In an emotional game, often pitting one against one opponent, composure is imperative. Yoga, long proven to increase focus, also teaches calming breathing techniques. When facing an opponent, use experience gained from meditation and pranayama to put on a serene game-face. Quite a few professional tennis players make headlines with their on-court temper tantrums. Composed players gain more respect from both competitors and spectators.
Meditation techniques, are often combined with pranayama and Yoga asanas, help bring the mind to states of tranquility. They will lower your stress and anxiety levels. Ultimately, they will connect you with the simmering divinity at the core of your own being.
During Yoga teacher training sessions, I have found that compiling lists allow interns to be impartial. We can classify our traits and…
In order to teach yoga meditation, it’s important to know exactly what it is and why it is so beneficial to yoga practice. Of course there are those who teach just meditation or asana, but the two compliment one another in a way that once you’ve combined them you may wonder why you never did before.
Practicing Yoga can prepare one for many challenging situations in life. That it can be difficult to get along with everyone you meet goes without…
Teaching Yoga for a kids’ sports team helps them improve concentration and agility, and done together as a group, is an excellent “team…
Kirtan and swadhaya are both Bhakti Yoga practices. Bhakti Yoga originated thousands of years ago in ancient India. It is one of the…
Shaktipat can be given by a master through touch, glance, and sankalpa or intention. The awakened Kundalini has many manifestations. Some seekers feel strong emotions such as grief, fear, anger, or ecstasy. Often these emotions come in waves and are intermingled as the inner energy is being awakened.
When you practice your mantra in your sessions, you will soon find yourself slipping into areas of one dimensional or non-thought much easier. The mantra is designed as a focal point for the mind to rest during your sessions and simply to become still.
Chakras are defined as an inner space voyage. In Yoga, these represent whirling vortexes of energy at the linking points between the mind…