the Workplace
An office environment can cause a lot of tension but focusing on your breath for just 5-10 minutes a day will help relax your body and strengthen your mind.
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Pranayama: Linking Breath and Time
Yoga teaches you to control time? Studies of the relationship between breath and time from Buddhism to the Fourth Way, all the way to Quantum Physics.
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Weight Management and Pranayama
Weight loss is the reduction of the total body weight in a short period of time.
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Yoga (Ujjayi) Breathing in Running
Runners/walkers of all levels get abdomen cramps, or a side stitch. Using yogic breathing, you can learn to increase your oxygen intake and prevent stomach pain.
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Yoga Mudras for Complete Breathing
These simple hand gestures can help you control and strengthen your breathing in yoga and meditation. Become aware of the anatomy of your breath.
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The Full Yoga Breath
What do we mean by Complete Yogic Breathing? Before you practice, understand how the breath functions in the body and why it is at the core of meditation and hatha yoga.
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Patanjali's Ashtanga Yoga
The eight branches of Patanjali's yogic path to enlightenment. Called Ashtanga Yoga, Raja Yoga or Classical Yoga, it outlines the method for spiritual alchemy.
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Practical Yoga On & Off the Mat
Do you wish you could take that island of calm with you after your yoga practice? Looking for a way to make those esoteric lessons make sense in a practical way?
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Yoga Anatomy: Diaphragm
The diaphragm is the muscle used most in Pranayama and yogic breathing but is the most overlooked. A yogic perspective on what you can learn from your anatomy.
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The Second Chakra: Swadhistana
The second chakra is the source of our sensuality, adaptability, and flexibility. Release its energy for gracefulness and fluidity of body and mind.
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The Root Chakra: Muladhara
The root chakra contains the energy of materialism and physicality; this energy creates the solidity of our physical being and our sense of individuality.
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Bikram Yoga, Pros and Cons
New to yoga? Not sure where to start? For some, Bikram yoga is the ideal practice, but others claim it's the "anti-yoga" yoga.
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Traditional Ashtanga Yoga
Ashtanga Yoga became trendy around the world when several celebrities claimed to be practicing this system of yoga. True Ashtanga Yoga is much more than a fitness regime.
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A Brief Overview of Different Yoga Styles - Part One: Kripalu
An overview of Kripalu yoga, one form of hatha yoga practice.
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A Brief Overview of Yoga Styles - Part Two: Ashtanga Yoga
An overview of Ashtanga yoga, the form Madonna swears by!
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Contest Winner Entry Spiritual Fast Food
This is the Contest Winning Entry for the How I found my spiritual path Contest
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Nirvana - Liberation
Nirvana - Liberation from the fetters
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Pregnant warrior: Pregnancy Wellness and Yoga
The concentration, focus, breathing techniques, and strength required for childbirth are all essential elements of yoga. Read how yoga is a great way to prepare your mind, body, and spirit for labor and childbirth.
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Benefits of Yoga
The ancient science of Yoga overhauls the entire being and helps the practitioner achieve balance in mind, body and spirit.
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Journey from Center to the Page
First published by Gotham in 2005, "Journey from the Center to the Page" guided writers to integrate yoga with their work. In the 2008 update, this effort is seamless.
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Resorts with the Best Spas
Modern Bride magazine unveiled its top 50 honeymoon destinations in the 2007 August/September issue. Subcategories include a list of the top five hotel spas worldwide.
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Sukhasana
Schoolchildren call it "criss-cross applesauce". Sukhasana is the simple seated position frequently used at the beginning of class to center.
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The Benefits of Laughter Yoga
Dr Madan Kataria started Laughter Yoga in India in 1995, with a group of five people in a park. Now, Laughter Yoga has spread around the world - and here's why.
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White Tantric Yoga
White Tantra is a powerful form of meditation to clear the subconscious. Read about the structure of a White Tantric Yoga workshop, how to prepare, and testimonials.
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Yoga: More African Americans are Doing It
This is article that talks about yoga. The different types and what are involved.
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Personal Dance Fitness
When your leaps and turns become sluggish and you need to get back into shape, here are tips on how to find a fitness trainer in the thre most beneficial training methods
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Reiki and the Healing Revolution
Reiki, Sekhem and other energy healing systems are visible manifestations of New Age thought and healing techniques
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Which Yoga Style is Best For Me?
There are many styles of yoga on offer in the West these days. While no one style is better than the others, there may be a style that best suits you.
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Yoga Calm for Children
Clear, concise handbook provides the tools educators need to better serve the whole child, and calls for teachers, parents and counselors to think more holistically.
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Is Yoga the New Exercise for Multiple Sclerosis?
Yoga is gaining popularity as an excellent exercise program for MS symptom management -- regardless of degree of disability.
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Mantra
A brief overview of the role mantra plays in Eastern religion, particularly Tibetan Buddhism.
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Pilgrimage, Retreats, and Sojourns
Seniors on the move, let's talk of pilgrimages, retreats, and sojourns. . .
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Cultural Journeys--The Retreat
Pilgrimage and vision quest are two types of cultural journeys, or quests. A third type is the retreat...
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Niyamas: Yoga's Thou-Shalts
The second half of the "Ten Commandments" of Yoga, the Niyamas are the internal concerns: cleanliness, diligence, devotion to the divine, self-study and contentedness.
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Yoga - The Paths to Nirvana
The four paths to attain Nirvana - Moksha. Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga and Raja Yoga - SERVE, LOVE, MEDITATE and REALIZE. Each is suited to a different temperament or approach to life. All the paths lead ultimately to the same destination - to union with Brahman or God
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